Richard "Puignant" de Camville

Never explicitly described in contemporary English documents as a Camville. Assumed to be one because his holdings are next found in the Camville family, maybe two generations later.

Holdings as tenant-in-chief: Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire; Godington, Oxfordshire (subinfeudated to William no last name); Hornington and Trow, Wiltshire; Netley, Hampshire; Dunton and Southill, Bedfordshire; Tempsford, Bedfordshire (subinfeudated to Robert no last name). Holdings as subtenant: Cholsey, Berkshire; Chalke, Wiltshire.

William, who held Godington from Richard Puignant in 1086, has been assumed to be his (probably younger) brother, but might be a son or a loyal henchman.

A Robert Puignant (another brother?) was tenant-in-chief of Avington and Lollington in Berkshire.

Puignant occurs as an independent surname temp. John (Sir William Puignant of Kent, fl. 1200-1212) and Henry III (Alan Puignant, one of the doorkeepers of the Archbishopric of Canterbury, c. 1227-1228, the see being vacant at the time). It eventually mutated into Punnett and possibly Pennant.

Punnett Coat of Arms / Punnett Family Crest This ancient English surname of PUNNETT was an official occupational name for a fighter. The name was derived from the Old French word POIGNER meaning 'to strike with the fist'. The name was brought into England in the wake of the Norman Invasion of 1066, and the earliest of the name on record appears to be Richard PUGNANT, who was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is also spelt POINGIANT, PUIGNANT, PUINANT, PUNIANT and PUNAT. Many of the modern family names throughout Europe reflect the profession or occupation of their forbears in the Middle Ages and derive from the position held by their ancestors in the village, noble household or religious community in which they lived and worked. The addition of their profession to their birth name made it easier to identify individual tradesmen and craftsmen. As generations passed and families moved around, so the original identifying names developed into the corrupted but simpler versions that we recognise today. Later instances of the name include Anna filia PUINANT, who was recorded in County Essex in the year 1199 and Thomas POYNAUNT was documented in County Essex in the year 1296. http://www.4crests.com/punnett-coat-of-arms.html

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Bedfordshire holdings

Dunton: Hundred: Biggleswade County: Bedfordshire Total population: 23 households. Total tax assessed: 10 geld units. Taxable units: Taxable value 8.3 geld units. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £6. Value to lord in 1086 £8. Value to lord c. 1070 £6. Households: 12 villagers. 2 smallholders. 3 slaves. Ploughland: land for 8 ploughlands. 3 lord's plough teams. 5 men's plough teams. Other resources: 4.25 lord's lands. Woodland 60 pigs. Lord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand. Lord in 1086: Richard Poynant. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 39,1 http://opendomesday.org/place/TL2344/dunton/

Southill: Hundred: Wichestanestou County: Bedfordshire Total population: 29 households. Total tax assessed: 9.7 geld units. Taxable units: Taxable value 0.5 geld units. Other resources: Woodland 0.5 hides. Lord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand. Lord in 1086: Richard Poynant. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 39,3 http://opendomesday.org/place/TL1442/southill/

Tempsford: Hundred: Biggleswade County: Bedfordshire Total population: 26 households. Total tax assessed: 10.0 geld units. Taxable units: Taxable value 2 geld units. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £1. Value to lord in 1086 £1.5. Value to lord c. 1070 £1. Households: 4 villagers. Ploughland: land for 2 ploughlands. 1 lord's plough teams. 1 men's plough teams. Other resources: Meadow 1 ploughs. Lord in 1066: Freemen, three. Lord in 1086: Robert. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 39,2
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Berkshire holdings

Avington: Hundred: Kintbury County: Berkshire Total population: 17 households. Total tax assessed: 10 exemption units. Taxable units: Taxable value 10 exemption units. Taxed on 2.0. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £5. Value to lord in 1086 £5. Households: 6 villagers. 7 smallholders. 4 slaves. Ploughland: 3 lord's plough teams. 3 men's plough teams. Other resources: Meadow 20 acres. Woodland 10 swine render. 1 mill, value 0.5. Lord in 1066: Gunnar of Avington. Overlord in 1066: King Edward. Lord in 1086: Richard Poynant. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 43,2 http://opendomesday.org/place/SU3768/avington/

Cholsey: Hundred: Slotisford County: Berkshire Total population: 137 households. Total tax assessed: 23 exemption units. Taxable units: Taxable value 23 exemption units. Taxed on 11.0. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £64. Value to lord in 1086 £71.8. Value to lord c. 1070 £64. Households: 22 villagers. 15 slaves. 100 cottagers. Ploughland: 27 ploughlands. 9 lord's plough teams. 18.5 men's plough teams. Other resources: Meadow 136 acres. 3 mills, value 3.1. 1 church. 1.0 church lands. Lords in 1066: King Edward; free men, ten. Overlord in 1066: King Edward. Lords in 1086: Gilbert; Hervey, the commissioner; Hugh; Mont-Saint-Michel, abbey of; Richard Poynant; William; King William; priests, two. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: King William. Phillimore reference: 1,7 http://opendomesday.org/place/SU5886/cholsey/

