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 STRANGE — STRANGFORD. 275 X. 1511. 10. TnoMAS (Stanley), Earl of Derby, Lord! Strange de Knokin, Lord Mohun de Dunstkr, and Lord StaM.KV, 8. ami h. ; b. befiire 1435 ; K.B., .11 Oct. 1494 ; was probably styled LORD Strange, after bis father's dentil, 5 Dec. 1497 ; sue. to the Earldom of Derby and Barony of Stanley, 29 July 1504, cm the death of his paternal grandfather, and sue. to the Baroniu of Strnnyc tic Knnkin and Mo/tun de Punster on the death of his mother, 20 March 1513/4. He d. 23 May 1521. XI. 1521. 11. Edward (Stanley), Earl of Derby, Lord Strange de Knokin, Ice,, 1st surv. s. and h., 4. about 1508, and probably ityled LOBD Strange till he sue. to the pccra'jc, M above, 23 May 1521. He rf. 24 Oct. 1572. XII. 1559. 12. Henry (Stanley), Lord Strange de Knokin, s. and h. ap. ; A. about 1531, and styled Lord Strange till 1572, being for some time during that period sum. to Pari. v.p.(") (in his father's Barony of Strange de Knokin) as LORD STRANGE, by writs from 23 Jan. (155S, 9) 7 Kliz. to 8 Feb. (1675/6) 18 Eliz. He sue. as EARL OF DERBY, &c, on the death of his father, 24 Oct. 1572. He d. 25 Sep. 1593. XIII. 1589, 11. Ferdinando (Stanley), Lord Strange de to Knokin, 1st s. and h. ap. ; b. about 1559 ; styled Lord 1591. Strange from 1572 to 1593, being fur some time during that period sum. to Pari. v.p,(») (in his father's Barony of Strange He Knokin) as LORD STRANGE, by writs from 2S Jan. (15SS/9) SI Kliz. to 19 Feb. (1592/3) 35 KHz. He sue. as EARL OF DERBY, &c., on the death of his father, 25 Sep. 1593, but rf. s.p.m. a few months later, lti April ISM, when the Earldom of Jkrliy devolved on his br. and h. male (see that dignity), but the Baronies of Strange de Knokin [1299], Mohun de Dunstcr, [1-9?], and Stanley [145d],/r/( into abeyance between his daughters and coheirs.^'). [The Barony of Strange (Strange de Knokin) was, however, anomalously assumed by the succeeding Earls of Derby, and being, erroneously, supposed, iu 1628, to belong to them, gave occasion to a writ of that date whereby a new Barony of the name of "Strange" was created. See p. 209, sub " Strange," Barony, er, 162SJ. STRANGFORD. Viscountcy [I.] 7. Sir Thomas Smythe,( c ) of Ostenhanger and T 1(V~>C{ Ashford, co. Kent, s, and h. of Sir John Smythe,(' : ) of the same (who rf. 29 Nov. 1608, aged 52), by Etizabeth, da. and h. of John Finei n, of Hawe iu Berne, cn. Kent, was b. 1599, and " being a person of distingui«hed merit and opulent fortune,"(°) was made K.B. at the coronation of Charles I, 2 Feb. 1625/0, and was er. 17 July 102S, VISCOUNT STRANGFORD, co. Dowse [1-1 He m. about 1022, Barbara, da. of Robert (Sydney), 1st Earl ok Leicester, by his first wife, Barbara, da. and h. of John Gamage. He d. at Ilungerford House, Strand, co. Midx., 30 June, and was bur. 15 July 1035, at Ashford afsd., aged 36. Will pr. 4 July 1635. His widow m. Sir Thomas CoUUPKPBB, of Ardingley, Sussex. ( a ) See vol. i, p. 149, note " f," for a list of eldest sous of Peers sum. to Pari, v.p., down to the time of James I. (»') See vol. iii, p. 72, note " f," sub " Derby." i c ) A good pedigree of this family by " John J. Stocker," is in vol. xx of the " Archaiologia Cantiana." ( d ) He was the only surv. s. and h. of Thomas Smythe, of Osteuhanger, well known as the wealthy Farmer of the Customs to Queen Elizabeth (rf. 7 June 1501), by Alice da. and h. of Sir Andrew Judd, of Ashford, sometime (1550-51) Lord Mayor of London, the munificent founder of Toubridge school. ( e ) " Lodge," vol. iv, p. 278.