STRODE, Rebecca

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"No one is absolutely sure where Edward Strode lived after leaving Chester County, Pennsylvania. This is understandable since records are sketchy or non-existent in Virginia because of changing boundaries. For example, Berkeley County, West Virginia, was once Berkeley County, Virginia. The county was formed out of a part of Frederick County, Virginia in 1772; Frederick County from Orange County, in 1738; and Orange from Spotsylvania County in 1734.
"Edward eventually settled on Opequon Creek at the juncture with the Potomac River and built a stone fort which became known as the Strode Fort Farm. An article in the Kentucky Citizen said, 'In 1758, Edward Strode supplied provisions for the army in the French and Indian War. There are traditional stories of heroism on the part of the Strode women when the fort was attacked in the absence of men.'
"In the Berkeley County Deed Book 2, page 86, 10 June 1773, Edward Strode of Berkeley County sold to his son, Jeremiah Strode, for 100 pounds, part of a greater tract of land granted to Morgan Bryan by our Sovereign Lord the King, 3 October 1734, which was conveyed to Joseph Bryan 16 August 1744 and he to Edward Strode 14 May 1752. The land was located on Opequon Creek containing 360 acres. The land was part 'of a tract granted to Morgan Bryan for 1,250 acres.'
"Morgan Bryan's wife was Martha Strode, presumably Edward's sister. It is entirely plausible that the Edward Strode's made their way to Virginia with Morgan Bryan in the mid 1730's. Pennsylvania Archives III, Chester County Warranties of Land list Edward as selling 150 acres 29 January 1733. He presumably would do this to move to Virginia.
"There are land grants that show Edward transferring land to sons John and James in Frederick County (later Berkeley County), Virginia. A sale to John was for 400 acres, dated 4 April 1751.
"On 19 November 1761, Edward and Elinor, his wife, sold land on Opekon. On 7 June 1773, Edward Strode sold 360 acres to his son Jeremiah for L100. Elinor was still living in 1777 when she witnessed a deed. Bergen (Bergen Papers: Historic Record 12) quotes a letter dated 26 July 1786 that says, 'the Old Gentleman and Widow of Jeremiah Strode'. The old gentleman must have been Edward who would have been in his 90's at that time.
"Edward's age at death has been perpetuated at 108 years. There is no proof or mention of a year by anyone. It seems unlikely that he lived to1795, which would make him 105, if born in 1690. Capt. James Strode was living in Berkeley County and he died in 1795. He was a wealthy man and left a detailed will mentioning his third wife and children and grandchildren by his first two wives. No mention was made of a father. He surely would have made provisions for an aged father, if the father was alive. It seems likely to the author that Edward died after July 1786 and prior to 1795. If this is correct, Edward's age at death could have been 96 to 105, a very long life indeed. If he did live to be 108 (1690-1798) as perpetuated by tradition, he out lived four of his six children.
"There is very little hard evidence of what happened to Edward Strode's brothers, George, Samuel and William Strode. Elston theorizes that Samuel Strode lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the 1720's but moved to western Pennsylvania later. William, he suggests, lived in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. George seems to have disappeared.
"The Bryan-Boone traditions says that Morgan and Martha Strode Bryan had 5 children when they moved to Frederick County, Virginia, probably 1734. They had a total of nine children. The oldest was Joseph, who sold Edward Strode 360 acres of land in 1752.
"Elston quotes an article from the Virginia Historical Magazine that 'Alexander Ross and Morgan Bryan founded upon this grant a colony of friends, which flourished for many years in Frederick County.' The Hopewell congregation was formed in 1734 with the church located 5 miles north of Winchester on the Opequon River and was probably the first organization of any denomination in the valley of Virginia. Morgan Bryan obtained several grants of land in the vicinity of Winchester, which bear the date of 12 November 1735."

Edward married SHEPARD, Eleanor 1720, Berkeley County, Virginia. Eleanor (daughter of SHEPHERD, William and COCHRAN, Sarah) was born Abt 1699; died 1794, Berkeley County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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SOURCE: (from Janet S.) Janetcairo@aol.com
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Edward Strode and his wife and children that had escaped to France orHolland to join the Hueg onauts. Edward and his wife died on the PAYSAY,the children were bound out and a nephew Barna rd Strode was taken in by afamily they had met in France. The orphans fortune was held by Geo rgeStrode of New Jersey. When the boys were old enough they took their moneyand with many o f their friends went to Virginia to a grant of 100,000acres by the crown.
