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Edward Harington of Ridlington
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'''Sir Edward Harington of Ridlington''' (d. 1652), English landowner.
Edward Harington was the eldest son [[James Harington (1542-1614)|Sir James Harington]] of [[Ridlington]] and Frances Sapcote.
He married Margaret Doyley (c. 1578-1658) in 1601, in a double wedding his father married Margaret's mother Anne Bernard, the widow of John Doyley, heirs to the [[Merton, Oxfordshire|Merton estate]] in Oxfordshire.
He was twice High Sheriff of Rutland, and succeeded his father as the 2nd [[Harington baronets|Baron of Ridlington]].
At the manor house of Merton there was a long gallery and the 17th-century garden included a terrace to give a view towards Otmoor and surrounding villages.<ref>John Dunkin, ''Oxfordshire: The history and antiquities of the hundreds of Bullington and Ploughley'', vol. 2 (London, 1823), pp. 1-8, 16, 29, 32, 39, with an engraving of Merton manor.</ref>
He was buried at Swakeleys at [[Ickenham]] in 1652, [[Swakeleys House]] was inherited by his son from Sir Edmund Wright. The inscription for his tomb says that he body was "translated" there.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2HqM1Qz Walter H Godfrey, 'Swakeleys: Historical notes', in Survey of London Monograph 13, Swakeleys, Ickenham (London, 1933), pp. 1-21. British History Online http].</ref>
==Family==
Edward and Margaret had 14 children including;
* Sir [[Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet|James Harington]] of Ridlington and Swakeleys, who married Katherine Wright (1617-1675), a daughter of Sir [[Edmund Wright (lord mayor)|Edmund Wright]], [[Lord Mayor of London]], both buried at Merton. They had 16 children. James Harington was appointed to make inventories of the royal houses in 1649.
* John Harington.
* Ann Harington, married Sir Richard Pigot of Doddershall, Buckinghamshire.
* Eliza Harington, married John Hacker of Hintham, Nottinghamshire.
* Jane Harington, married Richard Serjeant of [[Dinton, Buckinghamshire]].
* Elizabeth Harington, married to Christopher Browne of [[Tolethorpe Hall|Tolethorpe]], Rutland.
* Bridget Harington, married to (1) Richard Ser, (2) Sir John Gore of New Place, [[Gilston]], Hertfordshire (3) Sir Thomas Tyrrell.
* Lucy Harington (d. 1660), seventh daughter, buried at Merton.
* Theodosia Harington (1616-1684), the youngest daughter, married John Fountaine.
==References==
[[Category:1652 deaths]]
[[Category:People of the Stuart period]]
[[Category:People from Rutland]]
Edward Harington was the eldest son [[James Harington (1542-1614)|Sir James Harington]] of [[Ridlington]] and Frances Sapcote.
He married Margaret Doyley (c. 1578-1658) in 1601, in a double wedding his father married Margaret's mother Anne Bernard, the widow of John Doyley, heirs to the [[Merton, Oxfordshire|Merton estate]] in Oxfordshire.
He was twice High Sheriff of Rutland, and succeeded his father as the 2nd [[Harington baronets|Baron of Ridlington]].
At the manor house of Merton there was a long gallery and the 17th-century garden included a terrace to give a view towards Otmoor and surrounding villages.<ref>John Dunkin, ''Oxfordshire: The history and antiquities of the hundreds of Bullington and Ploughley'', vol. 2 (London, 1823), pp. 1-8, 16, 29, 32, 39, with an engraving of Merton manor.</ref>
He was buried at Swakeleys at [[Ickenham]] in 1652, [[Swakeleys House]] was inherited by his son from Sir Edmund Wright. The inscription for his tomb says that he body was "translated" there.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2HqM1Qz Walter H Godfrey, 'Swakeleys: Historical notes', in Survey of London Monograph 13, Swakeleys, Ickenham (London, 1933), pp. 1-21. British History Online http].</ref>
==Family==
Edward and Margaret had 14 children including;
* Sir [[Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet|James Harington]] of Ridlington and Swakeleys, who married Katherine Wright (1617-1675), a daughter of Sir [[Edmund Wright (lord mayor)|Edmund Wright]], [[Lord Mayor of London]], both buried at Merton. They had 16 children. James Harington was appointed to make inventories of the royal houses in 1649.
* John Harington.
* Ann Harington, married Sir Richard Pigot of Doddershall, Buckinghamshire.
* Eliza Harington, married John Hacker of Hintham, Nottinghamshire.
* Jane Harington, married Richard Serjeant of [[Dinton, Buckinghamshire]].
* Elizabeth Harington, married to Christopher Browne of [[Tolethorpe Hall|Tolethorpe]], Rutland.
* Bridget Harington, married to (1) Richard Ser, (2) Sir John Gore of New Place, [[Gilston]], Hertfordshire (3) Sir Thomas Tyrrell.
* Lucy Harington (d. 1660), seventh daughter, buried at Merton.
* Theodosia Harington (1616-1684), the youngest daughter, married John Fountaine.
==References==
[[Category:1652 deaths]]
[[Category:People of the Stuart period]]
[[Category:People from Rutland]]
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