John Sutton Baron Dudley 1361-1395/1396

John Sutton Baron Dudley
b. 6 Dec 1361  Malpas, Chester, Cheshire, England
d. 10 Mar 1395/1396
Parents:
   John Sutton (2nd Baron Dudley)  1329 – 1357
   Catherine Stafford 1340 – 1361
Spouse:
   Alice Le Despencer 1364 – 1392
Children:
   John Sutton Baron Dudley 1380 – 1406
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The baronage of Dudley
John Sutton a soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. According to Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage he was actually summoned to Parliament as "Johanni de Sutton de Duddeley militi", whereby he is held to have become Baron Dudley. The title is sometime referred to as Baron Sutton of Dudley. The peerage was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines.

It is in fact arguable that the title arose even earlier, as his ancestor John Sutton (died 1359) had a writ of summons to the Council on 25 February 1342, but neither he nor his son (died c.1370), grandson (died 10 March 1396) or great grandson (all called John Sutton of Dudley) were summoned] so that they can probably not be regarded as peers.

Lord Dudley's great grandson, the third Baron, managed to get himself severely into debt and lost the family seat of Dudley Castle to his cousin John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland. He became known as "Lord Quondam" ("Lord Has-been" or "Lord Formerly"). However, Dudley Castle and the other family estates were restored to his son, the fourth Baron. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron, who like his grandfather came heavily into debt. To clear his debts he married off his granddaughter and heir, Frances, to Sir Humble Ward, the son of a wealthy jeweller. Frances succeeded him and became the sixth holder of the title. In 1644 her husband Humble Ward was created Baron Ward, of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, by letters patent.

They were both succeeded by their son, the seventh and second Baron respectively. On the death in 1740 of the latter's grandson, the tenth Baron Dudley and fifth Baron Ward, the two titles separated. The barony of Ward, which could only be inherited by males, was passed on to the late Baron's kinsman, the sixth Baron (see the Earl of Dudley for later history of this title). The barony of Dudley was inherited by the Baron's nephew, Ferdinando Lea, 11th Baron Dudley, the eleventh Baron. He was the son of Frances, sister of the tenth Baron, and her husband William Lea. However, on Ferdinando's death in 1757 the peerage fell into abeyance between his sisters. It remained in abeyance for 159 years, but in 1916 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Ferdinando Dudley William Lea Smith, who became the twelfth Baron. He was the great-great-grandson of Anne, sister of the eleventh Baron, and her husband William Smith. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the fifteenth Baron, who succeeded his mother in 2002 (who in her turn had succeeded her elder brother).

The holders of the title (until 1740) were the owners of Dudley Castle and an extensive estate around it, including the manors of Dudley, Sedgley, Kingswinford and Rowley Somery in Rowley Regis. By the 16th century, their main home was Himley Hall. On the death of the tenth Baron in 1740, the barony of Dudley passed to a female-line heir (see above), whereas the main estates were entailed to follow the barony of Ward and passed to a cousin. However, certain estates that had recently been purchased passed with the title Lord Dudley to the aforementioned Ferdinando Dudley Lea, the eleventh Baron Dudley.

The family surname of the first five barons was formally 'Sutton', but in practice they seem always to have been called 'Dudley'. In title deeds and other formal documents, the surname often appears as 'Sutton otherwise Dudley'.
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notes on John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley

His birth occured at Coleshill probably because it was the home of his father's nearest cousin, Joan (later his father's second wife), while Dudley Castle was occupied by his father's widowed mother and ( since November 1359) her second husband, Richard le Fissher, with whom John de Sutton was in frequent litigation. After the death of his father about 1369 his wardship and marriage were granted to Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel. When John died the barony of Dudley was still in the possossion of his grandmother Isabel.

John Sutton IV (1361-1395), of Dudley Castle who wed Alice de Spencer of Carlington.

It is widely held that John Sutton IV was the son of John Sutton III, (1339-1370) and Catherine de Stafford (1340-1361). Catherine was the daughter of Ralph de Stafford and Margaret de Audley.

(Wikipedia)

Neither PA (below) nor MCA, give any wife for John other than Joan (PA suggests she might be daughter of John, Lord of Arundel, while MCA gives no suggestion as to her ancestry). I have followed AR, which suggests another wife, as his 1st wife and mother of John.

