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Families covered: Pointington of Penicott (Pointingdon of Pennycot)

                               
William Pointingdon of Pennycot in Shobrook, Devon
m. Thomasin Hengscot (dau/coheir of John Hengscot of Hengscot)
1. Thomas Pointingdon
  m. Alice Hayes (dau/coheir of Thomas Hayes of Silverton)
A. William Pointingdon or Pointington
  m. Elizabeth Prust (dau/coheir of Lawrence Prust)
  i. Thomas Pointingdon or Pointington of Pennicott
  m. Elizabeth Smart (dau/coheir of William Smart of Bampton)
a. Nicholas Pointington 'of Penicott' (bpt 03.09.1541, bur 22.11.1597, 2nd son)
  m. Joan Witchalse (bur 12.08.1598, dau of William Witchalse of Chudley)
  (1) Thomas Pointington of Penicott (bpt 05.07.1587, d 23.04.1657)
  m1. (21.06.1625) Elizabeth Young (dau of Robert Young of Colebrook)
  (A)+ issue (d young)
m2. (29.01.1628-9) Joyce or Jane Trobridge (bur 26.12.1631, dau of George Trobridge)
  (B) Thomas Pointington of Cheriton Fitzpaine (bpt 07.03.1629-30, bur 11.11.1675)
  m1. (01.01.1657-8) Judith Winch (dau of Onslow Winch of Everton)
  (i) Judith Pointington
  m. (13.06.1691) Rev. Edward Cary of Silverton
  (ii)+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 07.06.1664), Judith (bur 29.02.1569-60), Gertrude (bpt 30.11.1662)
  m2. (21.05.1673) Elizabeth Northcote (dau of Sir John Northcote, Bart)
  (v) John Pointington (bpt 25.04.1674, bur 06.07.1674)
  (C) Joyce Pointington (bur 25.12.1631)
  (2) Katherine Pointington (bpt 23.10.1576)
  m. (14010.1602) George Lethbridge of Jacob Stowe
  (3) Elizabeth Pointington (bpt 28.02.1578-9)
  m. William Robins of Honiton
  (4) Marie Pointington (bpt 11.12.1581)
m1. (04.05.1608) John Newcome of Kerton
  m2. William Yeoland
  (5) Ann Pointington (bpt 30.08.1584, bur 04.03.1593-4)
  b. Thomas Pointington of Upton Helions (bpt 23.05.1553, youngest son)
  m. (28.09.1601) Agnes (Anne) Lee (dau of William Lee, relict of ?? Shapland)
  (1) Hannah Pointington (bpt 22.08.1602)
  m. (c02.1620-1) Philip Buckingham of Crediton
  (2) Mary Pointington (bpt 11.11.1604)
  m. _ Wythorn (rector of Upton Helions)
  c. Katherine Pointington (bpt 10.11.1542)
  m. (11.06.1569) William Esworthy of Shobrock
  d. Anne Pointington (bpt 13.08.1555)
  m. _ Sanford
  e.+ other issue - John (dsp), Richard (bpt 24.11.1544, bur 26.02.1561-2), Mary (bpt 11.10.1548), Dorothy, Apolonia (bpt 12.09.1550), Grace (bpt 20.03.1557-8), Elizabeth (bpt 02.11.1563, bur 09.01.1585-6)
  ii. William Pointingdon
  iii. Margaret Pointingdon
  m. Thomas Aldred of Cadbury

Main source(s): 'A View of Devonshire' (Thomas Westcote, p547), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Pointington of Penicott', p596)
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