Adam (Everingham) de Everingham (1279 - abt. 1341)

Born 29 Aug 1279 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1341 at about age 61 in Nottinghamshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Adam de Everingham was a son of Sir Robert de Everingham and Alice de la Hyde.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

He was born 29 Aug 1279 at Sherburn, Yorkshire, and baptised there.^[1][7]

His father died shortly before 21 July 1287.^[1][8] His father's Inquisition Post Mortem in 1287 recorded that his son and heir Adam de Everingham was then aged 7 or 8 years.^[8]

Adam became a ward of Robert de Tybotot.^[9]

Having proved his age before the King, he did homage and had livery of his father's lands, 6 Dec 1300.^[1][7][10]

Marriages

In 1300 when Adam proved his age he stated he was unmarried.^[7]

He married first, before 12 Jan 1307/1308, Clarice.^[1]

It has been suggested, somewhat speculatively, she may have been a daughter of Sir Roger la Warre, lst Lord La Warre, and his wife Clarice de Tregoz.^[11]

1 Edward II [1308-1309]: Inquisition ad quod damnum. Adam de Everingham to settle the manor of Westborough on himself, Clarice his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to his own right heirs. [Lincolnshire].^[12]

01 Jun 1309: Adam, son of Robert de Eueringham, and Clarice, his wife, querents, and Thomas de Staynton', deforciant. The manor of Leu[er]ton, Nottinghamshire.^[13]

4 Edward II [1310-1311]: Inquisition ad quod damnum. Adam de Everingham to grant the manor of Westborough [Lincolnshire] to Thomas de Suwell, chaplain, retaining the manors of Lexington, Shelford, and North Leverton (Notts.).^[14]

4 Edward II [1310-1311]: Inquisition ad quod damnum. Adam de Everingham to settle the manor of Laxton on himself, Clarice his wife, and his heirs, retaining the manors of North Leverton (Notts), and Shitlington, Fareburn, and Havercroft (York).^[15]

By a fine, levied three weeks from Easter in 5 Edw. II. [16 Apr 1312], Adam de Everyngham conveyed the manors of Westborough and Laxton to himself and Clarice his wife, and his heirs.^[1][16][17]

Clarice was still living 25 Aug 1321.^[1][5][18]

He married second before Michaelmas 1326 Margaret, widow of Sir John D'Eivelle.^[1][19][20] It has been suggested she was a daughter of William de Ros of Ingmanthorpe.^[21]

"By a fine, levied in the octaves of St. Hilary 2 Edw. Ill [1328-1329], Adam de Everyngham conveyed the manor of Sherburn to himself and Margaret his wife and his heirs. By another fine, levied from Easter in fifteen days 4 Edw. Ill, the same Adam and Margaret conveyed the said manor to themselves for life: remainders to Robert, Edmund, and Alexander, their sons, in successive tail male; rem. to the right heirs of the said Adam."^[1]

His second wife Margaret was living in 1334. In Michaelmas term 1334 Adam de Everingham and Margaret his wife sued Robert de Eyvill, Knt., in the Court of Common Pleas regarding the third part of one messuage and 10 librates of rent in Adlingfleet, Yorkshire, which Margaret claimed as dower by the dotation of John de Eyvill her former husband.^[22]

Children

• Adam de Everingham (2nd Lord Everingham, born c 1307)^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][23]}
• Robert de Everingham^[2][3][4]
• Edmund de Everingham^[2][3][4]
• Alexander de Everingham^[2][3][4]
• Nicholas de Everingham^[2][3][4]
• John de Everingham^[2]
• William de Everingham^[1]
• [uncertain] George de Everingham^[3]
• [uncertain] Sibyl de Everingham^[24]
• [Uncertain] Jean de Everingham (married John de Mounceaux)^[25]

Career

08 May 1290: "Grant to Robert de Tybotot, for the 500 marks due to him, with other sums, from the king for expenses incurred by him in the king's works in West Wales, of the custody, during minority of the heirs, of the lands and heirs late of Robert de Everingham, tenant in chief, with the marriage of the said heirs.^[9]

20 Jul 1298: "Commission of oyer and terminer to Richard de Bingham and Thomas de Sancto Laudo, touching the persons who broke the park of Adam son and heir of Robert de Everingham, a minor in the custody of Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, Eva, late the wife of Robert Tibbotot, John Buteturte, Guy Ferr, Baldwin de Manneriis, John le Moigne and Roger de Wortham, as executors of the will of Robert Tibbotot, by virtue of the appointment of the said Robert by the king to such custody, during the minority of the said heir, at Lexinton, co. Nottingham, hunted therein, and carried away deer.^[26]

