Adam was born about 1278, the son of William Hesketh and Elbora de Totleworth. The place is not known.
He died after 1339. The place is not known.
His wife was Maude Fleming. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were John (c1308-<1348) and William (c1316-?).
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Note 1
!Stylename: Hesketh, Adam, Lord of Hesketh [~1278 - ?]
!Source: Full text of "The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;"
The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY
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V. 1. Adam Hesketh [1299, 1332]. <<<<
1299: Pardoned for accidental killing.
1307: Demised land in Longton.
1318: Adam Hesketh released his interest to his father.
1332: Pays subsidy [taxpayer].
1339: Named in Dods.
Married Maud [sister of John le Fleming].
Son of William.
Brother of John.
!Source: Full text of "The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;"
The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434620/cu31924088434620_djvu.txt#:~:text=k%20[Standish]%2C%20211%20Emmott%20[Whalley]%2C%20525%20Euxton,[p]%20115%2C%20[m]%20115%20Thorp%20[Croston]%2C%20104.
V. 2. William son of Adam Hesketh.
—
William son of Adam de Hesketh of <<<< This reference is undated without any associated references with dates. Rufford appears to have entered the Hesketh family as inheritance of Alice Fitton [b. ~1292], too late for Adam.
Rufford is also mentioned; Add. MS.
32104, no. 4I.
The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY
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III. 3. William son of William Hesketh with land in Beconsaw in 1292.
Holds land adjoining holding of Richard.
Henry -> William -> William.
!Source: Full text of "The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;"
The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY
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—
There were two rectors at that time, for
Thomas Bussel, son of Thomas rector of
a mediety of the church of Leyland, granted
to John son of Adam de Heskin a ridding <<<< This doesn’t really provide a date, aside from by proximity in the document, but it is likely Adam Hesketh and Heskin [abt 1278] is the same person as is John Heskth and Heskin [~1308].
in Leyland called Antishaw, at the rent
of 12d.; Kuerden fol. MS. B, fol. 59.
Benedict son of the rector of Leyland
also occurs; Add. MS. 32109, fol. 12.
He gave an oxgang of land in Cuerden, in
free marriage with Alice his daughter, to
Grolamby de Clayton, whose son Rotert
was plaintiff in 1292 ; Assize R. 408, m.
24d.
—
One Henry de Pool in 1292 confirmed
to Robert son of Richard de Hesketh
land in Hesketh adjoining that held by
William son of William de Hesketh for
a rent of 2d.; Towneley MS. C8, 13,
P57. The grantor may be the Henry
de Beconsaw of 1300; Lancs. Inz. and
Extents, i, 305.
—
5 He occurs in Harwood charters.
Adam de Hesketh was pardoned in 1299
for having killed Robert son of John de
Rufford by misadventure; Cal. Pat.
2292-1301, p. 483.
—
Adam de Hesketh in 1307 demised land
in Longton to Alan del Karr and Joan [Karr]
his wife ; B.M. Add. Chart. 26033.
—
William de Hesketh, whose <<<< Differnt William - likely William Hawkins.
parentage is unknown,® was
apparently a ‘land‘ess man,’
the possessions of the family
in Rufford, Great Harwood
and Tottleworth being ac-
quired from his wife, Maud
Fitton,‘ or by purchase. He <<<< He here is likely William grandson of Henry.
had two sons, the above-named <<<< This statement does not agree with other records, such as the visitation, which lists a son Thomas, then grandson John, probably not this one as the Ruford line.
John, who succeeded, and <<<< This John appears to be the son of William, grandson of Henry.
Adam.® The former, in 1323, made a settlement
of the manor of Rafford and two-thirds of the <<< Rufford was inherited through Alice Fitton, so not Henry’s John.
manor of Harwood, the remainders being to his
children—William, Alice, Katherine and Margaret.°
He is described later as Sir John de Hesketh,’
and was succeeded by his son William, also a <<< This William is likely the son of John of the Rufford line.
knight.$
—
Adam de Hesketh paid 2s. to
the subsidy of 1332, and eight other
tenants each paid 15.3 Exch. Lay Subs.
, 42.
—
Maud sister of John le Fleming and
wife of Adam son of William de Hesketh
the elder is named in 1339 ; Dods. MSS. <<<< Elder I think compared to Adam’s son.
exlii, fol, 109d.
—
William son of Adam de Hesketh of <<<< There appears to be only one Adam de Hesketh, but he isn’t of Rufford, so this is likely mixed up.
Rufford is also mentioned; Add. MS. <<<< William of Rufford may be William of Mawdesley born about 1318.
