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A Guide To Local History In The Holsworthy Area.

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Entries listing the name Prideaux
1518    Fulk Prideaux inherited Ugworthy.
1549    Simpson was purchased by Nicholas and Roger Prideaux. Nicholas, of Soldon, was also known to have purchased Mores, Furse Park, Downe, Lake and Burscott.
1550    Nicholas Prideaux (second of this name) born. Was later Knighted.
1553    John Botresse had Chilsworthy. It was then purchased by Richard Chamond and Roger Prideaux.
1560    Prideaux Family held the Manor of Holsworthy from this year to 1725. They resided at Soldon, which had been built by them.
1563    Roger Prideaux acquired Ugworthy
1581    Roger Prideaux, Lord of the Manor of Holsworthy, died. He was Sheriff of Devon in 1577, and Escheator for Devon and Cornwall in 1550.
1602    Sir Nicholas Prideaux 2nd born he died in 1642.
1603    Sir Nicholas Prideaux presented the Manor to the Rectory, who also owned Church House and Guild House.
1605    Sir Nicholas Prideaux made Sheriff of Cornwall.
1606    Sir Nicholas Prideaux Knighted.
1607    Sir Nicholas Prideaux made M.P. for Cornwall.
1610    Sir Nicholas Prideaux granted a long lease on the Guildhouse to Roger Power of Derriton on the understanding he repair the church roof.
1623    Sir Nicholas Prideaux 3rd born, he died in 1553.
1624    Fair stated to have originated and the Fair proclamation drawn up for Sir Nicholas Prideaux, in the reign of James I More about James I Images of James I
1625    Sir Humphrey Prideaux born, he married in 1663 and died In 1692. He is buried in Sutcombe church.
1626    Nicholas Prideaux of Soldon died.
1632    17th November. Charles I granted to Nicholas Prideaux additional Market Rights. More about Charles I Images of Charles I
1664    Anne Prideaux born. Died 1711.
1689    Parminius Penrose rated for Ugworthy on church terrier. Humphrey Prideaux rated £8.2s.0d. for Soldon. Edmund Prideaux rated £5.9s.0d. for Simpson, Lamerton, Lake and Blagdon Moor, the largest land owner in the parish.
1725    John Prideaux sold Manor to Thomas Pitt (1st.) Lord Londonderry.
1725    Prideaux family left Soldon.