John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington
John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington (1328–1363)[2] of Aldingham in Furness, Cumbria, was an English peer, who inherited the title Baron Harington in 1347 on the death of his grandfather John Harington, 1st Baron Harington (1281–1347).[2]
Origins
[edit]He was the son of Sir Robert Harington (died 1334), who predeceased his own father the 1st Baron.[2] His mother was Elizabeth de Multon (born 1306), daughter of Thomas de Multon and one of the three sisters and co-heiresses of John de Multon.[2] She was the heiress of several estates including: Thurston in Suffolk; Moulton, Skirbeck and Fleet in Lincolnshire, of Egremont in Cumbria and of manors in County Limerick, Ireland.[2] Elizabeth outlived her husband and in about 1334 remarried to Walter de Bermingham.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1353 he confirmed the agreement made by his grandfather with the Abbot of Furness Abbey,[2] his feudal overlord at Aldingham.[3] In 1355 he nominated an attorney to act for him in Ireland, where he had inherited lands in County Limerick from his mother.[2] John Harington was granted a lease of the manor of Hornby by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster and also held the manors of Bolton-le-Moors, Chorley and Aighton. In 1358 he moved to London to take part in services for king Edward III.
Marriage and children
[edit]The name of his wife is not known, possibly she was Joan de Birmingham, daughter of his step-father Walter de Birmingham.[2] By his wife he had children including Robert Harington, 3rd Baron Harington (1356–1406).
Death and burial
[edit]He died on 28 May 1363 at his seat Gleaston Hall[4] in the manor of Aldingham.[2][5]
Sources
[edit]- Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol.6, pp. 314–321, Baron Harington, pp. 314–16, biography of John Harington, 1st Baron Harington
References
[edit]- ^ Source: Burke's General armory 1884, p.459
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol.6, p.316
- ^ Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol.6, p.314 & note (e)
- ^ Rebuilt some time before 1389 as Gleaston Castle (Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol.6, p.317)
- ^ F. L. Weis, (1999) "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists", 7th Edition, Pages 34-31