In all of the Suffolk hearth tax records covering the period 1662-1676 - which are not published except for 1674 - there are no Punyers recorded. There is one Punier and in those days the I and y were used interchangeably. Interestingly this is almost certainly a variant spelling of Pinner, as that is the name used in other years. Thus this suggests that the family didn't remain long in Suffolk. Wishing you every success in your researches Giles Colchester, Researching COLCHESTER family, any spelling, any time, any place And PACKARD in Suffolk Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 23:29:28 +1000 From: "Ted & Magi" <tedandmagi@bordernet.com.au> Subject: [SFK-UK] PUNYER about 1530 Saxtead Suffolk To: <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> My interest is the PUNYER surname until today I knew it as a very localised Kentish name but I have just had the 1571 will of John Punyer transcribed. He was a yeoman of Saxtead Suffolk. this is the first time my interest has brought me to Suffolk and I hope SKS will be able to answer my queries. He requests in his will that he be buried in the church yard of Saxtead, does the church and yard still exist? Google map of Saxtead doesn't show a lot! Does Suffolk FHS publish any parish records for the area. I can't find an IGI transcription of Saxstead parish records. The will mentions his wife Alice and a number of nephews and nieces all with the surname Punyer which makes me think there must have been brothers as well as a married sister with the surname Pechy. A few more names appear, Fryet(t), Rumsye, Grymble, Penninge and Kent. There is also a reference to "Crosse Pyghtle" Pyghtle is an ancient Anglo-Saxon word meaning "small parcel of land, a small enclosure, a croft". Still in use in East Anglia however I haven't been able to find "Crosse pyghtle" If anyone has an interest in any of the above please contact me and I'd be delighted to share any information I have. Ted Fowler Drake, a village in northern New South Wales Australia.