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Summary of Results: We are quite the diverse group! We now have no fewer than five distinct Yeo Lines: a Haplogroup T lineage, an R1a-Z280 lineage, at least one R1b lineage (likely multiple), a Haplogroup I Yeo line and an unrelated Haplogroup I Yaw line.
Patriarchs of Some Tested Lines: Thomas Yeo is part of the Inwardleigh branch of the Yeo family 1 Thomas Yeo 1680 – …..+ Elizabeth Hancock (m. 8 Apr 1700 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon) …..2 Isaac Yeo 1701 – …..2 Hannah Yeo 1704 – …..2 Elizabeth Yeo 1708 - …..2 Thomas Yeo 1712/13 – ……….+ Joan Gale (m. 26 Apr 1742 in Inwardleigh, Devon) ……….3 Mary Yeo 1742 – ……….3 Johanna Yeo 1743 – ……….3 Thomas Yeo 1745 – 1826 ……….3 Richard Yeo 1747 – ……….3 Mary Yeo 1749 – ……….3 Hannah Yeo 1751 - ……….3 William Yeo 1754 - 1833 ……………+ Mary Drew (m. 1778 in Inwardleigh, Devon) ……………4 Johanna Yeo 1787 – ……………4 Anne Yeo 1790 – ……………4 Thomas Yeo 1793 - 1845 ……………4 William Yeo 1780 - ………………..+ Mary Medland (m. 31 Oct 1803 in Inwardleigh, Devon) ………………..5 Isaac Yeo 1804 – ………………..5 Mary Yeo 1806 – ………………..5 Martha Yeo 1808 – ………………..5 James Yeo 1813 – ………………..5 Joanna Yeo 1818 - ………………..5 Benjamin Yeo 1815 – 1882 …………………….+ Mary Blatchford 1818 – 1857 (m. 22 Oct 1848 in Sticklepath, Devon) …………………….6 Eliza Yeo 1848 – 1891 (b. Devon) …………………….6 William Yeo 1849 – 1855 …………………….6 James Yeo 1852 – 1908 (b. Westminster Twp., Ontario) …………………….6 Mary Yeo 1854 – 1932 (b. Westminster Twp., Ontario) Second wife of Benjamin Yeo: …………………….+ Ann McBean 1821 – 1911 …………………….6 Margaret Ann Yeo 1866 – 1934 (b. Westminster Twp., Ontario) …………………….6 William Duncan Yeo 1864 – 1951 …………………………+ Ruth Dibb 1854 – 1897 (m. 12 Oct 1893 in Petrolia, Ontario) …………………………7 Stanley Dibb Yeo 1895 – 1971 Thomas Yeo is being researched by gyeo(at)gmail.com
James Henry Yeo was born in Essex county, New Jersey in 1809. His parents were born in England, their names and the English Yeo line they are descended from is not known and is being sought by his descendants. He married Ruhaniah Eggleston in New Jersey. James Henry was a veterinarian surgeon, and moved several times during his life living in New Jesey, upstate New York, Ohio, and eventually in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he died sometime during or after 1883. 1 James Henry Yeo1809 - ? ...+Ruhaniah Eggleston1820 - ? ........2 James Henry Yeo1836 - ........2William Henry Yeo1840 - ................+Elizabeth ?1844 - ........2Lewis Samford Yeo1840 - 1899 ................+Francis Adeline Armstrong1843 - 1922 ........2Frankie Maria Yeo1847 - 1880 ........2Mortimer Portimer Yeo1849 - 1930 ................+Ida ?1867 - ................*2nd Wife Mortimer P Yeo: ................+Hanna "Fannie" Bloomstrom1871 - ........2Charles F. Yeo1857 - James Henry is being researched by tbyeo38(at)yahoo.com & dgyeo67(at)gmail.com William Yeo 1 William Yeo1763 - 1831 ...+Margery Rowell? - 1809 ........................m. 18SEP1791 Milton Dameral, Devon ........2 Henry Yeo ........2William Yeo1794 - 1874 ................+Jane Fanson1799 - 1869 ........................................m. 2APR1824 Pancrasweek, Devon ................3James Henry Yeo ................3Samuel Yeo ................3Elizabeth Yeo ................3Mary Jane Yeo ................3John Yeo ................3William Yeo? - 17FEB1911 ........................+Susan Wonnacott ................................................m. 15JAN1849 ................3Thomas Yeo William is being researched by wcyeo(at)shaw.ca
William Yeo, Sr emigrated to the United States in 1843. He was a miller by trade and lived in Bunker Hill, IL; St. Croix Fall, LaCrosse and Memononie, WI. 1 William Yeo, Sr b.21Feb1808 Stoke Rivers, Devonshire ..................d.03Apr1889 LaCrosse, Wisconsin ...+Johanna Squire b.1803 .....................m.01Feb1837 Monkokehampton, Devonshire .....................d.17Jul1850 ........2Jane Yeo1838 - 1899 ................+JJ Carter? - 1900 ........2 Mary Yeo1840 - 1901 ........2William Yeo, Jr1842 - 1922 ................+Helen L Sampson1841 - 1912 ................+Anna Webb? - 1922 ........2Ellen Marie Yeo1848 - 1944 ................+William R Waters1852 - ? ...*2nd Wife William Yeo, Sr: ...+Mary Ann Landersb.abt 1830 England ...........................m.1851 ...........................d.06Mar1889 LaCrosse, Wisconsin ........2Maria Isabel Yeo1852 - 1866 ........2George Edward Yeo1856 - 1857 ........2Albert Hyde Yeo1859 - 1945 ................+Laura R Pope1859 - ? William Yeo, Sr is being researched by wayeo(at)sbcglobal.net