John de Sutton, of Dudley Castle, co. Stafford, son and heir by first marriage, was born at Coleshill in Arden, co. Warwick, on 6 Dec 1361, his mother probably dying in childbirth. His birth occurred at Coleshill probably because it was the home of his father's nearest cousin, Joan (later his father's second wife), while Dudley Castle was occupied by his father's widowed mother and (since November 1359) her second husband, Richard le Fissher, with whom John de Sutton was in frequent litigation. After the death of his father about 1369 his wardship and marriage were granted to Richard Fitz Alan, Earl of Arundel. During this period he was married to Joan. He served in the King's Fleet under the Earl of Arundel after he came of age. John de Sutton died on 10 Mar 1395/6. His widow died in April 1408. (When John died the Barony of Dudley was still in possession of his grandmother Isabel) (Joan was possibly daughter of John, Lord of Arundel) [Plantagenet Ancestry]

Note: Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerage states that Richard FitzAlan sold the marriage rights to Philip le Despenser - see below.

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John de Sutton IV, by (1), of Dudley Castle, co. Stafford, b. 6 Dec 1361, d. 1395/6, IPM 1401; m. Jane, IPM 1409. (Adlard says he m. (1) Alice, probably daughter of guardian Philip le Despenser. She d. 1392. He m. (2) Jane. Perhaps Alice (1st wife) was mother of John V). [Ancestral Roots, line 81-34]

Note: According to PA above, John never held Dudley Castle, as it was in the possession of his grandmother, Isabel de Cherleton, his entire life.

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The following is a post to SGM, 1 Sep 1998, by William Stone, indicating the confusion over John's wife and mother of his son:

I know of two places where Alice came from.

1. Weis's Ancestral Roots, 6th Ed., line 81 number 34, says John de Sutton IV, (number 2 above) of Dudley Castle, b. 6 Dec. 1361, d. 1395/6, Inq.p.m. 1401; m. Jane, Inq.p.m. 1409. He cites Complete Peerage IV 479 note e and DNB 16:107-9. Then in parenthesis - Alard says he m. (1) Alice prob. Dau. of guardian Philip le Despenser. She d. 1392 He m. (2) Jane. Perh. Alice (1 wife) mother of John V. Close parens. Alard is later identified as George Alard: 'The Sutton-Dudleys of England and New England', N.Y.C. 1862, Pedigree 'A" The Suttons.

John de Sutton V (Weis's number 35) (number 1 above) b. 1379, d. 1407, m. Constance Blount, d. 1432, dau. of Sir Walter Blount of Barton.

2. Burke's Extinct Peerage (not an unimpeachable source), on page 521, under 'Sutton - Baron Dudley' muddles things further. He has John de Sutton, 2nd Baron (presumably number 4 above). 'The wardship of this nobleman, he being in minority at his father's decease, was granted to Richard, Earl of Arundel, and sold by him to Sir Philip le Despenser, in the 5th Richard II, for 350 marks. He m. twice; by his first wife, Margaret, dau. of Roger de Mortimer, Baron Wigmore, he had no issue, but by his 2nd wife, Johanna he had two sons, John and Thomas. The 2nd Lord Dudley d. 1376 and was s. by his son' John de Sutton, 3rd baron, (number 1? above) m. 1st Alice, dau. of Philip le Despenser; and 2ndly Constance, dau. of Sir Walter le Blount . . he died in 1407.

Burke has apparently confused father, son and grandson and mixed up their wives. Not unusual.

If this Alice existed, might she be a daughter of Sir Philip le Despenser, b. 1313, d. 1349 and a sister of Hawise le Despenser (m. Sir Andrew Luttrell) for whom see Wayne Wilcox, 'The Ancestry of Catherine Hamby' NEHGR 145 (July 1991) at p. 268. This is only a guess based on chronology - I have no evidence whatsoever.

Now, I realize I have only muddied the waters further, but at least we now know how Alice got into this line. Anyone want to try to sort this out? I wish I could say I hope this helps.
Bill Stone
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Dudley Castle History

According to legend, a wooden castle was constructed on the site in the 8th century by a Saxon lord called Dud or Dado. However this legend is not taken seriously by historians, who usually date the castle from soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066[1]. It is thought one of the Conqueror's followers, Ansculf, built the first castle and that his son, William Fitz-Ansculf, was in possession of the castle when it was recorded at the time of the [Domesday Book] of 1086. Some of the earthworks from this castle, notably the 'motte', the vast mound on which the present castle keep now sits, still remain. However the earliest castle would have been of wooden construction and no longer exists.

After Fitz-Ansculf, the castle came into the possession of the Paganel family, who built the first stone castle on the site. However, after Gervase Paganel joined a failed rebellion against King Henry II in 1173 the castle was demolished by order of the king. The Somery's were the next dynasty to own the site and set about building the castle in stone starting in the second half of the 13th century and continuing on into the 14th. The keep (the most obvious part of the castle when viewed from the town) and the main gate dates from this re-building. A chapel and great hall were also constructed.