32104, no. 4I. <<<< Rufford appears to have come into the other line of the Hesketh family with the marriage of Alice Fitton to John [Hawkins] Hesketh sometime around 1317.
!Note: 1. The identification of two contemporaneous individuals named William Hesketh resolves discrepancies between the Visitation of Lancashire and the Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. One represents the established local line descending from Henry, while the other—described as landless and of unknown parentage—appears to have been a non-local figure who acquired Rufford through marriage to the Fitton heiress. This distinction supports the theory of separate yet later intertwined branches.
2. John was William’s grandson rather than son, as he was the son of Thomas, who held Rufford before him.
3. Adam was a son of Sir William, but a different Sir William.
Both of these last two identifications understandably confused our esteemed editor William Page.
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/84750f84-df7f-441b-b81f-1f7d1faca26f
55 - Lancashire Archives
DDHE - HESKETH of RUFFORD
DDHE 26 - MAWDESLEY
Catalogue description Grant : Sir John Flemyng to Richard son of Adam son of Alan of Moudislegh -- 2 messuages...
Reference: DDHE 26/1
Description:
Grant : Sir John Flemyng to Richard son of Adam son of Alan of Moudislegh -- 2 messuages which William son of Margaret and Hugh servant of Nicholas held in Moudislegh -- paying 8/- yearly. Witn: John Banastre, Roger son of Hugh, John of Heskayht, Adam of Heskayht William of Throp, Adam of Chernok, Warin Banastre, Ambrose of Writhinton and others. Given at Croston in Decollation St. John Baptist, 1316.
Date: 1316
Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
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55 - Lancashire Archives
DDTA - TATTON OF CUERDEN
DDTA 64-86 - CO. LANCASTER. BOLTON - CUERDEN, ETC
Catalogue description Lease by John de Flemmyng, Knt., to Richard de Kyrkham, clerk, and the heirs of his body...
Reference: DDTA 76
Description:
Lease by John de Flemmyng, Knt., to Richard de Kyrkham, clerk, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, of a messuage, etc. in Croston [Co. Lanc.] which Almeric the clerk formerly held, and a bovate of land which Thomas le Flemmyng held, and an acre of land which Richard Sourmylle some time held; rent 12 shillings.
Witn. John Banastre de Banco, Adam de Heskeyth, Warin de Goldeburn, William de Lamcastria, etc.
Dated at Croston
Date: 31 Dec. 10 Edw. II [1316]
Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
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C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Division within C - Records of the Petty Bag Office
C 241 - Chancery: Certificates of Statute Merchant and Statute Staple
C 241/121 - Description available at other catalogue level
Catalogue description Debtor: William, the son of Adam de Hesketh, Simon, the son of Jordan de Leigh, and Adam...
Reference: C 241/121/46
Description:
Debtor: William, the son of Adam de Hesketh, Simon, the son of Jordan de Leigh, and Adam de Medewale of Lancs.
Creditor: Henry de Byram {Byrum}
Amount: £30.
Before whom: Geoffrey de Witchingham, Mayor of London; Thomas de Colle, Clerk.
When taken: 17/11/1346
First term: 02/02/1347
Last term: 02/02/1347
Writ to: Sheriff of Lancs
Sent by: Geoffrey de Witchingham, Mayor of London; Thomas de Colle, Clerk.
Endorsement: Lancastr' Coram Justic'.
Date: 1347
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Language: Latin
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
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C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Division within C - Records of the Petty Bag Office
C 241 - Chancery: Certificates of Statute Merchant and Statute Staple
C 241/144 - Description available at other catalogue level
Catalogue description Debtor: John, the son of Adam de Hesketh [of Lancs.]. Creditor: William, the son of...
Reference: C 241/144/49
Description:
Debtor: John, the son of Adam de Hesketh [of Lancs.].
Creditor: William, the son of Robert de Radcliffe [of Lancs.].
Amount: 17m.
Before whom: John Bannister, Mayor of Preston; John de Longleigh, Clerk.
When taken: 17/07/1353
First term: 11/11/1353
Last term: 11/11/1369
Writ to: Sheriff of Lancs
Sent by: Roger del Wyche, Mayor of Preston; John de Longleigh, Clerk.
Endorsement: Lanc' Coram Justic' c's sept' Mich'is.
Date: 1363 Sep 14
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Language: Latin
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
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C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Division within C - Records of the Petty Bag Office
C 241 - Chancery: Certificates of Statute Merchant and Statute Staple
C 241/149 - Description available at other catalogue level
Catalogue description Debtor: John, the son of Adam de Hesketh, lord of Hesketh [Lancs.]. Creditor: William...
