The Helyar Ownership of Coker Court
The Helyars Owned Coker Court and had Lordship over East Coker from 1616 to 1914
George's Cary son William Cary sold the manor of East Coker in 1620 to William Helyar, archdeacon of Barnstaple, to be settled on the marriage of Christian or Christine, William Cary's eldest daughter, to Henry, son of William Helyar. Henry (d. 1634) was followed by his son William (d. 1697), his grandson William (d. 1742), and his great grandson William Helyar (d. 1784). In 1812 William Helyar (d. 1820), son of the last, gave the manor to his son William (d. 1841) and he was followed in the direct male line by William (d. 1880) and Horace (d. 1893). (fn. 94) Horace was succeeded by his daughter Dorothy who married Godfrey Walker Heneage. In 1914 the estate was put up for sale but lordship was not included.
Information From: 'North Cheriton', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds (1999), pp. 93-101. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18741. Date accessed: 13 December 2006.
George's Cary son William Cary sold the manor of East Coker in 1620 to William Helyar, archdeacon of Barnstaple, to be settled on the marriage of Christian or Christine, William Cary's eldest daughter, to Henry, son of William Helyar. Henry (d. 1634) was followed by his son William (d. 1697), his grandson William (d. 1742), and his great grandson William Helyar (d. 1784). In 1812 William Helyar (d. 1820), son of the last, gave the manor to his son William (d. 1841) and he was followed in the direct male line by William (d. 1880) and Horace (d. 1893). (fn. 94) Horace was succeeded by his daughter Dorothy who married Godfrey Walker Heneage. In 1914 the estate was put up for sale but lordship was not included.
Information From: 'North Cheriton', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds (1999), pp. 93-101. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18741. Date accessed: 13 December 2006.
3 Comments:
At 11:35 AM, Rosehayward said…
My name is Rosemarie Hayward (by marriage).My father was Leslie Peter Helyar, his parents where William and Alice Helyar. Please contact me if you would like to share any further information.
Thank you
Rose
At 12:38 PM, Unknown said…
My parents were George William Hellyar and Isabelle Hellyar(Loan), His parents were George Thomas Cowell Hellyar and Isabella Hellyar(Wade). Any further information about the Hellyar family would be useful.
Regards
Doug Hellyar
At 10:03 AM, Peter Cocker said…
I am researching the early life of an Edward Cocker 1631-1676 and as very little is recorded prior to his fame as an arithmetician, scrivener, writer and poet I am chasing every lead that I can find. From the East Coker parish history I noticed that a
"Squire Helyar took particular interest in this clever orphan who helped with his estate, and paid for his education at Kings School Bruton after he showed academic promise at local grammar schools in Yeovil and, some say, Crewkerne, and helped him find places in his first sea voyages".
Do your records for that period indicated which Helyar that might have been, and how he is connected to the Archbishop Helyar who bought the property from the De Courtneys, who had obtained it from the Cokers/de Mandervills the owners by grant from just after 1066, and any details about the boy concerned, who having had the benefit of a good education and the extensive library, of the Hilyar household at his disposal could have become the Edward Cocker I am interested in.
With kind regards
Peter Cocker
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