Thomas Poole, Esq.

In 1478, Thomas the younger is styled THOMAS POLE of Pull, when, with William Stanley of Hooton, and others, he was commissioned to enquire touching regrators, engrossers, and hoarders of grain, and to seize the grain and cause it to be sold at the markets. His wife, according to Ormerod, was Matilda Mainwaring; but an old pedigree in Hurl. MS. 2142, to. 84b, states that the compiler of the pedigree thought that Thomas Poole married Mary, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Dedwood, of Chester, who entailed land on her. 2 Hen. VII [1495-6].-' If this was so. it accounts for John Poole the son quartering the Dedwood Arms. A deed of Thomas Dedwood in 1495, and his will in 1497, imply that his daughter had been the wife of Sir Thomas Poole. This deed, after mentioning houses, &c.. in Bradwall and elsewhere, says, " remainder to John to Rale and to Will. Pole," sons of the aforesaid Thomas Pole, kt. " Radulf " Pole " was a witness. The will says, " I wyll y1 " Thomas Polle yc yunger have seche londes after " my dessees as I have gyffvyn hym by wrytyng." One of his overseers was Thomas Polle, knight. and he left to him " and to his eyrrys my best stond- " ing coppe." A dower of 10 marks to Margaret, daughter of Thomas Polle, kt. To Ellyn of Polle xx*. To Rauffe of Polle (elsewhere Raffe Pull of Chester) my best gown (togam) and i " flaske koppe "of silver." Sir Thomas Pole died on the 24th August, 1500, leaving to each of his three male children, viz. : John, Randolph, and William, 405. per annum for life. And to each of his female children, viz. : Katherine and Margery, 4 marks and 2od. per annum for life. THOMAS POLE of Pole, his eldest son and heir, was aged 40 years at the time of his father's death.

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