Biography of Nicholas Poyntz 1528-1585

Paternal Family Tree: Poyntz

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

Nicholas Poyntz and Margaret Stanley were married. She the daughter of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby and Katherine Howard Countess Derby. They were fourth cousins.

Nicholas Poyntz and Anne Verney were married.

On 24 Jun 1527 [his father] Nicholas Poyntz (age 17) and [his mother] Joan Berkeley (age 1) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1528 Nicholas Poyntz was born to Nicholas Poyntz (age 18) and Joan Berkeley (age 2).

After 1556 Thomas Dyer and [his mother] Joan Berkeley (age 30) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 28 Nov 1556 [his father] Nicholas Poyntz (age 46) died.

In 1559 Nicholas Poyntz (age 31) was appointed MP Totnes.

Coronation of Elizabeth I

Henry Machyn's Diary. 13 Jan 1559. The xiij day of January with-in the Towre the Quen mad Knyghtes of the Baythe x.

Note. P. 186. The Knights of the Bath made at the Coronation of queen Elizabeth were in number eleven, viz.:—

John lord Darcy of the North (age 19),

John lord Sheffield (age 21),

John lord Darcy of Chiche (age 27),

Sir Robert Rich (age 22),

Sir Roger North (age 29),

Sir John Zouch,

Sir Nicholas Pointz (age 31),

Sir John Berkeley,

Sir Edward Unton (age 25),

Sir Henry Weston (age 24),

Sir George Speke (age 29),

See Anstis's History of the Order of the Bath, App. lxx.; and Nicolas, Appx. p. xiv.

Around 1560 [his son] John Poyntz was born to Nicholas Poyntz (age 32) and Anne Verney (age 21).

On 31 Mar 1563 [his mother] Joan Berkeley (age 37) died.

In 1569 Nicholas Poyntz (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.

In 1571 Nicholas Poyntz (age 43) was appointed MP Gloucestershire.

Before 1583 [his son] John Poyntz (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Ursula Sydenham (age 26) were married.

In or before 1583 [his son] John Poyntz (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Sydenham (age 20) were married.

In 1585 Nicholas Poyntz (age 57) died.

Nicholas Poyntz 1528-1585 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 1407-1462

Richard Neville Earl Salisbury 1400-1460

Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 1415-1472

Royal Ancestors of Nicholas Poyntz 1528-1585

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Nicholas Poyntz 1528-1585

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 2

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 2

Ancestors of Nicholas Poyntz 1528-1585

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Poyntz

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mill

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mill

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cox

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Cox

GrandFather: Anthony Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stradling

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stradling

Great x 2 Grandmother: Gwenllian Stradling

Father: Nicholas Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Huddersfield

GrandMother: Elizabeth Huddersfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Courtenay 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Wake

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Champernoun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Champernoun 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Astley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Courtenay 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Hussey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Peverell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor or Catherine Peverell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Nicholas Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Berkeley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bluet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Joan Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Constable

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catharine Cumberworth

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Constable

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Gascoigne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Pickering

Great x 1 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wentworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dronsfield

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tiptoft Baroness Despencer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Fitzhugh 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Fitzhugh 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England