Watertown marriages: Robert Herington & Susan George Maryed the first of October 1649 (Harris and Savage says Oct. 1, 1648, see also record below)
From Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants, Frederick Lewis Weis, 1958:
ROBERT HARRINGTON, born probably in England about 1616, died at Watertown, Massachusetts, 17 May 1707, aged 91 years... He married at Watertown, 1 October 1647, Susan George, born about 1632, died at Watertown, 6 July 1694, the daughter of John George of that town.
He took the oath of fidelity, 1652, and was admitted a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 27 May 1663, at which time he was undoubtedly a member of the First Church in Watertown, He was a proprietor of Watertown as early as 1642, and owned a homestall, "given him by Deacon Thomas Hastings" a kinsman or a generous patron. He was a member of Captain Hugh Mason's Watertown Train Band, 1652, the captain having been commissioned 5 May 1652; and Mr. Harrington served as Selectman of Watertown, fifteen years, between 1679 and 1700. (Society of Colonial Wars, Index of Ancestors, 1922, p. 221). Evidently he was a man of ability and highly respected by his fellow townsmen to be chosen so often for this important and responsible office. He was a mill owner and miller, and his house and mill were valued at £120, as shown by the original inventory of his estate.
From contributor Anne Field:
My sense, at this point, is that we should: 1) stop making the totally false statement that Robert HARRINGTON came to New England on the "Elizabeth" in 1634 with Thomas HASTINGS; and 2) stop asserting that Robert HARRINGTON of Watertown is even remotely proven to be the Robert HARRINGTON who was baptized 1 Oct 1616 in Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, son of Robert & Jane (JENTILMEN) HARRINGTON. These *may* be the same individual, but it never was proven, and now it's a good deal further from being proven.
From contributor AllanG:
There is some question about Robert Harrington's arrival in 1634. Robert Charles Anderson does not list Robert Harrington in his Great Migration books - he is not even listed in The Great Migration Directory which is supposed to list everyone who came to New England by 1640. While no genealogist is immune to errors I tend to have a great deal of respect for Anderson and feel he must've had good reason to exclude him.
From contributor Shelly Ketchum:
According to articles by the Historical Society of Watertown genealogist and "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts 1634 and some of his descendants", Robert was baptised Oct. 1, 1616 in Southwold, Suffolk, England and his parents were Robert Herrington (1595 England - 1622 Southwold, Suffolk, England) and Joan Jentilman (1598 England - 1638 England), who married March 17, 1613 in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The article in "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington, etc, etc.) goes on to explain why the parents of Robert were not James (or John) Herrington and Ann (or Elizabeth) Clinton.
FROM: Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants by Weis, Frederick Lewis, 1895-1966 :
"The best clue to the parentage of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is that he came from Southwold, co. Suffolk, England. His father, if our surmise is correct, died before 1622 and his mother died in 1630, but he probably lived with his mother and step-father, the Reverend John Younges, between 1622 and 1630, and perhaps with his step-father until 1634. By 1634, he would be 18 years of age (he died at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1707, aged 91 years, thus he would have been born in the year 1616), and in those days at 18 he would have been considered able to support himself. At that time, Deacon Thomas Hastings, perhaps a kinsman, at all events a friend, appears to have paid his passage to America, on condition that Robert would be his helper for six years. We know that Robert and the family of Deacon Hastings embarked in the ship "Elizabeth," William Andrews, Master, at Ipswich, co. Suffolk, on 10 April 1634, with many other Suffolk county families. Also we know that Watertown was settled by pioneers nearly all of whom came from Suffolk and Essex counties in England. Bond's History of Watertown names more than forty prominent Watertown families who came from Suffolk county alone. Furthermore, when Robert's time was up in 1640, Mr. Hastings gave him a homestall in Watertown.
