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Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz 1507–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1557

Death Location: Yate, South Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Newton)

Mother: Lady Poyntz

Spouse(s): Lady Berkeley

Children(s): Thomas Poyntz, Nicholas Knight), Anne Poyntz, Francis Poyntz, John Poyntz, Joan Poyntz, William Poyntz, Matthew Poyntz, Susanna Poyntz, Edmund Poyntz, Frances Poyntz, Jane Seymour, Nicholas Posyer, Edward Poyntz, Anthony Poyntz

Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz was born in 1507 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Anthony Poyntz English Diplomat Naval Commander 4Th Great Grandfather Of Sir Isaac Newton And Lady Elizabeth Huddesfield Poyntz. Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz married Lady Joan Or Joanna Berkeley, and had children including Anne Heneage Poyntz, Anthony True Poyntz, Edmund True Poyntz, Edward Poyntz, Frances Berkeley Poyntz, Francis Poyntz, Jane Poyntz Seymour, Joan Poyntz, John Poyntz, Matthew Poyntz, Nicholas Poser Posyer, Nicholas Poyntz Sir Knight, Susanna Poyntz, Thomas Poyntz, William Poyntz. Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz passed away in 1557 in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England.

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  • Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz was born in 1507 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Anthony Poyntz English Diplomat Naval Commander 4Th Great Grandfather Of Sir Isaac Newton And Lady Elizabeth Huddesfield Poyntz.
  • Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz married Lady Joan Or Joanna Berkeley, and had children including Anne Heneage Poyntz, Anthony True Poyntz, Edmund True Poyntz, Edward Poyntz, Frances Berkeley Poyntz, Francis Poyntz, Jane Poyntz Seymour, Joan Poyntz, John Poyntz, Matthew Poyntz, Nicholas Poser Posyer, Nicholas Poyntz Sir Knight, Susanna Poyntz, Thomas Poyntz, William Poyntz.
  • Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz passed away in 1557 in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England.

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Sir Poyntz's Ancestors

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Sir Poyntz
1507–1557
Birth Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Anthony Poyntz English Diplomat, Naval Commander (4th Great Grandfather of Sir Isaac Newton)
1480–1535
Iron Acton, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Huddesfield) Poyntz
1479–1527
Shillingford, Devon, England
Grandparents
Robert Poyntz
1451–1520
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Katherine Catherine Courtenay) Huddersfield
1454–1515
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Sir (William) Huddesfield
1436–1499
Shillingford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Poyntz
1433–1468
Alice Berkeley
1434–1509
Philip Ii
1404–1463
Lady Hungerford
1405–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Poyntz's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton') Poyntz (1507–8 Jul 1557) m. Lady (Joan or Joanna) Berkeley (1510–31 Mar 1563)
  1. 1. Thomas Poyntz 1545–1608
  2. 2. Nicholas (Poyntz (Sir) Knight) 1535–1585
  3. 3. Anne (Heneage) Poyntz 1538–1594 m. Sir (Thomas HENEAGE Treasurer of the Queen's Privy) Chamber 1533–1595 m. John Seymour 1535–1605
    1. 1. John Heneage 1561–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Heneage 1556–1633 m. Sir (Baronet Moyle) Finch 1550–1614
      1. 1. Ann Finch 1575–1638
      2. 2. Theophilus Finch 1573–1619
      3. 3. Sir (Henry Finch Earl Guernsey Earl) Winchelsea 1595–1631
      4. 4. Abraham Finch 1565–1637
      5. 5. William Finch 1598–1642 m. Ellen Finch 1599–1657
        1. 1. Frances Finch 1623–
        2. 2. Margaret Finch 1621–1672
        3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Finch 1612–1673
        4. 4. Henry (N) Finch 1590–1662 m. Mary Finch 1593–1678
  4. 4. Francis Poyntz 1550–
  5. 5. John Poyntz 1545–1585
  6. 6. Joan Poyntz 1545–
  7. 7. William Poyntz 1545–1697
  8. 8. Matthew Poyntz 1530–1605
  9. 9. Susanna Poyntz 1540–
  10. 10. Edmund ((true)) Poyntz 1542–1568
  11. 11. Frances (Berkeley) Poyntz 1550–1576
  12. 12. Jane (Poyntz) Seymour 1548–1593
  13. 13. Nicholas (Poser) Posyer 1530–1575
  14. 14. Edward Poyntz 1549–
  15. 15. Anthony ((true)) Poyntz 1540–1585

Sir Poyntz's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
1557
8 Jul 1557
Age 50
Death of Sir Nicholas 'Sheriff of Iron Acton' Poyntz in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England
Yate, South Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1557
    Event Place: Yate, South Gloucestershire, England

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