The last of the male line of Somery, John Somery, died in 1321 and the castle and estates passed to his sister Margaret and her husband John de Sutton. Subsequently, members of this family often used Dudley as a surname. In 1532 another John Sutton (the seventh in the Dynasty named John) inherited the castle but after having money problems was ousted by a relative, John Dudley, later Duke of Northumberland, in 1537. Starting around 1540, a range of new buildings were erected within the older castle walls by him. The architect was William Sharington and the buildings are thus usually referred to as Sharrington Range. Dudley was later beheaded, for his attempt to set Lady Jane Grey on the Throne of England.

The castle was returned to the Sutton family by Queen Mary. The castle was later visited by Queen Elizabeth I and was considered as a possible place of imprisonment for Mary, Queen of Scots. A century later, the castle became a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War, but was surrendered to Cromwell's forces in 1646. Parliament subsequently ordered that the castle be partly demolished and the present ruined appearance of the keep result from this decision. However some habitable buildings remained.

The bulk of the remaining habitable parts of the castle was destroyed by fire in 1750, previous to which the living accommodation was used by the Earls of Dudley. The Dudley family then moved to the newly-built Himley Hall approximately four miles away, but were responsible for the site until 1937, when the zoo was established and the castle grounds incorporated into the zoo.

Despite being situated on the edge of Dudley town centre, the castle was situated within the borders of Sedgley - which was part of neighbouring Staffordshire rather than Worcestershire - until the borders were changed to include the castle and its grounds within the Dudley borough in 1926, when restructuring of the boundaries took place to allow the development of the Priory Estate.[
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               Dudley Castle 

Dudley Castle
Staffordshire



Dudley Castle Keep
in Dudley, West Midlands, England 

John Sutton Baron Dudley 1380-1406

John SUTTON BARON DUDLEY

b. 1380   Of, Coleshill, Warwick, England

Christening: 

    of, Dudley, Worcestershire, England 

d. 29 AUG 1406   in ,,, England
m. 10 Dec 1401  to Constance (Contatine) BLOUNT
    ,, Worcestershire, England — Age: 21
Parents:
   John SUTTON BARON DUDLEY 1361 – 1395
   Alice Le DESPENCER 1364 – 1392
Spouse: 
   Constance (Contatine) BLOUNT 1380 – 1432
Children:
   K.G John SUTTON LORD DUDLEY 1400 – 1487
   Thomas SUTTON (DUDLEY) 1403 –
   Humphrey (Dudley) SUTTON 1405 –
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John Sutton Baron DUDLEY
BIO
Sir John de Sutton V (c. 1380 – 29 August 1406) was born at Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, or at Coleshill, Warwickshire, the son of Sir John de Sutton IV (6 December 1361 – 10 March 1395), Master[ disambiguation needed] of Dudley Castle and Alice Despencer, of Carlington (died 1392). John de Sutton IV was the son of Sir John de Sutton III (1339 – c. 1370 or 1376), Knight, Master of Dudley Castle, and wife (m. 25 December 1357) Katherine de Stafford (Staffordshire, 1340 or 1348 – December 1361). Katherine was the daughter of Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley.

John de Sutton married Constance Blount (died September 1432), the daughter of Sir Walter Blount, of Barton, Derbyshire, who died at the Battle of Shrewsbury on 21 July 1403, and his wife Sancha de Ayala (died 1418), the daughter of Diego Gómez, Alcalde of Toledo and Inés Alfonso de Ayala. John de Sutton V's son was John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley.

References:
Burkes Peerage and Baronetage (1939), s.v. Dudley
Information on Sir John Sutton from R. B. Stewart of My Lines
v · d · eRetrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Sutton_V
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The Title of Baron Dudley
Baron Dudley    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Baron Dudley is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in circa 1440 for John Sutton, a soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. According to Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage he was actually summoned to Parliament as "Johanni de Sutton de Duddeley militi", whereby he is held to have become Baron Dudley. The title is sometime referred to as Baron Sutton of Dudley. The peerage was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines.

It is in fact arguable that the title arose even earlier, as his ancestor John Sutton (died 1359) had a writ of summons to the Council on 25 February 1342, but neither he nor his son (died c.1370), grandson (died 10 March 1396) or great grandson (all called John Sutton of Dudley) were summoned,[1] so that they can probably not be regarded as peers.

Lord Dudley's great grandson, the third Baron, managed to get himself severely into debt and lost the family seat of Dudley Castle to his cousin John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland. He became known as "Lord Quondam" ("Lord Has-been" or "Lord Formerly"). However, Dudley Castle and the other family estates were restored to his son, the fourth Baron. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron, who like his grandfather came heavily into debt. To clear his debts he married off his granddaughter and heir, Frances, to Sir Humble Ward, the son of a wealthy jeweller. Frances succeeded him and became the sixth holder of the title. In 1644 her husband Humble Ward was created Baron Ward, of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, by letters patent.

