Prideaux: A West Country Clan

The one and only definitive guide. William Prideaux of Trevose, in the parish of St. Merryn, married Johanna daughter of John Mundy of Rialton, brother of the last Prior of Bodmin, through whose influence he was granted by the convent [monastery] a lease, dated 20th October 29th Henry VIII (1537) to him and Johanna the daughter of John Munday, whom he "God permitting, intended to marry", and the survivor of them, of the manor of Padstow, together with the advowson of the Vicarage of the Church, which lease was afterwards confirmed in the Court of Augmentation. The term unexpired in this lease, by deed dated 24th February 1544-5 (36th Henry VIII), he assigned to Nicholas Prideaux his uncle, who had, meanwhile, been granted the manor in fee. He afterwards settled at St. Cadoc in Padstow, where he died on 27th June 1564, and upon the inquisition taken after his death on 17th January 1564-5, it was found: that he died seized in his demesne as of fee of all the tithe fish and fishery of the Parish of Paddestowe, and of a tenement called Trebartheke in St. Eval; that by his will he gave to his wife Johanna two-thirds of these possessions to pay his debts and portion his daughters; that his wife died at St. Cadoc the day following the death of her husband; and that Richard Prideaux and Roger Prideaux (his brothers) and William Munday (his brother-in-law) administered as to his effects; and further that John Prideaux was his eldest son and was of the age of eighteen years seven months and sixteen days.