Walter Yonge (died 1649)

Walter Yonge (1579–1649) of Great House in the parish of Colyton in Devon, England, was a lawyer, merchant and diarist.

He was the eldest son and heir of John II Yonge (d. 1612) of Colyton by his wife Alice Stere.

tempore Henry VII (1485–1509) & Henry VIII (1509–1547)) of Bossington, Berkshire (sic[2]), who having been the first of his family to settle in Devonshire purchased several estates in that county, including: Yonge was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and was called to the bar from Middle Temple.

[8] Jane's uncle was Sir William Peryam (1534 – 9 October 1604) of Little Fulford, near Crediton in Devon, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

By his wife he had two sons and one daughter as follows: Yonge is now best remembered as an author: his well-known diaries (1604–1627 and 1642–1645) are valuable historical material, especially four volumes now in the British Library (Add MSS 18777–18780).