They were both succeeded by their son, the seventh and second Baron respectively. On the death in 1740 of the latter's grandson, the tenth Baron Dudley and fifth Baron Ward, the two titles separated. The barony of Ward, which could only be inherited by males, was passed on to the late Baron's kinsman, the sixth Baron (see the Earl of Dudley for later history of this title). The barony of Dudley was inherited by the Baron's nephew, Ferdinando Lea, 11th Baron Dudley, the eleventh Baron. He was the son of Frances, sister of the tenth Baron, and her husband William Lea. However, on Ferdinando's death in 1757 the peerage fell into abeyance between his sisters. It remained in abeyance for 159 years, but in 1916 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Ferdinando Dudley William Lea Smith, who became the twelfth Baron. He was the great-great-grandson of Anne, sister of the eleventh Baron, and her husband William Smith. As of 2010[update] the title is held by his grandson, the fifteenth Baron, who succeeded his mother in 2002 (who in her turn had succeeded her younger brother).

The holders of the title (until 1740) were the owners of Dudley Castle and an extensive estate around it, including the manors of Dudley, Sedgley, Kingswinford and Rowley Somery in Rowley Regis. By the 16th century, their main home was Himley Hall. On the death of the tenth Baron in 1740, the barony of Dudley passed to a female-line heir (see above), whereas the main estates were entailed to follow the barony of Ward and passed to a cousin. However, certain estates that had recently been purchased passed with the title Lord Dudley to the aforementioned Ferdinando Dudley Lea, the eleventh Baron Dudley.

The family surname of the first five barons was formally 'Sutton', but in practice they seem always to have been called 'Dudley'. In title deeds and other formal documents, the surname often appears as 'Sutton otherwise Dudley'.

Predecessors
John de Sutton II (1310-1359), was summoned to the Council in 1342 as first Baron Sutton of Dudley

Sir John de Sutton III (1338–c.1370)

Sir John de Sutton IV (1361–1396)

Sir John de Sutton V (1380–1406)

Barons Dudley (1440)
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley (1400–1487)

Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley (1459–1532)

John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley (c. 1495–1553)

Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley (d. 1586)

Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley (1567–1643)

Frances Ward, 6th Baroness Dudley (1611–1697)

Edward Ward, 7th Baron Dudley, 2nd Baron Ward (d. 1701)

Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley, 3rd Baron Ward (1683–1704)

Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley, 4th Baron Ward (1704–1731)

William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley, 5th Baron Ward (d. 1740)

Ferdinando Dudley Lea, 11th Baron Dudley (1710–1757) (abeyant 1757)

Ferdinando Dudley William Lea Smith, 12th Baron Dudley (1872–1936) (abeyance terminated 1916)

Ferdinando Dudley Henry Lea Smith, 13th Baron Dudley (1910–1972)

Barbara Amy Felicity Hamilton, 14th Baroness Dudley (1907–2002)

Jim Anthony Hill Wallace, 15th Baron Dudley (b. 1930)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Jeremy William Guilford Wallace (b. 1964)

See also:
Earl of Dudley

Duke of Northumberland (1551 creation)

References:
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
^ Burkes' Peerage s.v. Dudley, Baron; GEC, Complete Peerage.

Further reading:
Grazebrooke, H. S. 'The Barons of Dudley' Staffs. Hist. Coll. IX(2).

Hemingway, J. An illustrated chronicle of the castle and barony of Dudley. (Friends of Dudley Castle, Dudley,

Wilson, Derek A. The Uncrowned Kings of England: The Black History of the Dudleys and the Tudor Throne. Carroll & Graf, 2005.

Jayne Felthauseradded this on 23 Oct 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Dudley
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History of the Sutton Family
The following history on the Sutton family is from various sources including:

"Medieval Ancestors of Robert Abell" , "Kin of Mellcine Thurman Smith" and Al Myers.

01. Hervey De Sutton, Lord of Sutton upon Trent, near Tuxford, County Nottingham, gave the church of Sutton to the canons of Radford near Worksop, Notts. Various origins have been given for the Suttons, but it is clearly proved by a deed cited by Dugdale that they are from Nottingham Suttons in which John, son of him, who married Margaret de Someri, styles himself Johannes filius Johannis de Sutton super Trent, dominus of Dudley, etc., dated 12 of Edward III (1284). He had Robert, who died sine prole, Richard, who had an only daughter, and Rowland. "The Dudley Genealogies," James Henry Mason (Glendale, Cal.: 1987), p. 11." states that "Hervey de Sutton was a great-grandson of Hervey de Sutton, a Saxon tenant of Earl Allan at Sudton, or Southtown, in the fourteenth year of the reign of William I, The Conqueror, A.D. 1079.

