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Sir James Harrington 1527 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Exton, Devon, England

Death Date: 24 January 1592

Death Location: Exton, Devon, England

Father: John Harington

Mother: ELIZABETH MORTON

Spouse(s): Lucy Sidney, Mistress None

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

Sir James Harrington was born in 1527 in Exton, Devon, England, the child of John Alexander Harington and ELIZABETH MORTON. Sir James Harrington married Lucy Sidney, Mistress, and had children including Frances Harrington, JOHN Harington, HENRY Harington, Elizabeth Eilanore Harrington, Sir James Harington (Harington),, CATHERINE HARRINGTON, Theodosia Harrington, SARAH Susan HARRINGTON, Bridget Harrington. Sir James Harrington passed away in 1592 in Exton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Sir James Harrington was born in 1527 in Exton, Devon, England, the child of John Alexander Harington and ELIZABETH MORTON.
  • Sir James Harrington married Lucy Sidney, Mistress, and had children including Frances Harrington, JOHN Harington, HENRY Harington, Elizabeth Eilanore Harrington, Sir James Harington (Harington),, CATHERINE HARRINGTON, Theodosia Harrington, SARAH Susan HARRINGTON, Bridget Harrington.
  • Sir James Harrington passed away in 1592 in Exton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Harington
1497 – 1553
Birth Location: Exton, Rutlandshire, England
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ELIZABETH MORTON
1503 – 1570
Birth Location: Peckleton, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Sidney
1520 – 1591
Birth Location: Penshurst, Kent, England
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Mistress None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Frances Harrington
1535 –
Birth Location: –
FH
JOHN Harington
1540 – 1613
Birth Location: Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
JH
HENRY Harington
1541 – 1612
Birth Location: Elmsthorpe, Leicestershire, England
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Elizabeth Harrington
1545 – 1618
Birth Location: Manor House at Hemington, Exton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom
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Sir (Harington),
1555 – 1614
Birth Location: Elmsthorpe, Leicestershire, England
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CATHERINE HARRINGTON
1562 –
Birth Location: –
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Theodosia Harrington
1565 – 1650
Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, England
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SARAH HARRINGTON
1566 – 1629
Birth Location: Rutland, Leicestershire, UK
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Bridget Harrington
1576 –
Birth Location: –
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Sir Harrington's Ancestors

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Sir Harrington
1527 – 1592
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

1.
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Sir (James) Harrington (1527 – 24 January 1592) m. Lucy Sidney (1520 – 1591) m. Mistress
  1. 1. Frances Harrington (1535 – )
  2. 2. JOHN Harington (1540 – 23 AUG 1613)
  3. 3. HENRY Harington (1541 – 24 DEC 1612)
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Eilanore) Harrington (1545 – 19 MAY 1618) m. Sir (Edward Lord Montagu) II, (Jan 26 1532 – 26 January 1600)
    1. 1. Henry Montagu, (1563 – 7 Nov 1642)
    2. 2. Lord (Edward Montagu van) Boughton, (1563 – 15 June 1644)
    3. 3. Charles Montagu (1564 – 11 September 1625)
    4. 4. James Montagu (1568 – 20 July 1618)
    5. 5. Sidney Montagu (1570 – 25 September 1644)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Montague (Sep 1592 – 16 Jan 1626)
  5. 5. Sir (James Harington) (Harington), (Abt. 1555 – 3 Feb 1614) m. Frances Harington ( – September 1599)
  6. 6. CATHERINE HARRINGTON (1562 – )
  7. 7. Theodosia Harrington (1565 – 12 JAN 1650) m. Edward Sutton, (17 Sep 1567 – 23 Jun 1643)
    1. 1. Ferdinando Sutton (4 Sep 1588 – 22 Nov 1621) m. Honora Seymour (1589 – 1620)
      1. 1. Frances Sutton, (23 Jul 1611 – Apr 1697)
    2. 2. Lady (Ann) Sutton (17 Nov 1590 – 13 July 1654) m. Gen (Richard) Eltonhead, (23 Sep 1582 – 23 SEP 1664) m. Meinhardt
      1. 1. Martha ('The Immigrant 1652' of) Eltonhead (26 Sep 1608 – 28 Oct 1689) m. Edwin Conway (1610 – 1675)
        1. 1. Eltonhead Thacker (1646 – 28 Oct 1689)
      2. 2. Katherine (Norreys) Eltonhead (05 July 1609 – 1647)
      3. 3. Edward Eltonhead (2 July 1610 – 10 Jul 1610)
      4. 4. Richard Eltonhead (1611 – 1688)
      5. 5. William Eltonhead, (1614 – 25 Mar 1655) m. Jane Fenwick (Jan 1617 – 28 Feb 1659)
        1. 1. Jane Eltonhead (1639 – 1700)
      6. 6. James Eltonhead (16 September 1619 – 14 May 1657)
      7. 7. Katherine Eltonhead (1622 – 1647)
      8. 8. Jane Eltonhead (23 March 1622 – 1660) m. Cuthbert Fenwicke, (1614 – 1654) m. Robert Moryson ( – 1647)
        1. 1. Richard Fenwick ( – 1714)
      9. 9. Eleanor (Norris (or) Norreys (or) Noris (of)) Eltonhead (ABT 1623 – July 26, 1656)
      10. 10. Alice (Norres) Eltonhead (1627 – 23 Mar 1685) m. Rowland (Burnham (or)) Durnham (ABT 1621 – ) m. Henry Corbin (1629 – 8 JAN 1675)
        1. 1. John Burnham (ABT 1646 – )
        2. 2. Eleanor (Burnham (or)) Durnham (ABT 1648 – )
        3. 3. Francis (Burnham (or)) Durnham (ABT 1652 – )
        4. 4. Edmund (Jennings) Corbin (1648 – )
        5. 5. Laetitia Corbin (25 AUG 1657 – 6 OCT 1706) m. Richard (Henry) Lee (1647 – 12 Mar 1714)
        6. 6. Thomas Corbin (1658 – 4 NOV 1736)
        7. 7. Gawin Corbin (1659 – 1 JAN 1744)
        8. 8. Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin (14 Feb 1660 – 1713)
        9. 9. Winifred Corbin (3 Nov 1661 – 10 Sep 1709) m. Capt (Leroy) Griffin (1646 – 4 Apr 1702)
        10. 10. Anne Corbin (9 FEB 1664 – 30 JUL 1694)
        11. 11. Henry Corbin (12 FEB 1667 – 1668)
        12. 12. Martha Corbin (1670 – 21 SEP 1793)
        13. 13. Frances Corbin (DEC 1671 – 22 NOV 1713)
        14. 14. Lee Combs (1851 – 1908)
        15. 15. Tinsley Combs (1855 – )
        16. 16. William Combs (1859 – )
        17. 17. America Combs (1861 – )
        18. 18. Delore Combs (1863 – )
        19. 19. Catherine Combs (1865 – )
        20. 20. Mary (Jane) Combs (1867 – )
        21. 21. Francis Burnham (1644 – )
  8. 8. SARAH (Susan) HARRINGTON (1566 – 3 OCT 1629)
  9. 9. Bridget Harrington (1576 – )

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, 1300s-Current

    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, 1300s-Current
    [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, 1300s-Current
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