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Sir John Harington 1503–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1553

Death Location: Exton, Devon, England

Father: Sir (Oxford)

Mother: Alice Southill

Spouse(s): Lady Moton, Elizabeth Moton

Children(s): Sir Harrington, Sir Rutland

The story of Sir John Harington began in 1503 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. Sir John Harington married Elizabeth Moton, Lady Elizabeth Moton, and had children including Sir James Van Exton Harrington High Sheriff Of Rutland, Sir John The Poet Amp Knight Of Kelston Harrington. Sir John Harington passed away in 1553 in Exton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Harington began in 1503 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.
  • Sir John Harington married Elizabeth Moton, Lady Elizabeth Moton, and had children including Sir James Van Exton Harrington High Sheriff Of Rutland, Sir John The Poet Amp Knight Of Kelston Harrington.
  • Sir John Harington passed away in 1553 in Exton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir Harington's Ancestors

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Sir Harington
1503–1553
Birth Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
Parents
Sir John Edward "Lord High Sheriff of Rutland" Harington (Oxford)
1470–1524
Exton, Rudtlandshire, England
Alice Southill
1480–1530
Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert High Sherriff Rutland HARRINGTON) Harington
1445–1501
Exton, Rutlandshire
Mathilde Prisett
1450–1569
Exton, Rutlandshire
Great-Grandparents
Sir Harington
1414–1538
Catherine side
1418–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Culpepper
1381–1430
Juliana Cromwell
1392–1450

Sir Harington's Descendants

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Sir (John) Harington (1503–1553) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Moton (1504–1554) m. Elizabeth Moton (1504–abt 1582)
  1. 1. Sir (John, "The Poet & Knight of Kelston",) Harrington 1525–1582 m. Isabella Markham 1527–1579 m. Lady (Ethrelreda Audrey Esther "Illigitimate" Dingley Dobson\Tudor\Malte --1st) Wife 1518–1554
    1. 1. JOHN (HARRINGTON The Writer, Godson,inventor,translator,Knight, Commander of) Horsemen 1561–1612 m. MARY ROGERS 1565–1634
      1. 1. John Harrington 1592–1630 m. Ann Clinton 1596–1663
        1. 1. Robert ((James)) Harrington 1616–1707
        2. 2. Abraham Harrington 1622–1677
        3. 3. Rebecca Harrington 1622–1713
        4. 4. Benjamin (Harrington immigrant) 1645 1618–1694 m. Elizabeth White 1625–1701
      2. 2. Hannah Harrington 1600–1672
      3. 3. Edward Harrington 1584–1651
      4. 4. Frances Harrington 1588–1622
      5. 5. Jane Harrington 1590–
      6. 6. Mary Harrington 1591–1662
      7. 7. Helena Harrington 1591–1628
      8. 8. George Harrington 1591–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Harrington 1597–1622
      10. 10. Robert Harrington 1590–1622
      11. 11. Robert Harrington 1602–1622
      12. 12. John Harington 1588–1654
      13. 13. Henry Harrington 1589–1604
      14. 14. Edward Herrington 1593–1651
    2. 2. Francis Harrington 1564–1639
    3. 3. Hester Herrington 1567–
    4. 4. James Harrington 1565–1592
    5. 5. Robert Herrington 1551–1601
    6. 6. Elizabeth Herrington 1566–1622
    7. 7. John (Herrington) (Lord) 1560–1612
    8. 8. Henry Harrington 1550–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Harrington 1559–1559
    10. 10. Francis Harrington 1564–1639
    11. 11. Hester Harrington 1567–
    12. 12. Sir (John, "God Son to Queen Elizabeth", Harrington --Poet & Knight & Inventer of Kelston, & High Sheriff of) Somersett 1561–1612
  2. 2. Sir (James van Exton Harrington High Sheriff of) Rutland 1520–1592

Sir Harington's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir John Harington in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England
1553
1553
Age 50
Death of Sir John Harington in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England

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