George Stronge of Chardstock

As a tailor living in Chard, his will, dated Nov. 20, 1627 and proved Feb. 13, 1635/6, names sons Thomas and Walter, granddaughters Marie, Elizabeth and Joane, and grandsons William and John.

Disputed Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Strong-152

There are unsupported claims on the internet that George Strong was the son of John Strong and Agnes Whitman of Taunton, Somerset; and that George Strong was the husband of Ann Bond. However, George's son Walter did marry a woman named Ann Bond.

Disputed Wife

Seen as “Elizabeth Anne Bond,” daughter of Sir George Bond but his will names a daughter Ann who married Richard Martin. There is no mention of a Walter Strong or George Strong, both of whom were still living when Bond died in 1592.

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From Miner Descent:

George Strong was born about 1556, but I haven’t found any direct evidence about the date. His father was John STRANG (c. 1515 in Tauton, Somerset, England – ). He lived most of his life in Chardstock, Devon, England. Chardstock is about 4 miles equal distance from Chard in Somerset and Axminster in Devon. His wife may have been nameed Elizabeth WARY or BOWDIGE. George died about 1634/35, Chard, Somerset, will proved 13 Feb 1634/35.

Biography

The Family of Brice & Cathy Alvord by Brice Alvord. Publisher: Lulu.com; ISBN: 110546895X, 9781105468957; pp 184, 189-190, 197-8, (This is based on “reviews"; unsure how reliable this info is /pscoggin)

Page 184:

• 12548. George Strong, son of John Strong & Agnes Whitman
  • was born in 1556 in Somerset, England.
  • He died on 16 Feb 1636 in Somerset, England.
  • He married Ann Bond.
• 12549. Ann Bond, daughter of Sir George Lord Mayor London Bond and Winifred Leigh
  • was born in 1560 in Buckland, Somerset, England.
  • She died in 1628 in Chardstock, Dorset, England.
  • Ann Bond & George Strong had the following children:
    • 6274. i) William Strong, son of George Strong & Ann Bond was born in 1583 in St Germans, Cornwall, England. He died on 07 Sep 1613 in Chard, Somerset, England. He married Margaret Strong, daughter of Vincent Meigs and Emma Strong in 1603 in Somerset, England. She was born in 1591 in St Germans, Cornwall, England. She died on 23 Mar 1621 in Chard, Somerset, England.
    • ii) Walter Strong, son of George Strong & Ann Bond was born in 1579 in Chardstock, Dorset, England. He died on 09 Apr 1667 in Somerset, England.
    • iii) George Strong, son of George Strong & Ann Bond was born in 1580 in Somerset, England.
    • iv) Thomas Strong, son of George Strong & Ann Bond was born in 1584 in Somerset, England. He died on 12 May 1663 in Chardstock, Dorset, England.
    • v) Richard Strong, son of George Strong & Ann Bond was born in 1585 in Chardstock, Deven, England. He died in Jun 1613 in Somerset, England.
    • vi) John Strong, son of George Strong & Ann Bond was born in 1585 in Somerset, England. He died on 14 Jun 1613 in Somerset, England. (??? year or place of birth as brother, Richard, born same year but in different place and both died same year & same place /pscoggin)

