2-633: Poyntz may refer to: The name of Poyntz occurred in medieval England, see Feudal barony of Curry Mallet and Manor of Iron Acton , and also in Ireland. Feudal barony of Curry Mallet The feudal barony of Curry Mallet was an English feudal barony with its caput at Curry Mallet Castle in Somerset , about 7 miles east of Taunton . The de Courcelles family were from Courseulles-sur-Mer in Calvados , Normandy . Nothing substantive
4-628: Is known concerning the origin of the Malet family of Somerset. It cannot from surviving records be traced back to William Malet (died 1071), one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have been present at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, as recorded by the contemporary chronicler William of Poitiers (c. 1020–1090). The former held substantial property in Normandy , chiefly in
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