Unknown (ferch Adam) de Cameis (1215)

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Biography

Stepen Kemeys "married, according to tradition a Welsh heiress. She was probably of the family of Adam Gwent (Monmouth) who bore 3 pheons on a bend. In a pedigree book taken from an old Welsh book "Llyfr schau," published in Visitations of Wales by the Welsh M.S.S. Society, amongst other Knights Adam of Gwent (or Monmouth) is mentioned thus "Addau o Went a dduc sowter o assur" i.e. Adam of Went bears an unicorn of blue. The same "Llyfr achau" also gives among the arms of the conquerors of Morganwg (Glamorgan), "Kemais, maes o verd a chwpl o arian a thri phen saeth lydan" i.e. Kemais, a field of green, on a couple of silver three arrow heads black. It would thus seem evident that the armorial bearings of this branch of the family originated from this marriage. It is not improbable that Adam of Gwent's was the original Welsh family which possessed Cemeis and that by this match the Kemeys' secured to themselves the possession of that Manor, which previously they had found no easy matter to retain. It certain that subsequent to this date they resided at Cemeis and became identified with their Celtic neighbours."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ John L. & Irene Kemmis, Kemeys of Kemeys (2010)

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