'Poyntz2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Poyntz of Alderley, Poyntz of Iron Acton, Poyntz of Tockington, Poyntz of Uley

                               
Sir Robert Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b c1450, d 04.11.1520)
m. Margaret Woodville (d before 1520, natural dau of Anthony Wydeville, 2nd Earl Rivers)
1. Sir Anthony Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b 1480, d 1535)
  m1. Elizabeth Huddersfield (dau of Sir William Huddersfield by Katherine, dau of Sir Philip Courtenay)
  A. Sir Nicholas Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (d before 08.07.1557)
  m. Joan Berkeley (d 31.03.1563, dau of 5th Lord Berkeley)
i. Sir Nicholas Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b c1535, d 01.09.1585)
  m1. (mcrt 12.05.1555) Anne Verney (dau of Sir Ralph Verney of Penley)
  a. Sir John Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b c1560, bur 29.11.1633)
  m1. Ursula Sydenham (dau of Sir John Sydenham of Brimpton)
  m2. Elizabeth Sydenham (bur 07.12.1595, dau of Alexander Sydenham of Luxborough)
(1) Sir Robert Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (bpt 26.10.1588, d before 12.07.1666)
  m1. (13.06.1604) Frances Gibbons (d 13.03.1637/8, dau of Gervase Gibbons of Benenden)
  (A) Grissell Poyntz (bpt 07.11.1608)
  m. (1640) Richard Porter (son of Sir Thomas)
  (B) Margaret Poyntz
  m1. (10.12.1632) Thomas Gorges (son of Sir Robert of Redlynch)
  m2. (16.02.1646/7) Sir Richard Hastings, Bart (d c1668)
  m3. (24.09.1669) Samuel Gorges of the Inner Temple and Wraxall
m2. Cecilia Smith (dau of _ Smith of Acton)
  (C) Sir John Poyntz of Iron Acton (b c1646, dsp bur 17.10.1680)
  m. (c05.1667) Ann Caesar (d 23.06.1729, dau of Robert Caesar of Williams)
  (2) Dorothy Poyntz
  m. (14.04.1600) John Peny of East Coker (d 1613)
  (3) Elizabeth Poyntz
  m1. Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles (dvp 15.12.1619, son of 11th Earl of Ormonde)
  m2. George Matthew of Thurles (d 1636)
(4)+ other issue - Hugh (bpt 14.07.1590), Nicholas (bpt 15.07.1591, d young), John (bur 10.12.1595), Frances (bpt 01.02.1586/7)
  m3. Frances Newton (bur 01.11.1599, dau of John Newton, son of Sir John of Barrs Court by Margaret Poyntz)
  m4. (02.06.1600) Grissell Roberts (dau of Walter Roberts of Glassenbury)
  (8) Nicholas Poyntz (b c1607, d 11.02.1650/1)
  m. (1638) Eleanor Davis (dau of Rice Davis of Tickenham)
  (A) Eleanor Poyntz
  m1. Edmund Ashfield
  m2. Richard Glanville
  (9) Frances Poyntz (bpt 03.04.1601)
  m. _ Gifford
  (10) Ann Poyntz (bpt 29.08.1602)
  m. (03.02.1628/9) Isaac Bromwich of Gloucester
(11) Mary Poyntz (bpt 27.09.1604)
  m1. (12.05.1636) John Walter
  m2. Walter Bethell (d 01.11.1686)
  b. Ursula Poyntz (d unm)
  c. Mary Poyntz (bur 07.10.1591)
  m1. Francis Codrington of Frampton-on-Severn (d before 28.10.1581)
  m2. John Sydenham of Nimpsfield (d before 05.01.1590/1)
  (1) Anne Sydenham
  m. (27.07.1598, div) John Poyntz (bpt 08.12.1577)
  m2. Margaret Stanley (d 1586, dau of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby)
  d. Edward Poyntz of Tockington, later of Caerleon (b c1575, d 05.10.1613)
  m1. Florence (d 15.03.1598)
  (1) Nicholas Poyntz of Penrose and Tockington (b c1597, d 1630)
  m1. Bridget Badger (dau of Talbot Badger)
  (A) Rowland Poyntz of Llanarth
  m1. ??
