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John — Southill, Alice. [Group Sheet]

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John married Moton, Elizabeth Abt 1524, Stepney, London, England. Elizabeth was born Abt 1504, Stepney, London, England. [Group Sheet]

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This John Harington, of the eight generation after John of Lancaster,
lived in Stepney in the eastern section of London. He was born about
1525. He was know as ?The Poet? since he was one of the minor poets
of the Elizabethan Age. He also collected and published the writings
of other writers of that period.

John made a very profitable marriage to Ethelreda Dingley, an
illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII, and secured from this
union the Manor of Kelston and four other manors in Somerset in
southwestern England. These properties had been taken from Bath
Priory and given to Ethelreda by her father, King Henry.

John supported his natural sister-in-law, Queen Elizabeth, and was
imprisoned for aiding her cause during the struggle for the throne
which followed King Henry?s death.

Ethelreda died about 1555 and John then married Isabella Marham,
daughter of Sir John Markham. He wooed her with love poems and
recorded his attraction toward her ?when first I thought her fair
as she stood at the Princess? window in goodly attire, and talked
with divers (persons) in the court yard?.

With Elizabeth on the throne and John?s position secured, he began
the building of one of the great manor houses of that day at Kelston
Manor.

John married Dingley, Ethelreda Abt 1547. Ethelreda died 1555. [Group Sheet]

John married Markham, Isabella 1554, London, England. Isabella (daughter of Markham, Sir John) was born 28 Mar 1527, Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England; died 20 May 1579, London, England; was buried 26 May 1579, London, England. [Group Sheet]

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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.

John married Rogers, Mary Elizabeth 6 Sep 1583, Cannington, Somerset, England. Mary (daughter of Rogers, Sir George and Winter, Joan) was born 6 Sep 1571, Cannington, Somerset, England; died 1634, England. [Group Sheet]

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Francis married Baylie, Joan 15 Nov 1606. [Group Sheet]