Edward Yarde (1669–1735), of

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in the parish of

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in Devon was a

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for

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in Devon 1695-1698. He was the eldest son and heir of Edward Yarde (1638–1703) of Churston Court, MP for Ashburton in 1685, by his wife Anne Warre (died 1697), a daughter of Thomas Warre of Somerset. In 1696 he married Susanna Sparke (died 1733), a member of the prominent Sparke family of The Friary, in the parish of St Jude, Plymouth, and widow of Henry II Northleigh (1643–1694) of

Peamore, Exminster Peamore (anciently ''Pevmere'', ''Peanmore'', ''Peamont'', etc.) is a historic country estate in the parish of Exminster, Devon, which is near the city of Exeter. In 1810 Peamore House was described as "one of the most pleasant seats in the nei ...

, three times MP for

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. Henry Northleigh's sister Elizabeth Northleigh was the wife of Gilbert Yarde (died 1691/2), heir of Highweek and Bradley. Henry II Northleigh was the son and heir of Henry I Northleigh (1612–1675) by his wife Lettice Yard (born 1609), 2nd surviving daughter of Edward Yard (1583–1612) of Churston Ferrers. and great-aunt of Edward Yard (died 1735). By his wife he had five sons (three of whom died young) including: *John Yarde (1702–1773) of Churston Court, eldest son and heir, whose only son Edward Yard (died 1752) predeceased him without children. *Francis Yarde (1703/4-1749/50), fifth son, who married his cousin Elizabeth Northleigh, by whom he had a daughter and sole heiress Susanna Yarde (born 1740), who became (in her issue) the heiress of her uncle John Yarde (1702–1773) of Churston Court. She married the judge

Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet (17 March 1746 – 5 June 1800) of Churston Court in the parish of Churston Ferrers, of nearby Lupton in the parish of Brixham, and of Prince Hall on Dartmoor, all in Devon, was an English judge. Origins Bu ...

(1746–1800) of Downes, Crediton, and her eldest surviving son was Sir Francis Yarde-Buller (1767–1833), who in compliance with the will of his maternal great-uncle John Yarde (1702–1773) assumed the surname Yarde in lieu of his patronymic, but later by royal sign manual added the additional surname Buller. Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) ''The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian'', Exeter, 1887, p.6

/ref> His eldest surviving son was

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(1799–1871), raised to the peerage in 1858, and his second surviving son was

Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Baronet (19 July 1800 – 22 September 1882), born Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller, was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was member of parliament (MP) for North Staffordshire from 1833 to 1841, for Stafford from ...

(1800–1882) of Dilhorne, Towcester, Northamptonshire (ancestor of Viscount Dilhorne), created a

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in 1866, who adopted the surname Manningham in addition to and before his patronymic.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yarde, Edward 1669 births 1735 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Totnes