  m2. Bridget Robnett (d c1660)
  (i) Nicholas Poyntz (d before 17.12.1701)
  m3. (1650) Margaret
  (ii) Rowland Poyntz of Monmouth (a 1701)
  (B) Nicholas Poyntz (bur 14.11.1624)
  (C) John Poyntz (Captain)
  (i) 3 sons
  m2. Jeannette (d 1644, widow of John Richard Edmunds)
  m2. Mary
  (1)+ other issue - John (b c1602, d 06.03.1671, professor, minister in Liege, Hereford, Ghent), Mary (a 1651), Ann
e. Hugh Poyntz of Tockington (b c1579, d unm 01.03.1604/5)
  f. Robert Poyntz (b c1581)
  m1. Ann
  m2. (12.12.1627) Elizabeth (bur 12.01.1631/2)
  ii. Francis Poyntz of Thornbury (a 1587)
  m. Jane Stawker
  iii. Jane or Joan Poyntz
  m. (1568) Sir John Seymour (d before 04.08.1599)
  iv. Frances Poyntz (bur 27.08.1576)
  m. Sir John Berkeley of Beverstone (dsp 08.10.1581)
  v. Anne Poyntz (d 30.11.1592)
  m. Sir Thomas Heneage (d 17.10.1595)
  i.+ other issue - Anthony (a 1585), Edmund (d 1568), John, William (bur 20.02.1607/8)
B. Margaret Poyntz
  m. Sir John Newton of Barrs Court & East Harptree (d before 27.11.1568)
  C. Mary Poyntz
  m. Sir Edward Gorges of Wraxall (b c1482, d 11.02.1565)
  D.+ other issue - Giles (dsp), Ferdinando, Robert (d before 1520), Thomas (d before 1520)
  m2. Joan (widow of Sir Richard Guildford)
2. John Poyntz of Alderley (d 29.11.1544)
  m1. Elizabeth (or Catherine) Browne (dau of Sir Matthew Browne of Betchworth Castle by Frideswide Guildford)
  A. Matthew Poyntz of Alderley (d 1605, 2nd son)
m1. (1554) Winifred Wild (bur 30.06.1578, dau of William Wild or Wylde of Camberwell)
  i. Sir Nicholas Poyntz of Alderley
  m. (16.06.1583) Ann Berkeley (bur 26.05.1625, dau of Sir Maurice Berkeley of Bruton by Catherine Blount)
  a.+ issue - Robert, William (dsp), Margaret, Elizabeth
  ii. Thomas Poyntz 'of Uley' of Bencombe (b 1571, d 1657, 3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Basset (b c1577, d 1668, dau of Edward Basset of Uley)
  a. Joseph Poyntz of Uley (dsp bur 07.04.1696)
  m. Eleanor Thynne (d 05.09.1699, dau of Francis Thynne of Hawkesbury)
b. Matthew Poyntz of Uley (dsp bur 25.04.1674)
  m. Anne French
  c. Elizabeth Poyntz
  m. _ Collis or Colshay of Ireland
  d. Sarah Poyntz
  m. William Ashmead of Gloucestershire
  e.+ other issue - Thomas (dsp), John of Owlpen (b c1623, bur 29.01.1700), Martha (bur unm 03.05.1672)
  iii. Sylvestre Poyntz (d 1607, 5th son)
  m. Christian Kingscote of Kingscote
  iv. Rachel Poyntz
  m. (06.02.1581/2) Richard Elliott of Reigate (d 21.12.1608)
v. Mary Poyntz
  m. (1580) Thomas Heynes of Westbury-on-Trym
  vi. Alis Poyntz (bpt 08.02.1572/3)
  m. Pelham Burton
vii. Elizabeth Poyntz
  m. (1593) John Chambers
  viii. Joan Poyntz (bpt 29.09.1577)
  m. (13.09.1599) Robert Hale of Alderley (d 1614)
  ix.+ other issue - John (dsp before 1605), Matthew (bpt 27.01.1571/2), Edward, Katherine (bpt 07.04.1574, bur 03.07.1574), Ann
  m2. Elizabeth Ingler
  B.+ other issue - Henry (b c1528, imbecile), Frideswide
  m2. Margaret Saunders (d 1564, dau of Nicholas Saunders of Charlewood)
  D. Robert Poyntz (a 1568)
  E. William Poyntz of Woodhatch, Reigate (d 1601)
  m. (23.05.1569) Elizabeth Newdigate (d 1602, dau of Thomas Newdigate of Wivelsfield)
  F. Alice Poyntz
  m1. (before 1563) John Skynner of Reigate (d 1584, MP)
  m2. Sir Thomas Palmer
G. Elizabeth Poyntz
  m. (09.06.1560) George Elyot or Elliott of London (son of Richard of Albury)
3. Sir Francis Poyntz (dsp 26.06.1528)
  m. Joan Browne (dau of Sir Matthew Browne of Betchworth Castle)
4. Ann Poyntz
  m1. Sir John Walsh of Little Sodbury (d by 06.1547)
  m2. Robert Bulkeley of Burgate
5. Elizabeth Poyntz
  m. Nicholas Wykes of Doddington
6. Katherine Poyntz
  m. Sir Owen Perrott
7. Margaret Poyntz
  m. Sir John St. Loe (or Lowe) of Tormarton (bur 23.03.1558/9)
8.+ other issue - Humphrey, Nicholas (d 27.09.1512)

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Poyntz of Harestock Close) with some support from Visitation (Essex, 1612, Poyntz)
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