Jone
was the daughter of William Yeo and Joan Fulford, and
probably born around 1510. As can be seen from the Hourglass
tree above, Joan Fulford had quite a pedigree, but William
Yeo died before his father Robert, so never lived at
Heanton Satchville. In Robert's IPM, the properties
are passed on to William's son, Robert and later Joan
seems to have been living, as a widow in Bradworthy
Robert's
IP taken 26 Nov, 1530 Devon delivered into
court 15 May by John Pasmer. Inquisition taken at
Exeter 3 May 1531 before John Hext esq., escheator
after the death of Robert Yeo esq, by the oath of
Roger Blewett, Anthony Pollard, John Carewe, Thomas
Fortescue, Henry Denys, John Bydwell, Thomas Gibbs,
John Pomerey, Thomas Hext, John Holway esquires and
Roger Dene.:-
Robert
Yeo also held a moiety of the manor of Coteley common
with John Arundell, esq, held of the Lord Fytzwarren
Lord Zouche, John Arundell and Peter Compton of their
manor of Cardenham by 1/2 a fee mortain worth £12;
2 messuages, 200 acres of land, 100 of heath and 4s
rent in Nymet St George held of Thomas Hacche, esq,
of his manor of Nymet St George; worth 20s - i messuage,
40 acres of land and 40 of heath in Dowelton, held
of the said manor of Stoford, worth 20s; - 1 messuage,
40 acres of land, 4 of meadow and 20 of heath in Sheepwash;
held of John Holland esq., of his manor of Sheepwash;
worth 5s and 1 messuage, 300acres of land, 10 of meadow
and 100 of heath in Crediton held of Humphrey Arundell
esq of his manor of Tueton; worth £3 By charter dated
13 August, 1510 he enfeoffed thereof William Fulford,
Thomas Hacche, James Chudleigh esquires, John Rawe
sargeant-at-law and Roger Graynfild to the use
of Joan wife of William Yeo, son of the said Robert
Yeo, for her life. William Fulford, James Chudleigh
and Roger Graynfild are dead; the other feoffees yet
hold the premises to the use of Joan, who is yet living.
William Yeo is dead. Robert Yeo died 5 Jan 1529/30
Next heir Robert son of William son of said Robert
Yeo, aged 21.
In
1542 property in Myddlecot,in the parish of Black
Torrington was released by Hugh Prust, gent to Johanna
Yeo wid and her son Humphrey Yeo.
In
1546 this deed was taken out
Calendar
of Deeds - Exeter Record Office 30413 Dated 1546 Indented
writing by Hugh Prust, Humphrey Coles, Thomas Hex,
Robert Pollard, Richard Burgen and Richard Chaunterell
that Humphrey Yeo, gent, and Johanna wife of John
Tryplet, gent, held one mess. and 5 closes of land
in Mydelcot, otherwise West Myddelcot, in the parish
of Black Torrington, 1 close called the Woodelakem
Le Langclose, North Quarry, Stonepark, Le Southclose
to hold for 60 years if said Humphrey and Joane live
so long with reversion to the above named parties
and release by them to Robert Yeo of Heanton Then
to Robert Yeo, Humphrey Weaver (Wheeler?), William
Hechyne if they live for 60 years same lives.
In
1556 a bond of Humphrey Yeo of London, gent to William
Yeo of Shebbear, gent in £20 a tenement called
Meddicott in Black Torrington, now in the tenure of
Robert Yeo, gent without disturbance by Humphrey.
Release by William Yeo of Shebbear, gent to Robert
Yeo of Heanton a tenement in Black Torrington called
Middlecott now in the tenure of said Robert, esq
In
a deed dated 23.5.1561, Robert Yeo gives the land
to within written and all his interest to come therein
to William Yeo in presence of Henry Rolle/Richard
Gilbert
