This profile is inserted in order to provide Pujol and Poule as possible original spellings of the "Poole" surname. Name was Occitian which is similar to Catalan (northern Spain and Southern France areas). The "Pujol" spelling is based on speculative research by Col. Roy Poole, the "Poule" spelling is based on that used in the text "A History of Wine in America, Vol 1".
Unnamed Father of David Poole and likely father of Daniel Poole. Family is known to be French Huguenot and known to be recognized master wine makers
Our knowledge of David Poole's father is from inference only. Here is what we think we know: a. They were French Huguenots, who fled for their very lives from Languedoc France. The father may have been killed during the religious persecutions or may have managed to escape. b. The Poole family were internationally recognized wine masters. Of the very few French wine masters brought over by the English Crown to establish a wine industry in Viginia, two were "Pooles". David Poole and family and Daniel Poole and family). Among the wines grown in Languedoc was the "Pique Poule" (now usually used in small amounts in other wines to add flavor) c. The Languedoc region of France was populated by Occitan people. The word Languedoc means, those that say 'doc" for yes. The Language and culture of Languedoc was very different from France. Occitan was the languate of the Trubadors. The name "Poole" or "Poule" does not show in current (2015) on line Occitan language translators. d. Since some, but not all, of the David Poole family were shown as "alien" (meaning not born in VA or England) it is believed that some of the Poole's may have immigrated to England -- and some of the immigrants were likely born in England (hundreds of thousands of French Huguenots fled to countries like England where their protestant faith was tolerated). e. The respected text, "A History of Wine in America, Vol 1" shows "Poule" as the spelling of the Poole surname. To date we have not been able to locate records of either a Poole or Poule family line in Languedoc -- so it is possible that the Occitan name was either different or very possibly something that sounded like "Poole or Poule" to English ears. f. The deep genealogical roots of the Poole family is a real mystery. They are Y haplogroup G1 -- an extremely rare haplogroup. The specific sub clade which the Genographic project labels as G F2885 (short hand) or in the 2015 revision of the G haplogroup tree (as maintained by Ray Banks) as G1a3 (this nomenclature remains in flux). This G1 mutation is, to date, unique --- the Pool / Poole family (along with the Benton family which may also tie to a common Poole ancestor) is the ONLY proven family to have tested ( out out some 750,000+ samples) with this early mutation of the now rare G1 haplogroup. The G haplogroup people were noted as being part of the "Neolithic Revolution" and were present in large amounts in Europe until they were "pushed out" by later migrations of other peoples.
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