Foster: HELYAR OR HELIER, of Devon, pleb. Hart Hall, matric. entry under date 1571, aged 18; B.A. sup. 9 Dec., 1573, M.A. 29 April, 1577, vicar of Bickleigh, Devon, 1577, rector of Down Chideock, Devon, 1582, rector of Charleton 1588, canon of Exeter 1596, vicar of Heavitree, Devon, 1602, archdeacon of Barnstaple 1605, and rector of North Tawton, Devon, 1610, until his death in 1645, aged about 90, chaplain to Queen Elizabeth, and a fellow of Chelsea college, purchased the manor of East Coker, where he built and endowed an almshouse; grandfather of the next-named.
Described by James I as 'our domestic chaplain' in Feb. 1610 (Surrey Archaeological Society, 21, p. 176).
For a different William Hellier as incumbent of Bickleigh with Sheepstor, see ID 98028.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1574 | Ordi(ordination) | Hellier, Willimus | / | priest | View |
| 1581 | Appt(Institution) | Hellyer, Willimus | Dunchidiocke / | Rector | View |
| 1582 | Appt(Presentation) | Hellyer, William | Dunchideock / | Rector | View |
| 1588 | Appt(Institution) | Helyar, Willimus | Charlton / | Rector | View |
| 1588 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Helyar, William | Charlton / | Rector | View |
| 1588 | Disp(Dispensation) | Hellier, Willimus | Dunchideock / | Rector | View |
| 1588 | Disp-App | Hellier, Willimus | Charlton / | Rector | View |
| 1596 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Heliar, William | Exeter Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1596 | Appt(Collation) | Hellyar, Willimus | Exeter Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1603 | Appt(Institution) | Helliar, Willimus | Hevitree / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Collation) | Hellyar, Willimus | Archdeaconry of Barum alias Barnstaple / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1609 | Appt(Appointment) | Helyar, William | Exeter Dean and Chapter Peculiar Jurisdiction / | official | View |
| 1611 | Appt(Institution) | Helliar, Willimus | Northtawton / | Rector | View |
| 1619 | Vac(resignation) | Helyar, Willimus | Hevetree / | Vicar | View |
| 1619 | Vac(resignation) | Helyar, not given | Hevetree / | Vicar | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Helyar, Willielmus | Northtawton / | Rector | View |
| 1627 | Appt(Appointment) | Helyar, not given | Exeter Dean and Chapter Peculiar / | official | View |
| 1631 | Libc | Helliar, Willielmus | Dunchidiocke / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Libc | Helyar, William | Exeter Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1632 | Libc | Helyar, William | North Tawnton & Dunchideocke / | Rector | View |
| 1645 | Libc | Helyar, Willielmus | Dunchideocke / | Rector | View |
| 1646 | Vac(natural death) | Kellyar, Willimus | North Tawton / | Rector | View |