William Stephen Poyntz of Midgham and Cowdray, English Whig Member of Parliament, landed gentleman of Midgham and Cowdray.
Dates: 20 January 1770–8 April 1840
Biography
Son of William Poyntz of Midgham and Isabella Courtenay. He married Elizabeth Mary Browne, sister and heiress of George Samuel Browne, 8th Viscount Montagu, and thereby acquired the Cowdray estate connection. Their surviving daughters included Elizabeth Georgina Poyntz, who married the 4th Earl Spencer, and Isabella Poyntz, who married the 2nd Marquess of Exeter.
Notes / Sources
William Stephen Poyntz biography — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stephen_Poyntz
Cowdray: The History of a Great English House — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Cowdray_-_the_history_of_a_great_English_house_%28IA_cowdrayhistoryof00roun_0%29.pdf
F. W. Steer catalogue, Arundel Castle archives — https://www.arundelcastle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Steer-complete.pdf
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Poyntz of Midgham and Cowdray
Father: William Poyntz of Midgham
Mother: Isabella Courtenay, daughter and co-heiress of Kelland Courtenay of Painsford
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mary Browne, daughter of Anthony Joseph Browne, 7th Viscount Montagu
Children / next generation: Frances Selina Isabella Poyntz, later Baroness Clinton and Lady Seymour; Elizabeth Georgina Poyntz, later Countess Spencer; Isabella Poyntz, later Marchioness of Exeter
Armorial Registry
Poyntz of Midgham and Cowdray — William Stephen Poyntz, father of Isabella
Branch: Poyntz of Midgham; Cowdray Park through the Browne/Montagu heiress marriage
Issued / recorded: 1770
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