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Birth:          ABT 1165 Cheswardine, Shropshire, England
Death:          BEF 20 Jan 1234 Knockin, Shropshire, England

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lestrange
d bef 20 Jan 1233/34
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I06034
John II Lestrange; had dealings with his female cousins (Uncle Guy's daughters) over 
land at Knockin, Salop, 1196/7; negotiator of King John with Llywelyn the Great 
Prince of North Wales 1204 and 1214; Sheriff of Salop and Staffs 1216; granted 
manor of Kidderminster 1216; married Amice and died by 20 Jan 1233/4. [Burke's 
Peerage]

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JOHN LESTRANGE II, son and heir. In 1196/7 he acquired rights in land at Knockin, 
Salop, from his cousins, daughters of his uncle Guy. In 1198 he took the place of his 
cousin Ralph, who was ill, in the King's servlce. In 1204 the King asked Llewelin, 
Prince of North Wales, to grant John a safe conduct to go to and return from him. In 
1206 he had sent his knights overseas. In 1212 he was concerned in the management 
of Album Monasterium; and was returned as holding the manors of Ness and 
Cheswardine of the grift of King Henry II. In 1213 he was given the custody of the 
castle of Carreghova; and in 1214 was sent to Llewelin to exact an oath to keep the 
truce. In 1216 the King committed to him the counties of Staffs and Salop during 
pleasure, and directed that he was to be treated as sheriff; and in the same year he 
was to have the manor of Kidderminster during pleasure. In March 1217/8 he was, 
with Hugh de Mortimer and Henry de Audley, directed to give safe-conduct to the 
Magnates of North Wales, that they might do homage at Worcester; and in the same 
month the sheriff of Staffs and Salop was directed to give him an aid from the counties 
for strengthening his castle at Knockin. On 7 June 1218 he was present at the 
dedication of Worcester Cathedral. In January 1223/4 he was granted a market at his 
manor of Hunstanton. On 29 August 1226, as John Lestrange senior, he was granted a 
pardon for debts and the vill of Wrockwardine for his maintenance during pleasure, for 
his services to the King and his father; and on 2 September he was appointed to sit 
with the Bishop of Hereford and others at Album Monasterium to accept the surrender 
of lands by the Prince of North Wales. He married Amice. He was dead by 20 January 
1233/4, when his son did homage. [Complete Peerage XII/1:349-50, (transcribed by 
Dave Utzinger)]

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John le Strange, possessed the lordships of Nesse and Chesewurdine or Cheswardine, 
in the 11th of King John (1210), which he had by gift from Henry II, and also enjoyed 
the Manor of Wrockwurdine, which his brother Hamon formerly had. He was Governor 
of the Castle of Carracove in Wales and Sheriff of the County of Salop, and also the 
County of Stafford, and in the 3rd of Henry III (1216-1272) he obtained the King's 
precept for aid to rebuild part of his castle at Knockyn and to repair the rest of it. 
Having been a liberal benefactor.

Parents
LE STRANGE John (ABT 1132 - BEF 29 Sep 1178)
____ Hawise (ABT 1146 - )

Siblings
LE STRANGE John (ABT 1165 - BEF 20 Jan 1234)

Marriage To ____ Amicia (ABT 1168 - )
    m.  

Notes


Children by ____ Amicia ABT 1168 - 
LE STRANGE John (ABT 1194 - ABT 1269)
LE STRANGE Margery (ABT 1198 - )

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