121697006. Baron John le Strange & 121697007. Lady Lucia de Tregoz
~1194, John born in Shropshire, England, d/o 243394012.
John II le Strange & 243394013. Amicia la Fusche.
~1205, Lucy born in Wales, d/o 94563736. Robert Tregoz
& 9994817. Sibyl de Ewyas.
8/24/1212, John sent his son John to carry £60 from Shrewsbury,
proceeds of a store, to King John.
1214, John with King John in Poitou.
10/28/1216, Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.
1219, John ordered to hold an inquisition of the Shropshire
forest at Shrewsbury.
[––John & Lucia––]
~1223, John married Lucia.
1225, John 1 of 6 knights to escort to Gloucester the
proceeds of taxes from Staffordshire and Salop.
8/27/1225, John appointed by King Henry at Shrewsbury to the
his official liason with Llewelyn over seized lands.
9/2/1226, Walter de Clifford, John fitz Alan, John le
Strange and William de Cantilupe [and others] to attend a meeting on October 25th
at Oswestry with Lewellyn, Prince of Wales, and report the result.
12/26/1226, A writ-close orders the variances between
William Pantulf and Madoc ap Griffith of Bromfield to be settled at Oswestry by
arbitration of John fitz Alan, John le Strange, … and the sheriff of
Shropshire. (S) Antiquities of Shropshire, V9, Eyton, 1859, P168.
1228, John le Strange, junior, made confirmation of a grant
to the canons of Lilleshall abbey of a virgate of land in Webscott.
1230, John le Strange, junior, with King Henry III in France
where he took the homage of his Normandy barons.
5/27/1231, John Lestrange junior procured from the King a
grant in fee of the manor of Wrockwardine. The rent was redeuce from £12 to £8
yearly, and quit of all tallages. (S) FRsHIII.
2/20/1232, John accompanied John FitzAlan to treat with
Llywelyn.
1233, John Lestrange was given charge of Montgomery as
royally appointed constable. [His father would have been too old at this time.]
(S) Normans and Their Adversaries, Abels, 2001, P215.
[––John succeeded––]
1/20/1234, John did homage for his lands after his father
died at an advanced age.
2/6/1234, Mandate to John Lestrange to deliver his hostage
John son of Alan to William de Stutevill. (S) CPRs.
7/1/1234, John with Thomas Corbet, Henry de Audley, and John
FitzAlan to take possession of the castles on the Marches in custody of Peter
de Rivaux, by laying siege if necessary.
7/7/1234, John a signer “sworn on the King’s soul” of the
Truce of Mudele with Llywelyn and Richard, Earl of Pembroke.
10/10/1234, The king has given, granted and confirmed by his
charter his manor of Wrockwardine with its appurtenances to his beloved and
faithful John Lestrange. (S) FRsHIII.
12/1235, John, Constable of Montgomery castle with a salary
of 200 marks a year.
7/9/1236, Protection for John Lestrange, constable of
Muntgumery, so long as he be constable of the castle. (S) CPRs.
10/24/1236, Appointment of John Lestrange as sheriff of the
counties of Salop and Stafford. (S) CPRs.
6/15/1237, John appointed to conduct David, son of Llywelyn,
to the King at Worcester.
3/8/1238,
The king commands him to provide for the sufficient defence of the march, so
that the lands of the king or of himself may not by his default suffer danger,
and if necessary he may resist Llywelyn the Great at an opportune season:
written to Walter de Clifford (23640214), … Thomas Corbet, … John Lestrange
(121697006), H. earl of Hereford, Henry de Aldithele (94567456), John de
Monemue (23634242), Ralph de Mortuo Mari (9994864), … William de Stutevill
(47281514), John son of Alan (94559104). (S) CPRs.
3/9/1238, John accompanied Henry de Audley to treat with
Llywelyn. John was also mandated to prepare for assaults by Llywelyn. (S) CPRs.
7/8/1238, Notification of the prorogation of the truce of L.
prince of Aberfran and lord of Snaudon … for the observance … the king has
caused Henry de Aldithele, John Lestrange, … king’s clerks, to swear on his
soul. (S) CPRs.
12/29/1238, The king has committed to John Lestrange the
manor of Barnoldby le Beck … (S) FRsHIII.
5/15/1240, Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn signed a peace treaty
arranged by John Lestrange, a Shropshire baron.
