John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington

Arms of Harington: Sable, a fret argent; Crest: A lion's head erased or collared gules [1]

John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington (1328-1363)[2] of Aldingham in Furness, Lancashire, 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).[3]

Origins

He was the son of Sir Robert Harington (d.1334), who predeceased his own father the 1st Baron.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Elizabeth outlived her husband and in about 1334 remarried to Walter de Birmingham.[7]

Career

In 1353 he confirmed the agreement made by his grandfather with the Abbot of Furness Abbey,[8] his feudal overlord at Aldingham.[9] In 1355 he nominated an attorney to act for him in Ireland, where he had inherited lands in County Limerick from his mother.[10] 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 & progeny

The name of his wife is not known, possibly she was Joan de Birmingham, daughter of his step-father Walter de Birmingham.[11] By his wife he had progeny including:

Death & burial

He died on 28 May 1363 at his seat Gleaston Hall[12] in the manor of Aldingham,[13] and was buried in Cartmel Priory in Lancashire.[14]

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Source: Burke's General armory 1884, p.459
  2. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  3. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  4. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  5. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  6. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  7. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  8. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  9. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.314 & note (e)
  10. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  11. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  12. ↑ Rebuilt some time before 1389 as Gleaston Castle (GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.317)
  13. ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
  14. ↑ F. L. Weis, (1999) "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists", 7th Edition, Pages 34-31
Peerage of England
Preceded by
John Harington, 1st Baron Harington		 Baron Harington
1347-1363 		Succeeded by
Robert Harington, 3rd Baron Harington
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