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John Alexander Harington 1503–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Exton, Devon, England

Death Date: 17 Apr 1589

Death Location: Exton, Devon, England

Father: John Harington

Mother: Lady Southill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): James Exton

In 1503, John Alexander Harington entered the world in Exton, Devon, England, born to John Harington And Lady Alice Southill. John Alexander Harington married Elizabeth Moton Lady, and had children including James Lord Harington Van Exton. John Alexander Harington passed away in 1589 in Exton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, John Alexander Harington entered the world in Exton, Devon, England, born to John Harington And Lady Alice Southill.
  • John Alexander Harington married Elizabeth Moton Lady, and had children including James Lord Harington Van Exton.
  • John Alexander Harington passed away in 1589 in Exton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Harington
1475–1524
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire
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Lady Southill
1480–1530
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lady
1503–1551
Birth Location: Peckleton, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

James Exton
1521–1591
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire
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John Harington's Ancestors

Self
John Harington
1503–1589
Birth Place: Exton, Devon, England
Parents
John Harington
1475–1524
Exton, Rutlandshire
Lady (Alice) Southill
1480–1530
Exton, Rutlandshire
Grandparents
Sir (Robert (High Sheriff of Rutledge)) Harrington
1445–1501
Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
Mathilde Prisett
1450–1509
Exton, Rutlandshire
John (Henry) Sothill
1440–1494
Stoke Faston, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Plumpton
1454–1507
Sothill Hall, Dewsbury Parrish, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Colpeper
1418–1476
Henry General
1418–1485
Alice Boswell
1420–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Colepepper
1408–1462
Juliana Crumwell
1408–
Hendrick Sothill
1390–1425
Alice Mauleverer
1399–1460

John Harington's Descendants

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John (Alexander) Harington (1503–17 Apr 1589) m. Elizabeth (Moton) Lady (24 May 1503–23 Jul 1551)
  1. 1. James (Lord Harington van) Exton 1521–1591 m. Lucy Sidney 1520–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ellinor) Harrington 1540–1618 m. Sir (Edward, Lord Chief Justice, Boughton Castle, Knight) Montagu 1532–1602
      1. 1. Thomas Mountague 1572–1596 m. Margaret (Malthus) Malthouse 1550–1596
        1. 1. Elizabeth Mountague 1592–1626 m. Richard Burr 1593–1653
      2. 2. Lucy Montague 1561–1599
      3. 3. Charles Montague 1564–1625
      4. 4. Sir (Henry "Earl of Manchester") Montague 1575–1642
      5. 5. James Montague 1568–1618
      6. 6. Edward (Lord Montagu van) Boughton 1563–1644
      7. 7. Susanna Montague 1574–1586
      8. 8. Theodosia Montague 1577–1614
      9. 9. Sir (Sidney) Montague 1570–1644
    2. 2. Mabel Harington –1604
    3. 3. Sarah Harington –1629
    4. 4. John Harington 1539–1613
    5. 5. James Harington 1542–1614
    6. 6. Theodosia Harington 1560–1649

John Harington's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of John Alexander Harington in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England
1589
17 Apr 1589
Age 86
Death of John Alexander Harington in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1589
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England
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