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Harrington, Sir Knight John[1, 2]
1561 - 1612 (51 years)-
Name Harrington, John Prefix Sir Knight Born 1561 Rutlandshire, Somerset, England 
Gender Male _UID 58C0E4D93986074A8DF4EC074D52A952F318 Died 20 Nov 1612 Kelston Manor, Somerset, England Person ID I6941 NewFranceGenealogy Last Modified 2 May 2017
Father Harrington, Sir John, b. 1525, Stepney, London, England , d. 1 Jul 1582, Lambeth, London (Age 57 years) Mother Markham, Isabella, b. 28 Mar 1527, Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England , d. 20 May 1579, London, England (Age 52 years) Married 1554 London, England Family ID F2771 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rogers, Mary Elizabeth, b. 6 Sep 1571, Cannington, Somerset, England , d. 1634, England (Age 62 years) [2] Married 6 Sep 1583 Cannington, Somerset, England _UID 82D116B1E490D74BBECDFF9D747C3D696D36 Children 1. Harrington, Edward, b. Bath, Somerset, England + 2. Harrington, John James, b. 1584, Bath (Englbell), Somerset, England , d. 25 Dec 1630, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, America (Age 46 years)3. Harrington, James, b. 1585, Bath, Somerset, England 4. Harrington, Frances, b. 1586, d. Aft 1622 (Age > 37 years) 5. Harrington, Henry, b. 1589, Bath, Somerset, England 6. Harrington, Helena, b. 1591, Bath, Somerset, England 7. Harrington, George, b. 1592, Bath, Somerset, England 8. Harrington, Elizabeth, b. 1597, Bath, Somerset, England 9. Harrington, Mary, b. 1599, Bath, Somerset, England 10. Harrington, Hannah, b. 1600 11. Harrington, Robert, b. 1602, Bath, Somerset, England , d. 2 Feb 1605, Bath, Somerset, England (Age 3 years)Last Modified 27 May 2017 Family ID F2769 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - AKA Hearnden
He was know as ?The Writer? and was made a godson of Queen
Elizabeth.
He studied at Christ College, Cambridge, and took an A.M. degree.
He began the study of law in London, but abandoned it and went to
Kelston at the death of his father. Here he continued the building
of the manor house begun by John the elder. He spent much time in
court where he was popular for his wit and humor.
He gained fame of a sort by introducing piped water in the Kelston
house and for perfecting and installing the first modern type of
flush water closet in history. He wrote a humorous book about his entitled THE METAMORPHASIS OF AJAX in which one illustration showed fish swimming in the storage tank near the ceiling.
Among his other writings were a translation of ORLANDO FUSIOSO,
a TREATISE ON PLAY and several poems. Late in life he translated
into English verse from the Latin the teachings of the ancient
Medical School at Salerno, Italy, which were highly regarded in
the England of that day. It was entitled THE ENGLISH DOCTOR or THE
SCHOOL OF SALERNE.
John married Mary Rogers of a prominent Somerset family. She was a
devout Puritan and gradually influenced him away from the license
of the court to more sober channels.
The following little poem by his shows his love for her:
Your little dog that barked as I came by I struck by hap so hard,
I made him cry; And straight you put your finger in your eye And
lowering sat. I asked the reason why, ?Love me and love my dog:
thou didst reply ?Love as both should be loved!. ?I will?, said I,
And sealed it with a kiss. Then by and by Cleared were the clouds
of thy fair frowning sky; Thus small events great masteries may try.
John became High Sheriff of Somerset and was knighted while on a
expedition for the conquest of Ireland.
Queen Elizabeth, his patroness, died in 1603, and Sir John retired
permanently to Kelston. Misfortunes came upon him. He had spent
large sums in the building of the manor house. He became involved
in litigation with the Rogers family, and, in addition, was compelled
to pay a large sum which he had pledged to maintain the credit of
a Harington relative, he was briefly imprisoned. In a sober and
serious mood, he returned to Kelston and died in 1612 at the age
of 51 years.
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