Sir John LE'STRANGE, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere

1306 - 1349  (43 years)

• Name	John LE'STRANGE  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere
  Birth	25 Jan 1306	Blakemere, Herefordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LH8P-TVB
  MilitaryService	[2]
  	served in the Scotch and French wars
  Title (Nobility)	1324  [2]
  	Lord Strange (succeeded his father Fulk upon his death)
  Occupation	1330  [2]
  	Governor of Conway
  Occupation	Between 1330 and 1343  [2]
  	Member of Parliament
  MilitaryService	1346  [2]
  	Sir Knight Banneret at the battles of Crezy and Calais
  TitleOfNobility	[2]
  	3rd Baron Strange of Knockin
  Name	John le Straunge  [2]
  Name	John Strange  [2]
  Death	21 Jul 1349	Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I594775922	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Fulk LE'STRANGE, 1st Baron of Blackmere,   b. Abt 1267, Longnor, Shropshire, England d. 23 Jan 1324, Blakemere, Herefordshire, England (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Eleonore LE'GIFFARD,   b. Abt 1275, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England d. Bef 23 Jan 1323, Blakemere, Herefordshire, England (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	1296	Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F536731329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Ankaret LE BOTELER, Baroness Strange of Blackmere,   b. 1305, Herefordshire, England d. 8 Oct 1361, Castle Blakemere, Shropshire, England (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1327  [2]
  Children	1. Isabel STRANGE,   b. Knockin, Shropshire, England d. 1366   2. Maude STRANGE,   b. Whitechurch, Shropshire, England d. 1390, Shropshire, England   3. Robert STRANGE,   b. Knockyn, Shropshire, England d. 23 Aug 1382, Knockyn, Shropshire, England   4. Maud Le STRANGE,   b. 1321, Knockin in Oswestry, Shropshire, England d. Aft 1391, England (Age 71 years)   5. Ankaret LE STRANGE,   b. 1325, Blakemere, Herefordshire, England d. 19 Nov 1389, England (Age 64 years)   6. Eleanor LE STRANGE,   b. Abt 1328, Shropshire, England d. 30 Apr 1396, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales (Age ~ 68 years)   7. Fulk LE STRANGE,   b. 2 Feb 1331, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England d. 6 Aug 1349, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England (Age 18 years)   8. Ebles STRANGE,   b. 1332, Salopshire, England d. 1399 (Age 67 years)   9. John LE STRANGE, VII,   b. 13 Jan 1332, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England d. 12 May 1361, Blakemere, Herefordshire, England (Age 29 years)   10. Matilda STRANGE,   b. 1333, Longnore, Shropshire, England d. 1357, Shropshire, England (Age 24 years)   11. Elizabeth LE STRANGE,   b. 1334, Basing, Hampshire, England d. 16 Sep 1362, Tong, Shropshire, England (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F536731328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange (of Blackmere) was born circa 1306. He was the son of Fulk Lestrange, 1st Lord Strange (of Blackmere) and Eleanor Giffard. He married Ankaret Boteler, daughter of William Boteler. He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Strange, of Blackmere [E., 1309] on 23 January 1323/24. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire in 1332. He fought in the Battle of Crécy in 1346. He died on 21 July 1349. Children of John Lestrange, 2nd Lord Strange (of Blackmere) and Ankaret Boteler 1. Fulk Lestrange, 3rd Lord Strange (of Blackmere) b. c 1330, d. 30 Aug 1349 2. John Lestrange, 1st Lord Strange (of Blackmere) b. c 1332, d. 12 May 1361 http://www.thepeerage.com/p23461.htm#i234606 .................................................................................... Documentary sources indicate that a manor house belonging to the Le Strange family existed here in the 12th century. It passed to the Talbots in the 14th century, and in 1383 was the birthplace of John Talbot, the first Earl of Shrewsbury. The Talbot family sold the manor in 1590 and by the end of the following century the house was in ruins. Source is: www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/3059.html Blackmere was a 12th Century Manor in Whitchurch, Shropshire the seat of Le Strange of Blackmere. Source is Le Strange Records, Pedigree No. VIII - Le Strange of Blackmere.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Apr 2024), entry for Maud Le STRANGE, person ID LK7G-CS8. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Apr 2024), entry for John Le'Strange, person ID LH8P-TVB. (Reliability: 3).