The Tudor Place Data provides a summary of Sir Stephen Le Scrope's life: ========================================== Stephen SCROPE (Sir) Born ABT 1350, Bentley, Yorkshire, England Died 10 Sep 1405, Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland Buried Saint Agatha, Richmond, Yorkshire, England Notes: 3rd son of Richard, 1° Lord Scrope, was charged with imprisoning the Earl of Warwick on the Isle of Man. In 1401 he accompanied Thomas of Lancaster, the King's son, to Ireland as his deputy. It is said that his wife, having heard the complaints made about him whilst he was Justice of Munster, Leinster and Uriell, his maladministration of justice, 'except that he would make a solemn oath on The Bible, that willingly he would wrong no 'Christian creature' in that land, that truly and duly, see payment made for all expenses. She finally did consent to go with him. Thomas of Lancaster gives him a glowing reference in a letter written from Drogheda on 18 th Feb 1401. Scrope himself wrote at about the same time, asking for the monies owed to him, if not for 'A Grant of The Isle of Man, forfeited by my brother'. He died in Ireland in 1408. Millicent, his widow, married Sir John Fastolph (Falstaff in Shakespeare). Millicent's son Stephen became Fastolph's ward. Fastolph enjoyed Stephen's inheritance for 51 years before he finally died. Father Richard SCROPE (1° B. Scrope of Bolton) Mother Blanche De La POLE (B. Scrope of Bolton) Married Millicent TIPTOPF (dau. of Robert Tiptoft and Margaret Deincourt) 23 Nov 1385, Castlecomb, Wiltshire, England Children: 1. Stephen SCROPE 2. Elizabeth SCROPE -- Tudor Place, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SCROPE.htm#Stephen SCROPE1 ==========================================
Birth dates for William Le Scrope and many others of this era are uncertain. Most sources repeat the birth date of 1350 commonly used for William Le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, son of Richard Le Scrope, 1st Lord Scrope of Bolton. Wikipedia repeats the common date of 1350 for his birth. Tudor place reports more cautiously are "Abt 1351." The birth year of William's brother is also about 1350. William was married twice, first to Elizabeth Tiptoft (widow of Philip Lord Despencer), whose two sisters married two of William's brothers. After her death he married Isabel Russell. Married 1 Elizabeth TIPTOPF (first married Philip Lord Despencer) (dau. of Robert Tiptoft and Margaret Deincourt) Married 2 Isabel RUSSELL -- Tudor Place, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SCROPE.htm#William SCROPE (1° E. Wiltshire) The Bradley Genealogy provied ore specific deails of his marriage with Isabel Russell. =========================================== Sir William le SCROPE Earl of Wiltshire [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 1350 in Bolton, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. He died 29 Jul 1399 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. William married Isabel RUSSELL on 1396 in Bolton, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. Isabel RUSSELL [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 1379 in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England. She died 1 May 1437 in Hatfield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Isabel married Sir William le SCROPE Earl of Wiltshire on 1396 in Bolton, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg950.htm =========================================== Wikipedia introduces William Le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and King of Mann. =========================================== William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1350-1399) was a close supporter of King Richard II of England. Life He was a soldier-adventurer in Lithuania, Italy and France, where he served with John of Gaunt. Gaunt made him seneschal of Aquitaine in 1383. He then joined the household of Richard II, as chamberlain. In 1394 he became a Knight of the Garter. He was closely involved in Richard's second marriage to Isabella of Valois; and was Isabelle's guardian at Wallingford Castle, of which he was castellan, when the King went to Ireland. He was made Earl of Wiltshire in 1397. He became Lord High Treasurer in 1398. He became effective head of the government in Richard's absence. He benefitted from the confiscated estates of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, kept for a time under his hand in the Isle of Man, and of John of Gaunt; he also accumulated control of a number of strategic castles. He was executed by Henry IV on his successful invasion. Family He was the son of Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton. His father purchased for him the title King of Mann, in 1392. -- "William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scrope,_1st_Earl_of_Wiltshire =========================================== William was beheaded when he lost a fight for power with the Duke of Hereford, Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV. He was delivered to Henry by the populace where he has fled and hid, and Henry beheaded him on the spot at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire on 29 July 1399. More details are given by the Tudor Place Genealogy summary: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SCROPE.htm#William SCROPE (1° E. Wiltshire) Sir William Scrope Birth 1350, Death Jul. 12, 1399 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Earl of Wiltshire Father Richard Le Scrope (1327 - 1403) Sibling Roger Scrope (1348 - 1403) Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Executed for treason at Bristol Castle. Head sent to London to be displayed on London Bridge. Created by Todd Whitesides Nov 18, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #120491177, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120491177
Dates vary considerably in the genealogies of this period. The date given for Alice is the same year as that generally given for her sister Catherine, 1238.