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• upp certayne apple trees growing uppon his said cottage and carryed the same out of the manor".
• 1631,1632,1633 - Fined for not cleaning his ditch.
• May 20, 1635 - Presentment of the death of George Stronge since the previous court and that he was tenant of TWO COTTAGES in Chardstock towne, to which Thomas Stronge was thereupon admittednas the next tenant. [Robin Bush, pub. By M&J Clearinghouse]
• 1636 - "That George Stronge, tenant since the last court to then cottage in Chardstock town and doth happen to the lord for a death duty, and that Thomas Strong is the next tenant".
• Manor Court Rolls - Chard
  • 1614 Manor Court Jury
  • 1625-1628 Subsidy (DD/HT 465, Somerset Record Office)
  • George Stronge in Chardland
  • 1628/29 George Stronge in Chardland.
  • Will of George Stronge of Chard dated, 20 Nov. 1627, proved
  • 13 Feb. 1635/36, (PCC1636, Pile 15)
• "I George Strong of the parishe of Chard....tayler....
  • I give unto THOMAS STRONG MY SONNE 6 shillings 8 pence.
  • I give unto JOHN STRONGE MY GRANDCHILD, 6 shillings 8 pence.
  • I give unto WILLIAM STRONG MY GRANDCHILD, 20 poundes due to me from George Cookney and Nicholas Staple....
  • I give unto the said William Strong ffive pewter platters, two pondgers, one bason, ffower sawcers, two saltsellers, and two brasse candelsticke.
  • I give unto MARIE STRONG MY GRANDCHILD DAUGHTER of WALTER STRONG MY SONNE, 10 poundes which Thomas Parris oweth me....and more I give her my best brasse crocke, and my lesser brasse pann.
  • I give unto JOANE STRONG, DAUGHTER of the said WALTER STRONG, 10 poundes.
  • I give unto ELIZABETH STRONG, DAUGHTER of the said WALTER STRONG, 10 poundes.
  • I give and bequeath unto my said SON WALTER STRONG whome I make, and ordayne sole executor of this my last will and testement. I desire MY GOOD FRIENDS THOMAS LEGG THE YOUNGER and THOMAS BOWDITCH OF WICKCRAST to be my overseers. Witnesses - Thomas Pitte, Sir John Rives, Richard Ray, THOMAS BURRAGE. [Abstracted by J. Osborn]

Source: Geocities website

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Most likely this is not the father of John. Naming customs being what they were, you would expect that one of John's sons would be named George but this is not so. Nor are any of his grandsons named George.

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George Strong was born about 1556, but I haven’t found any direct evidence about the date. His father was John STRANG (c. 1515 in Tauton, Somerset, England – ). He lived most of his life in Chardstock, Devon, England. Chardstock is about 4 miles equal distance from Chard in Somerset and Axminster in Devon. His wife may have been nameed Elizabeth WARY or BOWDIGE. George died about 1634/35, Chard, Somerset, will proved 13 Feb 1634/35.

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www.angelfire.com/folk/new_england/pafg30.htm

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It appears that George Strong, a Tailor, originally resided in Chardstock, Dorset, later moving about five miles north to Chard, Somerset. Dorset and Somerset are both maritime counties in the southwest of England. According to Peskett, Chardstock was in Dorset until transferred to the county of Devon in 1896, but remains in the Diocese of Salisbury.

MANOR COURT ROLLS--CHARDSTOCK

• Sept. 1596 - Paying homage to the manor court.
• May 3, 1604 - George Strang - Assessor to view commons
• July 13, 1604 - "The water in George Stronge's ditch is not able to pass but run out in the way and he must scower the same."
• 1629 - "We do present George Stronge for that he dothe sell fuell furses in the commons and carry them into another parish and burn them contrary to the customs of the our manor, therefore he is fined ten shillings; and that George Stronge hath pulled downe a barne builded upon posts upon his cottage and carryed the tymber into another manor and hath also rooted upp certayne apple trees growing uppon his said cottage and carryed the same out of the manor".
• 1631, 1632, 1633 - Fined for not cleaning his ditch.
• May 20, 1635 - Presentment of the death of George Stronge since the previous court and that he was tenant of TWO COTTAGES in Chardstock towne, to which Thomas Stronge was thereupon admitted as the next tenant. [Robin Bush, pub. By M&J Clearinghouse]
• 1636 - "That George Stronge, tenant since the last court to the cottage in Chardstock town and doth happen to the lord for a death duty, and that Thomas Strong is the next tenant".

