This
is a table showing the distribution of the name Yeo/Yea in Devon,
Cornwall & Somerset from 1524 to 1674
Parish
|
Subsidy
Rolls
|
Subsidy
Rolls
|
Muster
Rolls
|
Subsidy
Rolls
|
Subsidy
Rolls
|
Protestations
|
Land
Ass. 1642 and
|
Hearth
Tax
|
|
1524/7
|
1543/45
|
1569
|
1581
|
1624
|
1641
|
Poll
Tax 1660
|
1674
|
Huish |
Edmond |
G.18
Thomas |
John |
|
|
George
Esq |
|
14 George |
Hatherleigh |
Nicholas |
G.18
John (gent) |
John
(Gent) |
L.8
John (Gent |
|
John
Esq |
40s
John Esq |
|
|
John |
G.20
Leonard (gent) |
George
(Gent) |
L.6
George |
|
|
John
(Gent) |
|
|
Leonard |
|
Robert
(Gent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George |
|
|
|
|
|
Bradworthy |
John |
G.20
Robert (gent) |
John
Jn |
G.14
John (wid) |
|
Ambrose |
10s
Grace |
2 Widow
Yeo |
|
John |
G.20
Robert |
Robert |
G.7
John de Blatchboro |
|
Christopher |
1s.3
John |
3 Richard |
|
Robert |
G.8
John Sen |
Thomas |
G.3
Richard |
|
Hugh |
Richard
of Blatchborough |
|
|
|
G.3
John Jun |
Richard |
John
de Redmansworth |
|
John |
Prudence |
|
|
|
G.5
William |
William |
|
|
Richard |
Francis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert |
|
|
West
Putford |
John |
G.15
Nicholas |
G.7
Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
Shebbear |
Robert |
Robert |
Robert
(Gent) |
|
|
Mr Ferdinand |
Mrs
Yeo wid, (many lost) |
5 Jane |
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Mr Joseph |
|
4 William |
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Mr Robert |
|
1 William |
Petrockstowe |
Robert |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Holsworthy |
William |
G.1
John |
|
|
|
Robert
(gent) |
|
|
|
Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stratton |
John |
G.9
Nicholas |
Nicholas |
|
|
Richard |
Hearth
Tax. 1660-1664 |
|
|
|
G.2
Roger |
John |
|
|
Barnard |
3 Mrs
E. Yeo |
|
|
|
|
Walter |
|
|
Nicholas |
4 John
Yeo |
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
Richard
(Jun) |
Katherine
Yeo |
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
|
2 Richard
Yeo |
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andrew |
|
|
|
|
|
Launcells |
John |
G.7
John |
William |
|
|
Richard |
Hearth
Tax 1660-1664 |
|
|
|
G.1
John Jun |
John |
|
|
Barnard |
3 Humphrey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Humphrey |
|
|
Kingsnympton |
Philip |
G.4
John |
Richard |
Richard |
|
Hugh |
|
|
|
|
G.2
John |
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
G.3
Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northam |
Lewis |
|
Francis |
John |
|
Christopher |
6 Edmond |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edmond |
1 William |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Littleham/Bideford |
Henry |
G.1
John (wid) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kingskerswell |
Robert |
G.2
Thomas |
Nicholas |
L.1
Thomas |
Marion
(wid) |
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
|
Nicholas |
|
|
|
|
|
Maldon |
John |
|
Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
Stokenham |
Walter |
G.3
William |
|
|
L. Johane
(wid) |
Andrew |
|
2 Andrew |
|
|
G.3
Margaret |
|
|
Elizabeth
(wid) |
Peter |
|
|
|
|
G.2
William |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Staverton |
William |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Braunton |
|
L30
Hugh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L6 William
(Gent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chittlehampton |
|
John
Yea |
David |
G.10
Cecily (wid) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
|
|
|
Ilsington |
|
G.3
John Sen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G.5
John Jun |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Great
Torrington |
|
|
Humphrey |
|
|
|
|
|
South
Tawton |
|
|
Hugh |
|
|
|
|
|
North
Tawton |
|
|
Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
Dolton |
|
|
Ambrose |
|
|
|
|
|
Bridestowe |
|
|
William |
|
|
|
|
|
Tamerton |
|
|
Leonard |
|
|
|
|
|
Lanteglos |
|
|
Robert |
|
|
|
|
|
Plymstock |
|
|
Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
Mary
Tavy |
|
|
William |
|
|
|
|
|
Bridgerule |
|
|
William |
|
|
|
|
|
Dunchedeock |
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
Dunsford |
|
|
William |
G.3
William |
|
John |
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert |
Widow
Yeo |
|
Swimbridge |
|
|
|
|
|
Bartholomew |
|
4 Bartholomew |
|
|
|
|
|
|
George |
|
3 John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roger |
|
|
Barnstaple |
|
|
|
|
|
Anthony |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hugh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lewis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jonathan |
|
|
East
Buckland |
|
|
|
|
|
William
(clerk) |
|
4 Mr
William incumbent |
Filleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
|
|
Totnes |
|
|
|
|
L. Agnes
(wid) |