In this generation the Barony of Lord Strange of Blackmere passed into the Neville family. The last Le Strange Baron(ess), Ankaret, married Richard Lord Talbot. Their son Gilbert of Irchingfield became the 5th Lord Strange of Blackmere. At Talbot's death Ankaret married Thomas Neville, 6th Lord Furnival. I note also that Thomas' daughter with his first wife Joan Furnival, Maud Neville, is designated Baroness Strange of Blackmere. This was Ankaret's title, which she passed on to her son Gilbert Talbot. It appears Maud Neville (Ankaret's stepdaughter) received this title when Ankaret's first heir, Gilbert Talbot (son of Richard Talbot from Ankaret's first marriage), died without an heir. There were many Maud Nevilles. This Maud also became the Countess of Shrewsbury, after her marriage to John Talbot, second Earl of Shrewsbury. John was Ankaret's son by her first husband Richard Talbot. Some sources report Ankaret's birth date as 1361. That would mean she was 14 at the time of her marriage to Richard Talbot, who is reported to have been born in 1350, and thus 25 at the time of their marriage. This is possible. Sources with this date include the Tudorplace Le Strange genealogy and the Worldroots Le Strange genealogy. At least one other source, found in the World Family Tree collection, gives the date I originally used, the same year as her first husband, about 1350. I am changing it in the light of the fairly reliable sources giving the later date. The following source gives the family configurations. Note that this source styles Thomas Neville as 5th Lord Furnivale, rather than 6th as some other sources do. =========================== Ankaret Lestrange was the daughter of John Lestrange, 4th Lord Strange (of Blackmere) and Mary FitzAlan.2 She married, firstly, Richard Talbot, 4th Lord Talbot, son of Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Lord Talbot and Petronilla Butler, before 1383.1 She married, secondly, Thomas de Neville, 5th Lord Furnivalle, son of John de Neville, 3rd Baron Neville and Maud de Percy, before 4 July 1401.1 She died circa 1413. From before 1383, her married name became Talbot. From before 4 July 1401, her married name became de Neville. Child of Ankaret Lestrange and Thomas de Neville, 5th Lord Furnivalle Joan de Neville In a different line. Children of Ankaret Lestrange and Richard Talbot, 4th Lord Talbot: Anne Talbot+ d. 16 Jan 1440/41 Richard Talbot Gilbert Talbot, 5th Lord Talbot+ b. 1383, d. 19 Oct 1419 General John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury+ b. c 1390, d. 20 Jul 1453 -- Ankaret and Richard, http://www.thepeerage.com/p929.htm =========================== The date of marriage is a bit uncertain. Two sources, connected with the Le Strange family line, report the marriage to Richard Talbot was on or before 23 August 1383. A source in the World Family Tree (anonymous compilation of Genealogy.com) has only the general date of 1375, which is 8 years before the exact date 23 August 1383 in the other sources. Even the date 1375 is still later than the commonly reported date of birth of the first child Mary Talbot in about 1372. I would normally prefer a source that gives an exact date. These other sources, Tudorplace and Worldroots, have seemed credible and careful. However, with a birth date for Ankaret of about 1350, the marriage date in 1383 would mean that Ankaret did not marry until she was 33. This is very unusual for that period. The birth date of around 1361 proposed by other sources is more reasonable. The date of 1383 for marriage is also attractive because it is one year before the birth of the Talbots' first child John. This also seems expected. Lady Ankaret LeStrange Neville Birth unknown Death May 23, 1413 Spouse Thomas De Neville (1362 - 1406) Burial St Alkmund Churchyard, Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England Created by Todd Whitesides Nov 12, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #120209200, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120209200
The name of Ann commonly has the French variant Anne. The date of birth given by Tudorplace Le Strange genealogy seems late for these parents, but the source is of high quality.
Some sources report that Ann's father Robert Le Strange married an Anne L'Estrange. Dates for Anne, however, show her death to have occurred 1497. This makes it seem another woman was the mother of Robert's daughter Ann Le Strange, reported to have been born in 1499. At least one other source shows Robert's (only) wife to be Margaret Le Strange, and that she is the mother of all Robert's children. Perhaps Robert was married twice, and his first wife was named Ann, and his second wife Margaret is Ann's mother. However, there is a discrepancy with an Ann L'Estrange as the wife of Robert's brother Roger. Perhaps the reports of Anne L'Estrange as the wife of Robert are in error, and his wife and mother of all his children is Margaret. The report of Margaret L'Estrange as the wife of Robert do not report Margaret's parents.
This Anne Le Strange appears to be the same Ann L'Estrange that the Le Strange Website reports as the wife of brother Robert. The Tudorplace site says that Robert's wife is Margaret Le Strange. I will need to continue looking for other sources to resolve this discrepancy.
Dates vary considerably in the genealogies of this period. The date given for Catherine is the same year as that generally given for her sister Alice, 1238. Most genealogies have no death date for Catherine. But Robert's second marriage was about 1280-1281. The year of birth of Thomas Corbett, first child of Robert and his second wife Matilda de Arundel, is given as either October or December 1281.
The Le Strange Website and other sources say Edmund was a twin of Hamon who died young.
The Le Strange Website descendants information give the date of her marriage, but oddly fails to say who she married! No birth or death information is provided there for Elizabeth, no place names. A couple of genealogies reprot teh birth year of 1298 for Elizabeth, but the rpeorted marriage date is in 1304. Gruffyd ap Madog ap Gruffyd Birth 23 Nov 1298 in Rhuddallt, Denbighshire, Wales Death 1365 in Glyndyfrdwy, Wales Parents: Madog Crupl Ap Gruffydd Birth 1255 in Glyndfrdwy, Denbighshire, Wales Death 11 Nov 1306 in Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England Gwenllian Verch Ithel Birth 1262 in Flintshire, Wales Death 1358 in Flintshire, Wales Spouse Elizabeth LeStrange Birth 1298 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England Death 1330 in Fadog, Wales -- Burgess Family, Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/41446027/person/19681927966