John Yonge - St Andrew - Colyton, Devon - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Stone coffin lid in St Andrew's church, Colyton, with the arms of John Yonge of Colyton (d. 1612).

"Born in of Colyton, Devonshire, England on ABT 1581 to John Younge and Alice Starre. John Yonge married Alice Starre and had 1 child. He passed away on Sept 30, 1612 in Colyton Devon."

SOURCE - (visit link)

"Great House on South Street in the town of Colyton, Devon, is the remnant of an historic Elizabethan mansion house built by the Yonge family, originally prominent wool merchants in the town, later Yonge baronets.

It was built by John II Yonge (d. 1612) of Colyton, son and heir of John I Yonge of Axminster, Devon. John II Yonge married Alice Stere, by whom he had two sons and five daughters, including his eldest son and heir Walter Yonge (1579–1649), a lawyer, merchant and notable diarist."

SOURCE - (visit link)

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner) Full name of the bearer: John Yonge Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: near lady chapel Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): Ermine, on a bend cotised sable three griffin's heads erased or Address: St Andrew Market Place Colyton Devon England EX24 6JS Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Logging requirements: Please upload your own personal photo of the coat of arms. You or your GPS can be in the picture, but it’s not a requirement.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.