Fortunately, we know more than this. A Robert Herrington was bap¬ tized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, 1 October 1616, son of Robert Herring¬ ton, who had married on 7 March 1613, Joan Jentilman, baptized 5 July 1603, the daughter of William and Agnes Jentilman. (Doubtless she was several years old at the time of her baptism). This Robert Herring¬ ton was the son of another Robert Herrington, who had been bailiff of Southwold for many years. Joan (Jentilman) Herrington married, second, 25 July 1622, the Reverend John Younges. He was "John: Yonges: of St. Margretts: Suff: Minister: aged 35 yeares" who tried to leave for New England in May 1637, but was forbidden by the au¬ thorities to do so.
Moreover, we know that this Reverend John Younges was son ofthe Reverend Mr. Christopher Younges, the minister of Southwold and vicar of Reydon, co. Suffolk, and that John's brother Christopher and his sister Martha, who married Thomas Moore, were already at Salem in New England, and that Thomas and his family soon removed to Southold, Long Island, New York. In 1640, the Reverend John Younges was preaching at New Haven, Connecticut, and on 21 October 1640, he founded the First Church (then Congregational, later Presbyterian) in Southold, Long Island, New York, where he was the settled minister until his death there on 24 February 1671/2, aged 74 years. About forty of his former English parishioners followed him to Southold, and he himself left a distinguished posterity on Long Island.
That Robert was an orphan is further emphasized by the fact that there has never been any mention of his parents in America. Southold is of course a phonetic spelling of Southwold as Herrington is of Har¬ rington, and these two spellings were fairly evenly divided among Robert's descendants. In the First Census of the United States, 1790, for example, in New York and New England, 117 heads of families used the spelling Harrington, while 87 used Herrington, and as far as is known these 204 heads of families were for the most part descended from Robert Harrington of Watertown, for the other Harrington and Errington emigrant families left no male descendants, that is to say, "they daughtered out!" The Rhode Island Herringtons, a different clan, spelled their name Herrington or Herrenden, though occasionally they too used the spelling Harrington.
While we have not seen positive proof that Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is identical with the Robert Herrington who was baptized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, it is highly prob¬ able that he was. At this period Harrington and Herrington were inter¬ changeable."
From Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants, Frederick Lewis Weis, 1958:
ROBERT HARRINGTON, born probably in England about 1616, died at Watertown, Massachusetts, 17 May 1707, aged 91 years... He married at Watertown, 1 October 1647, Susan George, born about 1632, died at Watertown, 6 July 1694, the daughter of John George of that town.
He took the oath of fidelity, 1652, and was admitted a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 27 May 1663, at which time he was undoubtedly a member of the First Church in Watertown, He was a proprietor of Watertown as early as 1642, and owned a homestall, "given him by Deacon Thomas Hastings" a kinsman or a generous patron. He was a member of Captain Hugh Mason's Watertown Train Band, 1652, the captain having been commissioned 5 May 1652; and Mr. Harrington served as Selectman of Watertown, fifteen years, between 1679 and 1700. (Society of Colonial Wars, Index of Ancestors, 1922, p. 221). Evidently he was a man of ability and highly respected by his fellow townsmen to be chosen so often for this important and responsible office. He was a mill owner and miller, and his house and mill were valued at £120, as shown by the original inventory of his estate.
From contributor Anne Field:
My sense, at this point, is that we should: 1) stop making the totally false statement that Robert HARRINGTON came to New England on the "Elizabeth" in 1634 with Thomas HASTINGS; and 2) stop asserting that Robert HARRINGTON of Watertown is even remotely proven to be the Robert HARRINGTON who was baptized 1 Oct 1616 in Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, son of Robert & Jane (JENTILMEN) HARRINGTON. These *may* be the same individual, but it never was proven, and now it's a good deal further from being proven.
From contributor AllanG:
There is some question about Robert Harrington's arrival in 1634. Robert Charles Anderson does not list Robert Harrington in his Great Migration books - he is not even listed in The Great Migration Directory which is supposed to list everyone who came to New England by 1640. While no genealogist is immune to errors I tend to have a great deal of respect for Anderson and feel he must've had good reason to exclude him.
