'Prideaux03'
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Families covered: Prideaux of Luson, Prideaux of Netherton, Prideaux of Prideaux Place, Prideaux of Soldon, Prideaux of Thuborough

Humphrey Prideaux of Adeston & Thewborough (Thuborough)
m. Joan Fowell (dau of Richard Fowell of Fowellscombe, widow of Sir Philip Courtenay of Lough Torr)
1. Richard Prideaux of Thuborough had issue
m. Catherine Arundel (dau of Sir John Arundel of Trerice)
  The daughter/heiress of Richard's descendant Jonathan of Thuborough married Charles Davies of Bideford.
2. Roger Prideaux of Soldon, Sheriff of Devon (a 1578, 3rd son)
  m. Philippa Yorke (dau of Roger Yorke, Sergeant-at-law)
  A. Sir Nicholas Prideaux of Soldon & Prideaux Place (d 1627)
  m1. Thomasine Henscott (dau of John Henscott of Henscott)
  i. Humphrey Prideaux of Soldon
  m. Honor Fortescue (dau of Edmund Fortescue of Fallapitt)
  a. Nicholas Prideaux of Soldon
  (1) ?? Prideaux
  (A) daughter, heiress of Soldon
  m. John Prideaux below
  b. Edmund Prideaux of Prideaux Place, Sheriff of Devon (d 15.10.1683, 3rd son)
  m. Bridget Moyle (dau of John Moyle of Bake)
  (1) John Prideaux of Prideaux Place
  m. Anne Mallock (dau of Roger Mallock of Cockington)
  (A) Edmund Prideaux of Prideaux Place (dsp 1728)
(B) Rose Prideaux (bpt 25.06.1683, bur 03.03.1736-7)
  m. (15.09.1709) William Glynn of Glynn (bur 22.11.1727)
  (2) Humphrey Prideaux (d 1724, Dean of Norwich, 3rd son)
  m. Bridget Bokenham (dau of Anthony Bokenham of Helmingham)
  (A) Edmund Prideaux of Prideaux Place
  m. (1717) Hannah Wrench (dau of Sir Benjamin Wrench of Norwich)
  (i) Humphry Prideaux of Prideaux Place, Sheriff (b 1719, d 05.1793)
  m1. (1747-8) Mary Chudleigh (dau of Sir George Chudleigh, Bart of Haldon House)
  (a) George Prideaux (dvp unm 1784)
m2. Jenny or Jane Pleydell (dau of Neville Morton Pleydell of Beer by Betty, dau of Charles Brune of Plumber)
  (b) Charles Prideaux, later Prideaux-Brune of Prideaux Place (b 14.06.1760, d 28.04.1833, Rev.)
  m. (01.08.1788) Frances Patten (d 23.03.1831, dau of Thomas Patten of Bank Hall)
  ((1)) Charles Prideaux-Brune of Prideaux Place & Plumber, Sheriff of Cornwall (b 07.12.1798, d 07.12.1875) had issue
  m. (28.02.1820) Frances Mary Glynn (d 22.07.1863, dau of Edmund John Glynn of Glynn)
  ((2)) Dorothea Prideaux (d 23.10.1853)
  m. (07.12.1815) Sir Joseph Sawle Graves Sawle, 1st Bart (d 13.01.1865)
  ((3)) Frances Prideaux (d 02.07.1871)
  m. (10.05.1823) Charles Du Cane of Braxted Park (d 17.11.1850, Captain RN)
  ((4)) Caroline Prideaux (d 13.07.1885)
  m. (14.08.1838) George John Cavendish (d 23.10.1865, Vice Admiral)
((5))+ other issue (dsp) - Anna Maria (d 09.02.1831), Mary Jenny (d 10.05.1872)
  (c) Mary Prideaux
  m. (01.08.1795) Thomas Ball of Seapark, co. Wicklow
  (d)+ 5 sons
  (ii) Rebecca Prideaux probably of this generation
  m. Sir John Pettus, 5th Bart of Rackheath (dspm 05.1743)
  The folowing daughters are as reported in Commoners (vol I, Coham of Coham).
  (3) Anne Prideaux
  m. Richard Coffin of Portledge
  (4) Bridget Prideaux
  m. Arscott Bickford of Dunsland
  (5)+ other issue - Edmund (dsp), Honour (d unm)
c. Thomasine Prideaux
  m. John Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (b 1597)
  d. Elizabeth Prideaux
  m. Sir WIlliam Morice (b 1602, d 1676, Secretary of State)
e.+ other issue - John (dsp), Humphry
  m2. Cheston Viell (dau of William Viell of St. Breock)
  ii. John Prideaux of Prideaux Place (dspm?)
