Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Adam de Brus Lord of Skelton, Lord of Cleveland and Agnes d’Aumâle

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Husband Adam de Brus Lord of Skelton, Lord of Cleveland [18234] ¹

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           Born: 1103 - Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1166 - Skelton, Yorkshire, England 1
         Buried: Mar 1143 - Priory of St Mary, Gisborough, Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: 99WS-8Q5

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         Father: Robert de Brus 1st Lord of Annandale 1st Lord Skelton [18236] (Abt 1070-1141) 2
         Mother: Agnes de Surdeval [18237] (      -1170) 2

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       Marriage: 

Events

• TitleOfNobility: Lord of Cleveland, .

• MilitaryService: and FOUGHT IN OPPOSITION TO HIS YOUNGER BROTHER IN THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARD: When the armies of King David I of Scotland met those of King Stephen of England in the Battle of the Standard, Adam (and his father) found himself fighting against his younger, 22 Aug 1138, Cowton Moor, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England.

• TitleOfNobility: Baron of Skelton, .

• TitleOfNobility: 2nd Lord of Skelton (succeeded his father), .

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Wife Agnes d’Aumâle [18235] ¹

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           Born: 1117 - Holderness, Yorkshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1170 - Howden, Yorkshire, England 1
         Buried: 1170 - Guisborough, Cleveland, England 1
FamilySearch ID: GW2D-MLW

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Children

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1 M Adam de Brus II Lord of Skelton [18232] ³

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           Born: 1134 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Mar 1196 - Skelton, Yorkshire, England 3
         Buried: May 1196 - Guisborough, Yorkshire, England 3
FamilySearch ID: MBDR-25N

         Spouse: Iveta or Juetta d'Arches 3 [18233] (Abt 1123-1175)
           Marr: After 1169 - Skelton, Yorkshire, England 1

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Adam de Brus II, person ID MBDR-25N.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Adam de Brus, person ID 99WS-8Q5.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Peter de Brus, person ID GC3J-NT2.