I have posted some of this before but have added some new information: I have been doing a one name study for over 10 years of the surname Joint/Joynt in hopes of finding some relatives for my gg grandfather, David Joynt, RC who emigrated c. 1867 with wife and remaining children from Beagh parish, Galway. It is believed he turned RC or married a RC and became the blacksheep of the family. Family rumor has it he was descended from the Limerick branch of the Joynts and that the Joynt surname was originally Huguenot in origin. I have various Joynt family info at Joint/Joynt Family Chronicles http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cmlabath/joynt.htm Here is an attempt to match up another Joynt family from some varied documents. Please let me know if you have further info OR SEE A FLAW in my linking of info into one family. >From the following docs I get this family line: Frank Joynt of Ballington, Mayo m. ?? Children of Frank Joynt and ?? = Anthony Joynt of Ballina, co. Mayo m. Diana Atkinson (dau. of George Atkinson and Dinieh? Cormeas) Children of ANTHONY JOYNT & DIANA ATKINSON= Francis George Joynt (M.D., Surgeon-granted arms-see grant of arms for more info) Diana Joynt (given items from memorial below and also m. in Clare Journal 1853 William Landy) Matilda Joynt (her will) Julia Joynt (from will of Matilda Joynt) Frances Joynt (from IGI but is it really meant to be Francis George and not a female?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Memorial 176 To the Registrar appointed by act of Parliament for Registering Deeds wills Leases and So forth in Ireland A Memorial of a Deed Poll bearing date the twenty seventh day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty-two whereby Anthony Joynt of Ballina in the County of Mayo Esquire for the considerations therein mentioned granted and confirmed to his daughter Dianna Joynt of Ballina aforesaid spinster all and Singular the household goods furniture beds bedding china linen glass and all and singular the other goods chattles and ??mentioned and described in or by the Inventory or schedule thereof or thereunder written viz one mahogany table, mahogany chairs, one mahogany chest of Drawers, one piano forte and Stool, Two brass fenders and five ??, Five bed steads, Beds and bedding, Two chests of Drawers, Two Dressing Tables, One clothespress, One ??ger, Five Dressing glasses, three bason stands, Two large School room tables, Six forms, Two globes, One Kitchen table Dresser ??, Two pair of plated candlesticks, one cruit stand, Four small common Tables, A little china, Delph and glass. To hold the same personal Estate and effects unto the said Diana Joynt her Executors administrators and assigns for her and their use and benefit and which deed contains the usual covenant of Warranty and states that the said Anthony Joynt did at the time of the Execution thereof put the said Diana Joynt into full possession of the said goods and chattles in the manner therein mentioned the execution of which deed and this memorial respectively by the Said Anthony Joynt is witnessed by Robert Power and John Byrne both of Ballina in the said county of Mayo and required to be registered by the said Anthony Joynt the grantor of said deed as Witness my hand and seal this Thirtyeth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty two-[signed] Anthony Joynt Signed and sealed in the presence of [signed] Robert Power [signed] John Byrne The above named Robert Power of Ballina in the County of Mayo householder maketh oath and saith that he is a subscribing witness to the deed of which the foregoing writing is a memorial and to the said memorial and saith he saw the said deed and memorial duly executed by the above named Anthony Joynt of Ballina aforesaid Esquire in the presence of this deponent and of John Byrne of said town of Ballina Yeoman and saith the name Robert Power subscribed as a witness to the execution of said deed and memorial respectively is this deponent's proper name and handwritings. Sworn before me at Ballina in the County of Mayo this Thirtieth day of August 1842...[signed] Robert Power ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Bourne(s) Families of Ireland" (Mary A. Strange, 1970) for the surname Joynt. Found the following footnote on P. 54: "Charles Atkinson Esq. of Ballina married Miss McCarthy Cormack and they had Robert Atkinson . . . . .Frances Atkinson who married James Higgins and Diana Atkinson who married Anthony Joynt of Ballina" Source quoted as "The Gildea Family records" compiled by G.P. Gildea in 1906 Dates of the above not clear but somewhere between 1821 and perhaps 1906 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From LDS film 0897365 Kilmoremoy Parish Records:Anthony JOYNT and Diana Frances b. 20 Aug 1818 in Ballina (Kilmoremoy Parish) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clare Journal Jan 27 1853 At Ardnaree Church, William Landy Esq., Lieut. North Mayo Regiment, to Diana, eldest daughter of Anthony Joynt Esq., of Ballina. [Note: surname could have been Lundy] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Griffith's Valuation: Mayo Parish: Kilmoremoy Location: Ballina JOYNT, Anthony JOYNT, Eleanor JOYNT, Henry JOYNT, James ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also see Grant of Arms to Francis George Joynt, M.D. 30 June 1882. Actual scan of document at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cmlabath/fgjoynt.htm which mentions a family line. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 Dec 1891 Will of Matilda Joynt I give and bequeath to my sister Julia Joynt Spinster and to my brother Francis George Joynt Surgeon General late Indian medical department and to the survivor of them all property whatsoever of which I may die passed or entitled to Dated this 2nd Day December 1891 - Matilda Joynt Signed by the Testative as and for her will in presence of us present at the same time who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other as witness have herewith subscribed our names as witness this 2nd Dec 1891 Burton Booth Lower Gardiners Place Dublin Solicitors Thos Rand Carlon Carol Co Longford.