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Hugh Poyntz, 1st Baron Poyntz

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Coat of arms of Hugh Poyntz, Lord of Curry Mallet, Barry of eight or and gules..[a]

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ Cokayne, p.359.
  2. ^ Burke, p.537.

References

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  • 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).