02. Rowland Sutton was third son of Hervey. He ws Lord of Sutton Upon Trent and died by 1259. He married Alice de Lexington about 1215. They also had Robert, of Averham, Notts. in 1256 who m. (1) Alice and had Richard (a priest) and John (a priest); Robert m. (2) Isabel, dau. of Hugh Picot (q.v.) - their issue was Baron Lexington's house of Averham.

03. Sir William Sutton, born about 1215, died in 1268, seized of the manor of Worksop in Nottinghamshire. He married first Matilda, who was of record with her sister Alice in 1250. He married second Eva, who survived him and married second a Robert Paynell.

04. Sir Robert De Sutton, born about 1241, seized of the manor and advowson of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, the manor of Sutton, Notts., and Aston le Walls and Byfield in Northamptonshire. He married Johanna.

05. Sir Richard De Sutton, son of Robert and Johanna was born September 29, 1266, was living as late as 1346. He married Isabel Patric, (widow of Philip Burnel, by whom she had no children) who was dead by 1318.

06. Sir John De Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England, from 1326, died about 1359. He married Margaret De Somery, who died in 1384, the Baroness Dudley, sister and heir of John de Somery. From 1316-1320 he was engaged in wars in Scotland, and from 1318-129 he was in the retinue of his brother-in-law, John de Somery. He was accused of complicity in the rebellion of Thomas Earl of Lancaster against the king, and was extorted to give up all his right and interest in the castle and town of Dudley to Hugh le Despencer. In addition he gave up the manors of Sedgley, Swinford and Rowley-Somery, as well as other lands, not obtaining restitution until Edward III became king. He was knighted in 1326.

07. John De Sutton, son of John and Margaret. He married Isabel De Cherleton. He was in the war against the Scots (1333-1334) and had letters of protection dated April 8, 1333 while he was in the retinue of Ralph Basset of Drayton. He was a knight in 1338; he was summoned to Parliament in 1342. He was in the king's service in 1347, and was then called Lord of Duddeleye.' In 1350 he was sent with a relieving force from England to St. Jean de Angely; he was here summoned to advise the king as to the safety of the kingdom. In 1352 he was one of the commissioners appointed to array archers in Staffordshire. In 1359 John de Sutton, chevalier, was in the retinue of William de Bohum, Earl of Northampton, and died in France...." In addition to his heir, John, he had Thomas de Sutton who served in 1369 in France in the army of the Black Prince. He died on Friday before November 23, 1359.

08. Sir John De Sutton, son of John and Isabel was born about 1338. He died probably in France about 1369. He married (1) Katherine Stafford on December 25, 1357. He married (2) Joan Clinton after 1361. John was of full age as his father's death. He sold parts of Malpas in 1367 and was a knight, serving in the French war in 1369 (dying soon after).

09. Sir John De Sutton, son of John and Katherine, of Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, born at Coleshill in Arden in county Warwick, east of Birmingham on December 6, 1361. The wardship of this nobleman, he being in his minority at his father's death, was granted to Richard, Earl of Arundel, and sold to Sir Philip de Spenser in 5th of Richard II for 300 marks. He married (according to Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerage) 1st Margaret de Mortimer, but had no issue, and by 2nd wife, Joanna de Clinton, had John, his successor (Joan de Clinton was the daughter of Sir John Clinton, died 1355, and Joan, daughter of Sir Roger Hillary, Knight, son of Sir John Clinton, died 1325, and his wife Alice, daughter of Sir Robert Grendon, son of Sir John Clinton [and wife Isabel], brother of James Clinton, who was grandfather of the Petronella Clinton, who married John Woodward of Solihull of County Warwick.

10. Sir John De Sutton, son of John was born on February or March of 1379/80, He married before December 10, 1401 to Constance Blount. John was a knight and of Dudley Castle. He was 21 when the post-mortem insquisition was held of great-grandmother Isabella - at this time the lands and Castle were restored to him. He now held the manors of Sedgley, Kinswinford and Rowley-Somery in Staffordshire, and also Himley and Over Penn in the same county, attached to Dudley Castle. He also held lands in Tipton and the manor of Prestwood in the forest of Kinver.

