Sir John Berkeley, of Beverstone Castle, Knight

Biographical notes

From https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Berkeley_John_ca_1560-1622

John Berkeley, the only son and one of four children of Sir John Berkeley and his first wife Frances Poyntz Berkeley, was born probably at the family estate, Beverstone Castle in Gloucestershire, England. The Berkeley family had once owned more than thirty manors in eight shires, but by the time of Berkeley's father's death in October 1582, the family estate had been reduced to the one property of Beverstone Castle and Manor.

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• 'Sir John Berkeley1
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• ' Sir John Berkeley married Frances Poyntz, daughter of Sir Nicholas Poyntz and Joan Berkeley.1
• ' He lived at Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England.1
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• 1.[S35] Peter Townend, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 18th edition, 3 volumes (London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965-1972), volume 1, page 581. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th ed.
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• 'Frances POYNTZ
• Born: 27 Aug 1550, Beaverstone, Gloucestershire, England
• Died: 27 Aug 1576
• Father: Nicholas POYNTZ (Sir Knight)
• Mother: Joan BERKELEY
• 'Married: John BERKELEY of Beverstone (Sir)
• Children:
  • 1. John BERKELEY (Esq.)
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/POYNTZ.htm#Frances POYNTZ1
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• 'The Berkeley manuscripts. The lives of the Berkeleys, lords of the honour, castle and manor of Berkeley, in the county of Gloucester, from 1066 to 1618; (1883)
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• 4. Jone Berkeley youngeft daughter of this lord Thomas, was on Midfommer day in the nineteenth year of king Henry the 8th maryed at Yate, her fathers houfe, to Nicholas Poynz, (after knight,) fon and heir of S'r Anthoney Poyntz of Acton, knight, whofe marriage portion was fix hundred marks, whereof one hundred pounds at the marriage, and one hundred marks each year after ; wherein the agreements were further, that if Nicholas dyed before the marriage, then fhee to be marryed to his brother Giles Poynz : . . . . .
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• . . . . the faid Jone and Nicholas had iffue 1 Sr Nicholas, 2 ffrancis, 3 Edmond, 4 Anthony, 5 William, 6 John, 7 Anne, 8 Jane, and '9 ffrances', of each of whom in order : and this Sr Nicholas dyed in the third and fourth years of Phillip and Mary, And Jone furvived, and was in her Elder years marryed to Sr Edward Dyer, and dyed in the fixth of Queen Elizabeth. . . . .
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  • ' 9. The faid Frances daughter of the faid Jone Berkeley, was maryed to S'r John Berkeley of Beverfton caflle, knight, by whom fhee had iffue John Berkeley, Jone, Katharine and Margaret.' Which John, by Mary his wife daughter of John Snell Efqr, had iffue, 1 Maurice, 2 John, 3 Henry, 4 William, 5 Edward, 6 Thomas, 7 Mary, 8 ffrances, 9 Elizabeth, and 10 Anne. Whereof the faid Maurice, by Barbara his wife daughter of S'r Walter Longe, hath iffue Edw'd; and others ; And the faid Mary his fifter is marryed to Edward Conway of Gloucefter fhire. The other eight are unmarryed . 1623. As alfo is Jone the eldeft fifler of the faid John Berkeley, leading a Nunnes life at Bruffells, beyond feas ; And now lady Abbeffe there . 1630.
    • The faid Katharine, fecond fifter of the faid John Berkeley, by Thomas Symonds, a minifter, hath iffue Thomas, Anno. 1620.
    • And the faid Margaret the other fifter by Jefper Merricke of Berington, a minifter, hath iffue, Sibill, Anno. 1620.
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• 'The Virginia magazine of history and biography, Volume 26 By William Glover Stanard, Virginia Historical Society
• The Virginia magazine of history and biography, Volume 26 By William Glover Stanard, Virginia Historical Society
• Pg. 202
• William Berkeley had, by his marriage with Margaret Paulet, several daughters, and a son 'John, who dissipated the family estate, except Beverstone, and died 16 October, 24 Elizabeth. This John married Frances, daughter of Sir Nicholas Poynts, of Acton, Gloucestershire, and had issue:'
• 1. John2, sold Beverstone Castle to Sir John Poyntz 1597, appointed to take charge of iron works in Virginia, May 11, 1621, vice Mr. Blewett, dead; killed in the Indian Massacre of 1622. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Snell; 2. Joan, Abbess at Brussels; 3. Katherine, married Thomas Symonds, a minister; 4. Margaret married Jasper Merricke, of Bevington.
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