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Title: History and genealogy of the Stackpole family
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927
Subjects: Stackpole family
Publisher: (Lewiston, Me : Journal Printshop and Bindery)
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ass of wave-beaten rock. It was, doubtless, eight cen-turies ago much larger than it now is. The pool, whichonce was probably an inlet of two miles or more in lengthand a refuge for small vessels, is now filled up with sandnearly to its mouth, a process hastened by the building ofthe dam and eight-arch bridge, over which I passed. Thesand barrens on the cliff east of the Pool are an excellentrabbit warren, and here have been found relics of Romanorigin. The view of Stackpole Head, a massive promon-tory, is bold and beautiful. Just around it is a little portand wharf called Stackpole Quay, which with its surround-ings forms one of the most pleasing views on the estate. Other members of the Stakepol family found in oldEnglish records are David de Stakepole, parson of thechurch at Okeford, probably in northern Pembrokeshire,in 1297; Adam Stakpol, chaplain, who has estate in thechantry of St. Edmond, in the church of Wodyton, in theIsle of Wight, in 1380; Mary Stackpole, who married Rich-
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POST OFFICE AT STACKPOLE, WALES.Group of School Children. ORIGIN 41 ard Champney, according to Burkes History of the Com-moners, Vol. III. p. 556; John Stacboll and Isault his wife,who in 1380 had a suit against William Walton, parson ofthe church at Norkastle, touching a debt of £40; Peter Stak-boll, indicted for felony at Oxford in 1402; John Stakpoll ofOxford in 1524; John Stakepull of the church of Addestokkbefore 1522; John Stagpoole, alias Barker, of Abingdon,near Oxford, who had his estate administered in 1590;John Stackpowle, alias Baker, who married Isabel Brad-ford, at Matson, co. Gloucester, 29 Jan. 1612, (the willsof both are recorded in Gloucestershire) ; and James Stake-pole, citizen and fruiterer of London, dwelling in the parishof St. Saviour, Southwark, who made his will in 1599,naming only wife Margaret and daughter Margaret. II STACPOLE FAMILY IN IRELAND The statement in the heraldic inquests of 1776, that Rob-ert Stacpoole was the founder of the family in Dublin,

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