John Harington

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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]

John married Elizabeth Moton in 1513. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Moton and Philippa Willoughby) was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alice Harington

John married Alice Southill. Alice (daughter of Henry Southill) was buried in Exton, Rutland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Maud Prisot. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Catherine Culpepper. Catherine (daughter of John Culpepper and Julianna Cromwell) died about 1476. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Chief justice of the common pleas. "Prysot was known as a learned judge--he is recorded as citing a law book of Edward I's time which was probably Britton. His opinions are frequently recorded in the law reports, for instance in his argument for statute as the only 'positive' law, taking precedence over prescription. He was said to have assisted Sir Thomas Littleton (d. 1481) in the preparation of the latter's Tenures, and his opinions were still being referred to over a century after his death." [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]

John married Margaret. Margaret died after 1474. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Aft 1475

Robert married Beatrice de la Laund. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Julianna Cromwell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Agnes Flete. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Beatrice. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1356
• Alternate death: Bef 8 Mar 1429

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"Sir Thomas Culpeper was a member of Parliament for Kent in 1382 and 1383 and sheriff in 1393 and 1394." [The Family of Twysden and Twisden by John Ramskill Twisden, 1939. Page 42.]

"Sir John [i]'s eldest son, Sir Thomas Culpeper (d. 1429), was a Kentish JP, sheriff in 1394, and MP in 1382 and 1383. His marriage to Eleanor, daughter of Nicholas Green, brought her father's manors of Exton, Rutland, and Isham, Northamptonshire, to the family. By the time he died he was possessed of property in Lincolnshire, as well as in Warwickshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Kent, and Sussex. His will leaves no doubt as to his wealth. He left his body to be buried in Bayham Abbey, on the Sussex side of the border between Sussex and Kent, where an alabaster tomb had been prepared for him (his son Nicholas was also to seek burial there). As well as making a large number of bequests to religious houses, and leaving a total of £440 in cash to his sons, he provided for legacies to members of his household, who included a butler, a cook, a baker, and 'Malyne my little chambermaid', who received 20s. towards her marriage. A reference to another son, Richard, who had been buried at Pontoise in Normandy, suggests that at least one member of the family had served as a soldier in France. Sir Thomas's will also shows that he had married again; his second wife was Joyce, the widow of John Vyne, and she survived him." [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]

Thomas married Eleanor Greene before 6 Oct 1378. Eleanor (daughter of Nicholas Greene and Joan de Bruce) was born in of Exton, Rutland, England; died before Jul 1400. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 1393

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Also called Alianora, and Joan.

According to Douglas Richardson, she was a direct descendant of both Henry I and Malcolm Canmore.