'Yard1'
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Families covered: Yard (Yearde) of Bradley, Yard of Treasurersbeare (Yarde of Tresurersbeare), Sainthill of Bradninch
| William at Yard | |||||||||||||||
| m. Maud Ashe | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Brian at Yard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lewe Monach (dau of Philip Monach) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Yard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Yeo (dau of Gilbert de la Yeo) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Roger Yard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizonta Bussel (dau/heir of John Bussel) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Yard | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Yard, Sheriff of Devon (a 1142 - sb 1412 or 1442?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Ferrers (dau/coheir of William Ferrers of Churston) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Gilbert Yard of Yearde of Bradley, Devon the first mentioned by Nichols | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Wadham (dau of Sir Richard Wadham of Merriefeilde) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Roger Yard or Yearde of Bradley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Halse (dau of Richard Halse of Keneton, widow of ?? St. Cleere) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Richard Yard of Bradley (d 14.02.1543) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Bamfeild (dau of Walter Bamfeild | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Thomas Yard of Bradley (b c1503, d c10.1557) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Lewson (a 1543, dau of John Lewson of Warwickshire) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Joan Hurst (d 10.03.1591, dau of William Hurst, alderman of Exon) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John Yarde of Tresurersbeare (d 03.05.1575) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joyce Graye (a 1543, dau of Sir Edward Graye) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Anne Yard | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Holbeame of Holbeame (dsp 1549) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Margaret Yard | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Huddie or Hody | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Isabell or Elizabeth Yard | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Fursland | |||||||||||||||
| ((6))+ | other issue (a 1543) - Richard, Henry (a 1574), William | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Joan Yard or Yearde | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Gale | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Elizabeth Yarde probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 10.1487) William Gibbs of Fenton | |||||||||||||||
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| John Yarde of Tresuresrbeare (d 03.05.1575) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joyce Graye (a 1543, dau of Sir Edward Graye) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Francis Yarde of Tresurersbeare (d before 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances St. Berbe (dau of Henry (not Edward) St. Berbe of Ashington, sister of Edward) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Edward Yarde 'of Clyst Honiton' of Tresurersbeare (dsp before 18.04.1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Brigett Radford (d before 1657, dau of Lawrence Radford of St. Leonards) | |||||||||||||||
| Nichols shows Edward & Bridget as parents of the Thomas shown below as m. Dorothy Sainthill (St. Hill) plus Samuel, Edward, Mary & Joyce (and names Thomas & Dorothy's children but does not follow the line any further). We follow Vivian. | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Elizabeth Yarde (a 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Lee of Dunscombe | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Frances Yarde (a 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Thomas Yarde 'of Bradley' (a 1574) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Hockmore (dau of Gregory Hockmore) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Yarde of Staplefitzpaine, Cornwall (a 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Radford (a 1647, dau of Lawrence Radford of St. Leonards) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Yard of Treasurersbeare 'of Clistyhydon' (d before 20.04.1657) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c12.1636) Dorothy Sainthill (bur 09.01.1688-9, dau of Peter Sainthill of Bradninch) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Peter Yard of Treasurersbeare (d before 12.11.1668) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Yard of Treasurersbeare (d 10-11.1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m.(c09.1670) Ellen Cogan of Thorncombe (bur 12.04.1701) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Edward Yard of Treasurersbeare (d before 1746) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Richard Yard (a 1678, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth (bur 30.11.1745) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - William (bur 12.11.1711), Peter (bpt 18.10.1711, bur 24.05.1713), Thomas (bur 07.04.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - Thomas (a 1678), William of Topsham (bur 14.04.1751) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Edward Yard, later Sainthill of Bradninch (b 1637, d 1732) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Stafford (dau of Hugh Stafford of Pynes) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Sainthill', p663). | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Sainthill 'of Bradninch' | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Frances Yonge (dau of Sir Walter Yonge of Escot) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Jane (b 1733, d 10.06.1819), Gwynn (dsp young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Lindsey | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Margaret Sainthill (b 1764, d 27.03.1843) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Pearse (d 10.04.1830, Rear Admiral RN) | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue (dsp) - Edward (d 1794), Samuel (d 1798) | ||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue (a 1657) - Thomas, Robert, Bridget, Dorothy, Mary, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Edward (a 1657), Mathias (a 1657), Mary (a 1633), Margaret (a 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Yard (d before 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Daniel Yard (a 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Yarde (a 1574) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Sainthill (a 1574) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Yard of Bradley', p829+) with a little support/contradiction from 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 4, part 1, 1807, 'Pedigree of Yarde of Cosby', p145)
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