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Newton Ferrers - Incumbents
| Dates | Incumbent | Notes |
c.1260 |
(not known) | First Rector appointed – a member of William de Ferrers’ family. |
1279 |
Herbert de Ferrariis | Also a relation of William de Ferrers |
1311 |
Master Richard de Coletone | |
1314 |
Master Henry de Nyuretone | Sometime Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral. Appointed by Bishop Grandison |
1318 |
Master John de Northwode, Priest | A nephew of Bishop Grandison |
1344 |
Master William de Carslake | |
? |
Henry Blackborne | |
1399 |
John Andrew, Priest | |
1419 |
Richard Tryby, Chaplain | |
1432 |
Sir John Holcote, Chaplain | |
1444 |
John Carkeke | |
1477 |
Sir John Webber, Chaplain | |
1480 |
Master William Thomas | |
? |
Sir John Dyllone | Recorded as having put seats into the church |
1537 |
George Croft, M.A | |
1539 |
Simon Heynes | |
1552 |
John Pollard, Clerk. | He was deprived on the accession of Queen Mary |
1554 |
Sir John Gybbe, Clerk | |
1572 |
William Bradbridge |
As well as holding this benefice he was concurrently Bishop of Exeter and Rector of Lezant in Cornwall. His tomb is close to the high altar in Exeter Cathedral |
1578 |
Master John Atkins, Clerk | |
1591 |
Anthony Hartley, M.A | |
1600 |
John Sprott, S.T.B. | Canon of Exeter Cathedral |
1632 |
Edward Elliott, Clerk | |
1645 |
Anthony Clifford, Clerk S.T.B. |
He was almost immediately deprived of the Living and during the time of the Commonwealth there were two or three ‘intruded ministers’ (Parliamentarians) appointed. No sacraments were said in the church for 16 years. |
1661 |
Anthony Clifford, Clerk S.T.B. |
Was reinstated as Rector following a petition by the villagers of Newton Ferrers to King Charles II |
1686 |
Francis Hingston, Clerk | |
1725 |
John Wills, Clerk | |
1727 |
William Williams, Clerk | |
1752 |
John Yonge, Clerk M.A. | Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford |
1767 |
Richard Doidge, M.A | |
1771 |
John Yonge, Clerk | He was killed in a hunting accident in 1771 |
1772 |
Richard Doidge, M.A. | The same as above |
1774 |
James Yonge, Clerk | |
1798 |
Duke Yonge, M.A. | |
1808 |
Duke Yonge, the younger | |
1812 |
John Yonge, Clerk B.A. | |
1877 |
Duke Yonge, Clerk M.A | |
1882 |
Samuel Harward Archer, Clerk M.A | |
1891 |
Charles Burrell Yonge, Clerk M.A. | He planted the cyclamen in the churchyard |
1940 |
Alexander Patrick, M.A. | |
1941 |
Charles Hugh Duffy Grimes, M.A | |
1961 |
Harold Stamp, Clerk | |
1969 |
Peter Fairbrother, Clerk | |
1984 |
Adrian John Vivian, AKC B.D. | Priest-in-Charge during the Suspension of the Living |
1988 |
Timothy Randall Deacon, B.A. | Priest-in-Charge 1988. Instituted as Rector in 1994 |