Sir James Harrington "Esquire of Westby Lane"

Sir James Harington

• Constable of Liverpool Castle, Sheriff of Cumberland1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
• M, #16367
• d. September 1417
• Father Sir Nicholas Harrington, Sheriff of Lancashire b. 1345, d. c 8 Feb 1404
• Mother Isabel English b. bt 1344 - 1345, d. b 1397

Sir James Harington, Constable of Liverpool Castle, Sheriff of Cumberland was born at of Blackrod, Wolfage, Northamptonshire, England. He married Ellen Urswick, daughter of Sir Robert Urswick and Ellen Radcliffe, on 27 September 1397.2,9,4,5,6,8,10 Sir James Harington, Constable of Liverpool Castle, Sheriff of Cumberland died in September 1417.5,10

Family

• Ellen Urswick b. c 1376, d. a 1 Sep 1432 Children
• Johanna Harrington+11 b. c 1399
• Sir Richard Harington, Escheater of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Bailiff of Caen, Controller of the Household+6 b. 1400, d. 17 Aug 1462
• Margaret Harington+2,3,4,7,8 b. c 1405, d. a 1457 Citations
• [S4650] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. VIII, p. 273; Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 127; Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists, p. 40.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 480.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 339.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 83.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 490.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 559.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 202.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 673.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 638.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 553.
• [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p545.htm#i... ______________________
• James HARRINGTON (Sir)
• Born: ABT 1375
• Died: 1417, Blackrod, Lancaster, England
• Notes: Justice of the Peace.
• Father: Nicholas De HARRINGTON (Sir Knight)
• Mother: Isabel ENGLISH
• Married 1: Ellen URSWICK (b. BET 1364/1379) (dau. of Thomas Urswick and Joan Hertfort) (w. of Sir Richard Molyneux)
• Children:
  • 1. Elizabeth HARRINGTON
  • 2. Richard HARRINGTON (Sir Knight)
  • 3. Margaret HARRINGTON (B. Lumley)
  • 4. William HARRINGTON of Cartmell
• Married 1: Dau. MOLYNEUX (dau. of Sir Richard Molyneux and Ellen Uswick)
• Children:
  • 5. Joan HARRINGTON
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/HARRINGTON.htm#James HARRINGTON (Sir)1 ________________
• James Harrington
• Birth: 1375 Melling, Lancashire, England
• Death: 1417 Northamptonshire, England
• Son of Sir Nicholas Harrington, Lord of Farleton and Isabel English de Harrington. Grandson of of Sir John Harrington, of Farleton and Katherine de Banastre, William and Margaret English.
• Firstly, second husband of Ellen Urswick Savage d 1459, the daughter of Sir Thomas Urswick of Fishwick and Johanna Hertforth. The ahd the following children:
  • Richard Harrington
  • William Harrington
  • Elizabeth, Mrs William Norrys
  • Joan Harrington
• Secondly, third husband of Anne Molyneux d 1490, the daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux and Ellen Urswick, Countess of Badsworth.
• Burial: Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England
• Find A Grave Memorial# 65062185
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=121&GScid=227... _________________
• Records of the family of Urswyk, Urswick, or Urwick By Thomas Augustus Urwick, William Urwick
• http://books.google.com/books?id=LtMKAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA179&lpg=RA1-...
• Pg.39
• .... etc.
• Two of the offspring of that union were Robert and Ellen. Robert* married Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Haryngton, of Brierley, and Ellen was first wedded to Sir Richard Molineux, son and heir of Sir William, who was son and heir of Sir John Molineux, living in the reign of Edward the 3rd. By Sir Richard, Ellen had two sons and three daughters, and becoming a widow in the year 1397, was afterwards married
• Pg.40
• to Sir James Haryngton, a younger brother of Sir Thomas of Brierley. On the occasion of this her second marriage Ellen seems to have been well dowered, .... etc.
• The only issue of this second marriage, of which we have any note, was Richard Haryngton, who afterwards married Mabel Bradeshage, or Bradshaw, of Bradeschag, .... etc.
• Pg.182
• (A1) Of Sir Nicholas Haryngton, of Farleton, we have nought of interest to relate, and his brother John having already been spoken of, we will pass on to his son,
• (A2) Sir James Haryngton; and as, at different periods, we have four members of the family similarly named, care is necessary to avoid confusing them. This first-mentioned Sir James was the knight who married HELEN, daughter of Sir THOMAS URSWICK, of Uprawcliffe and Badsworth, about the year 1406, and by that union obtained lands in Quassington and Bermingham, and a moiety of the Badsworth property which had to the the Urswicks from the Hertforths. His brother, viz.,
• (B) Sir William Haryngton, knight of the noble order of the Garter, and "knight banneret" or standard bearer at the battle of Agincourt, where he fought and fell, married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Sir Robert Nevile, of Hornby. .... etc.

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JUST A NOTE : all the accendung Tree information was gathered from the Smith-Goodale-Caldwell family tree on Ancestry.com I have attempted to copy accurately, however I may have made mistakes in transfering, so I would suggest going th that site and checking for yourself. I am only copyint the info here, and have done none of the research. Any errors in research belong to the owners of the S-G-C tree.

Origins

Nicholas Harrington, Lord of Farleton m.1 (ante Sep 1369) Isabel English (Sir William English of Appleby, Little Strickland, and Hasket, Westmorland, Knight of the Shire for Westmoreland and Margaret le Brun, b. abt.1345)[2]

Issue: 3 sons; 5 dau.

1. Sir William m. Margaret Neville
2. James m. [Ellen Urswick]
3. Nicholas (no further information)
4. Elizabeth m. John Stanley
5. Margaret m. Sir Richard Huddleston
6. Agnes m. Richard Sherburne
7. Mary m. John Redman
8. Isabel m. Thomas Tunstall

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References

• Richardson, D. (2010, July 21). "Sir Nicholas Harrington's wife." soc.genealogy.medieval. Google Groups. Weblog. < link >
• Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition. (2011). Page 265. 12. John Stanley. < GoogleBooks >
• link to The History of the County Palatine and City of Cheshire 1882, Ormerod, George. vol 1 page 504