From contributor Shelly Ketchum:
According to articles by the Historical Society of Watertown genealogist and "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts 1634 and some of his descendants", Robert was baptised Oct. 1, 1616 in Southwold, Suffolk, England and his parents were Robert Herrington (1595 England - 1622 Southwold, Suffolk, England) and Joan Jentilman (1598 England - 1638 England), who married March 17, 1613 in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The article in "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington, etc, etc.) goes on to explain why the parents of Robert were not James (or John) Herrington and Ann (or Elizabeth) Clinton.
FROM: Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants by Weis, Frederick Lewis, 1895-1966 :
"The best clue to the parentage of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is that he came from Southwold, co. Suffolk, England. His father, if our surmise is correct, died before 1622 and his mother died in 1630, but he probably lived with his mother and step-father, the Reverend John Younges, between 1622 and 1630, and perhaps with his step-father until 1634. By 1634, he would be 18 years of age (he died at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1707, aged 91 years, thus he would have been born in the year 1616), and in those days at 18 he would have been considered able to support himself. At that time, Deacon Thomas Hastings, perhaps a kinsman, at all events a friend, appears to have paid his passage to America, on condition that Robert would be his helper for six years. We know that Robert and the family of Deacon Hastings embarked in the ship "Elizabeth," William Andrews, Master, at Ipswich, co. Suffolk, on 10 April 1634, with many other Suffolk county families. Also we know that Watertown was settled by pioneers nearly all of whom came from Suffolk and Essex counties in England. Bond's History of Watertown names more than forty prominent Watertown families who came from Suffolk county alone. Furthermore, when Robert's time was up in 1640, Mr. Hastings gave him a homestall in Watertown.
Fortunately, we know more than this. A Robert Herrington was bap¬ tized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, 1 October 1616, son of Robert Herring¬ ton, who had married on 7 March 1613, Joan Jentilman, baptized 5 July 1603, the daughter of William and Agnes Jentilman. (Doubtless she was several years old at the time of her baptism). This Robert Herring¬ ton was the son of another Robert Herrington, who had been bailiff of Southwold for many years. Joan (Jentilman) Herrington married, second, 25 July 1622, the Reverend John Younges. He was "John: Yonges: of St. Margretts: Suff: Minister: aged 35 yeares" who tried to leave for New England in May 1637, but was forbidden by the au¬ thorities to do so.
Moreover, we know that this Reverend John Younges was son ofthe Reverend Mr. Christopher Younges, the minister of Southwold and vicar of Reydon, co. Suffolk, and that John's brother Christopher and his sister Martha, who married Thomas Moore, were already at Salem in New England, and that Thomas and his family soon removed to Southold, Long Island, New York. In 1640, the Reverend John Younges was preaching at New Haven, Connecticut, and on 21 October 1640, he founded the First Church (then Congregational, later Presbyterian) in Southold, Long Island, New York, where he was the settled minister until his death there on 24 February 1671/2, aged 74 years. About forty of his former English parishioners followed him to Southold, and he himself left a distinguished posterity on Long Island.
That Robert was an orphan is further emphasized by the fact that there has never been any mention of his parents in America. Southold is of course a phonetic spelling of Southwold as Herrington is of Har¬ rington, and these two spellings were fairly evenly divided among Robert's descendants. In the First Census of the United States, 1790, for example, in New York and New England, 117 heads of families used the spelling Harrington, while 87 used Herrington, and as far as is known these 204 heads of families were for the most part descended from Robert Harrington of Watertown, for the other Harrington and Errington emigrant families left no male descendants, that is to say, "they daughtered out!" The Rhode Island Herringtons, a different clan, spelled their name Herrington or Herrenden, though occasionally they too used the spelling Harrington.
While we have not seen positive proof that Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is identical with the Robert Herrington who was baptized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, it is highly prob¬ able that he was. At this period Harrington and Herrington were inter¬ changeable."
