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.
Biography edit
Hugh 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 edit
Hugh 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 edit
References 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).