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Biography of James Harrington 1511-1592

Paternal Family Tree: Harrington

James Harrington and Lucy Sidney were married.

In or before 1511 [his father] John Alexander Harrington (age 13) and [his mother] Elizabeth Moton were married. They had five sons and four daughters.

Around 1511 James Harrington was born to John Alexander Harrington (age 14) and Elizabeth Moton at Exton, Rutlandshire.

In 1540 [his son] John Harington 1st Baron Harington was born to James Harrington (age 29) and Lucy Sidney (age 20).

In 1542 [his son] James Harrington 1st Baronet was born to James Harrington (age 31) and Lucy Sidney (age 22).

In 1545 [his daughter] Elizabeth Harrington was born to James Harrington (age 34) and Lucy Sidney (age 25).

On 25th August 1553 [his father] John Alexander Harrington (age 56) died.

In 1557 [his son-in-law] Edward Montagu (age 27) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Harrington (age 12) were married.

In 1561 Robert Brooksby sold his share of Burley-on-the-Hill House to James Harrington (age 50).

In 1565 [his daughter] Sarah Harrington was born to James Harrington (age 54) and Lucy Sidney (age 45).

In 1573 [his son] John Harington 1st Baron Harington (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Keilway Baroness Harington (age 19) were married. His father James Harrington (age 62) gave him Burley-on-the-Hill House as a wedding present.

In 1573 John Durrant sold his share of Burley-on-the-Hill House to James Harrington (age 62).

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Before 1579 [his son-in-law] William Leigh (age 27) and [his daughter] Frances Harrington were married.

Around 1581 [his son-in-law] Edward Dudley 5th Baron Dudley (age 13) and [his daughter] Theodosia Harrington Baroness Dudley were married.

Before 24th April 1586 [his son-in-law] Francis Hastings (age 26) and [his daughter] Sarah Harrington (age 21) were married. He the son of George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 46) and Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon.

On 24th January 1592 James Harrington (age 81) died. He was buried in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. Monument to James Harrington and Lucy Sidney. A large standing Elizabethan Period monument with 2 kneeling figures at a prie-dieu in a double aedicule. Wrought in various marbles and enriched with low-relief carving, strapwork etc. surmounted by obelisk, and arms. Stylistically similar to the monument to Robert Keilway. Possibly sculpted by Nicholas Johnson or Nicholas Stone (age 5).

Lucy Sidney: James Harrington and she were married. Around 1520 she was born to William Sidney and Anne Pakenham at Penshurst, Kent [Map]. Around 1591 Lucy Sidney died at Exton, Rutlandshire.

[his daughter] Frances Harrington was born to James Harrington and Lucy Sidney.

[his daughter] Catherine Harrington was born to James Harrington and Lucy Sidney.

[his son] Henry Harrington was born to James Harrington and Lucy Sidney.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

[his daughter] Mary Harrington was born to James Harrington and Lucy Sidney.

[his daughter] Mabel Harrington was born to James Harrington and Lucy Sidney.

[his daughter] Theodosia Harrington Baroness Dudley was born to James Harrington and Lucy Sidney.

Royal Ancestors of James Harrington 1511-1592

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of James Harrington 1511-1592

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of James Harrington 1511-1592

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Harrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Harrington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Harrington

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Culpepper

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Culpepper

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Culpepper

GrandFather: John Harrington

Father: John Alexander Harrington

James Harrington

GrandFather: Robert Moton of Peckleton in Leicestershire

Mother: Elizabeth Moton