John III le Strange , Lord of Knockyn 
John III le was born before 1193 in Ness & Cheswardine, Shropshire, England. John III le's father was John II le Strange , Lord Cheswardine & Nesse and his mother was Amice. His paternal grandparents were John I le Strange and Hawise. He had two sisters named Alice le and Margery le. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died before October 12th, 1269 in Knockyn, Shropshire, England. He was buried in Sheriff of Salopshire & Staffordshire.General Notes
John III Lestrange; old enough to attend on King John in 1213 and to undertake military service against the French 1214; granted by Henry III the manor of Wrockwardine, Salop 25 May 1231; played a part in negotiations between Henry III and Prince Llywelyn The Great 1232; Constable of Montgomery Castle 1235 and Bridgnorth, Chester and Shrewsbury Castles 1233-40; Sheriff of Salop and Staffs 1236-48 and Cheshire 1241-2, Justice of Chester 1240 or 41; supported Henry III against Simon de Montfort (unlike? his son); married? Lucy, daughter of Robert Tregoz, and died by 26 March 1269. [Burke's Peerage]
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John le Strange, who was a person of great note in his time. In 16th of King John, his father being then living, he was in the Wars of Poitou in France. In 15th of Henry III, 1231, he obtained a grant of the inheritance of Wockwardine for the yearly rent of รบ8, to be paid to the King and his heirs and successors. In 21st of Henry III, 1237, he was appointed Sheriff of Salop and Stafford and constituted Governor of the Castles of Salop and Brugges. He was afterwards one of the Baron's Marchers and had command to reside in the Marshes in order to resist incursions by the Welsh. In the contest between Henry III and the Barons he adhered with great fidelity to the King and obtained for his loyalty a grant of the lands of Walter de Muscegros, which had been forfeited in that rebellion.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1132 in Knockyn, Salopshire, England d.<Sep 1178 in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1168 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England d.20 JAN 1233/34 in Knockyn, Shropshire, England
- b.~ 1135 in England
- b.< 1193 in Ness & Cheswardine, Shropshire, England d.<12 Oct 1269 in Knockyn, Shropshire, England
- b.1170 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England
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