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Evidence
of the correct Yeo Coat of Arms
There
have been many arguments over the correct Yeo coat of
arms, it appears in heraldry books as three drakes, mallards
or turkey cocks and the colours range from black ducks
(sable) to blue ducks (azure). These photographs prove
that the correct coat of arms consisted of blue ducks
(mallards/drakes) on a silver background, with a black
chevron
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The
window taken from inside the vestry
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Petrockstowe
Church
This
stained glass window was placed in St Petrocks Church,
Petrockstowe, Devon, around 1450 by Phillipa
Bonville, who was the wife of William Grenville,
parents of Ellen Grenville who married William Yeo. (see
relationship to Prince William) Unfortunately
the window was moved some years ago, into the church vestry
and when it was moved the panes of glass were placed in
the wrong order and sometimes reversed, In fact the only
shields which are correctly shown are the two Yeo ones,
all the rest are reversed. However, these two shields
are in the wrong order, and have been damaged, losing
their chevrons. On the left hand one, if you look carefully
you can see the leopard's face that indicates William
was the younger son of John Yeo & Alice Jewe
It
is impossible to photograph the window from outside the
church as it has been protected with a metal mesh, and
has to be seen from within the vestry. This means, also
that it has been impossible to clean away the hundreds
of years of grime as the outside of the window is inaccessible
and many of the colours, such as the green background
on the Jewe shield and the red Bend on the Bonville ?
arms are barely visible.
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The
window from the outside of the church
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St
Petrocks Church, Petrockstowe, Devon
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In
the second photograph, I have flipped the coats of arms
to their correct orientation, (except for the Yeo one..)
but not order....... .Starting from the top
Left
hand window Bonville/Grenville Right hand window
Grenville/Gorges (Ellen's brother, Thomas married
Elizabeth Gorges)
1st
Row Left Hand Bonville? Bigbury Right Hand Bonville?
Jewe
2nd
Row Yeo, Yeo(younger branch- see the tiny leopard's
face set in the chevron) Right Hand.... Bigbury and
some kind of symbolism
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Hatherleigh
Church
Hatherleigh
was the home of John Yeo, son of Nicholas Yeo, son of
William Yeo and Ellen Grenville, who married Ann Honeychurch.
Their eldest son, Robert, married Mary Gifford, and their
eldest son, John, married Rebecca Rolle.
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This
stained glass window appears in Hatherleigh Church and
was put there to commemorate the marriage of John Yeo
and Ann Honeychurch around 1530. The shield on the left
is the Yeo coat of arms and on the right the Honeychurch
coat of arms.
If
you look carefully you can see the crescent at the top
of the chevron, denoting that this is the younger branch
of Yeos, i.e. son of Nicholas, second son of William and
Ellen.
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This
commemorative plaque was placed in Hatherleigh Church
to commemorate the marriage of John Yeo of Hatherleigh
to Ann Harding of Long Bridy, Dorset, around 1630.
All around the outside are the different coats of arms
attributed to the two families, On the right I have blown
up the top shield, which has the quartering of the Yeo,
Giffard, Rolle and Harding families. It was their children
who emigrated to Virginia in the mid 1600's
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Huish
was the home of Leonard Yeo, brother of John of Hatherleigh.
This is where the present Heanton Satchville, home of Lord
Clinton has now been built.
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Huish
Church
The
coats of arms on the right relate to the marriage of Richard
Yeo & Elizabeth Dell. The background has the
Yeo coat of arms and the female Dell coat of arms is in
the middle of the shield. The church is still used by
Lord Clinton & his family and in the churchyard many
of his ancestors are buried. There is a private direct
link to Heanton Satchville.
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Chittlehampton
Church
This
was where Leonard of North Petherwin had lands, as well
as North Petherwin and Swimbridge. His son Edmond married
Elizabeth Killigrew, against his father's wishes and there
are many deeds relating to this as Edmond contested his
father's will. Leonard of North Petherwin was the younger
son of John and Ann Honeychurch, and when he died he left
his lands in trust, (Leonard of Huish and John of Hatherleigh
to be trustees), so that the properties would go directly
to his grandson, Paul Yeo. Paul Yeo married Elizabeth
Yeo of Huish thus ensuring the family wealth.
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On
the left is the plaque and on the right is the coat of arms
of Edmond Yeo and Elizabeth Killigrew. The Killigrew
family are said to have descended from the Earls of Cornwall,
hence their arms with the two headed eagle.
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North
Petherwin Church
Leonard
of North Petherwin married Gertrude Stapleton, who was
also the widow of Baldwin Acland. He aquired many lands
included North Petherwin, and was extremely wealthy.
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On
the left the plaque to Leonard and Gertrude and on the right
the shield with the Yeo and Stapleton arms. |
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Above are the arms of Edmond Herring, who was the vicar of North Petherwin in the 1700's entwined with those of Susanna Yeo, daughter of Richard Yeo of Huish & Elizabeth Dell
On the left is a memorial plaque to Edmond and Elizabeth's three daughters who died young. The Yeo and Killigrew arms can be seen in the bottom left hand corner
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