John (Strange) le Strange (1306 - 1349)

Born 25 Jan 1306 in Blakemere, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ankaret (Boteler) de Ferrers — married before 20 May 1327 in England

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1349 at age 43 in Shropshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Sir John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

1306 Birth and Parents

"Son and heir, aged 18 at his father's death. ^[12]

Sir John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere was born on 25 January 1306 at of Blackmere, Corfham, Wrockwardine, Sutton Maddock, & Cheswardine, Shropshire, England.^[3][4][8]

He was born 25 January 1306 ^[13]

He was the son of Fulk le Strange, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere, Seneschal of Aquitaine ^[3][4][8] b. c 1267, d. bt 1 Feb 1323 - 1324

His mother was Eleanor Giffard ^[3][4][8] b. 1275, d. b 23 Jan 1325

1325 Wardship of Father's Lands

On 1 Aug 1325 the wardship of his father's lands was committed to him upon payment of £400 yearly. ^[12]

1326 Proved Age

On 26 Feb 1326/7 he had proved his age and done homage, and was to have seisin. ^[12]

1327 Marriage to Ankaret

A settlement for the marriage Sir John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere and Ankaret le Boteler was made before 1327.^[13]

He married Ankaret, daughter of William Butler of Wem, Salop., and sister and coheir of Edward Butler.^[1][12][14]

Sir John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere and Ankaret le Boteler obtained a marriage license on 20 May 1327.^[4][8]

1330 Summoned to Parliament

He was sum. to Parl. from 23 Oct 1330 (4 Edw. III) to 20 Apr 1344 (18 Edw. III) by writs directed Johanni Lestraunge and on 1 Jan and 10 Mar 1348/9 (23 Edw. III) by writs directed Johanni Lestraunge of Blackmere. ^[12]

1332 Commissions for Salop

In 1332 and thereafter he was in commissions for Salop. ^[12]

1337 Executor of Cousin's Will

In 1337, described as of Blanmouster (Whitechurch) he was an executor of the will of his cousin Eubolo Lestrange. ^[12]

1346 With King to Normandy

In 1346 he accompanied the King to Normandy and was at Crecy and Calais. ^[12] Sir John Lestraunge of Whitchurch fought at the battle of Crécy, Ponthieu, on 26 August, 1346. He was a Banneret in the second division which was under the command of the earls of Northampton and Arundel.^[15]

1349 Death

He died 21 Jul 1349. ^[12][13]

Sir John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere died on 21 July 1349 at of Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, England, at age 43.^[3][4][8]

Remarriage of Widow

Ankaret survived him and apparantly married 2ndly, Sir Thomas De Ferrers. She died 8 Oct. 1361." ^[12]

Elizabeth (Strange) de L'Isle. Wikitree: No date, Blackmere, Herefordshire Maude (Strange) Warenne born 1324, Blackmere, Herefordshire Eleanor (Strange) de Grey, born 1328 Knockin, Salopshire John (Strange) le Strange born 1331, Whitechurch, Shropshire Fulk (Strange) le Strange , born 1332, Longnor, Shropshire

Issue

They had 3 sons, Fulk, John and Hamon, and 3 daughters, Elizabeth, Eleanor and Alice. ^[8]

1. Fulk le Strange, 3rd Lord Strange of Blackmere, b. 2 Feb 1330/1331, d. 30 Aug 1349 ^{[1][8][4][16][17]}
2. Sir John le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, b. c 19 Apr 1332, d. 12 May 1361ref name="CPXII"/>^{[18][8][4][19]}
3. Eleanor, wife of Sir Reynold, 2nd Lord Grey of Ruthin; ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]} Alianore le Strange ^{[20] [21]}born Knockyn, Shropshire ^[22] d. 20 Apr 1396
4. Hamon le Strange^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][23]}
5. Elizabeth le Strange, wife of Edmund, 3rd Lord St. John, of Sir Gerard, 1st Lord Lisle, & of Sir Richard Pembridge; ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]} born Cleckmore, Herefordshire, no date ^[22][24]
6. Alice, wife of Sir Edmund de Handlo).^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Inquisition Post Mortem of John Le Straunge 1349

Inquisition Post Mortem of John Le Straunge of Whytchurche following a Writ, of 27 July, 23 Edward III [1349].^[25]

He held lands in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, the County of Southampton, and Salop. The Manor of Whitchurch and other lands in Shropshire were held jointly with his wife Ankareta.

He was recorded variously as having died on Tuesday the morrow of St. Margaret last; on 20 July last; and on Monday after the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr last.

Fulk Lestraunge his son was his heir. He was recorded as aged 18 years at the feast of the Purification last, and also as aged 19 years.

Research Notes

Disputed Child

Mathilda (or Maud) le Strange born 1324, Blackmere is sometimes shown as the daughter of Sir John le Strange. ^[22]

Lewis reports that Mathilda Strange married Griffin Warren, son of John Warren and Ellena Charleton. Mathilda Strange was born at of Blackmere, Shropshire, England ^[26]

Lewis also reports that "This daughter is not known to Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 109. ^[27]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Complete Peerage, or a History of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times. Vol. XII Part 1: Skelmersdale to Towton. 1953, Strange pp 343-344 Family Search.
2. ↑ Unknown author, The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, by Ronny O. Bodine, p. 121. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 109. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 208. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 180-181. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 272-273. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 304-305. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 373. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 125. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 440-441. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 320-321. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
14. ↑ William le Butiller of Wem to settle his manor of Dodington on himself for life, with remainder to John Lestraunge of Whitchurch (Blankmostier) and Ankareta his wife and the heirs of their bodies, remainder to the right heirs of the said William, retaining two-thirds of the manors of Wem and Hinstock. Salop. 1 Edward III (1327-1328). C 143/192/20. National Archives.
15. ↑ Major-General The Hon. George Wrottesley, "Crecy and Calais", Collections for a History of Staffordshire Volume XVIII, The William Salt Archaeological Society, (1897), 31. e-Book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/collectionsforhi18stafuoft/page/31/mode/1up : accessed 30 June, 2022).
16. ↑ Wrottesley G (1905?) Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls Collected from the Pleadings in the Various Courts of Law, A.D. 1200 to 1500, from the Original Rolls in the Public Record Office. p.125-126 [1].
17. ↑ Collections for a History of Staffordshire. Vol. XIII, 1892, p123 [2].
18. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 109-110.Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
19. ↑ A. E. Stamp, E. Salisbury, E. G. Atkinson and J. J. O'Reilly, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 129', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 10, Edward III (London, 1921), pp. 171-194. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol10/pp171-194 [accessed 19 May 2020]. Proof of age. Item 203.
20. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 620.Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
21. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 101.Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2} Wiki Data Field, subject to review and revision
23. ↑ Calendar of the Patent Rolls. Richard II. 1381-1385. HMSO 1897, p33 [3].
24. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 209. Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
25. ↑ J. E. E. S. Sharp, E. G. Atkinson, J. J. O'Reilly and G. J. Morris, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 98', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 9, Edward III (London, 1916), pp. 211-233. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol9/pp211-233 [accessed 15 May 2020]. Inquisition Post Mortem of John Le Straunge. Item 223.
26. ↑ Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.
27. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 101.Cited by Marlyn Lewis. Sir John le Strange Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Last edited 1 Feb, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2017.

See also:

• Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999. Page: 8-32 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE 8-32
• Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999. Page: 2506 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE 2506