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James Harrington 1542–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Ridlington, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 February 1614

Death Location: Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England

Father: John I

Mother: Elizabeth Moton

Spouse(s): Lucy Sydney

Children(s): Charles Harrington, Sarah Harrington, Bridget Harrington, Mabel (Noel), Samuel Harrington, Theodosia (Sutton), Anne Harrington, Henry Exton, James Harrington, Mary Harrington, Margaret Harrington, Mary Harrington, William Harrington, Frances Harrington, Vicar Harrington, Virgie Sidney, Lord Harrington

James Harrington was born in 1542 in Ridlington, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Harington I And Elizabeth Moton. James Harrington married Lucy Sydney, and had children including Anne Harrington, Bridget Harrington, Charles Harrington, Frances Harrington, Henry Harrington Baron Harington Of Exton, James Harrington, Lord John Harrington, Mabel Harrington Noel, Margaret Harrington, Mary Harrington, Mary Katherine Harrington, Samuel Harrington, Sarah Harrington, Theodosia Harrington Sutton, Vicar Robert Harrington, Virgie Sidney, William Harrington. James Harrington passed away in 1614 in Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

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Biography

  • James Harrington was born in 1542 in Ridlington, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Harington I And Elizabeth Moton.
  • James Harrington married Lucy Sydney, and had children including Anne Harrington, Bridget Harrington, Charles Harrington, Frances Harrington, Henry Harrington Baron Harington Of Exton, James Harrington, Lord John Harrington, Mabel Harrington Noel, Margaret Harrington, Mary Harrington, Mary Katherine Harrington, Samuel Harrington, Sarah Harrington, Theodosia Harrington Sutton, Vicar Robert Harrington, Virgie Sidney, William Harrington.
  • James Harrington passed away in 1614 in Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1499–1553
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
JI
Elizabeth Moton
1503–1551
Birth Location: Peckleton, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Sydney
1525–1591
Birth Location: Penshurst, Kent
LS

Children(s)

Charles Harrington
1554–1614
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
CH
Sarah Harrington
1566–1629
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
SH
Bridget Harrington
1576–
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
BH
Mabel (Noel)
1560–1603
Birth Location: Dalby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
M(
Samuel Harrington
1559–
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
SH
Theodosia (Sutton)
1565–1650
Birth Location: Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Harrington
1561–
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
AH
Henry Exton
1541–1612
Birth Location: Elmsthorpe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
HE
James Harrington
1547–1614
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
JH
Mary Harrington
1545–
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
MH
Margaret Harrington
1540–
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
MH
Mary Harrington
1554–
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
MH
William Harrington
1552–
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
WH
Frances Harrington
1540–1618
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
FH
Vicar Harrington
1556–1584
Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Virgie Sidney
1888–
Birth Location: –
VS
Lord Harrington
1540–1613
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
LH

James Harrington's Ancestors

Self
James Harrington
1542–1614
Birth Place: Ridlington, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Harington I
1499–1553
Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
Elizabeth Moton
1503–1551
Peckleton, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Moton
1470–1503
Peckleton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Philipa Willoughby
1470–1517
Renes, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Harrington's Descendants