Bef. 6/16/1240, With the death of John FitzAlan, John given
custody of the castles of Clun, Oswestry, Shrawardine and Montford during the
minority of the heir.
9/1240, John le Strange in Shropshire holding 2-years of
liability for the manor of Bernoreby, Lincolnshire, in wardship of the heir of
John fitz Philip.
12/3/1240, John appointed Justice of Chester.
12/6/1240, John appointed to the custody of the county and
castle of Chester. (S) CPRs.
2/13/1241, “John le Strange, to whom the King has committed
the castles of Montgomery, Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, and Chester, has sworn on
the Holy Gospels before the King, and bound himself by Letters Patent, that in
the event of the King’s death he will deliver the said castles to Eleanor, his
Queen.”
5/9/1241, Because John Lestrange has signified to the king
that Llywelyn Fychan and Owain Fychan, his uncle , have given him surety for
£60 to the king’s use, by which they made fine … at Shrewsbury for having
seisin of their lands in Mochnant Is Rhaeadr and Mochnant Uwch Rhaeadr. (S)
FRsHIII.
9/24/1241, Order to John Lestrange, justice of Chester , to
receive six tuns of wine to the king’s use and three tuns to the queen’s use,
which the trustworthy men of Dublin will cause to come to them of their gift at
Chester … (S) FRsHIII.
5/6/1242, Mandate to all barons, knights and free men of the
counties of Chester, Salop and Stafford, whenever called upon by John
Lestrange, to come to his aid with horses and arms. [John left in charge of the
Marches as King Henry III invaded France.] (S) CPRs.
4/29/1243, John Lestrange was granted the amount which
had been spent in liveries of 300 Welshmen … (S) Welsh History Review, Vs1-2,
1960, P53.
7/15/1244, Power to John Lestrange, … to make a truce with
David, son of Llewelin sometime prince of North Wales, the king’s nephew, as
the said John thinks fit. (S) CPRs.
11/6/1245, Mandate to William de Oddingeseles, Roger de
Clifford, … to say in the parts of Mungumery with John Lestrange … in the
defence of those parts … (S) CPRs.
11/8/1245, John, Fulk Fitz Warin and Henry de Audley
appointed to arbitrate claims of Griffith ap Madoc and Griffith ap Gwenwynwyn
over lands in Dendover.
1246, John Lestrange a witness to a royal grant to William,
the queen’s marshall. (S) Royal Charter Witness Lists, V292, 2001, P17.
6/22/1248, John gave up custody of the castles of
Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth and Ellesmere to Thomas Corbet. (S) CPRs.
10/26/1249, John granted a weekly market and annual fair at
Knockin. (S) Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs.
1250, John Lestrange one of two Commissioners
appointed to settle the division of Kerry between Owen ap Howell, the Welsh
Lord, and Owen ap Meredith ap Robert of Cedewen. (S) Collections –
Montgomershire, Vs33-34, 1904, P202.
3/21/1251, Mandate to the sheriff of Salop, John Lestrange
and John son of Alan to have before them 12 free men … (S) CPRs.
1252-3, John’s residual account of his 1242-5 appointment as
justiciar of Chester and custos of the castles of Chester, Beeston and Halton
submitted. (S) Beeston Castle, Ellis, 1993, P95.
3/13/1253, Appointment of John Lestrange and William Trussel
to equire who killed William de Albo Monasterio, steward of William de Albo
Monasterio [father of Alianore (11820105)] … (S) CPRs.
1/31/1254, Appointment of Alan la Zusche, justice of
Chester, John Lestrange, … to hear the contentions which have arisen between
David son of Griffin and Llewelin son of Griffin his brother, and to hear
anything which Owen son of Griffin wishes to propose towards the said Llewelin
his brother. (S) CPRs.
1255, John le Strange holds in the Vill of Mudle 5 geldable
hides of the fee of John fitz Alan, by service of 4 Muntarii for 40 days at
Oswestry. (S) Shropshire Arch. And Nat. Hist. Soc., 1901, P41.
1255-6, Sir John le Strange, Senior, captured 3 stags and 1
doe in the forest of Shropshire. (S) Antiquities of Shropshire, Eyton, V10,
1860, P272.
5/10/1257, Mandate to Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford
and Essex, Humphrey de Bohun his son, … Thomas Corbet, John Lestrange, John son
of Alan, Fulk son of Warin, … to be the counsel and aid to John de Grey,
appointed by Edward the king’s son to keep the march of Wales … (S) CPRs.
