'Yeo1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Yeo of Heamton Sachvile (Heanton Sackville), Yeo of Huish (Huishe), Yeo of Shebbear

                               
William Yeo
1. Nicholas Yeo of Heamton Sachvile, Devon
  BLG1866 (Yeo of Fremington) starts its pedigree on the line of Nicholas (shown on the continuation page) from the William below who m. Elizabeth Greenfield of Stowe but notes that that William was "6th in descent from Nicholas Yeo and Elizabeth", whom it identifies as dau/heir of Sackville of Heanton Sackville. Vivian identifies Nicholas's wife as Elizabeth, dau/heir of Henry Killigreu of Heanton Sachvile. BHO (Magna Brittania, vol 6: Devonshire, Parishes: Pancras Week - Plymouth) reports that "The manor of Heanton Sachville, in this parish, belonged to the ancient family of Sachville, from the reign of Richard I. to that of Henry III.: afterwards to the Killegrews; by an alliance with which family it came to the Yeos, in the beginning of the reign of Edward III" (who r. 1327-1377). Accordingly, we follow Vivian in identifying Nicholas's wife as ...
  m. Elizabeth Killigrew (dau/heir of Henry Killigrew of Heanton Sachvile)
  A. John Yeo of Heamton Sachvile
  m. Alice
  i. William Yeo of Heamton Sachvile , Sheriff of Devon (a 1350)
  m. Anne Esse (dau/heir of John Esse or Ashe of Westo)
  a. Robert Yeo of Heamton Sachvile (a 1410)
  m. Jone Pyne (dau/heir of William Pyne of Bradwell)
(1) Robert Yeo of Heamton Sachvile (dvp 1399)
  m. Isabell Brightley (dau/heir of John Brightley of Brightley)
  (A) John Yeo of Heamton Sachvile (b c1380)
  m. Alice Jeue (dau/coheir of William Jeue of Cotly)
  (i) William Yeo of Heamton Sachvile
m. Ellin Grenfeild (dau of Thomas (probably not William) Grenfield of Stowe)
  (a) Robert Yeo of Heamton Sachvile
  m. Alice Walrond (dau of John Walrond, sister of Humphry of Bradfeild)
  ((1)) William Yeo of Heamton Sachvile (2nd son)
  m. Joane Fulford (dau of Sir Thomas Fulford of Fulford)
  ((A)) Robert Yeo of Heamton Sachvile
  m. Mary Fortescue (dau of Bartholomew Fortescue of Filly)
  ((i)) Margaret or Marie Yeo
m. Henry Rolle (a 1570, son of George of Stephenstone)
  ((B)) Humphrey Yeo
  ((C)) Alice Yeo
  m. Humphrey Collerd of Derworth
  ((D)) Jone Yeo
  m. John Triplett of Cornwall
  ((2)) Elizabeth Yeo
  m. Sir John Crooker of Lyneham (d 14.03.1508)
  ((3))+ other issue - Philip (dsp), Nicholas, Edward, Robert, Joan
  (b) Nicholas Yeo
  m1. Love of Tavistock
m2. Jone Libb of Wiltshire
  (c) Edward Yeo
  m. _ Clarke of Dolton
  ((1)) Thomas Yeo of Hewys (Huishe)
  m. Mary Beche of Warminster
  ((A)) John Yeo of Hewes (Huishe), Devon
  m. Elizabeth Fortescue (dau of William Fortescue of Buckland Philley)
  ((i)) William Yeo (b c1552, a 1620)
  m. Catherine Harris (dau of Georhe Harris of West Buckland)
  ((a))+ issue (a 1620) - Alexander (b c1590), Henry (b c1594)
  ((ii))+ other issue - Robert (b c1574, a 1620), Anne
  ((B)) Thomazine Yeo
  m. William Rogers
  ((C)) Mary Yeo
  m. Marke Gaye of Bowe
((D))+ other issue - Humfrey, Anne
  ((2)) Margery Yeo
  m. John Hanger
  ((3))+ other issue - William, Humfrey, Alice
  (d) Leonard Yeo (priest)
  (e) Robert Yeo of Shebbear
  m. Jone or Elizabeth Predeux (dau of Fulke Predeux of Adeston)
  ((1)) William Yeo of Shebbeare (bur 19.03.1610-1)
  m. Mary Batten (bur 14.11.1576, dau of Humphry Batten)
  ((A)) Humphry Yeo of Shebbeare (bur 26.04.1633)
  m. Agnes Weeler (dau of Richard Weeler)
  ((i)) Robert Yeo (bpt 27.07.1595, a 1620)
  m. Jane (bur 02.11.1642)
  ((a))+ issue - William (bpt 07.06.1637, d young), William (bpt 25.03.1641-2), Jane (bpt 24.07.1638), Elizabeth (bpt 15.10.1639, bur 04.12.1642), Ursula (bpt 02.11.1642)
((ii)) Suzan Yeo (bpt 21.07.1591)
  m. (08.06.1613) Robert Gunter
  ((iii)) Mary Yeo (bpt 13.05.1593)
  m. (27.01.1612-3) William Maynard
  ((iv)) Agnes Yeo (bpt 20.05.1603)
  m. (23.11.1629) Jacob James
  ((v))+ other issue - Ferdinando (bpt 15.09.1605), Joseph (bpt 18.10.1607), George (bpt 03.12.1609, bur 28.05.1610), George (bpt 05.07.1611, a 1620), John (bpt 16.01.1613-4, a 1620), Zenobia (bpt 06.05.1597), Sara (bpt 24.05.1601)
  (f) Helen Yeo
  m. John Holland
  (g) Alice Yeo
  m. Philip Stafford

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions,Yeo of Huish)
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