William Strode (1562–1637)

Frances was a daughter of Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell (c. 1520 – 1551) (only son of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex (c. 1485 – 1540), chief minister of King Henry VIII) by his wife Elizabeth Seymour, sister of Queen Jane Seymour and sister of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset[1] (c. 1500 – 1552) uncle and Lord Protector of King Edward VI.

At the time of the Spanish Armada (1588) he became a colonel of the stannary of Plympton, in command of one hundred men.

In 1593 he came into possession of the family tin-mining interests which were previously managed by his uncle, Philip Strode and was appointed High Sheriff of Devon for 1593–94.

[6] Strode died in 1637 and was buried in the church of St Mary's Plympton, where there is a monument to him (see photograph below).

[5] Firstly in 1581 to Mary Southcote (died 1618) daughter of Thomas Southcote (died 1600), MP, of Bovey Tracey, by whom he had three sons and seven daughters:[5] Strode's second marriage, in 1624 was to Dunes Glanville (died 1635) daughter of Nicholas Glanville, who was brother to Sir Sir John Glanville (1542–1600).