2/8/1258, Power to P. de Mont Forti (9981228), John
Lestrange (121697006) and James de Aldidele (47283728) to make a truce between
the king, Edward his son, and their barons and men and Llewelin son of Griffin
and him men throughout the march of Wales. (S) CPRs.
6/1258, At the parliament at Oxford, John the elder sided
with the King, John the younger with the barons.
6/29/1260, While James de Audley (47283728) was away at
court, Fulk fitz Warin (47281870), Griffith ap Gwenwynwyn (60848500), and John
le Strange (121697006) sent Welshmen to ravage James’ lands, burning 3 vills,
killing 8 men, wounding 10, taking 10 prisoners, 260 oxen … (S) Le Strange
Records, LeStrange, 1916, P125.
1260-1, John gave his son Robert half of the manor of
Litcham, Norfolk. John le Strange gives to his daughter Alice, towards her
marriage, half [the other half] of his manor of Lucham, Norfolk. (S) Antiquities
of Shropshire, Eyton, V10, 1860, P274.
1262-3, Sir John le Strange, … Sir John le Strange Junior,
witnesses to a deed of Henry le Gyros. (S) Antiquities of Shropshire, V6,
Eyton, 1858, P226.
1262-67, John enfeoffed his son John in Rowelton and Elleworthyn.
4/12/1263, Simon de Montfort returned to England to lead a
rebellion of young barons.
11/22/1263, Mandate to John Lestrange to deliver the castle
of Muntgomery to Hamo Lestrange. (S) CPRs.
1264, John Extrandeos, Dominus de Monyton and Wynfreton,
granted the hermitage of Winforton to the priory at Wormesley. (S) Archaeologia
Cambrensis, 1898, P203.
5/14/1264, Lord Edward captured with King Henry at the
battle of Lewes, “at the Mill of the Hide”. Simon de Montfort effectively ruled
England.
7/7/1264, Safe conduct … for … Roger de Mortuo Mari, … Roger
de Leiburn, Roger de Clifford, …, John le Estraunge, Hamo le Estrange, … and
other knights … together with their household, horses and good which they bring
with them. (S) CPRs.
8/4/1265, Lord Edward, having escaped captivity, defeated
Simon de Montfort at the battle of Evesham; ending the barons’ revolt.
1266, John given all the lands of Walter de Muscegros.
6/4/1266, Confirmation of a grant made by John Lestrange,
one of the executors of the will of Walter de Muchegros, to Roger de Clifford
of … (S) CPRs.
4/20/1267, Simple protection for 1 year for John Lestrange.
(S) CPRs.
10/19/1268, John de Tregoz, son and heir of Sir Robert de
Tregoz, to the lady Juliana, late the wife of Sir Robert, of manors to hold in
her dower. Witness: John le Strange. [John de Tregoz his brother-in-law.]
3/1269, John of Knockyn, Lord of Wrockwardine, Shropshire,
died; Lucia surviving.
(S) Portraits of Medieval Women, Mitchell, 2003. (S) A
Chronicle of the Early Le Stranges, Le Strange, 1916.
Children of John and Lucy:
i. John le Strange (121690976),
born ~1225 in England.
ii. Hawise le Strange (60848501), born ~1227 in England.
iii. Hamon le Strange, born ? in England.
5/4/1269, Hamo Extraneus sealed a record. Design: shield of
arms (2 lions passant). Legend: *S'.HAMVNI·LESTRA[.]
1271, Hamon and younger brother Robert are crusaders to the
Holy Land. Hamon had 11 knights with him,
On crusade, Hamon married Isabelle d’Ybelin, Queen of Cyprus.
By 1273, Hamon died while on crusade.
4/28/1273, Order to the sheriff of Stafford to take into the
king's hand the manor of Strattondale which is of the ancient demesne of the
crown and which Hamo le Strange held in chief and alienated without licence.
(S) CFRs.
iv. Robert le Straunge (11820104), born ~1240 in England.
v. Roger le Strange, born ? in England.
Roger married Maud ?, widow of Roger de Munbray. (S) CFRs,
9/12/1275.
4/20/1274, Order to the sheriff of Salop to deliver to Roger
le Strange, brother of Hamo le Strange, the manors of Colemere and Henton,
which Hamo enfeoffed Roger and his heirs before he took his journey to the Holy
Land. (S) CFRs.
vi. Catherine Le Strange (60848503), born ~1245 in
England.
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