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Pointz
Pointz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Robert Pointz Sir Robert Pointz or Poyntz (1588–1665) was an English landowner and politician. He sat in the House of Commons for , between 1626 and 1629. Life Pointz was the son of Sir John Poyntz, Lord of the Manor of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, and his ... (1588–1665), English landowner and politician * John Pointz (died 1633), English landowner and politician See also * Point (surname) * Poyntz (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pointz
Sir Robert Pointz or Poyntz (1588–1665) was an English landowner and politician. He sat in the House of Commons for , between 1626 and 1629. Life Pointz was the son of Sir John Poyntz, Lord of the Manor of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, and his second wife Elizabeth Sydenham, daughter of Anthony Sydenham. He matriculated from Brasenose College, Oxford on 15 March 1605, aged 16. He had already in 1604 made a teenage marriage to Frances Gibbons, daughter of his stepmother Grissell Roberts by her first husband Gervase Gibbons. Frances brought him a comfortable inheritance which made him financially independent of his father, who was notorious for improvidence and died penniless. As so often in that age, however, a dispute over the Gibbons inheritance led to a lawsuit, which dragged on into the late 1630s. In the last stages of the litigation Robert, though generally regarded as a "sober and learned man", became so irritated that he insulted one of the judges, and as a result, was br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pointz
Sir John Pointz or Poyntz (died 1633) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1593. 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. His grandfather Sir Nicholas Poynz was a courtier in the time of Henry VIII. He was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1591–92 and was J.P. in 1592. He was knighted before 1593, when he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. From 1602 he was Custos Rotulorum of the county. He was Lord of the Manor of Iron Acton. Pointz, who was notoriously improvident, and was imprisoned for debt several times, died insolvent and intestate in 1633. He was buried at Iron Acton. Family Pointz married four times: firstly Ursula Sydenham of Brampton, Somerset; secondly Elizabeth Sydenham, daughter of Alexander Sydenham with whom he had four sons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point (surname)
Point is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Brayden Point (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player *Christophe Point (born 1965), French footballer *Colton Point (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player *Craig Point (born 1986), Canadian lacrosse player *Mittie Frances Clarke Point (1850–1937), American writer *Steven Point (born 1951), Canadian judge *Susan Point (born 1952), Canadian artist See also *Jason LaPoint (born 1977), American racing driver {{surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