11. Sir John De Sutton, Lord Dudley, aged 5 years in 8 of Henry IV, 1407. He was summoned to Parliament from 8 of Henry VI 1430, to 22 of Edward IV 1475, when he died. He had the honor of bearing the standard at the funeral of Henry V. In 1428 he was Treasurer of the Household and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 26 of Henry VI, in consideration of his services, he received a grant of an annuity issuing out of the part of the customs of London, and being one of the King's Counsel he was sent as an ambassador to the Duke of Brittany and later to the Duke of Burgandy. Toward the end of the reign his services were rewarded with the Order of the Garter about 1459. He was wounded at the battle of Bloreheath and for this he received several honourable trusts and offices from his sovereign. He was summoned to Parliament from 18 of Henry VI, 1440, to 3 of Henry VII, 1485, but this is not clear, as the different books give his grandson John for part of this time. Sir John Sutton married Elizabeth Berkeley, daughter of Sir John Berkeley of Beverstone, County Gloucester, by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Bettishorne. She died shortly before Dec. 8, 1478, and was buried in St. James Priory, Dudley. He died Sept. 30, 1487, in his 87th year. They had children: Edmund, married Joyce Tiptoft, who died in the lifetime of his father, and his son John succeeded his grandfather. John, who assumed the name of Dudley, Wm. Bishop of Durham, and three daughters, Margaret, Eleanor and Jane.
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Dudley Castle
According to tradition a wooden castle was constructed on the site in the 8th century by a Saxon lord called Dud or Dado. Documentary history of Dudley castle begins soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is thought one of the Conqueror's followers, Ansculf, built the first castle in 1070. and that his son, William Fitz-Ansculf, was in possession of the castle when it was recorded at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. Some of the earthworks from this castle, notably the 'motte', the vast mound on which the present castle keep now sits, still remain. However the earliest castle would have been of wooden construction and no longer exists. After Fitz-Ansculf, the castle came into the possession of the Paganel family, who built the first stone castle on the site. This castle was strong enough to withstand a siege in 1153 by the forces of King Stephen. However, after Gervase Paganel joined a failed rebellion against King Henry II in 1173 the castle was demolished by order of the king. The Somery's were the next dynasty to own the site and set about building the castle in stone starting in the second half of the 13th century and continuing on into the 14th. The keep (the most obvious part of the castle when viewed from the town) and the main gate dates from this re-building. A chapel and great hall were also constructed. The last of the male line of Somery, John Somery, died in 1321 and the castle and estates passed to his sister Margaret and her husband John de Sutton. Subsequently, members of this family often used Dudley as a surname. In 1532 another John Sutton (the seventh in the Dynasty named John) inherited the castle but after having money problems was ousted by a relative, John Dudley, later Duke of Northumberland, in 1537. Starting around 1540, a range of new buildings were erected within the older castle walls by him. The architect was William Sharington and the buildings are thus usually referred to as Sharrington Range. Dudley was later beheaded, for his attempt to set Lady Jane Grey on the Throne of England. The castle was returned to the Sutton family by Queen Mary. The castle was later visited by Queen Elizabeth I and was considered as a possible place of imprisonment for Mary, Queen of Scots. A century later, the castle became a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War, and was besieged twice before its surrender to Cromwell's forces in 1646. Parliament subsequently ordered that the castle be partly demolished and the present ruined appearance of the keep result from this decision. However some habitable buildings remained and were subsequently used occasionally by the Earls of Dudley although by this time they preferred to reside at Himley Hall, approximately four miles away, when in the Midlands. The bulk of the remaining habitable parts of the castle was destroyed by fire in 1750. In the nineteenth century the site was used for fetes and pageants. -- Wikipedia, File: Dudley Castle -England-8.jpg
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Dudley Castle 2007

Dudley Castle  - View of the Keep

from the Castle Court

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Thomas Walkington 1285-

Thomas Walkington
Birth abt 1279 in Clifton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Marriage date and spouse unknown
Death date and place unknown
Parents unknown
Children of Unknown Spouse
Avice de Walkington 1322 –
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Thomas Savage 1285-1331

Sir Knight Thomas De Savage
Birth 1285, Stainesby, Derbyshire, England
Marriage date and spouse unknown
Death 1331 age 46
Parents
Sir John De Savage 1250 – 1301
mother unknown
Children of Unknown Spouse
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Sir Robert de Savage 1320 – 1368
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                      Sir Thomas de Savage 1285

Ankaret Butler / Boteler 1316-1361

Ankaret Le Boteler / Butler Baroness Strange

b abt 1307 Wem, Shropshire, England

Death Living

d. 8 Oct 1361 Sussex, England

Marriage to John Le Strenge I Sir 2nd Baron

1329 age: 22  Blackmere, Shropshire, England
Marriage to Thomas De  Ferrers
1341 age 34  Wem, Shropshire, England

Parents: William Le Boteler II, 1st Lord Wem  1274 – 1334 Ela De Herdeburgh 1276 – 1343

Spouse:

John Le Strange I, Sir, 2nd Baron Blackmere 1305 – 1349

Children:

Fulk Le Strange  1330 – 1349

Alianore / Eleanor de Blackmere Le Strange  1331 – 1396

John Le Strange II, 3rd Baron Blackmere  1332 – 1361 

Spouse 2 Thomas De Ferrers  1299 – 1353

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Ankaret Boteler^{[ 1, 2, 3, 4]}
Abt 1308 - 1361

