ADAM, John (d.1440), of New Romney, Kent.

Family and Education

prob. s. of Stephen Adam† (d.1405) of New Romney.MP in 1376: Reg. Daniel Rough (Kent Rec. Soc. xvi), 192. m. bef. 1419, Eleanor (c.1394-1 Mar. 1452), da. of William Northwode (d.1396/7), of Harrietsham and sis. and coh. of John, de jure 5th Ld. Northwode (d.1416), 2s.

Offices Held

Cinque Ports’ bailiff at Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1410, 1430.Romney assmt. bk. 2, f. 72; Add. 29615, f. 173.

Jurat, New Romney 25 Mar. 1415–16, 1429 – 33, 1437–8;Assmt. bk. 2, ff. 85, 109, 111, 113, 115, 125. bailiff by Oct. 1422 – Apr. 1427, by Dec. 1433 – aft.July 1435, by July-aft. Dec. 1438.Ibid. ff. 77, 94; Kent AO, NR/JBr/8, nos. 44–46; White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11.

Commr. of inquiry, Cinque Ports Nov. 1434 (piracy).

Parlimentarian

ADAM, John (d.1440), of New Romney and Goudhurst, Kent.

Main residence: New Romney, Kent.

Author

A.P.M.W.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

ADAM, John (-d.1440)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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