Thomas ab Adam (abt. 1285 - 1345)

Born about 1285 in Wernddu, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ancestors

Died 1345 at about age 60 in Wernddu, Monmouthshire, Wales

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Biography

For the profile of Jenkin ab Adam, see Jenkin ab Adam

Bradney’s ‘History of Monmouthshire’ shows the ‘ap Adam’ line ending in the male line in 1424, ‘John Badam ( ap Adam ) died without issue in 1424’. But, a sister named Elizabeth married John Huntley of St Briavels. Interestingly, this John Huntley ( the spouse of Elizabeth ), was the uncle of John Huntley of Treowen.

1285 Birth

Thomas ap was born in 1285. He is the son of Cristyn vz Gwarwin Ddu and Adam ap Cynhaethwy. When Sir Thomas ap Adam was born in 1285, Monmouthshire, Wales, his father, Adam FitzHebert, Lord of Llanllowell, was 17 and his mother, Christian Verch Gwaring, was 14. He had at least 2 sons with Margaret verch Llewelyn.

Darrell Wolcott places the birth year of Sir Thomas ab Adam as 1285. ^[1]

Hir-bert in Welsh means "very tall."

He had a small Monmouthshire estate at Llanvapley and the office of master sergeant of the lordship of Abergavenny, a place which gave him precedence after the steward of that lordship.^{[citation needed][2]}

Boyer, following Bartrum, does not show a son Thomas for Adam ap Cynhaethwy. ^[3]

Lands

Thomas was Lord of Llanllowel. ^[1]

Marriage

The latter married Margery, daughter of Sir John ap Thomas ap John ap Sir Thomas the eldest son of Adam ap Cynhaethwy ap Adam Gwent. It was this Margery who was heiress of LLANLLOWEL. She and her husband, John Huntley had only daughters, so LLANLLOWEL went to the eldest daughter, also called Margery, who married Thomas Parker. The Parker family continued to own LLANLLOWEL well into the 18 th century.

Llanllowell was located in the parish of Llantrisant Fawr in the hundred of Usk, just north of Caerleon

Research Note

Balliol abdicates Scottish throne. Edward makes progress to Elgin and on the way back takes Scots' coronation stone from Scone which was recently restored to Scotland with the establishment of the Scottish parliament(1296). In this year Nicholas ap Adam is recorded as Lord of Llanllowel.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Darrell Wolcott, Ancient Wales Studies, The Herbert Family Pedigree Accessed 9 April 2021 jhd
2. ↑ Entered by Dallas Riedesel.
3. ↑ Carl Boyer, 3rd. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. Generally follows Bartrum. By the author: Santa Clarita, California, 2004. Adam ap Cynhaewthwy is #4 on page 167.

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Sir Joseph Bradney’s ‘History of Monmouthshire’ Vol I The Hundred Of Skenfrith: Part I, pub, Academy Books 1991.

A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time (1904-1993), Bradney, Sir Joseph Alfred, (Publications of the South Wales Record Society, number 8. Five volumes in 13. London: Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1904-1993), FHL book 942.43 H2b., vol. 1 p. 199*; vol. 3 p. 147.

G E Cockayne, The Complete Peerage, published by Sutton Publishing Ltd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 1998, pp, 179 – 181.

www.ancientwalesstudies.org

T Jones: History of Brecknockshire P. 394

D Wolcott: The Herbert Family Pedigree P. 3

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