04 Feb 1300/1301: Adam de Everingham acknowledges that he owes to Henry de Lascy, earl of Lincoln, John Boteturte, Baldwin de Maners and John le Moygne, executors of the will of Robert Tybetot, 600 marks ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Nottingham, Lincoln and York.^[27]

He was knighted by the Prince of Wales, 22 May 1306, at Westminster.^[1]

He was summoned for Military Service against the Scots from 16 Dec. (1295) 24 Edw. I to 22 May (1319) 12 Edw. II, to a Council, May (1324) 17 Edw. II, and to Parliament from 4 Mar. (1308/9) 2 Edw. II to 16 Oct. (1315) 9 Edw. II.^[1]

In 1311 it was recorded that Godfrey de Melsa had held lands of Adam de Everingham in Yorkshire.^[28]

20 Feb 1312/1313: Order to Adam de Everingham and others not to leave their parts notwithstanding the king's order to attend a council at Westminster.^[29]

Aug 1319: Adam de Everyngham, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Nicholas le Flemyng, citizen of York, 70 marks ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Nottingham. The said Adam acknowledges that he owes to the said Nicholas 100/. ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Nottingham.^[30]

02 Jul 1320: Adam son of Robert de Everyngham acknowledges that he owes to Sibyl, his daughter, 400 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Lincoln, York, and Nottingham.^[24]

15 Edward II [1321-1322]: Inquisition ad quod damnum. Hugh le Tigheler of Lincoln to retain the manor of Rouston acquired by him for life from Adam de Everingham of Laxton.^[31]

1330: Adam de Everyngham and Margaret his wife, by Peter de Richemond, Margaret's attorney, quer., Nicholas de Skalton, parson of the church of Laxton, def., of the manor of Shireburn in Harfordlyth: To hold to Adam and Margaret for life; remainder to Robert their son and the heirs male of his body; remainders in succession to Edmund, brother of Robert, and Alexander, brother of Edmund, and the heirs male of their bodies; remainder to the right heirs of Adam.^[32]

18 Nov 1332: Adam de Everyngham, plaintiff and Nicholas de Skalton, parson of Laxton, deforceant, regarding the manors of Everyngham, Keblingcotes, Farburn and Havercroft. Reference to Joan, wife of Adam. [It is perhaps the elder Adam that was the plaintiff in the instance and that Joan, wife of Adam, was referring to Adam the younger].^[33]

"By three fines, levied in the octaves of St. Martin 6 Edw. Ill [1332-1333], in the octaves of the Purification 7 Edw. Ill, and from Easter in fifteen days 7 Edw. Ill, Adam de Everyngham of Laxton conveyed (1) the manor and advowson of Everingham, (2) a moiety of the manor of Westborough, the manors of (3) Laxton, (4) Kipling Cotes (in reversion, expectant on the death of Bartholomew de Fanacourt), (5) Fairburn, and (6) Havercroft, to himself for life : as to (1), rem. to Adam jun. his son and Joan wife of the said Adam jun., and the heirs of their bodies ; as to (2), rem. to the said Adam jun. and Joan ; as to (3), rem. to the said Adam jun. ; as to (4), rem. to John son of Adam sen., for life ; as to (5), rem. to Edmund and Alexander sons of Adam sen., for life ; as to (6), rem. to William son of Adam sen., for life : final rem., as to (1, 2, 3), to the heirs of Adam jun., and, as to (4, 5, 6), to Adam jun. and his heirs".^[1]

11 Edward III [1337-1338]: Adam de Everyngham, the elder, to settle his manor of Laxton on himself for life, with successive remainders to Adam de Everyngham the younger and the heirs male of his body, to Robert, brother of the said Adam the younger and the heirs male of his body, to Edmund, brother of the said Robert and the heirs male of his body, to Alexander, brother of the said Edmund and the heirs male of his body, to Nicholas, brother of the said Alexander and the heirs male of his body, and to the right heirs of the grantor, who retains the manors of North Leverton and Everingham (York). Notts. York. Adam de Everingham to settle the manor of Westborough on himself for life, with remainder to Adam de Everingham the younger and Joan his wife and the heirs male of his body, further remainders as above.^[34][35]

