I have 11 generations of Povalls going back to Charles Povall 1686 in Stoke, near Chester, England.
gg-grandfather, William Harold Povall(b. 1875 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England d. 1940 Pleasantville, Westchester, NY) married Emma L. Krahe, they had 7 children (5 sons, 2 daughters) raised them in Brooklyn, NY.