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Sir Nicholas Poyntz, Sheriff of Iron Acton 1536–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

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: Joan Berkeley

Spouse(s): Lady VERNEY

Children(s): Sir Gloucestershire

The story of Sir Nicholas Poyntz, Sheriff of Iron Acton began in 1536 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England. Sir Nicholas Poyntz, Sheriff of Iron Acton married Lady Anne Verney, and had children including Sir John Lawrence Poyntz C Knight Of The Shire For Gloucester Sheriff Of Gloucestershire. 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 1536 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Sir Nicholas Poyntz, Sheriff of Iron Acton married Lady Anne Verney, and had children including Sir John Lawrence Poyntz C Knight Of The Shire For Gloucester Sheriff Of Gloucestershire.
  • Sir Nicholas Poyntz, Sheriff of Iron Acton passed away in 1585 in Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.

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Sir Acton's Ancestors

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Sir Acton
1536–1585
Birth Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Nicholas Poyntz
1507–1557
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Joan Berkeley
1510–1563
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Anthony Anthonie Poyntz,, Sheriff of Iron Acton, Great Grandfather of Sir Issac) Newton,
1480–1535
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👑4 Berkeley (( King Edward I - King of England -- Emperor Charlemagne )) ***15th) GGF***
1472–1533
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Acton's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas Poyntz, Sheriff of Iron) Acton (1536–1 September 1585) m. Lady (Anne) VERNEY (1535–30 Nov 1594)
  1. 1. Sir (JOHN (Lawrence) Poyntz, (c) Knight of the Shire for Gloucester, Sheriff of) Gloucestershire 1560–1633
    1. 1. Captain (George (2nd husband of Lady Thurles) Mathew,) 9thgg 1581–1636
      1. 1. Theobald (George Mathews I,) Esq. 1630–1699 m. Catherine (Ferch Nevil) Neville 1630–1742
        1. 1. Thomas (Samuel) Mathews 1648–1714 m. Eileen (Honora) Ryan 1665–1735

Sir Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Sir Nicholas Poyntz, Sheriff of Iron Acton in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
1585
1 September 1585
Age 49
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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1585
    Event Place: Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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