Watertown marriages: Robert Herington & Susan George Maryed the first of October 1649 (Harris and Savage says Oct. 1, 1648, see also record below)
From Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants, Frederick Lewis Weis, 1958:
ROBERT HARRINGTON, born probably in England about 1616, died at Watertown, Massachusetts, 17 May 1707, aged 91 years... He married at Watertown, 1 October 1647, Susan George, born about 1632, died at Watertown, 6 July 1694, the daughter of John George of that town.
He took the oath of fidelity, 1652, and was admitted a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 27 May 1663, at which time he was undoubtedly a member of the First Church in Watertown, He was a proprietor of Watertown as early as 1642, and owned a homestall, "given him by Deacon Thomas Hastings" a kinsman or a generous patron. He was a member of Captain Hugh Mason's Watertown Train Band, 1652, the captain having been commissioned 5 May 1652; and Mr. Harrington served as Selectman of Watertown, fifteen years, between 1679 and 1700. (Society of Colonial Wars, Index of Ancestors, 1922, p. 221). Evidently he was a man of ability and highly respected by his fellow townsmen to be chosen so often for this important and responsible office. He was a mill owner and miller, and his house and mill were valued at £120, as shown by the original inventory of his estate.
From contributor Anne Field:
My sense, at this point, is that we should: 1) stop making the totally false statement that Robert HARRINGTON came to New England on the "Elizabeth" in 1634 with Thomas HASTINGS; and 2) stop asserting that Robert HARRINGTON of Watertown is even remotely proven to be the Robert HARRINGTON who was baptized 1 Oct 1616 in Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, son of Robert & Jane (JENTILMEN) HARRINGTON. These *may* be the same individual, but it never was proven, and now it's a good deal further from being proven.
From contributor AllanG:
There is some question about Robert Harrington's arrival in 1634. Robert Charles Anderson does not list Robert Harrington in his Great Migration books - he is not even listed in The Great Migration Directory which is supposed to list everyone who came to New England by 1640. While no genealogist is immune to errors I tend to have a great deal of respect for Anderson and feel he must've had good reason to exclude him.
From contributor Shelly Ketchum:
According to articles by the Historical Society of Watertown genealogist and "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts 1634 and some of his descendants", Robert was baptised Oct. 1, 1616 in Southwold, Suffolk, England and his parents were Robert Herrington (1595 England - 1622 Southwold, Suffolk, England) and Joan Jentilman (1598 England - 1638 England), who married March 17, 1613 in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The article in "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington, etc, etc.) goes on to explain why the parents of Robert were not James (or John) Herrington and Ann (or Elizabeth) Clinton.
FROM: Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants by Weis, Frederick Lewis, 1895-1966 :
"The best clue to the parentage of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is that he came from Southwold, co. Suffolk, England. His father, if our surmise is correct, died before 1622 and his mother died in 1630, but he probably lived with his mother and step-father, the Reverend John Younges, between 1622 and 1630, and perhaps with his step-father until 1634. By 1634, he would be 18 years of age (he died at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1707, aged 91 years, thus he would have been born in the year 1616), and in those days at 18 he would have been considered able to support himself. At that time, Deacon Thomas Hastings, perhaps a kinsman, at all events a friend, appears to have paid his passage to America, on condition that Robert would be his helper for six years. We know that Robert and the family of Deacon Hastings embarked in the ship "Elizabeth," William Andrews, Master, at Ipswich, co. Suffolk, on 10 April 1634, with many other Suffolk county families. Also we know that Watertown was settled by pioneers nearly all of whom came from Suffolk and Essex counties in England. Bond's History of Watertown names more than forty prominent Watertown families who came from Suffolk county alone. Furthermore, when Robert's time was up in 1640, Mr. Hastings gave him a homestall in Watertown.