MANOR COURT ROLLS--CHARD

• 1614 Manor Court Jury
• 1625-1628 Subsidy (DD/HT 465, Somerset Record Office)

Will of George Stronge of Chard dated, 20 Nov. 1627, proved 13 Feb. 1635/36, "I George Strong of the parishe of Chard....tayler.... I give unto THOMAS STRONG MY SONNE 6 shillings 8 pence. I give unto JOHN STRONGE MY GRANDCHILD, 6 shillings 8 pence. I give unto WILLIAM STRONG MY GRANDCHILD, 20 poundes due to me from George Cookney and Nicholas Staple.... I give unto the said William Strong ffive pewter platters, two pondgers, one bason, ffower sawcers, two saltsellers, and two brasse candelsticke. I give unto MARIE STRONG MY GRANDCHILD DAUGHTER of WALTER STRONG MY SONNE, 10 poundes which Thomas Parris oweth me....and more I give her my best brasse crocke, and my lesser brasse pann. I give unto JOANE STRONG, DAUGHTER of the said WALTER STRONG, 10 poundes. I give unto ELIZABETH STRONG, DAUGHTER of the said WALTER STRONG, 10 poundes. I give and bequeath unto my said SON WALTER STRONG whome I make, and ordayne sole executor of this my last will and testement. I desire MY GOOD FRIENDS THOMAS LEGG THE YOUNGER and THOMAS BOWDITCH OF WICKCRAST to be my overseers. Witnesses - Thomas Pitte, Sir John Rives, Richard Ray, THOMAS BURRAGE. [Abstracted by J. Osborn] (PCC1636, Pile 15)"

Source of the above: http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage/eldjohn.html (June 2005)

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Will of George Stronge of Chard dated, 20 Nov. 1627, proved 13 Feb. 1635/36, (PCC1636, Pile 15)

I George Strong of the parishe of Chard....tayler.... I give unto THOMAS STRONG MY SONNE 6 shillings 8 pence. I give unto JOHN STRONGE MY GRANDCHILD, 6 shillings 8 pence. I give unto WILLIAM STRONG MY GRANDCHILD, 20 poundes due to me from George Cookney and Nicholas Staple.... I give unto the said William Strong ffive pewter platters, two pondgers, one bason, ffower sawcers, two saltsellers, and two brasse candelsticke. I give unto MARIE STRONG MY GRANDCHILD DAUGHTER of WALTER STRONG MY SONNE, 10 poundes which Thomas Parris oweth me....and more I give her my best brasse crocke, and my lesser brasse pann. I give unto JOANE STRONG, DAUGHTER of the said WALTER STRONG, 10 poundes. I give unto ELIZABETH STRONG, DAUGHTER of the said WALTER STRONG, 10 poundes. I give and bequeath unto my said SON WALTER STRONG whome I make, and ordayne sole executor of this my last will and testement. I desire MY GOOD FRIENDS THOMAS LEGG THE YOUNGER and THOMAS BOWDITCH OF WICKCRAST to be my overseers. Witnesses - Thomas Pitte, Sir John Rives, Richard Ray, THOMAS BURRAGE. [Abstracted by J. Osborn]

George Stronge of Chard, Somerset, England, 8 [sic] Elizabeth (1566). (A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Genry of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Bernard Burke, C.B., LL.D. 1871, Vol I, P.1333.)

George first appeared on the Chardstock Manor Court Rolls, Sept. 1596, paying homage to the manor court. From the Manor Court Rolls, pg. 544, "and that George Strong hath pulled down a barne builded upon posts upon his cottage and carryed the tymber into another manor and hath also rooted upp certayne apple trees growing uppon his said cottage and carryed the same out of the manor." (Strong Family Newsletter, Jean Waters Strong)

Also, from the Manor Court Rolls - 1636, "that George Strong, tenant since the last court to the cottage in Chardstoc town and doth happen to the lord for a death duty, and that Thomas Strong is the next tenant." ("Strong Men and Strong Women, by Jeanne Waters Strong)

His will dated Nov 20, 1627, proved Feb 13, 1635, (perogative Court of Cantebury 1636, pile 15, Nov 26, 1627) mentions sons Thomas and Walter and five grandchildren, Marie, Elizabeth, Joan, daughters of Walter, William and Grandson, John Strong. Walter Strong was his sole Executor.

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 3 2018, 21:45:22 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 3 2018, 21:45:43 UTC

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 14 2018, 7:30:28 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 14 2018, 7:30:54 UTC
• http://www.familytreedna.com/public/strong-strange-lestrange/defaul...
• Will of George Stronge of Chard dated, 20 Nov 1627, proved 13 Feb 1635/36, (PCC1636, Pile 15)