Robert |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G. Susan
(wid) |
|
|
|
Clayhanger |
|
|
|
|
Joseph
Yeow |
|
|
|
Woolfardsworthy |
|
|
|
|
|
John |
Thomas
for Yea |
5 Widow
Yeo |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Jun |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
(constable) |
|
|
Clawton |
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert |
|
|
Meeth |
|
|
|
|
|
John
Sen (Gent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
Jun (Gent) |
|
|
Weare
Gifford |
|
|
|
|
|
Christopher |
John
(Wid) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Francis |
Christopher
(Gent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Justian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Hartland |
|
|
|
G.3
Richard |
|
Charles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Justian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard |
|
3 Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 Justine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 Richard |
Exeter
St Mary Major |
|
|
|
G.6
John |
1602
Nicholas |
James |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
Exeter
St Petrox |
|
|
|
Leonard
(Gent) |
Richard |
|
|
|
Exeter
St Kerrian |
|
|
|
|
Mary
wid of Roger |
Mr Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Walter |
|
|
Exeter
St Leonards |
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
Exeter
Trinity |
|
|
|
|
|
Nicholas |
|
|
Exeter
St Davids |
|
|
|
|
|
Humphrey |
|
|
Exeter
St Pauls |
|
|
|
|
|
George |
|
2 Joseph |
Exeter
St Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 John |
Exminster |
|
|
|
L.1
John |
|
Thomas |
1660
22 Elinor and |
3 Edmond |
Alphington |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1660
Prudence |
|
Holberton |
|
|
|
|
Margery |
Peter |
Thomas
her son |
|
Christowe |
|
|
|
|
Peter
(hons) |
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William
Jun |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nicholas
(constable) |
|
|
Samford
Peverell |
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Yeoh |
Amos |
|
3 David |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph |
|
3 His
Son |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Jun. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Peter
Marland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Samuel |
Poughill |
|
|
|
|
|
Philip |
|
|
Beaford |
|
|
|
|
|
Bartholomew |
|
5 Zenobia
Yeo |
Wibworthy |
|
|
|
|
|
George
(gent) |
10s
George (gent) |
|
Werrington |
|
|
|
|
|
Paul
(gent) |
|
|
Marhamchurch |
|
|
|
|
|
John |
1660
Grace 1s |
|
Grade |
|
|
|
|
|
Walter
(Rector) |
1660
Mrs Elizabeth £3.15 |
1664
Mary 1s |
St Columb
Minor |
|
|
|
|
|
Ames |
1660
1 John |
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
St Austell |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edith
Yowe |
|
St Stephen
in Brennel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1660
Henry & wife |
|
Morwenstow |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1664
Francis |
|
Stokeinteignhead |
|
|
|
|
|
Anthony |
|
|
Halberton |
|
|
|
|
|
Francis |
|
|
Moretonhampstead |
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
Drewsteignton |
|
|
|
|
|
Robert |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Tiverton |
|
|
|
|
|
Francis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Colebrook |
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
|
Heavitree |
|
|
|
|
|
Mark |
|
|
Broadhembury |
|
|
|
|
|
Philip
Yewe |
|
5 David |
Broadclyst |
|
|
|
|
|
John
Yowe |
|
|
Chudleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
S.P.
George |
|
Saltash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1664
William |
|
Whitestone |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 John
& Ethelred |
|
Cadleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Mary |
Bideford |
|
|
|
|
|
Hugh |
|
3 Wid
Yoe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
|
John |
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Warkleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
Christopher |
|
|
Goodleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 Edmund |
Stoodleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 Francis |
Morebath |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 Robert |
Wolborough |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 William |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wid
Yeo Pauper |
Highweek |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ruth
Yeo |
Bishops
Tawton |
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
|
Satterleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
Philip |
|
|
Berrynarbor |
|
|
|
|
|
Samuel |
|
|
Plymtree |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Yow |
Mawnon |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1660
Ann single p. 1s |
|
|