Paternal Family Tree: Poyntz
Maternal Family Tree: Joan Lovel Baroness Maynard 1297-1337
In 1510 Nicholas Poyntz was born to Anthony Poyntz [aged 30] and Elizabeth Huddersfield [aged 31].
On 12th April 1527 [his mother] Elizabeth Huddersfield [aged 48] died.
On 24th June 1527 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 17] and Joan Berkeley [aged 1] were married. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Around 1528 [his son] Nicholas Poyntz of Iron Acton was born to Nicholas Poyntz [aged 18] and [his wife] Joan Berkeley [aged 2]. He married (1) his fourth cousin Margaret Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby and Katherine Howard Countess Derby (2) Anne Verney and had issue.
In 1533 [his father] Anthony Poyntz [aged 53] died.
Before 6th September 1533 [his father] Anthony Poyntz and [his mother] Elizabeth Huddersfield were married.
Before 6th September 1533 [his father] Anthony Poyntz and [his step-mother] Joan Vaux "Mother Guildford" [aged 70] were married.
Around 1534 [his daughter] Anne Poyntz was born to Nicholas Poyntz [aged 24] and [his wife] Joan Berkeley [aged 8]. She married 1554 Thomas Heneage and had issue.
Around 1535 Hans Holbein The Younger [aged 38]. Drawing of Nicholas Poyntz [aged 25].
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 21st August 1535 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 25] visited by Henry VIII [aged 44] and Queen Anne Boleyn of England [aged 34] at Acton Court Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].
In 1539 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 29] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1543 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 33] was captain of the warship Great Galley used to attack Scotland as part of the Rough Wooing.
In May 1544 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 34] sent by the Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 44] to burn at Kinghorn, Fife.
In 1545 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 35] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1547 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 37] was appointed Knight of the Shire Gloucestershire.
Around 1550 Unknown Painter. Portrait of Nicholas Poyntz [aged 40].
In 1554 [his son-in-law] Thomas Heneage [aged 22] and [his daughter] Anne Poyntz [aged 20] were married.
Chronicle of Queen Jane and Two Years of Queen Mary 1554. [4th February 1554]. This day sir Nicholas Ponynges [aged 44], as yt is said, being an assystant at the Tower, was with the quene to knowe whether they should shot of at the Kentyshmen, and so bett downe the houses upon their hedds. "Nay," sayde the quene, "that were pyty, for mayny pore men and howsholders are like to be undone there and kylled. For," sayth she, "I trust, God willing," saythe she, "that they shalbe fought with tomorrowe."
In 1555 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 45] was appointed MP Cricklade.
After 1556 Thomas Dyer and [his wife] Joan Berkeley [aged 30] were married.
Around 28th November 1556 Nicholas Poyntz [aged 46] died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 31st March 1563 [his former wife] Joan Berkeley [aged 37] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 10 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Poyntz
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Mill
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mill
Grandfather: Robert Poyntz
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cox
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Cox
father: Anthony Poyntz 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Woodville 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 
3 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Grandmother: Margaret Woodville 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stradling
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stradling
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gwenllian Stradling
Nicholas Poyntz 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Grandfather: William Huddersfield
mother: Elizabeth Huddersfield 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 
Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Courtenay 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Wake 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Champernoun
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Champernoun 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Astley 3rd Baron Astley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Astley 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Astley 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Grandmother: Katherine Courtenay 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzjohn
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Hussey 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Hussey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Peverell 12 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Peverell 13 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor or Catherine Peverell 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Courtenay 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Courtenay 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Moels