Reference: C 241/149/8
Description:
Debtor: John, the son of Adam de Hesketh, lord of Hesketh [Lancs.].
Creditor: William de Ashton [of Wigan, Lancs]
Amount: 4m.
Before whom: William de Ashton, Mayor of Wigan; Henry de Ives,Clerk.
When taken: 10/09/1359
First term: 25/12/1359
Last term: 25/12/1359
Writ to: Sheriff of Lancs
Sent by: Thomas de Haywood, Mayor of Wigan; Thomas, Clerk.
Endorsement: Lanc': retornabile coram Iusticiariis xv Trinitatis.
Date: 1368 Apr 25
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Language: Latin
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9529243
SC - Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly entitled Special Collections
SC 8 - Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
Subseries within SC 8 - EXCHEQUER SERIES
SC 8/315 - E 151-E 200: Petitions returned to the Exchequer for action by the Parliament which met at Westminster in the octave of St John Baptist 30 Edw I. ...
Catalogue description Petitioners: Adam de Heskeyt, valet of the Earl of Lincoln. Name: de Heskeyt,...
Reference: SC 8/315/E191
Description:
Petitioners: Adam de Heskeyt, valet of the Earl of Lincoln.
Name: de Heskeyt, Adam
Addressees: King and council.
Occupation: valet of the Earl of Lincoln
Nature of request: Heskeyt requests that the treasurer be commanded to pay him for the debt owed to him by the king or that he be directed to a sheriff or be assigned a bailiwick for victuals that he brought to Beaumaris from Lancashire at the command of the treasurer, Heskeyt being in charge of the garrison there and the victuals failing.
Nature of endorsement: To the Exchequer, and let it be viewed there by his account what costs he incurred and how much he was allowed and paid, and according to this let justice be done to him.
Places mentioned: Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales]; Lancashire.
People mentioned: [Henry de Lacy], Earl of Lincoln; Walter de Wyncestr' , treasurer.
Note: The petition is dated to 1302 as the petition belongs to an original file of petitions returned to the Exchequer from the summer parliament of 1302. For a confirmation of this dating, see SC 8/314/E107.
Date: [1302]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Language: French
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:
The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, , 1302, summer parliament, appendix, petitions belonging to this parliament and not otherwise recorded, no.2
Note: Baron Robert FitzPaen [~1257 - ~1315] 2nd cousin once removed of Adam Hesketh [~1278 - < 1339] was with the King in the Army of Wales in 1282; at the battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298, and being at the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300. He was Marshal of the King’s Army citra mare Scocie in 1303 and again in Scotland 1306, 1307 - 1314 Constable of Winchester Castle and 1307 - 1310 Steward of the King's Household. This explains their presence in support roles on the route from Wales to Scotland.
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/02e05459-9bd0-40ff-a171-4f9476b6fae1
55 - Lancashire Archives
DDN - NATIONAL TRUST DEEDS
DDN 1 - Description available at other catalogue level
Catalogue description Release: Adam son of William of Heskeyth to John his brother -- rights in tenements in...
Reference: DDN 1/21
Description:
Release: Adam son of William of Heskeyth to John his brother -- rights in tenements in Totilworth in Riston -- Witn: Richard of Hulton, Robert of Schrburne, John of Croft, William of Radeclif, Adam of Clidderowe, Robert of Ashton, Roger of Radeclif.
Date: 17 Oct. 1318
Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
!Source: Visitation of Lancashire by Richard St. George, 1613, page 128. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1613_visitation.pdf
Heskayth.
[Harl. MS. 1437, fo. 124 b, 125.].
Arms. — The first twelve quarterings of the shield described at fo. 110.
Entered.
Richard Heskayth. Richard de Stafford.
= =
| |
William de Heskaith = Annabell, dau. and
| heir of Rich:
___________|
|
Robert Heskaith. = ….. Richard, de Totleworth, = Isabell, dau. and coheir
| in right of his wife. | of Rich: Lo: of
| | Totleworth.
_________| ________________________________|
| |
William Hesketh = Elbora, dau. and sole heire <<<< This William, but sons only John and Adam.
| of Rich: and Isabell.
|
>>>>>
>>>>> Note: The [above] earlier part of this visitation chart [before Sir William & Maude] appears to have been based on actual names of earlier Hesekth records,
>>>>> but without any knownledge of how they were actually related. Also the wives in that portion don’t appear to have been real.
