Family and Education
s. of William Yeo of Totnes, Devon and Catherine.PROB11/196/120; West Country Studies Lib. Exeter, Moger transcripts, will of George Yeo, 1620. educ. M. Temple 18 May 1639, called 26 Nov. 1647.MTR ii. 880, 957. m. 29 Mar. 1642 Margaret (bap. 21 Dec. 1616, bur. 12 May 1688), da. of Humphrey Curson of Exeter, ?5s. (?3 d.v.p.).St Petrock, Exeter par. reg.; St Peter (Cathedral), Exeter par. reg.; St. Andrew, Plymouth par. reg.; Plymouth and W. Devon RO, 1/720/66; West Country Studies Lib. Exeter, Moger transcripts, will of William Yeo, 1687; St Stephen by Saltash par. reg. bur. 5 Oct. 1686 5 Oct. 1686.St Stephen by Saltash par. reg.
Offices Held
Civic: freeman, Plymouth 1647; town clerk, 12 Oct. 1647–14 Aug. 1662.
Local: commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Devon and Exeter 28 Aug. 1654; militia, Devon 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;
Parlimentarian
: St Stephen by Saltash, Cornw., Plymouth, Devon and London., the Middle Temple.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title
YEO, William (d. 1686), of Totnes, Plymouth, Devon, St Stephen by Saltash, Cornw. and the Middle Temple, London.
Will
21 Apr. 1684, pr. 1687.West Country Studies Lib. Exeter, Moger transcripts, will of William Yeo, 1687.
Estates
lessee, house at Old Town Gate, Plymouth and messuage in Whimple St. 1656;Plymouth and W. Devon RO, 1/636; 1/720/66. bought estate of Burraton, St Stephen by Saltash, Cornw. by 1648;Plymouth and W. Devon RO, 69/M/2/592; 372/8/5/8. by 1682, held ⅛ manor and hundred of Plympton;Plymouth and W. Devon RO, 69/M/2/98. at death, 5 messuages in Plymouth, 1 in Totnes.West Country Studies Lib. Exeter, Moger transcripts, will of William Yeo, 1687.
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
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