Harrington, 1st Baron Of Harington John^[1]

1281 - 1347  (66 years)

• Name	Harrington, John
  Prefix	1st Baron Of Harington
  Born	1281	Farleton, Melling
  Gender	Male
  _UID	241319FCA2865242A92FCAEE8B1AE8C8ED6C
  Died	2 Jun 1347	Gleaston Hall, Aldingham, Lancashire, England
  Buried	Cartmel Priory
  Person ID	I8163	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	2 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Harrington, Sir Robert
  Mother	de Cansfield, heiress of Aldingham Agnes,   d. 1297
  Family ID	F3381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dacre, Joan  [1]
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	1893DE0450A41D4996E662025FD6221A38A0
  Children	1. Harrington, Joan,   b. 1330
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F3383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	de Barlingham, Margaret,   d. 1307
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	13210ACB37CA0F41B5DBF62967424E9C9CEB
  Children	1. Harrington, Robert,   b. 1305,   d. 1334  (Age 29 years) + 2. Harrington, Sir John,   b. 1307,   d. 1363  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F3824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Harington, son of Robert and Agnes, was an outstanding man in his generation. He was born in 1281 and died in 1347. He was knighted by the Prince of Wales in Westminster Palace. He fought against the Scots and was made a Baron and attended Parliament from 1326 until his death. He married Joan, daughter of Sir William Dacre. They were buried in nearby Cartmel Church in a magnificent tomb out from a solid block of sandstone seven feet long with their effigies carved on the top. The tomb was opened in 1832 during repairs to its screen and some of John?s bones, the bones of his hunting hawk or falcon together with a piece of his leather doublet, were removed. They are in the possession of one of his descendants in England today. By this time the family name had been changed from de Haverington to Harington. Many branches of the Harrington family descend from this John of Aldingham, Harrington is a common name in this section today. One of his younger sons, Nicholas Harrington, founded a family in Yorkshire which was, for two centuries, one of the richest and most powerful in England. However, in the Wars of the Roses they supported the wrong side and many fell in battle or were beheaded. The twenty-five manors they had possessed were forfeited to the Crown and they passed from history.

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Douglas Wilmot Harnden Ancestors, Daniel Harnden, (daniel_harnden@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 May 2009. This Harnden line is proven back to Richard b. 1648 beyond that it's speculative.