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Sir Nicholas, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament, Poyntz 1507–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1557

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Lady Poyntz

Mother: Elizabeth Huddesfield

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The story of Sir Nicholas, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament, Poyntz began in 1507 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England. Sir Nicholas, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament, Poyntz passed away in 1557 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Nicholas, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament, Poyntz began in 1507 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Sir Nicholas, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament, Poyntz passed away in 1557 in 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
Lady Margaret de Poyntz
1430–1462
Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Huddesfield
1479–1527
Shillingford, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Poyntz, Lord) Acton
1381–1460
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Joan Acton, Lady) Acton
1389–1458
Iron Acton Gloucestershire
Sir (William Huddesfield III Lord of Shillingford, Attorney General to King Edward) IV
1436–1499
Shillingford, Devon, England
Lady (Catherine) Courtenay
1437–1515
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Baroness Ottery
1485–1545
Philip Courtenay
1404–1463
Elizabeth Courtenay
1380–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Poyntz's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Sir Nicholas, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament, Poyntz in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
1557
8 Jul 1557
Age 50
Death of Sir Nicholas, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament, Poyntz in Gloucestershire, England
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: Gloucestershire, England

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