Matilda Fitz Swain

  General Notes:

~William Farrer, Lancaster Chirographs, or Feet of Fines, p. 57, Matilda, wife of Adam de Montebegon, was the youngest of Adam Fitz Swains's two daughters and coheirs. Her grandfather was Swain Fitz Alric. ⁹³⁶

  Information about this person:

• From Gen-Medieval Archives. ¹⁹³
From: "Rosie Bevan" <rbevanATparadise.net.nz>
Subject: Re: Matilda a dau of Adam fitz Swain
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 08:56:44 +1200

Dear Adrian

Thanks for pointing out a rather crucial omission in the DD entry.

EYC v.3 p.318 shows that Matilda, da of Adam fitz Swain was married three
times.

By Adam de Montbegon who died before 1172, she had issue Roger de Montbegon
d.s.p. 1227.

Her second husband was John Malherbe of Appleby, Lincs. d.1181, by whom she
had three children - John Malherbe d.s.p. bef 1216; Mabel, wife of William
de Lemare; and Clemence, wife of Eudes de Longviliers.

Maud married thirdly Gerard de Glanvill but had no issue by him.

A succession of charters to the monastery of Monk Bretton, which Adam fitz
Swein founded, indicates that her eventual heirs were her grandchildren,
Mabel de Lemare, wife of Geoffrey de Nevill, and John de Longviliers, by her
second husband John Malherbe.

Cheers

Rosie

• Background Information. ⁷⁶⁴
The Chartulary of Monkbretton shows that John Malherbe, the elder, married Maud, widow of Adam de Montebegon, and one of the two daughters and coheirs of Adam fitz Swain. John Malherbe and Maud fitz Swain had a son also named John Malherbe who was the the grantee of Croston from his half-brother, Roger de Montebegon, son of Maud Fitz Swain and Adam Montebegon. Maud and John also had daughters: Mabel who married Geoffrey de Neville; and Clementia, who married Eudo de Lungvilers.

~ Lancashire Inquests, Extents, and Feudal Aids, A.D. 1205 - A.D. 1307, p.62

• Background Information. ¹⁷⁰
With Adam, the male line of this "great Saxon" family became extint. Adam left two daughters and coheirs. Adam's daughter, Matilda, married Adam de Montbegon as her first husband and John Malhert as her second. By Matilda's second husband, she had two daughters and coheirs, Clementia, who married Eudo le Longvillers, and Mabilia, married to Geoffrey de Nevill (written 'de Novavilla').

~ A History of Cawthorne, pp. 17-18

Matilda married John de Malherbe ¹⁴¹.^,170 (John de Malherbe was born in Appleby, Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.)

Matilda next married Adam de Montbegon in 1154 in Hornby, Lancashire, England ¹²⁴.^,170 (Adam de Montbegon was born in 1130 in Hornby, Lancashire, England and died in 1171 in Hornby, Lancashire, England.)

Matilda next married Sir Gerard de Glanville Knight, son of Sir Hervey de Glanville Knight and Matilda.