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Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington 1503 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Exton, Devon, England

Death Date: 25 Aug 1553

Death Location: Exton, Rutland, England

Father: Sir Harrington

Mother: Lady Southill

Spouse(s): Lady Morton

Children(s): Lord Harrington

In 1503, Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP entered the world in Exton, Devon, England, born to Sir John Edward Bart Harrington and Lady Alice Southill. Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP married Lady Elizabeth Morton, and had children including Lord James 'the Poet' Harrington. Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP passed away in 1553 in Exton, Rutland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP entered the world in Exton, Devon, England, born to Sir John Edward Bart Harrington and Lady Alice Southill.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP married Lady Elizabeth Morton, and had children including Lord James 'the Poet' Harrington.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP passed away in 1553 in Exton, Rutland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Harrington
1470 – 1524
Birth Location: Brierly, Felkirk, England
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Lady Southill
1480 – 1530
Birth Location: Essex, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady Morton
1503 – 1551
Birth Location: Peckleton, Leicestershire, England
LM

Children(s)

Lord Harrington
– 1592
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England
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Lord Harington's Ancestors

Self
Lord Harington
1503 – 1553
Birth Place: Exton, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Edward Bart Harrington
1470 – 1524
Brierly, Felkirk, England
Lady (Alice) Southill
1480 – 1530
Essex, England
Grandparents
Henry ((Sotehyl)) Southill
1462 – 1506
Redbourne, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Joan Empson
1466 – 1550
Towchester, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Harington's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Sir Knight John Alexander) Harington (1503 – 25 Aug 1553) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Morton (24 May 1503 – 23 Jul 1551)
  1. 1. Lord (James 'the Poet') Harrington (28 Feb – 24 January 1592) m. Lady (Agnes Lucy) Sidney (1525 – 17 May 1618)
    1. 1. Lady (Mabelia\Mabel) Harrington (1560 – 21 Jan 1603) m. Sir (Knight Andrew) Noel (1558 – 19 Oct 1607)
      1. 1. Lady (Theodosia) Noel (4 Jan 1584 – 20 Mar 1615) m. Lord (Edward) Cecil (14 February 1572 – 16 Nov 1638)
        1. 1. Lady (Albinia) Cecil (Abt 1601 – January 1660) m. Lord (Christopher) Wray (1602 – 6 February 1646)
    2. 2. Theodosia Harrington (1565 – 12 Jan 1650) m. Richard (Robert De) Sutton (17 Sep 1567 – 23 Jun 1643)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary (Margaretha)) Sutton (2 Oct 1586 – 24 May 1645) m. Lord (Alexander) Home (11 Apr 1568 – 5 April 1619)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaretha\Margaret) Home, (28 June 1607 – May 1638) m. Sir (James Thomas) Stuart (25 Jun 1608 – 4 March 1653)

Lord Harington's Timeline

9 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England
1503
1503
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England
1503
1503
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1503
1503
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England
1553
25 Aug 1553
Age 50
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Rutland, England
Exton, Rutland, England
1553
25 Aug 1553
Age 50
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1553
25 Aug 1553 -- or -- 1554
Age 50
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Rutland, England
Exton, Rutland, England
1553
25 Aug 1553
Age 50
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Rutland, England
Exton, Rutland, England
1589
17 April 1589
Age 86
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Alexander Harington , 1st Earl of Rutland, MP in Exton, Devon, , England,
Exton, Devon, , England,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1553
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1589
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, , England,

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1553
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1553 -- or -- 1554
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1553
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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