Third Generation  

5. Thomas POYNTER [88801] (Ambroise³, Thomas¹) was born before 1693 in Spitalfields London England and died in 1789. Another name for Thomas was Thomas POINTIE.

General Notes: In his File of Donovan and related Families, received from John Donovan in April 2010, John says:
IGI may confuse him with grandfather of same name. Date of birth must be questionable if died 1789. Also predates parents' marriage. Possibly not same person?
Small gives surname as Poynter and says he was first to adopt that spelling

Thomas married Mary Martha METHURST [88802] [MRIN: 29588]. Mary was born before 1702.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 7 M    i. James POYNTER [88797] was born about 1726 and died in Lost at Sea.