Hugh Poyntz, 1st Baron Poyntz (died 1307), Lord of Curry Mallet was an English noble. He fought in the wars in Wales, Gascony and Scotland. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.
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Biography
editHugh was the eldest son of Nicholas Poyntz and Isabel Dyall. He served in the wars in Wales, Gascony, Scotland and was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.[1]
He died in 1307 and was succeeded by his eldest son Nicholas.
Marriage and issue
editHugh married Margaret, daughter of William Paveley, they had the following issue:[2]
- Nicholas Poyntz, married firstly Elizabeth la Zouche and secondly married Maud de Acton, had issue from both marriages.
Notes
edit- ^ These were the same arms borne by Bryan FitzAlan, Lord FitzAlan. Poyntz, won exclusive right to them, as is related in the Caerlaverock Roll.
Citations
editReferences
edit- Burke, John. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Etc. United Kingdom: Henry Colburn, 1838.
- Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VI (1895).