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Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton 1535–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1 September 1585

Death Location: Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Nicholas Poyntz

Mother: Lady Berkeley

Spouse(s): Anne Verney, Margaret Stanley

Children(s): John Poyntz, Mary Poyntz, Edward Poyntz, Marianna Poyntz, Ursula Poyntz, Hugh Poyntz, Nicholas Poyntz, Robert Poyntz, Anne Poyntz

The story of Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton began in 1535 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England. Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton married Anne Verney, Margaret Stanley, and had children including Anne Poyntz, Edward Poyntz, Hugh Poyntz, John Lawrence Poyntz, Marianna Poyntz, Mary Poyntz, Nicholas Poyntz, Robert Poyntz, Ursula Poyntz. Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton passed away in 1585 in Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton began in 1535 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton married Anne Verney, Margaret Stanley, and had children including Anne Poyntz, Edward Poyntz, Hugh Poyntz, John Lawrence Poyntz, Marianna Poyntz, Mary Poyntz, Nicholas Poyntz, Robert Poyntz, Ursula Poyntz.
  • Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton passed away in 1585 in Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Poyntz
1510–1556
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
NP
Lady Berkeley
1510–1563
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Anne Verney
1535–1575
Birth Location: Pendley Manor, Tring, Hertfordshire, England
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Margaret Stanley
1533–1586
Birth Location: Latham, Lancashire, England
MS

Children(s)

John Poyntz
1560–1633
Birth Location: Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
JP
Mary Poyntz
1558–1591
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MP
Edward Poyntz
1575–1613
Birth Location: Iron action Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
EP
Marianna Poyntz
1570–1650
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MP
Ursula Poyntz
1556–1591
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
UP
Hugh Poyntz
1579–1605
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
HP
Nicholas Poyntz
–1624
Birth Location: –
NP
Robert Poyntz
1580–1604
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
RP
Anne Poyntz
1570–1650
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
AP

Sir Acton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Acton
1535–1585
Birth Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Nicholas Poyntz
1510–1556
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Joan Johanna) Berkeley
1510–1563
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Anthony Poyntz
1480–1535
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Huddersfield
1479–1527
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👑4 Berkeley (( King Edward I - King of England -- Emperor Charlemagne) ))
1472–1533
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Eleanor (Constable) +
1485–1525
Burton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Poyntz
1451–1520
Margaret Woodville
1455–1520
Catherine Courtenay
–1514
William Huddersfield
1436–1499
Maurice Berkeley
1436–1506
Lady Meade
1444–1514
Sir Constable
1443–1518
Joyce Stafford
1453–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Poyntz
1433–1465
Lady Cookes
1435–1507
Anthony Woodville
1440–1483
Gwenlina Stradling
1442–1475
Philip Molland
1404–1463
Elizabeth Hungerford
–1476
James Berkeley
1394–1463
Lady Mowbray
1396–1452
Isabel Ricard
1420–1480
Sir Constable
1423–1488
Lady Wentworth
1430–1496
Humphrey Stafford
1402–1460
Lady Neville
1411–1480

Sir Acton's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron) Acton (1535–1 September 1585) m. Anne Verney (1535–1575) m. Margaret Stanley (1533–1586)
  1. 1. John (Lawrence) Poyntz 1560–1633 m. Elizabeth (Ursula) Sydenham 1562–1595
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Poyntz 1585–1673 m. Thomas (Viscount Thurles) Butler 1582–1619
      1. 1. Ellen ("Countess of Clancarty") MacCarty 1612–1682 m. Donough (MacCarthy, Baron of Blarney, Earl of) Cla 1594–1665
        1. 1. Callaghan (3rd Earl Clancarty 5th Viscount Muskerry) MacCarthy 1635–1676 m. Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1641–1698
        2. 2. Justin (Viscount Mount Cashel) McCARTHY 1642–1694 m. Lady (Arabella) Wentworth 1627–1698
        3. 3. Lady (Margaret) MacCarthy 1640–1702 m. Luke (3rd Earl Of Fingall) Plunket 1639–1684
        4. 4. Cormac (Charles Lord Viscount Muskerry) MacCarthy 1634–1665 m. Margaret (Maugurite De Burgh) Bourke 1640–1698
        5. 5. Helen (Countess of Clanricarde) MacCarthy 1632–1722
      2. 2. James (12th Earl And 1st Duke Of Ormond) Butler 1610–1688 m. Elizabeth (Preston Barones) Dingwal 1615–1684
        1. 1. Thomas (Viscount Thurles Earl Of Ossory) Butler 1634–1680 m. Emilia (Van) Nassau 1635–1688
        2. 2. Thomas ("Viscount Thurles") Butler 1632–1633
        3. 3. Richard Butler 1639–1685
        4. 4. Lady (Mary Duchess Cavendish) Butler 1646–1710 m. William (1st Duke of Devonshire) Cavendish 1640–1707
        5. 5. James (Butler 4th son died at 9) years 1636–1645
        6. 6. Lady (Elisabeth Countess of Chesterfield) Butler 1640–1665 m. Philip (2nd Earl of Chesterfield Stanhope of) Shelford 1634–1714
      3. 3. Lady (Mary Hamilton) Butler 1610–1662 m. Sir (George 1st Baronet Of Donalong And Nenegh) Hamilton 1608–1679
      4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth Baroness Loughmoe) Butler 1613–1675 m. James (12th Baron of Loughmore) Purcell 1609–1652 m. Colonel (John Lawrence John) FitzPatrick 1640–1694
        1. 1. Nicholas (13th (Last) Baron of Loughmoe Purcell) Colonel 1651–1722 m. Ellice Browne 1671–1737 m. Rose Trevor 1650–
        2. 2. Richard (Fitzpatrick The Right) Honorable 1662–1727 m. Anne Robinson 1689–1744
      5. 5. John Butler 1609–1657
      6. 6. Richard (Butler Lieutenant-General Honourable of Kilcash) Castle 1617–1701 m. Lady (Frances Tuchet) Touchet 1617–1662
        1. 1. Walter Butler 1637–1700 m. Lady (Mary) Plunkett 1648–1697
        2. 2. Lady (Frances) Butler 1645–1709
        3. 3. Colonel (John) Butler 1645–1714 m. Catherine Aylmer 1647–1726
        4. 4. Lucia Butler 1641–1685 m. Sir (Laurence 2nd Baronet) Esmond 1634–1688
        5. 5. Mary Butler 1643–1737 m. Christopher (Lord Delvin) Nugent 1650–1684
        6. 6. Thomas Butler 1646–
  2. 2. Mary Poyntz 1558–1591 m. Francis Codrington 1559–1581
    1. 1. Margaret Codrington 1581–1675
  3. 3. Edward Poyntz 1575–1613
  4. 4. Marianna Poyntz 1570–1650
  5. 5. Ursula Poyntz 1556–1591
  6. 6. Hugh Poyntz 1579–1605
  7. 7. Nicholas Poyntz –1624
  8. 8. Robert Poyntz 1580–1604
  9. 9. Anne Poyntz 1570–1650

Sir Acton's Timeline

5 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton in Alderley, Gloucestershire, England
Alderley, Gloucestershire, England
1535
1535
Birth of Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
1585
1 September 1585
Age 50
Death of Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
1585
1 September 1585
Age 50
Death of Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton in Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
1626
16 Apr 1626
Age 91
Sir Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron Acton was baptized in Sussex, England
Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Alderley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1626
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1585
    Event Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1585
    Event Place: Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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