• Birth Abt 1308 of, Wemme, Shropshire, England Gender Female Name AKA Ankaret Butler [5] Died 8 Oct 1361 [4, 6] Person ID I8583 Europe: Royal and Noble Houses (predominantly England and France)Last Modified 19 Apr 2009
  Father William le Boteler, b. 11 Jun 1274, of, Wemme, Shropshire, England , d. 14 Sep 1335 Mother Ela Herdeburgh, d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1295 Family ID F34322 Group Sheet
  Family 1 John le Strange, Lord Strange, b. 25 Jan 1306, of, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England , d. 20 Jul 1349 Married Abt 1327 [6]
  • MARRIAGE: Settlement> Before 1328.
    
    STATUS: 1st marriage for wife.
    
    CONDITION: 3 sons and 1 daughter of this marriage.
  Children

  	1. Fulk le Strange, b. Cal 1330, of, Blackmere, Shropshire, England , d. 1349
  	2. John le Strange, Lord Strange of Blackmere, b. 13 Jan 1332, d. 12 May 1361
  	3. Matilda le Strange, b. Abt 1333, d. Yes, date unknown
  	4. Alianore or Eleanore le Strange, Baroness Grey, b. Abt 1341, of, Knockin, Shropshire, England , d. 20 Apr 1396

  Last Modified 06 Jan 2008 Family ID F4047 Group Sheet
  Family 2 Sir Thomas de Ferrers, Governor of the channel Isles, b. Abt 1308, d. 22 Jul 1353 Last Modified 19 Jan 2008 Family ID F4048 Group Sheet
  
• Notes
  • AFN: Alternate> B3D8-KS.
• Sources
1. [S2915] Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Md. 21202, copyright 2004), p. 620.
2. [ S3358] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1696491 it., vol. 2 p. 383, vol. 3 p. 736.
3. [ S3002] #773 The History and Antiquities of the County of Rutland: Compiled from the Works of the Most Approved Historians, National Records and Other Authentic Documents, Public and Private (1811), Blore, Thomas, (Stanford: R. Newcomb, [1811]), FHL book 942.545 H2b (British X Large Folio)., vol. 1 pt. 2 p. 228.
4. [ S2716] #33 An Official Genealogical and Heraldic Baronage of England (filmed 1957), Paget, Gerald, (Typescript, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957), FHL microfilm 170,063-170,067., Film #170063 Chart 2 Ferrers of Groby.
5. [ S3516] Medieval, royalty, nobility family group sheets (filmed 1996), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department. Medieval Family History Unit, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996), FHL film 1553977-1553985..
6. [ S3358] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1696491 it., vol. 3 p. 736.

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John Le Strange Baron 1306-1349

John Le Strange
2nd Baron Strange of Blackmere
b. 25 Jan 1306 Black Mere, Shropshire, England
d. 21 Jul 1349  Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
Parents:
Fulk Le Strange 1267 – 1324
Eleanor Giffard 1275 – 1324
Spouse:
Ankaret Butler / Boteler 1316 – 1361
Children:
John Le Strange 1332 – 1361
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Background information
Summoned 23 October 1330 to 20 April 1344 and on 1 January and 10 March 1348/9. In 1337 described as of Blanmouster (Whitechurch), executor of will of cousin Eubolo Lestrange. 1332 and thereafter in commissions for Shropshire ; accompanied the King to Normandy and was at Crecy and Calais.
Aged 18 at his father's death. Wardship of his father's land committed to him on 1 August 1325. On 26th February 1326/7 proved his age, had done homage and was to have seisin.
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John Le Strange son and heir,

Notes: son and heir, aged 18 at his father's death. On 1 Aug 1325 the wardship of his father's lands was committed to him upon payment of 400 lbs. yearly. On 26 Feb 1326/7 he had proved his age and done homage, and was to have seisin. He was sum. to Parl. from 23 Oct 1330 (4 Edw. III) to 20 Apr 1344 (18 Edw. III) by writs directed Johanni Lestraunge and on 1 Jan and 10 Mar 1348/9 (23 Edw. III) by writs directed Johanni Lestraunge of Blackmere. In 1337, described as of Blanmouster (Whitechurch) he was an executor of the will of his cousin Eubolo Lestrange. In 1332 and thereafter he was in commissions for Salop. In 1346 he accompanied the King to Normandy and was at Crecy and Calais. He married Ankaret, daughter of William Butler of Wem, Salop., and sister and coheir of Edward Butler. He died 21 Jul 1349. Ankaret survived him and apparantly married 2ndly, Sir Thomas De Ferrers. She died 8 Oct.
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John Le Strange I, Sir, 2nd Baron Blackmere
Birth 25 Jan 1305 in Blackmere, Shropshire, England
Death 21 Jul 1349 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
Marriage:
to Ankaret Le Boteler / Butler Baroness Strange  1329
— Age: 24   Blackmere, Shropshire, England
Parents:
 Fulk Le Strange Lord Strange De Blackmere 1267 – 1324
Eleanor Giffard Baroness Blackmere 1272 – 1324
Spouse:
Ankaret Le Boteler / Butler Baroness Strange 1307 – 1361
Children:
Fulk Le Strange 1330 – 1349
Alianore / Eleanor de Blackmere Le Strange 1331 – 1396
John Le Strange II, 3rd Baron Blackmere 1332 – 1361
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Link to 5 Dynasties

