tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1277445865689469485..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Where Did Jonathan Harrington, Jr., Die?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-3705921222570597222021-06-08T21:28:30.930-05:002021-06-08T21:28:30.930-05:00The Harringtons of Lexington were an old New Engla...The Harringtons of Lexington were an old New England family whose patrilineal ancestors came to Massachusetts in the Great Migration of Puritans in the early 1600s. Robert Harrington was born in Somerset, England, in 1616. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-47579409518068502122021-06-08T15:51:06.788-05:002021-06-08T15:51:06.788-05:00John Harrington , my relatives were from Cork , Ir...John Harrington , my relatives were from Cork , Ireland , James Harrington was my great Grandfather and came over by boat and settled somewhere on the E. Coast . I am wondering if Jonathan Harrington’ s relatives were from Cork , Ireland ! As a side note : He died 200 years ago to the day, from my marriage on April 19, 1975 to my wife , Sharon .I am 74 and we had no children , I am the last surviving male Harrington in my family from Little Rock , Arkansas , but have two surviving sisters in California , Joanna & Susan . John John Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-63473468979520233612021-02-10T00:30:09.200-05:002021-02-10T00:30:09.200-05:00My grandmother, maiden name Hannah Harrington of R...My grandmother, maiden name Hannah Harrington of Rock Creek OH was a direct descendant of Jonathan H, we have visited this house several times (from California); responding to the person who asked about genealogy, there is a Harrington genealogy that someone did many years back when I was a young child, I have a copy somewhere, and maybe it is on line. Mike Zischke (mzischke@coxcastle.com)<br />Michael Zischkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-18839617244426449292020-02-14T11:57:50.677-05:002020-02-14T11:57:50.677-05:00Does anyone know when the plaque on the house was ...Does anyone know when the plaque on the house was put up?Laura Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085696740327071046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-76151050898986846782020-01-26T21:56:45.322-05:002020-01-26T21:56:45.322-05:00Thanks for your efforts and yes we know which Jona...Thanks for your efforts and yes we know which Jonathan was there!Michael Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-50030937546643793442020-01-26T21:52:20.365-05:002020-01-26T21:52:20.365-05:00I am a Harrington and 10th generation since our fi...I am a Harrington and 10th generation since our first ancestor that came to The Massachusetts Bay Colony and settled in Watertown in 1634. Jonathan Harrington who died at Lexington is from the same lineage.Michael Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-34992306800227460852020-01-24T18:53:08.376-05:002020-01-24T18:53:08.376-05:00ADDENDUM: Earliest patrilineal ancestors in Americ...ADDENDUM: Earliest patrilineal ancestors <i>in America</i>, that is. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-18966365447572590682020-01-24T16:28:19.209-05:002020-01-24T16:28:19.209-05:00According to the “complete roster” of the Lexingto...According to the “complete roster” of the Lexington militia company printed in Frank Coburn’s book, there were two members named Jonathan Harrington (Jr. and 3rd.), one John Harrington, and fifer Jonathan Harrington. Only one of the two musket-wielding Jonathan Harringtons was on the town common on the morning of 19 April, however—the one who lived right there. <br /><br />Just to confuse matters, more than one of those Jonathan Harringtons had sons named Jonathan Harrington. And the style of the 18th century used “Junior” differently from the way we do now. I suspect all those Harringtons in Lexington were related, but not necessarily in recent generations. <br /><br />(Then again, I’ve traced Dr. Joseph Lee of Lexington and Judge Joseph Lee of Cambridge back to their earliest patrilineal ancestors, and they had no family ties within that period.) J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-83252500061082886532020-01-24T15:55:10.409-05:002020-01-24T15:55:10.409-05:00Your story conflicts with what I have always known...Your story conflicts with what I have always known in the roster that fateful day were a John Harrington a Jonathan Harrington and a Jonathan Harrington Jr. I have always been told through the years my ancestor Jonathan who died that day was the fifer he had a young son named as his junior, however the one on the green was no relation to Jonathan Harrington. Michael Harrington. harrington4601@yahoo.com Ancestor arrived in Watertown, Ma. in 1634. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-8050293424068853042018-08-04T21:47:25.109-05:002018-08-04T21:47:25.109-05:00Because the fifer Jonathan Harrington lived so lon...Because the fifer Jonathan Harrington lived so long, he was quite celebrated in his last years. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=A8YiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA554" rel="nofollow">Here’s a picture</a> of him by Benson Lossing. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-42861904365543505642018-07-27T17:54:23.040-05:002018-07-27T17:54:23.040-05:00Anybody have information on the fifer at Lexington...Anybody have information on the fifer at Lexington, Jonathan Harrington, who died in 1854?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698408763579066861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-16475733945640431152017-11-01T22:15:37.948-05:002017-11-01T22:15:37.948-05:00I understand I am a direct descendant. Garry Harri...I understand I am a direct descendant. Garry HarringtonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06417320270854399989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-30779319548421049352017-02-07T22:21:09.555-05:002017-02-07T22:21:09.555-05:00Does anybody know how I can find any and all infor...Does anybody know how I can find any and all information on Jonathan Harrington lineage, or a family tree. I am supposed to be kin to him but it doesn't match up with what I have. I am from Braintree,Ma. and my dad used to take us there when I was young. It would be really helpful if anyone has Info.My name is Michael Harrington and my e-mail is harrington4601@yahoo.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-32094204329645153872014-04-24T06:33:17.031-05:002014-04-24T06:33:17.031-05:00Fascinating to see the story develop over time. W...Fascinating to see the story develop over time. When I was a kid - about 1957 - my parents took me to Lexington-Concord. Being seven I was very struck by the Jonathan Harrington story - dying at his wife's feet,etc. This along with other such inducements have led me to a lifelong love of history...even though I know now that my Harringtons were from NC not Mass. Thanks!<br />Hugh Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-65913299620390716012014-04-23T10:40:34.698-05:002014-04-23T10:40:34.698-05:00Yes, the Jonathan Harrington house has clearly bee...Yes, the Jonathan Harrington house has clearly been modernized, but I don't know if there's solid information about its original shape. One of the books I mentioned, <i>Preserving Historic New England</i>, talks about objections to how it was being "restored" in the early 1900s, but those objections came from someone who didn't own the house, and there were no preservation laws, so they had no effect. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-17821506376747015942014-04-23T09:45:15.068-05:002014-04-23T09:45:15.068-05:00On a related note, I am curious as to what the hou...On a related note, I am curious as to what the house Jonathan Harrington may or may not have crawled towards actually looked like in 1775. We now see a five- bay hipped roof dwelling painted white. The slightly asymmetrical arrangement of the windows suggests to me that the house was added onto at some point. Before or after the battle? Was it whitewashed? Was the roof under which the Harringtons lived in 1775 hipped, gabled, or gambrelled? I gave never seen information on the history of the structure. As someone who is building a large model of Lexington Green in 1775, I would love to know.G. Thomas Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467577516360711271noreply@blogger.com