a large, often prominent, family named Yeamans or Yeomans of Bristol, England some of whom later became Quakers. One prominent member of the family was Robert Yeamans a sheriff of Bristol. In 1643 he plotted to seize a city gate and let in a Royalist army to overwhelm the Parliamentary garrison. The plot was discovered and he along with some fellow conspirators were executed by the Parliamentary military governor for treason. Robert Yeamans was not a close relation of Sir John. Notes Footnotes Citations References Further reading St. Nicholas Abbey 1674 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Colonial governors of South Carolina Colony of Barbados judges Landgraves of Carolina South Carolina colonial people United States–Caribbean relations Year of birth uncertain 1611 births British slave owners