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Families covered: Prideaux of Prideaux, Herle of Prideaux (Castle)

The descent from Pagnus (Pagan) to the Jane who married Phillip Arvas is given in both Commoners & Visitation. Visitation uses the spelling Predieux rather than Prideaux but we keep to the more traditional spelling.
Paganus de Prideaux of Prideaux Castle, Cornwall came to England the Conqueror
1. Richard Prideaux of Prideaux (d 1123)
  A. Baldwin Prideaux of Prideaux (d 1165)
  i. Nicholas Prideaux of Prideaux (d 1169)
a. Richard Prideaux of Prideaux (d 1250)
  Visitation shows 2 generations of Richards, the 2nd d 1250. Commoners shows Richard son of Nicholas as d 1250.
  (1) Baldwin Prideaux of Prideaux
  (A) Sir Thomas Prideaux of Prideaux
  m. Jane Bodrigan (dau of Philip Bodrigan or Bodrygan)
  (i) Robert Prideaux of Prideaux
  (a) Jeffry Prideaux of Prideaux
  ((1)) Roger Prideaux of Prideaux
  m. Alice Bodiford (dau of Sir Richard Bodiford or Podysford)
  ((A)) Richard Prideaux of Prideaux (d 1329-30) - continued below
  m. Cicilia de Rupe (dau of Otto de Rupe or Rupo or Roche)
  (ii) Godfrey Prideaux
  (B) Reynolds Prideaux
  b. Hickadon or Herden Prideaux
  m. _ Orcharton (dau of Ralph Orcharton of Orcharton)
2. Phillip Prideaux

 

 

Richard Prideaux of Prideaux (d 1329-30) - continued above
m. Cicilia de Rupe (dau of Otto de Rupe or Rupo or Roche)
1. Richard Prideaux of Prideaux (d 1345-6)
  m. Agnes Bevil (dau of Ralph Bevil of Treverbian)
  A. Richard Prideaux of Prideaux (1387-8)
  m. Margery Callan (dau of John Callan of Callan or Collan)
  i. Jane Prideaux
  m. Philip Arvas
Commoners indicate that it was their daughter Jane who married Thomas Herle. Visitation inserts the following intervening generation.
  a. Richard Arvas of Prideaux
  m. Jane Metherosse (dau of Richard Metherosse)
(1) Jane Arvas
  m. Thomas Herle (son of John Herle of West Herle, Northumberland)
  (A) John Herle of Prideaux
  m. Elizabeth Salter (dau of John Salter)
  (i) John Herle of Prideaux
  m. Margery Forburaye (dau of William Forburaye by Jane, dau of Thomas Ashelden)
  (a) Nicholas Herle of Prideaux
  m. Elizabeth Carminowe (dau of Nicholas Carminowe by Katherine)
  It is thought possible, but has not been proven, that this is the Elizabeth Carminow shown by a Carminow source as married to a Richard Herle.
  ((1)) Thomas Herle (a 1620)
  m. Genovieve Trevanion (dau of Sir Hugh Trevanion)
  ((A))+ issue - Hugh, Edward, Nicholas, William, John, Sibell, Mary
  Commoners reported that Prideaux Castle remained in this family "till some time in the last or 18th century."

Main source(s): Visitation (Devon, 1620, Predieux-Herle), Commoners (vol iv, Prideaux of Luson)
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