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Family History and ResearchPublicationsAbout the Poindexter and Poingdestre FamilyIf you know of publications that should be listed here, send details to me, the webmaster.
Poindexter family history books:
Books that give historical background to the lives of our ancestors:
Other manuscripts by Jean Poingdestre in the 1600's, Jean was a half-Uncle of our immigrant, George. He served as Latin Secretary to Charles l and as Lt. Bailiff of Jersey. Jean wrote many papers, view a list of some of them.
Presently, this is the ONLY book written and published, in its entirety, about this Historic Poindexter Plantation Home, Criss Cross, formerly known as "Christ Cross". This book's ISBN 978-0-9820823-0-0 Author and Publisher: Alton M. Hill, Sr. (deceased) - Published August 23, 2008 PDF version of this book is available here. A hard bound copy of this book may be purchased directly from the Poindexter Descendants Association for $40.00, plus $8.00 shipping & handling (US Dollars), by contacting Mr. Bob Poindexter at pondybj@dnet.net. Quantities are limited.
Not in the book, but probably affected by the events of 1204, is the fact that the earliest record of Poingdestre in Jersey is 1309, but the name Poingdestre appears in Normandy in 1185 (more info). This book doesn't fill in the gap, but certainly helps us to understand what was happening and, who know, may help us genealogists to fill in the gap someday. Webmaster's Note: I was very lucky to schedule a holiday to Jersey when this book was released in May 2004. Professor Sir James Holt presented to an almost packed auditorium in St. Helier, discussing some of their research strategies and hurdles. He announced at the end that this was his final research project and presentation as he was retiring. It was a great experience for me. The Bailiff of Jersey was present, along with other Island VIPs, members of the Societe, Jersey Heritage Trust and the States of Jersey. I think the two of us were the only Americans in the audience. We did get to meet Sir James briefly afterwards and have him autograph our copies of the book. "Payne's Armorial of Jersey" published 1859 by J. Bertrand Payne. This publication includes information on the Poingdestre family as well as other predominant families of Jersey. It is available here as a PDF. More information is available on The Island Wiki. Our PDF and other formats are available from the Internet Archive. "Norman Pipe Rolls - Henry ll, 1180 and 1184 A.D." published by the Pipe Roll Society, London, 2004. On Page 5 in the Bayeux district (Basse Normandie or Lower Normandy), the pipe roll lists Ricardus Poindestre r.c. de x li. pro eodem. In thes. c s. Et debet c s. See email from Dr. Everard for translation and background. This book ties in with "Jersey 1204" in that prior to King John loosing Normandy, our surname existed in Normandy. Ricardus owes a tax in this entry and again some years later. One time a wine tax and another time a fine for taking ell fish from the ocean which only the king could do. If he is paying a wine tax, did he have some land and cultivated grapes or run a winery? "All For the King - The Life story of Sir George Carteret (1609-1680)" by G.R.Balleine. This book is about Sir George Carteret of St. Ouen's Manor, Jersey. Much of the book covers the time of the English Civil War and how the Isle of Jersey was involved. He was about 20 years older than our immigrant, George Poingdestre, who himself nearing 20 years of age when the war started. So the reader gets a good idea of what life was like for many on the Isle that fought to preserve the Monarchy. Available to order online from the Société Jersiaise for £3.00 (about $5 US) and can be ordered online. I have read the book and highly recommend it for the history and what life was like during the 1600's in Jersey. Our immigrant George's half-Great Uncle Jean Poingdestre is mentioned in the book. Many other books and pamphlets are also available from the Societe. "Old Jersey Homes - Volume 2" by Joan Stevens, Publisher Phillimore & Co., London in 1977. The book was available from Société Jersiaise for £9.99 but wasn't there at my last visit in 2013. Volume 2, Page 128 discusses "Grainville", the home built by the main Poingdestre family when they moved from Swan Farm in the early 18th Century (well after our immigrant George came to America). Grainville is also mentioned in Poingdestre-Poindexter, A Norman Family listed above which also has a photo. A 1849 map reference is available on RootsWeb. Volume 1 (out of print) discusses Swan Farm, the manor that George would have grown up in, being a son of the Seigneur of the Fief es Poingdestre. "Roman du Rou", Maistre Wace, translated from the original by Glyn Burgess, published by Société Jersiaise 2002. Wace chronicles the first Dukes of Normandy and the first Norman kings of England through 1106 and the reign of Henry ll, Wace's benefactor. I have read this book and recommend it for those interested in reading about these early Normans from a decidedly Norman point of view. Keep in mind that even today, we can "buy" a published genealogy from publishers that include our own research or our own misinformation. Wace was being paid by Henry ll to write Henry's genealogy. Also, there is agreement by some historians that could indicate the Poindexter's are descended from these early Dukes.
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