Subject: Re: JOHN & DAVID L. POOL FAMILY-DESCENDANCY DAVID L(awton?). POOL(B.1810-13) was a silversmith in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC after the death of his father JOHN POOL(wife ELIZABETH, d.1839) in 1832. David was the executor of his father's will. Later David L. Pool sold his share of the Rowan Co. plantation/property to his brother Joseph. Other children of John and Elizabeth Pool (besides David L.) named in the will were: 1)ELIZABETH POOL (b.6/1807-d.1834) m.PETER M. BROWN (m.1828) John Lewis Brown m. Nannie Jane Kerr Margaret C. Brown m. ___ Billiard Mary Brown - (died young - no information) 2)JOSEPH POOL(abt.1815-1849) m. Mary Jane HARDIE (father John HARDIE), 1 Sep.1840 Children of Joseph from 1850 census: John H. Pool - b. abt. 1842 Joseph Alexander . Pool - b. abt. 1845 James L. Pool - b. abt. 1843 Mary E. Pool - b. abt. 1847 Anna V. H. Pool -b. abt.1849 (what does the V stand for?) After 1850, the widow & children have moved to Catawba Co NC 3)MARY POOL - (same as Mariah?) 4)MARIAH POOL - m. Tobias LEMLY July 30, 1840 5)ELIZA POOL - m. Caleb SIMPSON Nov. 4, 1845 6)REBECCA POOL(b.abt.1821-d.abt.1848) m. Thomas T. MAXWELL (b.abt.1815--m. Nov 30, 1842) Children of Rebecca & Thomas from 1850 census: Maria E. - b. abt. 1844 Lavina - b. abt. 1845 John L. - b. abt. 1847 Children of DAVID L(awton?). POOL and Angeline BULLIN: 1)Margaret POOLE m. Pascall CALLICUTT 2)Clayton Wakefield POOLE (b.1848-d.1908) m. Susan JULIAN (m. 1872) a. Walter Wakefield POOLE (1873-1946) m. Ida CECIL Cornelia Elizabeth POOLE Doris Belle POOLE Samuel Cecil POOLE Margaret Burke POOLE b. George Grayson POOLE (1875-1851) Georgia Louise POOLE Alice Carlton POOLE Richard POOLE Morris/Maurice POOLE c. Roxanne Olivia POOLE (b. 1877) m. Charles Whitehead MOWERY Cathlene MOWERY Wakefield MOWERY Doris MOWERY (I am told this family moved to Raleigh, Wake Co., NC) d. Mary Ann POOLE (1879-1953Norfolk,VA) m. Charles Wakefield PACE Sr.--MY LINE e. Henderson/Hartwell Horton POOLE (b. 1883) m. Eunice ___ (Hamlet, NC) Harry POOLE Eunice POOLE f. David Roscoe POOLE (b.1881-d. young) 3)Abraham H. POOLE m. Laura HULIN a. Angelina/Lina POOLE b. Mittie POOLE c. David Lawton POOLE m. Callie Stoner d. Abram Murph POOLE m. Peggy Louise Whitman e. Leo Cleveland POOLE f. Annus Cornelia POOLE g. Gracie Louisa POOLE h. Jessie Alma POOLE 4)Mary L. POOLE m. Fred MENIUS (m. 1873) 5)Sarah POOLE m. Andrew HORTON (Providence, RI & Rowan Co.NC) 6)Isabel POOLE (these last two may really be the same) DAVID L. POOL is the father of my ggrandfather CLAYTON W. POOLE (1848-1908) of Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC. Clayton's mother was ANGELINE BULLEN/BOLIN/BULLARD of Rowan Co., NC; in the 1850 Rowan Census she was living with a BULLAND family and the census taker gave both ANGELINE and CLAYTON the surname of the host family (CATHERINE BULLAND), but this may be her mother CATY BULLEN. I originally couldn't find David L. Pool in the 1850 Rowan census. The Vincent papers gave this reference for David L. Pool on the 1850 Rowan census, on p. 138, 420.430, and a kind lady did a lookup for me. I don't know what the addition by the Asst.Marshall means.. Mary J. POOL is probably the widow of JOSEPH POOL who died Jan 9, 1849 (he married MARY J. HARDIE in Rowan Co., NC. Sept. 1, 1840; her parents were John H. and Mary HARDIE, prominent in Rowan Co.NC). 1850 Rowan NC CENSUS - DAVID L. POOL Living in the house with James Dougherty, 51 - b. NC - Blacksmith $1200 Elizabeth Clary, age 63 - b. NC - $1300 (nee HORAH) David Pool, age 37 b. NC Silversmith 9 Slaves Horse Shoeing, other articles valued at ? At the back of the census book is this note: The names below were this day April 4th, 1851 added by the request of th Asst Marshall. Mary J. POOL, age 31 - b. VA. - $1000.00 John H., age 8 - b. NC Joseph A., age 5 - b. NC James L., ,age 7 - b. NC Mary E., age 3 - b. NC Anna V.H., age 11/12 - b. NC Mary H. HARDIE, age 50 - b. Va. (mother) Martha, age 23 - b. NC Susan E., age 17 - b. NC Caleb, age 18 Mulatto 2 slaves I have tried to research JOHN POOL (d.1832--wife Elizabeth), but there were two John Pools in Rowan Co. in this time frame. One was descended from the Dutch Van Pools and apparently the other was an English Pool/Poole. There was a family story that we were Dutch and originally Van Pools, but this might just be a story. One Van Pool researcher told me that the property of my John Pool was not located in the same area as the other Van Pools, but I don't know if this is accurate or relevant. In addition, that Van Pool researcher said that my John Pool was too wealthy (owned slaves--I have a document on this) and therefore could not be a Van Pool. Below are the entries from deed books (Jo White Linn) and McCubbins Files which I know were the property of John Pool and/or David L. Pool. The spelling in the McCubbins Files is erratic, but the deeds may have contained spelling errors. My pg. 33 Sheet Heading - JOHN POOLE Book 27, p. 284. Ct.