Fortunately, we know more than this. A Robert Herrington was bap¬ tized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, 1 October 1616, son of Robert Herring¬ ton, who had married on 7 March 1613, Joan Jentilman, baptized 5 July 1603, the daughter of William and Agnes Jentilman. (Doubtless she was several years old at the time of her baptism). This Robert Herring¬ ton was the son of another Robert Herrington, who had been bailiff of Southwold for many years. Joan (Jentilman) Herrington married, second, 25 July 1622, the Reverend John Younges. He was "John: Yonges: of St. Margretts: Suff: Minister: aged 35 yeares" who tried to leave for New England in May 1637, but was forbidden by the au¬ thorities to do so.
Moreover, we know that this Reverend John Younges was son ofthe Reverend Mr. Christopher Younges, the minister of Southwold and vicar of Reydon, co. Suffolk, and that John's brother Christopher and his sister Martha, who married Thomas Moore, were already at Salem in New England, and that Thomas and his family soon removed to Southold, Long Island, New York. In 1640, the Reverend John Younges was preaching at New Haven, Connecticut, and on 21 October 1640, he founded the First Church (then Congregational, later Presbyterian) in Southold, Long Island, New York, where he was the settled minister until his death there on 24 February 1671/2, aged 74 years. About forty of his former English parishioners followed him to Southold, and he himself left a distinguished posterity on Long Island.
That Robert was an orphan is further emphasized by the fact that there has never been any mention of his parents in America. Southold is of course a phonetic spelling of Southwold as Herrington is of Har¬ rington, and these two spellings were fairly evenly divided among Robert's descendants. In the First Census of the United States, 1790, for example, in New York and New England, 117 heads of families used the spelling Harrington, while 87 used Herrington, and as far as is known these 204 heads of families were for the most part descended from Robert Harrington of Watertown, for the other Harrington and Errington emigrant families left no male descendants, that is to say, "they daughtered out!" The Rhode Island Herringtons, a different clan, spelled their name Herrington or Herrenden, though occasionally they too used the spelling Harrington.
While we have not seen positive proof that Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is identical with the Robert Herrington who was baptized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, it is highly prob¬ able that he was. At this period Harrington and Herrington were inter¬ changeable."
From Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants, Frederick Lewis Weis, 1958:
ROBERT HARRINGTON, born probably in England about 1616, died at Watertown, Massachusetts, 17 May 1707, aged 91 years... He married at Watertown, 1 October 1647, Susan George, born about 1632, died at Watertown, 6 July 1694, the daughter of John George of that town.
He took the oath of fidelity, 1652, and was admitted a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 27 May 1663, at which time he was undoubtedly a member of the First Church in Watertown, He was a proprietor of Watertown as early as 1642, and owned a homestall, "given him by Deacon Thomas Hastings" a kinsman or a generous patron. He was a member of Captain Hugh Mason's Watertown Train Band, 1652, the captain having been commissioned 5 May 1652; and Mr. Harrington served as Selectman of Watertown, fifteen years, between 1679 and 1700. (Society of Colonial Wars, Index of Ancestors, 1922, p. 221). Evidently he was a man of ability and highly respected by his fellow townsmen to be chosen so often for this important and responsible office. He was a mill owner and miller, and his house and mill were valued at £120, as shown by the original inventory of his estate.
From contributor Anne Field:
My sense, at this point, is that we should: 1) stop making the totally false statement that Robert HARRINGTON came to New England on the "Elizabeth" in 1634 with Thomas HASTINGS; and 2) stop asserting that Robert HARRINGTON of Watertown is even remotely proven to be the Robert HARRINGTON who was baptized 1 Oct 1616 in Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, son of Robert & Jane (JENTILMEN) HARRINGTON. These *may* be the same individual, but it never was proven, and now it's a good deal further from being proven.
From contributor AllanG:
There is some question about Robert Harrington's arrival in 1634. Robert Charles Anderson does not list Robert Harrington in his Great Migration books - he is not even listed in The Great Migration Directory which is supposed to list everyone who came to New England by 1640. While no genealogist is immune to errors I tend to have a great deal of respect for Anderson and feel he must've had good reason to exclude him.
