John Pointz

For other people named John Pointz, see John Pointz (disambiguation).

Sir John Pointz or Poyntz (c. 1560 – 1633) of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1593.[1] He is perhaps best remembered as the maternal grandfather of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond.

Life

Pointz was the son of Sir Nicholas Poyntz of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire and his first wife Anne Verney.[2] His grandfather Sir Nicholas Poynz was a courtier in the time of Henry VIII. His father was widely suspected of being a Roman Catholic.

He was knighted in 1588 and was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1591–92.[1][3] He was J.P. in 1592 and was elected Member of Parliament for the seat of Gloucestershire in 1593. From 1602 he was Custos Rotulorum of the county.[1] He was Lord of the Manor of Iron Acton.[4]

Pointz, who was notoriously improvident, and was imprisoned for debt several times, died insolvent and intestate in 1633. In fairness to him, he had been embroiled for many years in a lawsuit about his father's will. He was buried on 29 November 1633 at Iron Acton.[1][4]

Family

He married four times.[2]

1. Ursula, daughter of Sir John Sydenham of Brympton, Somerset around 1578.

2. Elizabeth (d. 1595), daughter of Alexander Sydenham of Luxborough, Somerset around 1582

3. Frances (d. 1599), daughter of John Newton of Barrs Court, Gloucestershire

4. Grissell (d. 1647/8), the daughter of Walter Roberts of Glassenbury, Kent and widow of Gregory Price of Hereford, and of Gervase Gibbons of Kent in 1600.[1][5]

  • Nicholas (d. 1651) married Eleanor, only daughter and heir of Rice Davis of Tickenham, Somerset and Mary Pitt
  • Ann married Isaac Bromwich of Gloucester
  • Mary married 1) John Walter and 2) Walter Bethell

References

  1. ^ a b c d e J.J.C. "Poyntz, Sir John (c.1560-1633), of Iron Acton, Glos.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603. Archived from the original on 25 December 2024 – via History of Parliament Online.
  2. ^ a b MacLean, John (1886). Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Poyntz. Vol. 1. Exeter: William Pollard. p. 96. OCLC 1045973222.
  3. ^ McClory, Sean (2017). "The Poyntz Family of Acton". “Before I Forget...”: Journal of the Poyntzpass and District Local History Society (14): 31-43 at 35. JSTOR 48571904.
  4. ^ a b Williams, W. R. (1898). The Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester : Including the Cities of Bristol and Gloucester, and the Boroughs of Cheltenham, Cirencester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, 1213-1898, with Biographical and Genealogical Notices of the Members. Hereford: Privately printed for the author by Jakeman and Carver. p. 48. LCCN 13014658. OCLC 1578211970.
  5. ^ Edwards, P. S. (1982). "Price, Gregory (1535-1600), of Hereford". In Bindoff, S.T. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025 – via History of Parliament Online.
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