William Yeo (1408 - 1481)

Born 1408 in Heanton Satchville, Devon, England

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Died 24 Jul 1481 at about age 73 in Heanton Satchville, Devon, England

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Biography

The Visitation of Devon states that William was a son of John Yeo and Alice Jewe. ^[1]

William was elected as one of the County's Commissioners of the Peace from at least 1470 until he died in 1481. These commissioners were elected to provide law and order in the county. Justices of the Peace were "good and lawful men" who were appointed in every county in the land to "guard the Peace". JPs also administered the country at a local level. They fixed wages, built and controlled roads and bridges, and undertook to provide and supervise locally those services thought by the King and by Parliament to be necessary for the welfare of the country.

The Visitation notes that William and his wife had at least three sons. The eldest son Robert married Alice Walrond and the second son, Nicholas Yeo married a Ms Loveis of Tavistoke".^[1][2]

An Inquisition Post Mortem, taken at Torrington on 29 Oct 1481, was held after William's death. It noted he was seised of the manor of Heanton Satchville. It named his wife as Leva Yeo and his son and heir Robert, aged 36. ^[3] His date of death was given as 24 Jul 1481.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The visitation of the county of Devon in the year 1620: Saint-George, Henry, Sir, 1581-1644: pg 322 Internet Archive accessed:2 December 2022
2. ↑ William Yeo and Ellen Grenville, at the Yeo Family Society website.
3. ↑ Yeo Wills PDF