Adam de Knowsley
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Adam’s father died in about 1198.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: Robert de Lathom.
Mother: Amabel, daughter of Simon the “canon of Burscough”.
These relationships are given by the Lancashire VCH (3:sub Huyton with Roby).
Spouse: Godith. Married about 1246.
The date of marriage is given by Farrer in a note on page 171 of Final Concords (2). There he states that Godith appears to have been daughter or granddaughter and sole heir of Adam de Bullinge (who held Billinge and Winstanley in thanage in 1212), but in the Lancashire VCH (4:sub Billinge) he merely states, “No satisfactory account can be given of the descent of these manors, through lack of evidence.”
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Robert de Huyton
William de Huyton
Evidence
from the Calendar of the Lancashire Assize Rolls:
(1246)
Novel disseisin-- Richard son of William and Simon son of Gilbert v. Robert de Lathum, Simon de Haleshale, Adam de Cnousle, Henry de Torboc senior, Thurstan de Hoylaund, Henry son of Adam and Robert de Stratton re the fourth part of 180 acres in Ruwinton.
Robert de Lathum, Simon, Adam and Thurstan, appear; the others absent. Robert de Stratton attached by Adam his brother and Adam de Deneby; the others not found.
Verdict -- that the land is in Anlawessregh, not in Rowington. Plaintiffs nonsuited, with leave to proceed by another writ; sureties, Adam de Haywod and John de Ruwington.
Dower-- Christian late wife of Henry son of Quenilda v. Hugh de Crokhurst re a third part of 12 acres in Billing, as dower.
Defendant says that not he, but one Adam de Knollesle, holds the land; which plaintiff admits. Nonsuit. Plaintiff has leave to proceed against Adam and is excused, being poor.
(1261-62)
Henry de Cnueslegh, assignee of Adam de Cnosleg, owes 1 mark for having a writ.
Final Concords for Lancashire p. 114-5:
(2 June 1252)
No. 134.--At Westminster, on the Octave of Holy Trinity 36 Henry III.
Between Adam de Knusley and Godith his wife, plaintiffs, and Adam de Wynstaneslegh, tenant, of one oxgang and the third part of an oxgang of land in Wynstaneslegh.
Adam de Knusley and Godith acknowledged the land to be the right of Adam de Wynstaneslegh, and quit-claimed it to the said Adam and his heirs. For this acknowledgement Adam de Wynstaneslegh granted that two parts of all the profits arising from both aeries of sparrow-hawks and from pannage, as also from pasture within the wood of Wystaneslegh and without, should remain for ever to Adam de Knusley and Godith and the heirs of Godith, who granted that the third part of all the above mentioned profits should remain to Adam de Wynstaneslegh and his heirs. For this concession Adam gave them eighteen marks of silver.
References
A Calendar of the Lancashire Assize Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office London Part I (trans. and cal. Col. John Parker), (The Record Society, 1904).
A Calendar of the Lancashire Assize Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office London Part II (trans. and cal. Col. John Parker), (The Record Society, 1905).
Final Concords for Lancashire Part 1, 1196-1307, ed. William Farrer (Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: London, 1899).
Final Concords for Lancashire Part 2, 1307-77, ed. William Farrer (Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: London, 1903).
A History of the County of Lancaster:Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J. Brownbill (Victoria County Histories, London, 1907).
A History of the County of Lancaster:Volumes 4 and 5, ed. William Farrer and J. Brownbill (Victoria County Histories, London, 1911).