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Sir John Alexander Harrington 1503 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 Aug 1553

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Exton

Mother: Lady Southill

Spouse(s): Lady Morton

Children(s): Sir Muster

In 1503, Sir John Alexander Harrington entered the world in Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Alexander Harrington of Exton and Lady Alice Southill. Sir John Alexander Harrington married Lady Elizabeth Morton, and had children including Sir James Lord Harrington van Exton, Knight of Exton, Sheriff and Justice of the Peace of Lincolnshire and Rutland. Commissioner of Muster. Sir John Alexander Harrington passed away in 1553 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Sir John Alexander Harrington entered the world in Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Alexander Harrington of Exton and Lady Alice Southill.
  • Sir John Alexander Harrington married Lady Elizabeth Morton, and had children including Sir James Lord Harrington van Exton, Knight of Exton, Sheriff and Justice of the Peace of Lincolnshire and Rutland. Commissioner of Muster.
  • Sir John Alexander Harrington passed away in 1553 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Exton
1473 – 1524
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland, England
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Lady Southill
1478 – 1530
Birth Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

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

Sir Muster
1521 – 1592
Birth Location: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
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Sir Harrington's Ancestors

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Sir Harrington
1503 – 1553
Birth Place: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Alexander Harrington of Exton
1473 – 1524
Exton, Rutland, England
Lady (Alice) Southill
1478 – 1530
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harrington's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John Alexander) Harrington (1503 – 25 Aug 1553) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Morton (24 May 1503 – 23 Jul 1551)
  1. 1. Sir (James Lord Harrington van Exton, Knight of Exton, Sheriff and Justice of the Peace of Lincolnshire and Rutland. Commissioner of) Muster (21 Apr 1521 – 24 Jan 1592) m. (Lady) (Lucy) Sydney (1520 – 1591)
    1. 1. Mabel Harrington (1560 – 21 Jan 1603) m. Sir (Andreas\Andrew Noel (Sherriff van) Rutland) (1558 – 19 Oct 1607)
      1. 1. Baroness (Lucy) Noel (1580 – 20 Jan 1615) m. William (Eure, 4th Baron of) Witton (1579 – 28 Jun 1646)
        1. 1. Lady (Mary) Eure (16 Sep 1602 – 28 Jan 1638) m. (Knight) (Sir Willem or William Howard van) Naworth (1603 – 28 Jan 1643)

Sir Harrington's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir John Alexander Harrington in Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1553
25 Aug 1553
Age 50
Death of Sir John Alexander Harrington in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1553
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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