Eleanor was born in 1422. Eleanor's father was Richard Poynings and her mother was Eleanor Berkeley. Her paternal grandfather is Robert Poynings and her paternal grandmother was Eleanor Grey. She was an only child. She died at the age of 60 on February 10th, 1482.
General Notes
Sole heir of her grandfather Robert, 5th Lord Poynings; she brought the Poynings barony to the Percies. She was twice wed; it is unclear why her uncle Robert, her father's younger brother, didn't succeed to the Poynings barony.