Patriarchs of Some Tested Lines: Thomas Yeo is part of the Inwardleigh branch of the Yeo family 1 Thomas Yeo 1680 – …..+ Elizabeth Hancock (m. 8 Apr 1700 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon) …..2 Isaac Yeo 1701 – …..2 Hannah Yeo 1704 – …..2 Elizabeth Yeo 1708 - …..2 Thomas Yeo 1712/13 – ……….+ Joan Gale (m. 26 Apr 1742 in Inwardleigh, Devon) ……….3 Mary Yeo 1742 – ……….3 Johanna Yeo 1743 – ……….3 Thomas Yeo 1745 – 1826 ……….3 Richard Yeo 1747 – ……….3 Mary Yeo 1749 – ……….3 Hannah Yeo 1751 - ……….3 William Yeo 1754 - 1833 ……………+ Mary Drew (m. 1778 in Inwardleigh, Devon) ……………4 Johanna Yeo 1787 – ……………4 Anne Yeo 1790 – ……………4 Thomas Yeo 1793 - 1845 ……………4 William Yeo 1780 - ………………..+ Mary Medland (m. 31 Oct 1803 in Inwardleigh, Devon) ………………..5 Isaac Yeo 1804 – ………………..5 Mary Yeo 1806 – ………………..5 Martha Yeo 1808 – ………………..5 James Yeo 1813 – ………………..5 Joanna Yeo 1818 - ………………..5 Benjamin Yeo 1815 – 1882 …………………….+ Mary Blatchford 1818 – 1857 (m. 22 Oct 1848 in Sticklepath, Devon) …………………….6 Eliza Yeo 1848 – 1891 (b. Devon) …………………….6 William Yeo 1849 – 1855 …………………….6 James Yeo 1852 – 1908 (b. Westminster Twp., Ontario) …………………….6 Mary Yeo 1854 – 1932 (b. Westminster Twp., Ontario) Second wife of Benjamin Yeo: …………………….+ Ann McBean 1821 – 1911 …………………….6 Margaret Ann Yeo 1866 – 1934 (b. Westminster Twp., Ontario) …………………….6 William Duncan Yeo 1864 – 1951 …………………………+ Ruth Dibb 1854 – 1897 (m. 12 Oct 1893 in Petrolia, Ontario) …………………………7 Stanley Dibb Yeo 1895 – 1971 Thomas Yeo is being researched by gyeo(at)gmail.com
James Henry Yeo was born in Essex county, New Jersey in 1809. His parents were born in England, their names and the English Yeo line they are descended from is not known and is being sought by his descendants. He married Ruhaniah Eggleston in New Jersey. James Henry was a veterinarian surgeon, and moved several times during his life living in New Jesey, upstate New York, Ohio, and eventually in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he died sometime during or after 1883. 1 James Henry Yeo1809 - ? ...+Ruhaniah Eggleston1820 - ? ........2 James Henry Yeo1836 - ........2William Henry Yeo1840 - ................+Elizabeth ?1844 - ........2Lewis Samford Yeo1840 - 1899 ................+Francis Adeline Armstrong1843 - 1922 ........2Frankie Maria Yeo1847 - 1880 ........2Mortimer Portimer Yeo1849 - 1930 ................+Ida ?1867 - ................*2nd Wife Mortimer P Yeo: ................+Hanna "Fannie" Bloomstrom1871 - ........2Charles F. Yeo1857 - James Henry is being researched by tbyeo38(at)yahoo.com & dgyeo67(at)gmail.com William Yeo 1 William Yeo1763 - 1831 ...+Margery Rowell? - 1809 ........................m. 18SEP1791 Milton Dameral, Devon ........2 Henry Yeo ........2William Yeo1794 - 1874 ................+Jane Fanson1799 - 1869 ........................................m. 2APR1824 Pancrasweek, Devon ................3James Henry Yeo ................3Samuel Yeo ................3Elizabeth Yeo ................3Mary Jane Yeo ................3John Yeo ................3William Yeo? - 17FEB1911 ........................+Susan Wonnacott ................................................m. 15JAN1849 ................3Thomas Yeo William is being researched by wcyeo(at)shaw.ca
William Yeo, Sr emigrated to the United States in 1843. He was a miller by trade and lived in Bunker Hill, IL; St. Croix Fall, LaCrosse and Memononie, WI. 1 William Yeo, Sr b.21Feb1808 Stoke Rivers, Devonshire ..................d.03Apr1889 LaCrosse, Wisconsin ...+Johanna Squire b.1803 .....................m.01Feb1837 Monkokehampton, Devonshire .....................d.17Jul1850 ........2Jane Yeo1838 - 1899 ................+JJ Carter? - 1900 ........2 Mary Yeo1840 - 1901 ........2William Yeo, Jr1842 - 1922 ................+Helen L Sampson1841 - 1912 ................+Anna Webb? - 1922 ........2Ellen Marie Yeo1848 - 1944 ................+William R Waters1852 - ? ...*2nd Wife William Yeo, Sr: ...+Mary Ann Landersb.abt 1830 England ...........................m.1851 ...........................d.06Mar1889 LaCrosse, Wisconsin ........2Maria Isabel Yeo1852 - 1866 ........2George Edward Yeo1856 - 1857 ........2Albert Hyde Yeo1859 - 1945 ................+Laura R Pope1859 - ? William Yeo, Sr is being researched by wayeo(at)sbcglobal.net