"By six fines, levied on the morrow of All Souls 11 Edw. Ill, Adam de Everyngham sen. conveyed the manors of (l) Laxton, Kipling Cotes (in reversion, expectant on the deaths of the said Bartholomew and John son of Adam sen.), North Leverton (east moiety), and Everingham (save a messuage, etc.), (2) the said messuage, etc., (3) North Leverton (west moiety), (4) Westborough, and (5) Fairburn, to himself for life: as to (1), rem. to Adam de Everyngham jun., in tail male; as to (2) , rem. to Adam jun., in tail male, rem. to John son of Adam sen., for life; as to (3) , rem. to Adam jun., in tail general; as to (4), rem. to Adam jun. and Joan his wife and the heirs male of Adam jun.; as to (5), rem. to Edmund and Alexander, sons of Adam sen., for life, rem. to Adam jun., in tail male: with contingent remainders, in each case, to Robert, Edmund, Alexander, and Nicholas, brothers of Adam jun., in successive tail male: final rem., in each case, to the right heirs of Adam sen. By another fine, levied on the morrow of St. Martin 11 Edw. Ill, the same Adam sen. conveyed the manor of Havercroft to himself for life: rem. to Nicholas his son, for life: remainders to Adam de Everyngham jun. and to Robert, Edmund, and Alexander, brothers of Adam jun., in successive tail male: rem. to the heirs male of the body of Adam sen.: rem. to the right heirs of Adam sen."^[1]

Death and Inquisition Post Mortem 1341

Sir Adam de Everingham died shortly before 08 May 1341.^[1]

He was buried in a tomb in Laxton Church. The effigies of his two wives are next to him with Margaret (carved in oak) in the foreground. The tomb of his father Sir Robert de Everingham is also found in the same church.

Inquisition Post Mortem of Adam de Everyngham of Laxton.^[23]

Writ, 8 May, 15 Edward III. Nottingham. Inq. Saturday next after the Ascension, 15 Edward III. Manors of Laxton and Northleverton, Nottinghamshire. Adam his son, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.

Writ, 15 May, 15 Edward III. York. Inq. Wednesday after Holy Trinity, 15 Edward III. Manor of Shireburne Harefordlyth and the manor of Everyngham, Yorkshire. Adam de Everyngham, knight, his son, aged 28 years and more, is his next heir.

Research Notes

Sir Adam de Everingham of Laxton has often been confused with his namesakes Adam “of Birkin” and Adam “of Rockley”.^[1]

Extract from Knights of Edward I:^[36]

Everingham, Sr Adam de, Kt. De goules a un lion rampaund de veer (Pari). De gulez ou le leon rampaunt de verre (Nativity) . Gu. A lion rampant vair, crowned or (Charles, St. George). D'argent a ung feez d'azure ou le label d'azur [Birkin] (Nativity). S. h. of the last. Sumdi to serve agst. Scots 1 Mar. 1296, and again as having ; £20 lands in Notts, and Derb. 7 Jy. 1297, and having £40 lands in Lincs. 24 June 1300, and 1306 (P.W.). Comn re breaking his park at Laxton, he being a minor in ward of Henry, E. of Lincoln, 20 Jy. 1298 (P.R.). Livery of his f. lands 6 Dec. 1300. He owes 600 m. in Notts., Lincs., and Yorks., 4 Feb. 1301 (C.R.). Knighted with Edw., P. of Wales, 22 May 1306 (Shaw). Quittance of scutage for 2 Fees, having served in Scotland 31 Ed. I (C.R. 28 Feb. 1308). Adam de E. of Laxton is overlord at Birkin and Farburn 3 Feb. 1311 (Inq.). Lie. for him to grant his Manors of Laxton and Westburgh to a chaplain, with regrant to himself, his w. Claricia, and his heirs, 2 Nov. 1311. Protection for Adam de E. of Byrkynge 8 Feb. 1316 (P.R.). Overlord at Rexham and Rouceby, Lincs., 8 June 1316 (C.R.). He and w. Clarice accused of seizing cattle at Laxton and assaulting K's bailiff who came to release them 6 Nov. 1319 (P.R.). He owes 400 m. in Lincs., Yorks., and Notts., to his d. Sibyl, 2 Jy. 1320 (C.R.). A Kt. Bachelor taken prisoner at Boroughbridge 16 Mar. 1322, fighting agst. K. (Boro.). Adam de E. of Birkyn, Kt., was delivered as prisoner to Sheriff of Yorks., with a bed, 2 robes, and 2 horses, viz. one bay and the other iron grey (Inq. Easter 1322). He makes fine in 400 m. to save his life and lands, and promises loyalty, Jy. 1322, and may pay 25 m. half-yearly 21 June 1323 (F.R.). [It seems that this extract is a conflation of the two men]

29 Oct 1371: "Comm. to John de Monceaux, Nic. de Everingham, & Thos. de Carethorp to give adm. to the effects of Sir Edmund de Everingham knt., who died intestate. (Reg. Thoresby.)"^[37]

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