  B. Sir Edmund Prideaux ('of Farway'), 1st Bart 'of Netherton' (b 1554, d 23.03.1628)
  m1. Bridget Chichester (dau of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh)
  i. Tabitha Prideaux
  m. Thomas Aylworth
ii. Sarah Prideaux (b c1574, d 1628)
  m. John Fortescue (b c1586, d 1649)
  iii. Admoniton Prideaux
  m. John Moyle
  m2. Catherine Edgecumbe (dau of Piers Edgecumbe of Edgecumbe)
  iv. Sir Peter Prideaux, 2nd Bart of Netherton (d 1682)
  m. Susannah Poulet (dau of Sir Anthony Poulet, sister of John, 1st Lord)
a. Sir Peter Prideaux, 3rd Bart of Netherton
  m. Elizabeth Granville (dau of Sir Bevil Granville of Stow, sister of John, Earl of Bath)
  (1) Sir Edmund Prideaux, 4th Bart of Netherton (d 02.1719)
  m1. Susannah Winstanley (dau of James Winstanley, widow of _ Austin)
  (A) Sir Edmund Prideaux, 5th Bart of Netherton (d 26.02.1728-9)
  m1. Mary Reynardson (dau of Samuel Reynardson)
  (i) Mary Prideaux
  m. James Winstanley
m2. Anne Hawkins (dau of Philip Hawkins)
  (ii) Anne Prideaux
  m. (1737) John Pendarves Basset (b 1713, d 19.09.1739, uncle of Lord De Dunstanville)
  (B) son
(C) daughter
  m. Phineas Creek
  m2. Elizabeth Saunderson (dau of George Saunderson of Thorsby)
  (D) Sir John Prideaux, 6th Bart of Netherton (d 08.1766)
  m. (12.04.1719) Anne Vaughan (dau of John Vaughan, Viscount Lisburne, by Mallet Wilmot)
  (i) John Prideaux (dvp Niagara 1759, Brigadier General)
  m. Elizabeth Rolt (b 1717, d 1759, dau of Colonel Rolt, sister of Sir Edward, Bart)
  (a) Sir John Prideaux, 7th Bart of Netherton (d 1826)
  m. Phebe Ann Priddle
  ((1)) Sir John Prideaux, 8th Bart of Netherton (b 29.09.1792, d 13.05.1833)
((2)) Sir Edmund Saunderson Prideaux, 9th Bart of Netherton (b 17.01.1793) had issue
  m. (19.01.1832) Frances Mary Anne FitzThomas (dau of Rev. William Edward FitzThomas of Awliscombe)
  (b)+ other issue - Edward Bayntun Edmund, Elizabeth
  (ii) Elizabeth Prideaux
  m. Edward Chichester of Northover
  (iii) Anne Prideaux
  m. William Windsor FitzThomas (rector of Arrow & Beaudesert)
  (iv)+ other issue - Saunderson (dvp Carthagena 1741), Peter
  m3. (sp) Mary Vincent (dau of Spencer Vincent, alderman of London, relict of Sir John Rogers, Bart)
  (2) Mary Prideaux (b 30.07.1658, d 20.11.1729)
  m. (16.04.1705, sp) Sir William Drake, Bart (b c1659, d 28.02.1715-6)
(3) daughter
  m. Rev. _ Harwood
  (4)+ 3 sons and other daughters
  v. Edmund Prideaux
  m3. (sp) Mary Reynell (dau of Richard Reynell, relict of Arthur Fowell)
  C. Elizabeth Prideaux
  m. Sir John Periam of Exeter
  D. Wilmot Prideaux
  m. Anthony Mapowdu
3.+ other issue - William of Gurland, Thomas (monk), Sibilla (nun)
Commoners (vol iv, Fowell of Devonshire) identified (also) the following daughters :
6. Katherine Prideaux
  m. Robert Trowbridge of Trowbridge
7. Margery Prideaux
  m. Robert Gibbs of Warwickshire
8. Mary Prideaux
  m. Henry Tremayne of Bodrygan

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Prieaux-Brune of Prideaux Place), BP1870 (Prideaux)
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