---1820, Esq. Archibald Henderson--no wife signs--lets JOHN POOL (both of Rowan Co) have 470 acres on the north fork of Crane Creek near the line of Salisbury, next Dr. Newman (formerly), Albert Torrence, old line of ---Waddle, the 50 acre tract (which said Henderson bought of Elizabeth Savage), Daniel Cress, Alfred Mccoy & ---Horah, for $2000.00, witnessed & proved by Alexander Long Sr. in Nov. 1822. (This is two tracts: one soldhim by Conrad Brim & the other by Elizabeth Savage). Book 27, pg. 223; July 4, 1821, Alfred Mccay--no wife signs--lets JOHN POOL (both of Rowan Co.) have 18-3/10 acres next town of Salisbury, by the road, old line of Archibald Henderson & the bond, for $185.00, witnessed by Will F. Kelly & Thomas Allison & acknowdledged in Aug. 1822. On same sheet of paper (I presume she knew David was the son of this John Pool): Book 35, pg. 292, March 16, 1841, DAVID L. POOL--no wife signs--lets JOSEPH POOL (both of Rowan Co.) have his moiety of 666-3/4 acres (which had been willed them by deceased JOHN POOL who got it from Thomas G. Polk, William Macay & Archibald Henderson) for $1250.00, witnessed by J. F. Hardie & D. A. David & proved by the latter in Aug. 1841." There are other John Pool entries but it is only these that I know are our John Pool, and he could still be a Van Pool since the Van Pools sometimes dropped the Van. It is only the location of the property that will tell me whether my people are part of that group or not. It does seem like a lot of money for that day and time. David L. Pool went to Philadelphia to study to be a silversmith/clockmaker and he returned in 1832 and set up shop - his father had died, and he was executor of the estate. No mention of an older brother. The following land transaction is probably our JOHN POOL (from book on Michael Braun/Brown) Book 22, p. 270 - Michael Brown sold 538 acres remaining in the Continental John" tract to JOHN POOL for $1400 by deed. This "tract covered about all of present day Granite Quarry." (date unknown but about 1812, I think) Book 24, p. 94 - In 1814 Michael's son Moses, re-puchased 280 acres of this property back from JOHN POOL. LAND OF JOSEPH POOL (brother of DAVID L. POOL) >From the McCubbins film: HEADING; JOSEPH POOL (CRANE CREEK) Book 40, page 147: Dec. 24, 1853. MARY JANE POOL (widow of Jos. Pool) & Julius D. Ramsey let Joseph Fisher (all of Rowan Co., NC) have 300 acres on Crane Creek, the public road from Charlotte to Salisbury, next William S. Macay, M. L. Roberts, Mathias Boger, David Beaver, Thomas T. Maxwell & Riley Misenheemer (which E. D. Austin as administrator of deceased Joseph Pool sold by order of May term of court 1851, but excepts 100 feet on each side of the railroad & keeping this in possession until next Jan. 1st). for $3000.00, witnessed by James E. Kerr & acknowledged on Dec. 24, 1853. Book 38, page 601; June 7, 1848, JOSEPH POOL--no wife signs--lets Mathias Boger (both of Rowan Co., NC) have 1 acre, 28----1 rood & 1 pole on the public road next Howard L. Robards, for $126.17. Witnessed by L. D. Bencini & Thomas T. Maxwell & proved by the latter in Nov. 1849. Nook 37, page 519: Jan. 7, 1846, JOSEPH POOL--no wife signs--lets Francis R. ROUCHE (both of Rowan Co., NC) have 84-3/8 acres next F. R. Rouche, ___Beaver & J. POOL FOR $580.06?, witnessed by A. W. Brandon & James L. Cowan & proved by the latter in Feb. 1846. (This is part of 672 acres belonging to JOSEPH POOL). [mY NOTE; I wonder who this J. Pool is, unless some land is still in the name of the father of Joseph and David L. Pool. These are from the badly typed notes of Mrs. Mamie McCubbins and while she is usually accurate, I know already of one error she made. She said that next to Clayton Pool was buried his wife Susan Bogle--we know from the dates on the tombstones that this should be Susan Julian Pool.) I hope someone sees a connection. Betty A. Pace [email protected]