Link to Alfred the Great

Descendant - 2 Plantagenets

Descendant LLewellyn

Descendant - Norman Dynasty

Descendant 2 Dunkeld Kings Scots

Link to 6 Alpin Kings Scotland

Descendant-1st 2 Capetians

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Baron Strange of Blackmere

The title Baron Strange of/de Blackmere was created once in the Peerage of England. On 13 January 1309 Fulk le Strange was summoned to parliament. On the death of the fifth baron in 1375, it was inherited by Elizabeth Mowbray, née le Strange. And on her death in 1383, it was inherited by Ankaret Talbot, née le Strange. And on her son's death in 1419, the barony was inherited by Ankaret Talbot, his daughter. On her death in 1421, the barony was inherited by her uncle, John Talbot who was created Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of Waterford and Hereditary Lord High Steward of Ireland. On the death of the 7th earl respectively in 1616, the barony fell into abeyance.

Barons Strange de Blackmere (1309)

• Fulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange (1267-1324)
• John le Strange, 2nd Baron Strange (1305-1349)
• Fulk le Strange, 3rd Baron Strange (1320-1349)
• John le Strange, 4th Baron Strange (1332-1361)
• John le Strange, 5th Baron Strange (1353-1375)
• Elizabeth Mowbray, 6th Baroness Strange née le Strange (1373-1383)
• Ankaret Talbot, 7th Baroness Strange née le Strange (1361-1413)
• Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Talbot, 8th Baron Strange (1383-1419)
• Ankaret Talbot, 6th Baroness Talbot, 9th Baroness Strange (d. 1421)
• John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 10th Baron Strange (1390–1453)
• John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 11th Baron Strange (1413–1460)
• John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 12th Baron Strange (1448–1473)
• George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 13th Baron Strange (1468–1538)
• Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, 14th Baron Strange (1500–1560)
• George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 15th Baron Strange (1522–1590)
• Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 16th Baron Strange (1552–1616) (abeyant 1616)

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JOHN STRANGE (1305 - 1349)

John le Strange, 2nd baron, summoned to parliament as Baron Strange, of Blackmere, from 6 September, 1330, to 20 Aril, 1343. This nobleman in the 4th Edward III [1331], was made governor of Conway Castle; he was afterwards in the wars of Scotland and France, and attained the high military rank of Banneret. His lordship m. Ankaret, dau. of William le Boteler, of Wemme, and sister and co-heir of Edmund le Boteler, Clerk, and dying in 1349, had (with a dau. Eleanor, m. Reginald, Lord Grey de Ruthven,) an elder son, Fulk le Strange. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 516, Strange, Barons Strange, of Blackmere]
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John le Strange, 2nd Lord (Baron) Strange (of Blackmere), JP (Salop 1332); fought at Crecy 1346; married as her 1st husband Ankaret (married 2nd Sir Thomas de Ferrers and died Oct 1361), dau of William Boteler, of Wem, Salop, and died 21 July 1349. [Burke's Peerage]
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JOHN (LESTRANGE), LORD STRANGE (of Blackmere) son and heir, aged 18 at his father's death. On 1 August 1325 the wardship of his father's lands was committed to him upon payment of 400 l. yearly. On 26 February 1326/7 he had proved his age and done homage, and was to have seisin. He was summoned to Parliament from 23 October 1330 to 20 April 1344 by writs directed Johanni Lestraunge and on 1 January and 10 March 1348/9 by writs directed Johanni Lestraunge de Blakemere. In 1337, described as of Blanmouster (Whitchurch), he was an executor of the will of his cousin Ebles Lestrange. In 1332 and thereafter he was in commissions for Salop. In 1346 he accompanied the King to Normandy and was at Crécy and Calais. He married Ankaret, daughter of William BOTELER, of Wem, Salop, and sister and coheir of Edward BOTELER. He died 21 July 1349. Ankaret survived him, and apparently married, 2ndly, Sir Thomas DE FERRERS. She died 8 October 1361. [Complete Peerage XII/1:343]

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