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Biography of William Yonge 4th Baronet 1693-1755

In 1677 [his father] Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 24) and Gertrude Morice Lady Yonge (age 6) were married. She by marriage Lady Yonge of Colyton in Devon.

In 1691 [his father] Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 38) and [his mother] Gwen Williams were married.

Around 1693 William Yonge 4th Baronet was born to Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 40) and Gwen Williams.

In 1716 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 23) and Mary Heathcote (age 19) were married.

In 1724 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 31) and Mary Heathcote (age 27) were divorced. He had had a number extra-marital affairs. On discovering she had taken a lover he divorced her, keeping her dowry and most of her fortune, and sued her lover for damages.

In 1724 [his wife] Mary Heathcote (age 27) died.

After 1724 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 31) and Anne Howard Lady Yonge were married.

On 17th July 1731 [his son] George Yonge 5th Baronet was born to William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Howard Lady Yonge.

On 18th July 1731 [his father] Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 78) died. His son William (age 38) succeeded 4th Baronet Yonge of Colyton in Devon. [his wife] Anne Howard Lady Yonge by marriage Lady Yonge of Colyton in Devon.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1737 John Vanderbank (age 42). Portrait of William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 44).

On 10th August 1755 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 62) died at Escot Honiton, Devon. His son [his son] George (age 24) succeeded 5th Baronet Yonge of Colyton in Devon.

On 12th September 1775 [his former wife] Anne Howard Lady Yonge died.

Ancestors of William Yonge 4th Baronet 1693-1755

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Yonge of Colyton

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Yonge 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Peryan of Exeter

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Peryan

GrandFather: Walter Yonge 2nd Baronet

Father: Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet

William Yonge 4th Baronet

Mother: Gwen Williams