Nielsen Hayden genealogy
John Harington
Bef 1499 - 1553 (> 54 years)-
Name John Harington Birth Bef 1499 of Exton, Rutland, England 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Death 25 Aug 1553 [1, 2] Burial 4 Sep 1553 Rutland, England [1] Person ID I2006 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JTS Last Modified 13 Sep 2018
Father John Harington, b. Abt 1471, of Exton, Rutland, England d. 5 Nov 1524 (Age ~ 53 years) Mother Alice Southill bur. Exton, Rutland, England Family ID F9832 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Moton, b. of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England Marriage 1513 [1] Children + 1. Alice Harington Family ID F5089 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Sep 2018
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Notes - Knight of the shire for Rutland 1529, 1539, 1542. Sheriff of Rutland 1520-21, 1533-34, 1540-41, 1552 to his death. Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1532-33. Sheriff of Lincolnshire 1537-38.
"It was the Pilgrimage of Grace that first brought Harington to more than local prominence. He was one of the first to rally to the crown, and he was later one of the pledges delivered to Aske in exchange for the messengers sent to Doncaster to declare the rebel grievances. Afterwards he played a leading part in the punishment of the rebels and the restoration of order and was among those whom Sir William Parr singled out for praise in that regard. Within three years, shortly before his attendance at the reception of Anne of Cleves, he had been made an esquire of the body, and the numerous leases and purchases of monastic lands which he made at this time, together with his knighting in 1542, probably at the opening of Parliament, were further signs of favour. He had earlier been indebted to the King for distraint of knighthood." [History of Parliament]
- Knight of the shire for Rutland 1529, 1539, 1542. Sheriff of Rutland 1520-21, 1533-34, 1540-41, 1552 to his death. Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1532-33. Sheriff of Lincolnshire 1537-38.
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Sources - [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.
- [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.
- [S2190] S. H. Skillington, George F. Farnham, and Albert Herbert, "The Manor of Peckleton." Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 17:93, 1931., county only.
- [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.