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James Harrington (1542–2 February 1614) m. Lucy Sydney (1525–1591)
  1. 1. Charles Harrington 1554–1614
  2. 2. Sarah Harrington 1566–1629 m. Frans (Lord) Hastings 1560–1595
    1. 1. Henry (Hastings Earl van) Huntingdon 1586–1643
    2. 2. Catharina Hastings 1585–1636
  3. 3. Bridget Harrington 1576–
  4. 4. Mabel (Harrington) (Noel) 1560–1603 m. Andreas (Noel Sherriff van) Rutland 1542–1607
    1. 1. Edward (Noel Viscount) Campden 1567–1643
  5. 5. Samuel Harrington 1559–
  6. 6. Theodosia (Harrington) (Sutton) 1565–1650 m. Lord (Edward Sutton van) Dudley 1567–1643
    1. 1. Margaretha Sutton 1586–1645 m. Alexander (Canmore Earl) Home 1565–1619
      1. 1. Countess (Lady Margaret) Home 1607–1683
        1. 1. Alexander (Stewart fifth Earl of) Moray –1701
      2. 2. Anne Home 1616–1671
      3. 3. James Home 1607–
        1. 1. James (Home Earl of) Home –1666
      4. 4. Margaret Home 1610–1683
    2. 2. Anna Sutton 1590–1615
    3. 3. Ferdinando Sutton 1588–1622 m. Hodora Seymour 1589–1620
      1. 1. Frances Dudley 1611–1697 m. Humble Ward 1614–1670
        1. 1. William Ward 1638–1713
  7. 7. Anne Harrington 1561–
  8. 8. Henry (Harrington Baron Harington of) Exton 1541–1612
  9. 9. James Harrington 1547–1614
  10. 10. Mary (Katherine) Harrington 1545–
  11. 11. Margaret Harrington 1540–
  12. 12. Mary Harrington 1554–
  13. 13. William Harrington 1552–
  14. 14. Frances Harrington 1540–1618 m. Edward Montague 1530–1602 m. Willem (Lord Leigh van Newham) Regis 1535–
    1. 1. Edward Montague 1562–1644
    2. 2. Lucy Montague 1565–1600 m. William Wray 1557–1617
      1. 1. Edward Wray 1589–
      2. 2. John Wray 1586–1655
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wray 1594–1638
      4. 4. Nathaniel (Robert) Wray 1888–1954
    3. 3. Henry Montague 1563–1642
    4. 4. Theodosia Capell 1584–1614
    5. 5. James Montague 1568–1618
    6. 6. Elizabeth Montagu 1578–1587
    7. 7. Charles Montague 1564–1625
    8. 8. Walter Montague 1565–1616
    9. 9. Frans (Lord Leigh van Newham) Regis 1565–
  15. 15. Vicar (Robert) Harrington 1556–1584
  16. 16. Virgie Sidney 1888–
  17. 17. Lord (John) Harrington 1540–1613 m. LADY (Anna Heiress Of Coombe Kelway (of) Coombe) 1552–1620
    1. 1. Frances Harrington 1587–1622 m. Robert Chichester 1578–1627
      1. 1. Anna Chichester 1600–1627 m. Thomas Bruce 1599–1663
        1. 1. Robert Bruce 1627–1685
        2. 2. William (Bruce Second Earl of Elgin, First Earl of) Ailesbury 1625–1685 m. Diana Grey 1630–1689
      2. 2. Lady (Anne) Chichester 1600–1627 m. Thomas (Lord Bruce van Kinloss Lord Bruce van Whorlton Earl van) Elgin 1599–1663
        1. 1. Robert (Bruce 2nd Earl of 1st Earl of) Ailesbury 1626–1685 m. Diana Grey 1629–1689
    2. 2. Lucy (Russell Countess of) Bedford 1580–1627 m. Sir (Edward) Russell 1572–1627
      1. 1. Hon (John) Russell 1597–1680 m. Phebe Collins 1605–1642
        1. 1. Philip 1629–1693
        2. 2. John 1626–1692
      2. 2. Barbara Russell 1627–1674
      3. 3. Francis (Henry) Russell 1593–1641 m. Catharina Brydges 1585–1657
        1. 1. Diana Russell 1625–1694
        2. 2. Lord (Willem Russell Hertog van) Bedford 1616–1700
        3. 3. Catherine (Ann) Russell 1615–1676
        4. 4. John Russell 1608–1686
        5. 5. Elizabeth Russell 1550–1605 m. Willem (Bourchier Lord Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1540–
        6. 6. Francis Russell 1609–1698
        7. 7. Margaret Russell 1621–1672
        8. 8. Catherine Russell 1609–1642
        9. 9. Margaret Russell 1613–1676 m. James Hay 1612–1660
        10. 10. Frances Russell 1612–1612
        11. 11. Edward Russel 1622–1665
        12. 12. Anne Russell 1616–1697
    3. 3. John Harington 1592–1614

James Harrington's Timeline

5 Records

1521
1521
Birth of James Harrington in Exton, Rutlandshire
Exton, Rutlandshire
1542
1542
Birth of James Harrington in Ridlington, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ridlington, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1591
January 1591
Age 49
Death of James Harrington
None
1591
January 1591
Age 49
Death of James Harrington in Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1614
2 February 1614
Age 72
Death of James Harrington in Worms, Wormser Stadtkreis, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
Worms, Wormser Stadtkreis, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Exton, Rutlandshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Ridlington, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1591
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1591
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1614
    Event Place: Worms, Wormser Stadtkreis, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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