Lord Adam de EVERINGHAM
AKA "Lord Adam of Everingham"
"1st Baron Adam", of Birkin, Sherburn, Kipling Cotes, & Fairburn, Co. Yorks., Westburgh, Co. Lincs., Laxton, North Leverton & Shelford, co. Notts.		 b.about 1281
or b.29 Aug 1279
died 8 May 1341
married:
Clarice la WARRE (b.~1280 or 1285)
married before Jan 12, 1307
married 2nd:
1326 to Margaret DEIVILLE, widow of Sir John DeVille of Egmanton, York. Their daughter Joan married Adam's son - 2nd Baron Adam de Everingham		parents:
Robert of EVERINGHAM (b.abt 1256)
Alice DE LA HYDE (b.abt 1256)
children: EVERINGHAM

  1. Adam (b.1307/08)
  2. Robert (b.~1309)
  3. Edmund (b.1311-1317?)
  4. Alexander (b.1313-1321?)
  5. Nicholas (b.~1315)
  6. Joan ?
  • ? William (b.1311 Westborough, Lincoln)
  • ? John (b.1314)
    		• siblings:
    1. Robert (b.1275 Laxton Nottingham)

    Everingham Coat of Arms fact sources and writings about this individual:

    IGI files submitted to Family Search by Dee Barker of Provo, UT.,USA.
    Submission: AF90-101487

    NOTE:
    This is probably the Adam de Everingham who was summoned to parliament in 1309 by King Edward II. Source: Hall of Names Research (c)1994 cert# 943320-12.10 H-12068

    Adam de Everingham, in [1303], was in the wars of Scotland, and in three years afterwards was knighted of the Bath with Prince Edward and other persons of rank when he attended the prince upon the expedition then made into Scotland. After which, in the 2nd of Edward II [1309], he was summoned to parliament as a Baron, and from that period to the 9th inclusive. During those years he was constantly engaged in the wars of Scotland , but afterwards taking up arms with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, he was made prisoner at the battle of Boroughbridge, and forced to pay a fine of 400 marks to the king to save his life. In the 11th Edward III [1338], his lordship consisted of his manor of Lexinton, in Notts, where he principally resided, upon Adam, his eldest son, and so successively in default of male issue upon Robert, Edmund, Alexander, and Nicholas, his younger son. This manor was holden of the Archbishop of York, by the service of performing the office of butler in the prelate's house upon the day of his inthronization. Lord Everingham d. in 1341, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Adam.
    Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 193.

    settlement dated 1336/7:
    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). 11 EDWARD III.
    [National Archives C 143/240/8; also CP IV:188]

    In the Wars with Scotland 1303, Made Knight of the Bath 1306. Created Baron Everingham by Writ of Summons to Parliament, 4th March 1309. Taken prisoner at the battle of Boroughbridge 1322.

    DEATH NOTE: it's possible that some of the children of this individual died during the BLACK DEATH PLAGUE. Oct 1347-1350

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    		Effigy of Adam, at the Everingham tombs at Laxton