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Sir James Harrington 1527–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Exton, Devon, England

Death Date: 1591

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

Father: John Harington

Mother: ELIZABETH MORTON

Spouse(s): Lucy Sidney

Children(s): Theodosia Harrington, JOHN Harington, HENRY Harington, Sir Ridlington, SARAH HARRINGTON, CATHERINE HARRINGTON, Frances Harrington, Bridget Harrington, ELIZABETH HARRINGTON

In 1527, Sir James Harrington entered the world in Exton, Devon, England, born to John Alexander Harington And Elizabeth Morton. Sir James Harrington married Lucy Sidney, Mistress, and had children including Bridget Harrington, Catherine Harrington, Elizabeth Elinor Harrington, Frances Harrington, Henry Harington, John Harington, Sarah Susan Harrington, Sir James Harington Harington P 1St Baronet Of Ridlington, Theodosia Harrington. Sir James Harrington passed away in 1591 in Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Sir James Harrington entered the world in Exton, Devon, England, born to John Alexander Harington And Elizabeth Morton.
  • Sir James Harrington married Lucy Sidney, Mistress, and had children including Bridget Harrington, Catherine Harrington, Elizabeth Elinor Harrington, Frances Harrington, Henry Harington, John Harington, Sarah Susan Harrington, Sir James Harington Harington P 1St Baronet Of Ridlington, Theodosia Harrington.
  • Sir James Harrington passed away in 1591 in Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

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Sir Harrington's Ancestors

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Sir Harrington
1527–1591
Birth Place: Exton, Devon, England
Parents
John Alexander Harington
1497–1553
Exton, Rutlandshire, England
ELIZABETH MORTON
1503–1570
Peckleton, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harrington's Descendants

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Sir (James) Harrington (1527–1591) m. Lucy Sidney (1520–1591)
  1. 1. Theodosia Harrington 1565–1650 m. Edward (Sutton, 5th Baron of) Dudley 1567–1643
    1. 1. Lady (Ann Sutton of) Dudley 1590–1654 m. Gen (Richard Eltonhead, Lord) Norreys 1582–1664
      1. 1. Alice (Norres) Eltonhead 1627–1685 m. Henry Corbin 1629–1675 m. Rowland (Burnham (or)) Durnham 1621–
        1. 1. Winifred Corbin 1661–1709 m. Capt (Leroy) Griffin 1646–1702
        2. 2. Laetitia Corbin 1657–1706 m. Richard (Henry) Lee 1647–1714
        3. 3. Martha Corbin 1670–1793
        4. 4. Frances Corbin 1671–1713
        5. 5. Henry Corbin 1667–1668
        6. 6. Gawin Corbin 1659–1744
        7. 7. Thomas Corbin 1658–1736
        8. 8. Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin 1660–1713
        9. 9. Anne Corbin 1664–1694
        10. 10. Edmund (Jennings) Corbin 1648–
        11. 11. Delore Combs 1863–
        12. 12. Tinsley Combs 1855–
        13. 13. Mary (Jane) Combs 1867–
        14. 14. William Combs 1859–
        15. 15. America Combs 1861–
        16. 16. Lee Combs 1851–1908
        17. 17. Catherine Combs 1865–
        18. 18. John Burnham 1646–
        19. 19. Eleanor (Burnham (or)) Durnham 1648–
        20. 20. Francis (Burnham (or)) Durnham 1652–
        21. 21. Francis Burnham 1644–
      2. 2. Martha ('The Immigrant 1652' of Eltonhead (Norris, Norreys or) Noris) 1608–1689 m. Edwin Conway 1610–1675
        1. 1. Eltonhead Thacker 1646–1689
      3. 3. Eleanor (Norris (or) Norreys (or) Noris (of)) Eltonhead 1623–1656
      4. 4. Richard Eltonhead 1611–1688
      5. 5. Edward Eltonhead 1610–1610
      6. 6. Katherine (Norreys) Eltonhead 1609–1647
      7. 7. James Eltonhead 1619–1657
      8. 8. Jane (Eltonhead) (Moryson-1st) 1622–1660 m. Cuthbert Fenwick 1614–1654 m. Robert Moryson –1647
        1. 1. Richard Fenwick –1714
      9. 9. William (Eltonhead, Esq, Battle of the Severn: martyr to the Proprietary cause,) Catholic 1614–1655 m. Jane (Fenwick) (Smith) 1617–1659
        1. 1. Jane Eltonhead 1639–1700
      10. 10. Katherine Eltonhead 1622–1647
    2. 2. Ferdinando Sutton 1588–1621 m. Honora Seymour 1589–1620
      1. 1. Frances (Sutton, 6th Baroness of) Dudley 1611–1697
  2. 2. JOHN Harington 1540–1613
  3. 3. HENRY Harington 1541–1612
  4. 4. Sir (James Harington (Harington), P, 1st Baronet of) Ridlington 1555–1614 m. Frances Harington –1599
  5. 5. SARAH (Susan) HARRINGTON 1566–1629
  6. 6. CATHERINE HARRINGTON 1562–
  7. 7. Frances Harrington 1535–
  8. 8. Bridget Harrington 1576–
  9. 9. ELIZABETH (Elinor) HARRINGTON 1545–1618 m. Sir (Edward Lord Montagu II, Chief Justice,) knight 1532–1600
    1. 1. Elizabeth Montague 1592–1626
    2. 2. Henry (Montagu, Earl of) Manchester 1563–1642
    3. 3. Sidney Montagu 1570–1644
    4. 4. Lord (Edward Montagu van Boughton, Baron Montague of) Boughton 1563–1644
    5. 5. James Montagu 1568–1618
    6. 6. Charles Montagu 1564–1625

Sir Harrington's Timeline

3 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Sir James Harrington in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England
1591
1591
Age 64
Burial of Sir James Harrington in Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
1592
24 January 1592
Age 65
Death of Sir James Harrington in Exton, Devon, England
Exton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1592
    Event Place: Exton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Age:
    64-65

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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