Sir John Prideaux, of Adeston, who married thrice, and was s. by the son of his third marriage, (with Anne, daughter of John Shapton, of Shapton, in Devonshire), William Prideaux, of Adeston. This gentleman espoused Alice, daughter and heiress of Stephen Gifford, of Thuborough, in the county of Devon, to which place he subsequently removed his residence. He was s. by his son, Foulke Prideaux, of Adeston and Thuborough, who m. Joan, daughter of Sir Humphry Poyntz, of Langley, in Devonshire, and was father of Humphrey Prideaux, of Adeston and Thuborough.

Sources

• Burke, John. "Family of Prideaux." History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. London, 1834. 203-04. Web.