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John Strode (died 1581)

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John Strode
Arms of Strode of Parnham in Dorset: Ermine, on a canton sable a crescent argent
Born1524
Died2 September 1581(1581-00-00) (aged 56–57)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationSheriff of Dorset
Years active1572–1573
Spouses
  • Katherine Cromwell
  • Margaret Hadley
Childrenwith Katherine:
  • Robert Strode
  • Edward Strode
  • Sir John Strode
  • Thomas Strode
  • George Strode
  • Margaret Strode
with Margaret:
  • Hugh Strode
  • Margaret Strode
  • Anne Strode
  • Dorothy Strode
  • Bridget Strode
  • Alice Strode
Parent(s)Robert Strode
Elizabeth Hody

John Strode (1524 – 2 September 1581), the son of Robert Strode of Parnham, Dorset and Elizabeth Hody, was elected MP for Dorset in 1572 and was Sheriff of Dorset from 1572 to 1573.

Life

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Born in 1524, John Strode was the eldest son of Robert Strode (d. 1559) of Parnham and Elizabeth, daughter of Reginald Hody.[1]

He served as captain of musters by 1560, commissioner of concealed lands and Sheriff of Dorset from 1572 to 1573 and Justice of the Peace from about 1575.[1]

In his later years he investigated taverns and grain supplies at Lyme Regis; entertained the 2nd Earl of Bedford at Bridport; stayed at Marshwood with Sir Amias Paulet, the lord of the manor; investigated horse theft; and, in 1578, investigated at the request of the Privy Council the causes of the dispute between Sir Henry Ashley and Henry Howard, son of Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon.[2] The Privy Council praised him for his "great travail" in 1580, when he and others had been examining the recusant, Lady Tregonwell, the widow of Sir John Tregonwell (d. 1565).[1]

He died 2 September 1581,[3] leaving £1,400 to his children, and appointing Henry Coker overseer. His eldest son Robert, then aged about 22, was executor and residuary legatee.[1]

Marriages and issue

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Strode married twice. He married firstly, Katherine, daughter of Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell and Elizabeth Seymour, by whom he had six children:[1][4][5]

He married secondly, on 28 January 1572, Margaret, daughter of Christopher (or Christian) Hadley of Withycombe, Somerset and widow of Thomas Luttrell by whom he had one son and five daughters:[1][8][9]

  • Hugh Strode
  • Margaret Strode
  • Anne Strode
  • Dorothy Strode
  • Bridget Strode
  • Alice Strode

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