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Sir William Strode had son Barnard (Barnet) he and his wife were beheadedin the Bloody Assize , Edward (son of William) escaped with invalid wife,five or six of his own children and Nephe w Barnard Jr.(son ofBarnard-Barnet) they took him under his care along with a man namedMorga n Bryan. Bryan marries a Strode and daughters marry the Boone Boys(Daniel and Edward) Thing s are pretty intresting in the Stroude line.They also founded Stroudsburg, PA.
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Warinus arrived in England with WIlliam I in 1066 and was awarded aKnighthood and lands for h is efforts on the his behalf of the new King.His heir was William whose heir was Johm then Hu gh then Robert, then Johnthen Nicholas. The Leiger Book of Abbotsbury has a listing for Nicho lasde Strode Knight in 1249. John was brother to Nicholas.. Nicholas marriedBeatrix daughte r of John de Bitton, Knight. Heir of Nicholas was Hugh,then the family moved to Parnham. Unde rstand that many of these menmarried 2 or more times and had a bunch of children so by the 12 00s'there were a bunch of Strodes around. Heir of hugh was Henry who marriedMaud daughter an d heir of De Bauprea. In 1361 the family is mentioned bya bishop . Henry, Maud, their son Joh n and daughter Joan. Hugh was heirof Henry, and married Beatrix de Button and Had son Henry , Edmund anddaughter Jane. In the forty fourth year of the riegn of Edward III, Hughde Strod e is mentioned as being granted the land of Strode in Lidlinchfor life at the rent of 4 marks . Edmund was brother to the Heir of Hughlands and was given a grant of land of his own. Richa rd was the heir andhe married Elizabeth Brent. They moved to Parnham. Richard again marriedaf ter Elizabeth's death to Elizabeth Chaldecot. William de Strode was sonand heir to Richard an d married Alys daughter and heir of Roger ofLedred. William de Strode married Alianor daughte r of John Cheney. Hisheir was RIchard his other sons were WIlliam and John. RIchard diedwitho ut male issue so WIlliam became heir.
Hohn Collinson has a book titled the HISTORY OF WEST CRANMORE. Hohn deStrode was the progenit or of the Shepton Mallet Strodes in CountySomerset we are interested in. He married Hoan Okel e his son and heir wasWalter Strode. Walter's heir was Thomas Strode. His heir was Edwardstro de born about 1515. He Married Alice Whiting at Somerset. The LDSAncestry file reports that t heir children all born at Shepton Mallet wereJohn, Agnes, Thomas, Richard, Anne, Jone, Edward , Thomas, and William.Edward died on 3 March 1555. His heir was WIlliam Strode. He marriedEli zabeth Upton their children were; Geoffrey, George, Mary, Thomasine,WIlliam, and Thomasine. H is heir was William Strode born in 1589 inShepton Mallet. He married Joan Barnard in 1621. Th eir children wereWIlliam, Edwared, John, Edward, Elizabeth, Jane, Johanna, Essex, Barnardan d Mary. In Richard Symond's diary it is said that "William Strode livedat Barrington, 3 Myl e from LLminister. The strodes served over 200 yearsas member of Parliament from Somerset Cou nty.
