Francis Poyntz (abt. 1632 - abt. 1684)

Born about 16 Jan 1632 in Benefield, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Bates) Poyntz — married 1657 in Benefield, Northamptonshire, England

Died about 22 Sep 1684 at about age 52 in Holborn, London

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Biography

Francis Poyntz of the "Benefield Branch"^[1] of the Poyntz family, was the son ^{[2] , [3]} of Captain Newdigate Poyntz and Sarah (Foxley) Poyntz. He was baptized on 16 January 1632/3 at Benefield, Northamptonshire,^[1] and was buried on 22 September 1684 at St. Andrew's Holborn, London.^[4]

Francis Poyntz married Catherine Bates at St. Bartholomew the Less, London, on 21 September 1658.^[1]

He was a Citizen and Worshipful Upholder of the City of London and upholsterer to the King. He left a will dated 8 September 1684 which was probated on 18 February 1684/5. His wife Catherine preceded him in death in 1680 and only four children are named in his will, Francis, Thomas, Catherine, and Jane, implying they were the only living children at the date of the will. He made his brother William and friend Dr. Thomas Francklyn trustees on behalf of his four children to whom he bequeathed his dwelling house in Hatton Garden, and his Garden, House, and Bowling Green in St. James, Clerkenwell, and "my place in His Majesty's Wardrobe, which I hold during the life of Mr. Edward Rymill and proceeds thereof".^[5]

Francis and Catherine had nine children, 4 sons, and 5 daughters:

• Francis was baptized on 19 September 1661 at St. Michael's, Cornhill, and was named in his father's will dated 8 September 1684.^[1]
• Catherine was baptized on 26 April 1663 at St. Michael's, Cornhill, and died sometime before the baptism of her sister also named Catherine on 9 July 1671.^[1]
• Sarah was baptized on 1 May 1664 at St. Michael's, Cornhill, and is not named in her father's will dated 8 September 1684, implying her death prior to that date.^[1]
• Thomas was baptized on 22 December 1672 at St. Andrew's, Holborn, and was buried on 2 January 1678/9 at a place unknown.^[1]
• Catherine was baptized on 9 July 1671 at St. Andrew's, Holborn, and was named in her father's will dated 8 September 1684.^[1]
• Thomas was born at an unknown date and place, but was named in his father's will dated 8 September 1684 as the youngest son.^[1]
• Jane was born at an unknown date and place, probably between 1672 and 1675, and was named in her father's will dated 8 September 1684.^[1]
• Anna Maria was baptized on 14 September 1675 at St. Andrew's, Holborn, and is not named in her father's will dated 8 September 1684, implying her death prior to that date.^[1]
• Robert was baptized on 13 April 1679 at St. Andrew's, Holborn, and is not named in his father's will dated 8 September 1684, implying his death prior to that date.^[1]

Research Notes

Sourced baptism date is within 8 months of that of sister Dorothea and needs resolution.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Sir John Maclean, FSA. Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Poyntz: or, eight centuries of an English house. In two parts, (Exeter: William Pollard and Co., 1885). Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Cited hereinafter as Maclean 1885. part 2, page 198, table X.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume IV, page 294, entry 14. Newdigate Poyntz.
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume III, page 288, entry 14. Newdigate Poyntz.
4. ↑ Maclean 1885: part 2, page 191.
5. ↑ Maclean 1885: part 2, page 191.