General Notes

SIR ROBERT DE EVERINGHAM, of Laxton, Notts, Everingham, Kipling Cotes, and Sherburn, co. York, Westborough, co. Lincoln, &c., son and heir of Sir Adam DE EVERINGHAM, of the same (who died 8 December 1280) (c), by his 1st wife, whose name is unknown (a). He did homage and had livery of his father's lands, 9 February 1280/1, being then aged 24. He was summoned for Military Service frorn 6 April 1282 to 14 March 1282, to attend the King at Shrewsbury, 28 June 1283, and to a Military Council, 14 June 1287, by writs directed Roberto de Everingham. He was sometirne hereditary Keeper of Sherwood Forest.

He married, in or before 1271, Alice DE LA HYDE, daughter of [Robert DE LA HYDE, it is said] by Cecily (to whom she was coheir), daughter of Sir William WALERAND, of Longford, Wilts, Siston and Frampton Cotterell, co. Gloucester, &c. He died shortly before 21 July 1287. On that day his widow was given the manor of Everingham to hold in tenancy till her dower was assigned, i.e., till 11 September following. She married Sir Thomas DE NORMANVILLE, of Empingham and Normanton, Rutland. He died shortly before 9 August 1295. She was living 1 April 1326.  [Complete Peerage V:184-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(c) On the day of the Conception of the Virgin, 9 Edward I.  This Adam, who did homage and had livery of his mother's lands, 12 Aug 1252, was son and heir of Robert de Everingham (who d. in Jun 1246), by Isabel (who d. shortly bef. 14 Jul 1252), sister and heir of Thomas de Birkin (who dsp. shortly bef. 10 Oct 1230), and daughter of John de Birkin, which John and Thomas were of Laxton, Notts, and Birkin, co. York, etc. and Keepers of Sherwood Forest.  The said Robert and Isabel had livery of her inheritance 21 Nov 1230, and after his death she did homage and had livery of her lands 10 Jul 1246.

(a) Adam m. 2ndly, before May 1270, Isabel, widow of Roger de Merley, of Morpeth, Northumberland (who dspm. shortly bef. 4 Dec 1265).  She survived Adam and her dower of his lands was ordered to be assigned 9 Dec 1280.

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Robert de Everingham m. Lucia, dau. and heiress of Robert de Thwenge, a great feudal lord, temp. Edward I (the lady had been previously the wife of Sir William Latimer, and divorced) and dying in the 15th Edward I [1287], was s. by his son, Adam. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 193, Everingham, Barons Everingham]