>>>>>
| Rich: Fitton, = ….
| lord of |
| Great Har- |
| wood and |
| Martholme. |
________________|_________________ ___________________ |_______________________
| | | | | |
John Adam de Sir William Heskayth, = Mawde, dau. and Elyza., dau. and Anabyll, dau. and <<<< John and Adam from Henry’s line.
Heskaith. Heskaith. knt., lo. of Heskayth | co heire of coheire, wife to coh: wife to
and Betonsaw, | Rich: Fytton. Roger Nowell, Edmond Leghe,
4 Ed. 1.[1275/6] | Lo. of Read. Lo: of Croston.
|__________________
|
Thomas de Heskayth. = Alice, dau. of ...
Come chose soit a totez gentz per ceste En- | Warren de Byspham,
denture qe de debatez qe furent Entre John de ___________| Lo. of Byspham.
Heskaith et Adam Nowell des tentz en graunt |
Harwod qe furent apres Ie Mort William Fitton Sir John de Heskaith, = Alice, sole dau. and
de sou heritage despartez entre sez treiz soeures knt. | heire to Edm: Fytton
et heires et lour barons, et cestasavoir Entre ___________| Lo. of halfe Rufford.
William de Heskaith et maude sa femme, Ed- |
mond de Legh et Amabilia sa femme, Roger Sir William de Heskayth, = Marcella, dau. and
Nowell, et Elizabeth sa femme. Lan du raigne knt., anno 29 Ed. 3. | coheire of Thwenge
le roy fitz au tres noble roy Edward disim et [1355/6] | of Kendall,
vint'. ______________| co. Westmerland.
|
Seal of Arms,-a wheatsheaf- Thomas Heskalth, = Margaret, dau. and
Signed, SIGILLVM : IOHANNIS : HESKETH: esq. | coheire of Tho:
| Banester, Baron of
__________________________________________________| Newton.
|
Nicholas Heskayth, = Margaret, dau. and coheire of . . .
esq. | Mynshull, obiit at Rufford, 5 H. 5·
[page 129] |
Sir Thomas Heskaith, = Sibill, dau. and coheire of Sir
knt., obiit 38 H. 6. | Robert Lawrance, knt., 5 H. 5.
_______________|
|
Tho : Heskaith, = Margaret, dau. to
Esq., Lo. of | Hamon Massy
Heskaith. | of Rixton.
____________|
|
Robert Heskaith, = Alice, dau. of Sir Robert Booth knt
Lo. of Heskaith, | lo: of Dunham Massye; after her hus-
obilt. 1490. _| band's death she professed chastitye.
|
Grace, dau. of = Thomas Heskaith, = Elyza., dau. and Drawing of a seal of arms, viz.-
Jo : Townley esq., obiit 1523. | sole heir of a fess engrailed between 3 fla-
of Townley. | William Fleminge, mingos [?J heads erased, ---;
| Baron of Wath, and helmet and mantling surmounted
______| lo. of Croston. by a flamingo's [?J head couped,
| wings erect, for crest.
Sir Robert Heskaith, = Grace, dau. of
knt. | Sir John Townley
| of Townley, knt.
_________________________________|___________________________
| | |
Sir Thomas Heskaith = Alice, dau. of Elynor, wife to Jane
knt. Lo. of Rufford, | Sir John Holcrofte Robert Barton
High Shenff of Lanc., | of Holcrofte, knt. of Barton Row.
anno 5 of Q. Elizab: |
obiit 1587. |_______________
|
Blanche, dau. and = Robert Heskaith, = Marye, dau. of
coheire of Hen: esg., lo. of Hes- | Sir George Stanley, knt.,
Twyford of Ken- kaith, Rufford, | Marshall in Ireland
wick, co. Salop, Holmes and | sister and heire to '
2 Wife, s.p. Holmewood Mart- | Hen: Stanlye, esq.,
holme, Great Har- | of the Croshall,
wood, Hougwick | 1 wife.
and Beconsawe, |
now living, 1613. |
_____________________________________________________________|_______________________
| ||| | | ||
John, Robert, 2. Thomas Heskaith, = Susan, dau. of Holcrofte, I dau., Jane, wife to
mar. the Henry, 3. sonne and heire, Th . .. Powes, wife to Lawrans William Reynalds.
dau. of… George, 4. ætat. 41 annor. co. Salop. Royston, after to
Haydock. 1613. Roger Dodsworth, Mary, wife to Rich:
= Chancelor of Barton, and after to
| York. Thomas Stanley,
Robert. and hath issue by
both