Adam of Orleton

Events 

Date of Birth: about 1273.

Place of Birth: unknown.

In his father’s inquisition post mortem, Adam is said to be aged 22 at Easter 23 Edw. I.

Date of Death: 14 March 1305.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Herbert (p. 156).

Relationships

Father: William of Orleton.

This relationship is given by the Shropshire VCH (v. 11, sub Wrockwardine) and by Herbert (p. 162). It is recorded in William’s inquisiiton post mortem.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: Isabel.

The name appears in the entry from the Calendar of Close Rolls given below.

Children: 

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

John of Orleton (born 1301). John was deaf and dumb.

Margaret of Orleton married William Cludde.

Evidence

from the Calendar of Close Rolls (Edw. I, v. 5):

1305.  27 June.  Buxted.

To  Walter  de  Glouc[estria],  escheator  this  side  Trent.  Order  to  deliver to  Isabel,  late  the  wife  of  Adam  de  Erleton,  as  nearest  [friend]  of  Adam's heir,  of  whom  she  is  the  mother,  a  messuage  and  a  carucate  of  land in  Erleton,  co.  Salop,  which  the  escheator  has  taken  into  the  king's hands  by  reason  of  Adam's  death,  as  the  king  learns  by  an  inquisition taken  by  the  escheator  that  Adam  at  his  death  held  no  lands  of  the  king in  chief  except  the  said  messuage  and  carucate,  which  he  held  by  the service  of  rendering  65.  Sd,  yearly  to  the  exchequer  at  Michaelmas  for  all service,  and  that  John,  his  son,  is  the  next  heir  and  is  aged  four  years.

References

Eyton, Robert William. Antiquities of Shropshire v. 8 (1859).

Herbert, Florentia C. “The History of Wrockwardine” in Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 4th series v. 8, pt. 2 (1922). 

A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11. (Victoria County History, 1985).