From contributor Shelly Ketchum:
According to articles by the Historical Society of Watertown genealogist and "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts 1634 and some of his descendants", Robert was baptised Oct. 1, 1616 in Southwold, Suffolk, England and his parents were Robert Herrington (1595 England - 1622 Southwold, Suffolk, England) and Joan Jentilman (1598 England - 1638 England), who married March 17, 1613 in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The article in "Early Genealogy of the family of Robert Harrington, etc, etc.) goes on to explain why the parents of Robert were not James (or John) Herrington and Ann (or Elizabeth) Clinton.
FROM: Early generations of the family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants by Weis, Frederick Lewis, 1895-1966 :
"The best clue to the parentage of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is that he came from Southwold, co. Suffolk, England. His father, if our surmise is correct, died before 1622 and his mother died in 1630, but he probably lived with his mother and step-father, the Reverend John Younges, between 1622 and 1630, and perhaps with his step-father until 1634. By 1634, he would be 18 years of age (he died at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1707, aged 91 years, thus he would have been born in the year 1616), and in those days at 18 he would have been considered able to support himself. At that time, Deacon Thomas Hastings, perhaps a kinsman, at all events a friend, appears to have paid his passage to America, on condition that Robert would be his helper for six years. We know that Robert and the family of Deacon Hastings embarked in the ship "Elizabeth," William Andrews, Master, at Ipswich, co. Suffolk, on 10 April 1634, with many other Suffolk county families. Also we know that Watertown was settled by pioneers nearly all of whom came from Suffolk and Essex counties in England. Bond's History of Watertown names more than forty prominent Watertown families who came from Suffolk county alone. Furthermore, when Robert's time was up in 1640, Mr. Hastings gave him a homestall in Watertown.
Fortunately, we know more than this. A Robert Herrington was bap¬ tized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, 1 October 1616, son of Robert Herring¬ ton, who had married on 7 March 1613, Joan Jentilman, baptized 5 July 1603, the daughter of William and Agnes Jentilman. (Doubtless she was several years old at the time of her baptism). This Robert Herring¬ ton was the son of another Robert Herrington, who had been bailiff of Southwold for many years. Joan (Jentilman) Herrington married, second, 25 July 1622, the Reverend John Younges. He was "John: Yonges: of St. Margretts: Suff: Minister: aged 35 yeares" who tried to leave for New England in May 1637, but was forbidden by the au¬ thorities to do so.
Moreover, we know that this Reverend John Younges was son ofthe Reverend Mr. Christopher Younges, the minister of Southwold and vicar of Reydon, co. Suffolk, and that John's brother Christopher and his sister Martha, who married Thomas Moore, were already at Salem in New England, and that Thomas and his family soon removed to Southold, Long Island, New York. In 1640, the Reverend John Younges was preaching at New Haven, Connecticut, and on 21 October 1640, he founded the First Church (then Congregational, later Presbyterian) in Southold, Long Island, New York, where he was the settled minister until his death there on 24 February 1671/2, aged 74 years. About forty of his former English parishioners followed him to Southold, and he himself left a distinguished posterity on Long Island.
That Robert was an orphan is further emphasized by the fact that there has never been any mention of his parents in America. Southold is of course a phonetic spelling of Southwold as Herrington is of Har¬ rington, and these two spellings were fairly evenly divided among Robert's descendants. In the First Census of the United States, 1790, for example, in New York and New England, 117 heads of families used the spelling Harrington, while 87 used Herrington, and as far as is known these 204 heads of families were for the most part descended from Robert Harrington of Watertown, for the other Harrington and Errington emigrant families left no male descendants, that is to say, "they daughtered out!" The Rhode Island Herringtons, a different clan, spelled their name Herrington or Herrenden, though occasionally they too used the spelling Harrington.
While we have not seen positive proof that Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts, is identical with the Robert Herrington who was baptized at Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, it is highly prob¬ able that he was. At this period Harrington and Herrington were inter¬ changeable."
Bio by: Bill Boyington
Inscription
HERE LYES BURIED
Ye BODY OF
ROBERT HARRINGTON
AGED 91 YEARS DIED
MAY ye 11 1707
