Henry Robert Pool, Sr.

Henry was born c1760 in South Carolina to Phillip Pettypool and Mary Tapley. He may have had at least 7 siblings: James, William P, William H, Ephraim, Mary, Susannah, and Mary Duboise Rutherford.

He married Susan Ratcliff (variants: Ratchett or Ratley or Radcliff) about 1784. Note: In the book, History of Warren County, Georgia 1793-1974, it states Henry was born about 1759 in England, marrying an Englishwoman named Susan Ratchett. Soon after marrying, they sailed for America where their first child was born.

He was a Revolutionary soldier of South Carolina, present at the battle of Yorktown, witnessing the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General Washington. He was also present at the battle of Kings Mtn., Cheraw and Cowpens and others. Serving under Gen. Francis Marion.

Sources

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pettypool-174
• Warren County, Georgia Early Marriage Records, Georgia Pioneers, Albany, GA, p. 41. Information on Mary Hutchinson, fourth wife of Henry P. Pool, Sr, Warren County, Georgia Deed Book A, p. 62-63 & 522-523, In: Lucas, S. E., Jr. (1977), Some Georgia County Records, vol. 1, Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, pp. 246, 262; Blair, R. (1926) Some Early Tax Digests of Georgia, State of Georgia Archives, Atlanta.
• Warren County, Georgia Deed Book B, p. 30. In: Lucas, S. E., Jr. (1977), Some Georgia County Records, vol. 1, Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, p. 258; Warren County, Georgia Will Book A, p. 55, In: Lucas, S. E., Jr. (1977), Some Georgia County Records, vol. 1, Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, p. 332 (note that this extraction stated "Gives to wife, Mary, all his estate for her lifetime, and after her death to be divided between their five young children to-wit: Mary Graybill, Ephraim, Henry & James Pool and Susannah Capps", although original document stated nothing about the children being young. Updated information from original will of Phillip Pool kindly provided by Jackie McInnes; jmcinnis@utk.edu ). Warren County, Georgia First Minute Book of Inferior Court [3 March 1802], In: Lucas, S. E., J.r (1977), Some Georgia County Records, vol. 1, Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, p. 376; Blair, R. (1926) Some Early Tax Digests of Georgia, State of Georgia Archives, Atlanta

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