Our WIlliam distinguished himself by opposition to the King's authorityin Somersetshire. He w as a source of trouble and annoyance to the King,Bishop and Sheriff. His funeral was held i n 1666. When Charles I becameKing of England their was a strong protestant presence in Parlia ment .WIlliam Strode was one of those members. In 1640 the confidence in theKing was at a ver y low level and it was decided that he could not betrusted and the country was in danger of a narchy. During the parliamentrydebate the kings friends became known a Royalists and those ag ainst himwere Parliamentarians. The 19 propostions of parliament were put to theking and woul d have mand the King a puppet. At that point CharlesI choseto draw the sword and the situatio n reached it's climax on thebattlefield in a storm of violence. WIlliam Strode was a weatlh y landowneer and had been kind to rich and poor alike and when the Royalistsshowed up in forc e in Shepton Mallet. WIlliam his son and two others rodeto meet the troops. There was an alte rcation and WIlliam was arrestedwhich angered the local townsmen an peasants. The Royalists r ode out oftown leaving WIlliam in the custody of the Sherrif and he had to letWIlliam go beca use of the hostility of the populace. WIlliam went on togather over 2,000 troops and was par t of the siege of Wells. WIlliamStrode had by that time become Col. Strode. After the captur e andbeheading of Charles I the country side became more peaceful andprosperous. The Strode s were quiet for a time and then along came theDuke of Monmouth and his abortive attempt fo r the Crown. As Monmouth waspro protestant the Strode family heavily favored him and entertai ned himat Barrington in the year 1680. By that time Col WIlliam had died and hisheir was Will iam Strode and his brother openly gave arms and money toMonmouth to help his attempt to captu re the crown which failed. The Kingwas justly angered and ordered that Col. Kirke go to Somer setshire to"teach the rebels a lesson". Kirk and his forces extorted large sums ofmoney fro m the wealthy and the poor were sentenced without trial andhanged. King James II feeling tha t many rich delinquents had escaped formoney sent Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys into the West C ounty. He executedupward to 300 persons had many more whipped, imprisoned and sent to theAmer ican Plantations as slaves. Edward Strode who had given Monmouth onehundred guineas and had p rovided shelter while he was on the run wasgranted a pardon, solely through his ability to Pennsylvania y for it.
Perry, Octavia J. worte A Saga of Strodes and Strodes, Deford and Co.,Baltimore Maryland, 196 6. P 45 says that Bernard Strode, the fifth son ofWIlliam and Joan Barnard was beheaded but f ull substantiation is lacking.On 10th of March 1686 an amnesty or proclamation of pardon wa s issued forall those involved in the rebellion led by Monmouth. Edward Strode ofDownside h e survived the times and remained at Downside, undoubtedly dueto his wealth. Photos taken a t the Rectory of St. Peter and St. PaulChurch in Shepton Mallet in 1986 provide proof that h e survived the time.It states that Joan Strrode of Downside England who had by him 10childre n . This is important to Edward's family (1630-1703) There isanother improtant plaque in Shep ton-Mallet parish church which says hererelieth Edward Strode of Downside, he departed this l ife the 23rd of Oct1703 at the age of 73 years. Edward's will mentions son John and 4daughter s but more improtantly it says "my son Edward, deceased". Soapparently the Edward we are foll owing is the son of the Edward thatassisted Monmouth. He did escape to France or Holland du e to what appearsreligious persecution and took the PaySay to the Americas he and his wifedie d on the voyage and yes their daughter grew up with the Bryan childrenand eventually marrie d one of the sons.
In a book called The Gosney Family by Georgia G. Winda it states that"The Bryans and a famil y named Strode who were Hollanders but who wereliving in France, were Protestants and had t o flee from their home due toReligious persecution; came to America on the same boat. The Str odeparents died on the voyage "leaving more than three children" and goes onto mention the yo ungest Martha, Jeremiah and Samuel. They were in ChesterCounty when Morgan Bryan married Mart ha Strode in 1719. When the orphenedStrode boys grew up and gathered their inheritance whic h had been held intrust for them they with the Bryans and others apparently left ChesterCount y, Penn. in 1734/35 when they received a grant of 100,000 acres inVirgina, and settled on lan d which eventually became Berkeley County,West Virginia. Edward Strode was believed to be mar ried to EleanorShepard and he was born in France apparently in 1690, his children allapparent ly born in Chester County Penn were:
Susannah
Edward
Letitia
James
John (Capt.)
Jeremiah
Martha
Jeremiah.
It is very likely the author states that Edward Strode born C. 1665 withhis wife fled to Fran ce or Holland in the riegn of James II. The Strodeswere ovbiously strong Protestants. In addi tion , Edward of Downside'svarious episodes with the Duke of Monmouth and possible complicit y ofEdward (his son) could have been more than enouugh reason for him to fleewith is wife, ch ildren.

William married COCHRAN, Sarah Abt 1699. Sarah was born Abt 1680; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]