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Adam de Musgrave was the son of Robert, Lord of Musgrave. He was born c.1170 in Great Musgrave, Westmorland, England and died c.1216 at Sanford, Westmorland, England. He married Alicia de Holbec c.1195 in Cumberland County. Seven known children.
Adam lived during the reign of King John, who reigned from 1199 to 1216. Adam was in favor with Robert de Vipont the Baron of Appleby, and held Musgrave in Cornage. (Cornage was a very prestigious job, no work, good pay, he had to blow a horn if the Castle was ever attacked).
According to Burke's General Armory, the arms of Sir Adam Musgrave, contemporary of King John (12th c.) were Gules (red) with six annulets or. And the crest: two arms in armour embowed proper the gauntlests grasping an annulet or. Centuries later, the red ground was replaced with blue.
Adam de Musgrave witnessed a very interesting deed, now in the Machel collection at Carlisle. William de Sandford, who calls himself William son of Robert de Sandford, thus fixing his place in the pedigree, executed this deed, by which he granted to Robert de Veteripont his whole wood and turbary of Sandford for 15 marks of silver and one palfrey, and for the release of the rest of his lands from homage and service. The deed is particularly interesting as it gives the complete boundaries of the land thus granted.
Dispute over Sanford lands
It was during the lifetime of Sir Adam de Musgrave that the Musgrave family acquired the manor of Sanford as well as a considerable portion of the Sanford lands, which passed father to son until 1356, almost 140 years. Sir Adam's son Thomas inherited the Sanford manor and lands from his wife Isabel's father, William de Sanford. (Thomas de Musgrave was required to turn over 1/3 of the land to Beatrix, the wife of William's son Robert, so it is assumed that Robert was deceased by this time.)
In 1278 Thomas de Goldington brought an action against Thomas de Musgrave "for enclosing ground in Sanford." In his suit he claimed Thomas de Musgrave had no right to the lands because all the easements had been warranted to his father William de Goldington before they had been given to Thomas de Musgrave, in reply to which, Thomas de Musgrave claims that he had all William de Sanford's rights and could exercise them.
Thirteen years passed by and the Goldington family still refused to recognize the Musgraves as their lords. Once again Thomas de Goldington brought suit against Thomas de Musgrave, this time for seizing his cattle which were on the Sanford property. Thomas de Musgrave countered that anyone who uses his lands is obliged to pay homage (a ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord) and service (the work or action performed by one who serves). Thomas de Goldington had not paid his services and dues and thus, owed de Musgrave. Nevertheless, because Thomas de Goldington had not made an agreement to become a tenant of the new landlord Thomas de Musgrave (which would give de Musgrave rights over all property movable and immovable), Thomas de Musgrave lost the case.
In the year 1300, the Goldington family once again tried to claim the Sanford lands as theirs. A full verdict is given in which it is found that Richard de Musgrave had been Lord of Sanford and that Thomas his son succeeded to his rights.
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