John Strode (abt. 1524 - 1581)

Born about 1524 in Parnham House, Beaminster, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Cromwell) Strode — married 1553 in Parnham, Dorset, England

Husband of Margaret (Hadley) Strode — married 28 Jan 1572 in East Quantoxhead, Somerset, England

Descendants

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Biography

b. 1524, 1st s. of Robert Strode of Parnham by Elizabeth, da. of Reginald Hody. m. (1) Katherine, da. of Gregory Cromwell†, 1st Baron Cromwell, 6s. inc. George; (2) Margaret, da. and h. of Christopher (or Christian) Hadley of Withycombe, Som., wid. of Thomas Luttrell, 1s. 5da. suc. fa. 1559.

Will requests "to be buried in the church of Beaminster".... overseers..Henry Coker, and brother Thomas Strode. Lease of (Broad)Winsor Park to sonne John. To Sonne Thomas..remaining lease of Oltsam farm. To son George.. lease of Beaminster Prima.. To daughter Margaret & Anne £500 each. Residue to son Robert

Strode served once as knight of the shire without leaving any mark on the known surviving records. During the later years of his life his name occurs in various connexions: at Lyme Regis investigating taverns and grain supplies; at Bridport entertaining the 2nd Earl of Bedford; staying at Marshwood with Sir Amias Paulet, the lord of the manor; investigating horse theft; and, in 1578, investigating at the request of the Privy Council the causes of the dispute between Sir Henry Ashley and Henry Howard. The Privy Council praised him for his ‘great travail’ in 1580, when he and others had been examining the recusant, Lady Tregonwell. Strode died 2 Sept. 1581, leaving £1,400 in money to his children, and appointing Henry Coker overseer. His eldest son Robert, aged about 22, was executor and residuary legatee.1

John Strode of Parn-= ham, co. Dorset, esquire; aged 25 and more 13 September 1559 ; executor to his father's will n November 1559 ; Sheriff of co. Dorset 1 571; M.P. for co. Dorset 5 May 1572 ; named overseer to the will of his uncle, Henry Strode, 25 August 1577; died 2 September 1 58 1 . Will dated 1 Septem- ber, proved (P.C.C. 33 JDarcy) 6 Sep- tember 1 58 1. {Inq. p. m. 12 October, 23 Elizabeth.) ...from Fragmenta genealogica

Sources

• http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol6/pp172-175

• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/strode-john-1524-81

• http://www.kateemersonhistoricals.com/TudorWomenH-He.htm

• Fragmenta genealogica

by Crisp, Frederick Arthur, 1851-1922 page 128 https://archive.org/details/fragmentagenealo08cris_0/page/128/mode/2up