Lollington: Hundred: Slotisford County: Berkshire Total population: 6 households. Total tax assessed: 3 exemption units. Taxable units: Taxable value 3 exemption units. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £5. Value to lord in 1086 £3. Value to lord c. 1070 £2. Households: 3 villagers. 3 cottagers. Ploughland: 2 ploughlands. 1 lord's plough teams. 1 men's plough teams. Other resources: Meadow 12 acres. Lord in 1066: Almer. Lord in 1086: Richard Poynant. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 43,1

Hampshire holdings

Netley: Hundred: Mansbridge County: Hampshire Total population: 13 households. Total tax assessed: 3 exemption units. Taxable units: Taxable value 3 exemption units. Taxed on 1.0. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £3. Value to lord in 1086 £5. Value to lord c. 1070 £2. Households: 9 villagers. 2 smallholders. 2 slaves. Ploughland: land for 5 ploughlands. 1 lord's plough teams. 2 men's plough teams. Other resources: Meadow 4 acres. Woodland 40 swine render. 1 church. Lord in 1066: Alward. Overlord in 1066: King Edward. Lord in 1086: Richard Poynant. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 42,1 http://opendomesday.org/place/SU4509/netley/

Southampton: Hundred: Mansbridge County: Hampshire Total population: 185.5 households. Total tax assessed: 2.5 exemption units. Other resources: 1 fishery. Lord in 1066: King Edward. Lords in 1086: Aiulf the chamberlain; Ansketil son of Osmund; Cormeilles abbey of Sainte-Marie; Durand of Gloucester; Count of Evreux; Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances; Gilbert of Bretteville; Hugh of Grandmesnil; Hugh of Port; Humphrey the chamberlain; Lyre abbey of Sainte-Marie; Nigel the doctor; Osbern Giffard; Ralph of Mortimer; Ralph of Tosny; Reginald Cnut; Richard Poynant; Richere of Les Andelys; Count Robert of Mortain; Stephen son of Erhard; Turstin the chamberlain; Turstin the engineer; Wherwell Holy Cross abbey; William son of Stur. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: King William. Phillimore reference: S3 http://opendomesday.org/place/SU4111/southampton/

Oxfordshire holdings

Godington: Hundred: Kirtlington County: Oxfordshire Total population: 19 households. Total tax assessed: 7 geld units. Taxable units: Taxable value 7 geld units. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £5. Value to lord in 1086 £5. Households: 16 villagers. 2 smallholders. 1 slave. Ploughland: land for 7 ploughlands. 2 lord's plough teams. 6.5 men's plough teams. Other resources: 1 mill, value 0.15. Lords in 1066: Sighwat; Siward. Lord in 1086: William. [William, who held Godington from Richard Puignant in 1086, has been assumed to be his brother] Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 33,2 http://opendomesday.org/place/SP6427/godington/Godington

Middleton [Stoney] Hundred: Kirtlington County: Oxfordshire Total population: 37 households. Total tax assessed: 10 geld units. Taxable units: Taxable value 10 geld units. Value: Value to lord in 1066 £10. Value to lord in 1086 £10. Value to lord c. 1070 £10. Households: 25 villagers. 7 smallholders. 5 slaves. Ploughland: land for 16 ploughlands. 3 lord's plough teams. 13 men's plough teams. Other resources: Woodland 8 * 8 furlongs. Lord in 1066: Thori. Lord in 1086: Richard Poynant. Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant. Phillimore reference: 33,1 http://opendomesday.org/place/SP5323/middleton-stoney/

Wiltshire holdings

Chalke: Known today as Chalke - Bowerchalke - Broad Chalke. Hundred: Stowford County: Wiltshire Total population: 166 households. Total tax assessed: 77 geld units. Head of manor: Chalke. Taxable units: Taxable value 77 geld units. Value: Value to lord in 1086 £77. Households: 86 villagers. 50 smallholders. 20 slaves. 10 freedmen. Ploughland: land for 66 ploughlands. 15 lord's plough teams. 50 men's plough teams. Other resources: 10.0 lord's lands. Meadow 12 acres. Pasture 3 * 1 leagues. Woodland 3 * 1 leagues. 5 mills, value 3.25. Lords in 1066: Aeleva of Knoye; Wilton abbey of St. Mary; men of the church. Overlord in 1066: Wilton abbey of St. Mary Lords in 1086: Gerard; Richard Poynant; Wilton abbey of St. Mary Tenants-in-chief in 1086: Richard Poynant; Wilton abbey of St. Mary. Phillimore reference: 13,9 http://opendomesday.org/place/XX0000/bowerchalke-and-broad-chalke/