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Sir James Harington

Sir James Harington

Male 1521 - 1592  (71 years)

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  • Name James Harington  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Title Sir 
    Birth 1521  Exton, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Jan 1592  Exton, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 6] 
    Burial Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4272  Sells Nation
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2023 

    Father Sir John Harington,   b. 1503, Exton, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1553 (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Mutton,   b. Abt 1503, Peckleton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1513 
    Family ID F3229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Lucy Sidney,   b. 1520, Penshurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1591, Exton, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1538  Penshurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Mabel Harington,   b. 1550, Exton, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1603/04 (Age 54 years)  [natural]
     2. Theodosia Harington,   b. 1560   d. Jan 1649 (Age 89 years)  [natural]
     3. Sir James Harington,   b. 1542   d. 2 Feb 1614 (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     4. John Harington,   b. 1539, Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1613, Exton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [natural]
     5. Lady Elizabeth Harington   d. 19 May 1618  [natural]
     6. Sarah Harington   d. 1629  [natural]
    Family ID F2882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1521 - Exton, Rutland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1538 - Penshurst, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jan 1592 - Exton, Rutland, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • {{EuroAristo Sticker|place=British Isles}}
      [[Category: Exton, Rutland]][[Category: Penshurst, Kent]]
      [[Category: Inner Temple]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, Rutland]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, England 1554 November]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, England 1555]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, England 1558]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, England 1559]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, England 1572]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, England 1586]]
      [[Category: Members of Parliament, England 1589]]
      == Biography ==
      James, born by 1517, was the eldest son of Sir John Harrington and his wife, Elizabeth. Educated for the law, James was called to the Inner Temple in 1536. He married Lucy, daughter of [[Sidney-6|Sir William Sidney]] of Penshurst who bore him at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. He succeeded his father on 25 August 1553 shortly after the accession of Queen Mary and entered Parliament for Rutland in November 1554. Despite his protestant leanings he continued to sit throughout the reign.
      James was knighted by [[Dudley-1|Robert Dudley]], Earl of Leicester in 1565.
      A man of considerable wealth, he built the great hall at Exton which burned down in 1810.
      James was Elected to Parliament for the last time in 1589 and was included in Lord Burley’s list of “knights of great possessions” fit to be made barons. He died on 24 January 1592.

      ==Notes==

      *History of Parliament uses Harington not Harrington

      == Sources ==*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harington_(lawyer) Wikipedia: James Harington (Lawyer)]
      *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Montagu_of_Boughton Wikipedia biography of his son-in-law, Edward Montagu]
      *[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/harington-james-1517-92 History of Parliament online: HARINGTON, James (by 1517-92), Exton, Rutland]
      * [https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00camd/page/38 visitation of Rutland Page 38: Harington]

  • Sources 
    1. [S281] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Sir James Harington
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=1201036&indiv=try

    2. [S650] Robert Barnes, British Roots of Maryland Families II, (Name: Genealoglical Publishing Co.; Location: Baltimore, MD, USA; Date: 2002;).
      Record for James Harington (1521-1592)
      Biography - Harington      		 Biography - Harington


    3. [S649] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for James Harington (1521-1592)
      https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/west-europese-adel/I94494.php

    4. [S651] Grimble, Ian , The Harington Family.
      Book - The Harington Family      		 Book - The Harington Family


    5. [S679] wikitree.com.
      https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Harrington-793

    6. [S649] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Lucy Noel
      https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/west-europese-adel/I10948.php
      Web Page - Genealogy Online, Lucy Noel (1580-1615)      		 Web Page - Genealogy Online, Lucy Noel (1580-1615)