George Harrington (1693 - 1760)

Born 1693 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Abiel (Parker) Harrington — married 15 Nov 1711 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1760 at about age 67 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Descendant of Robert Harrington.

Birth and Parentage

George Harrington^[1][2], grandson of Robert Harrington and son of John and Hannah (Winter) Harrington, was born at Watertown, about 1692/3.

Marriage

George married at Watertown, 15 November 1711, Abiel Parker^[3]. Both were of Watertown at that time, She died after 1759. She was the daughter of Joseph Parker of Groton, and the granddaughter of James Parker of Groton^[4].

Bond ^[5] also shows the marriage date of George Harrington and Abiel Parker as Nov 15, 1711, but shows Abiel Parker as dau. of James Parker of Groton.

Death

George Harrington died at Weston, 9 october 1760, aged 70 years. ^[4]

Will

The will of George Harrington of Brookfield, made 30 November 1759, allowed 3 December 1760 (Worcester Probate), names ^[4]

• wife Abiel,
• sons George and Joshua,
• daughter Thankful Cutting;
• grandchildren Daniel Rolfe and Jonathan Rolfe, sons of Abigail (Harrington) Rolfe, deceased;
• William Whitney, Hannah Spring, and Phinehas Whitney, children of Hannah Whitney, deceased;
• and it nominates sons-in-law Ebenezer Warren of Spencer and William Whitney of Weston, executors.
• His wife was to have the use and improvement of his estate, and his son Joshua was to have the south part of his farm near the Spencer line.
• He also mentioned his daughters, Abiel Slayton, Mary Bridge, Grace Wilson, Lydia Warren, Ruth Bemis, and Prudence Converse.
• It would seem that his daughter Mary must have married twice.

Children

Children of George and Abiel (Parker) Harrington, born at Watertown:^[4]

1. Abigail Harrington, b. 21 Mar 1712^[6]; d. bef 3 Dec 1760; m. Rolfe; two sons mentioned in 1759.^[4]. Bond shows the same birthdate, but has Abigail married Sept 31 1732 to Thomas Slaton of Weston, who actually married Abigail's sister Abiel. ^[5]
2. Abiel Harrington, b. 7 Apr 1713^[6] (m. Slayton)^[4]. Bond has her birth as April 9, 1717. ^[5]
3. Hannah Harrington, b. 16 Feb 1715^[6], m. Whitney^[4] Bond has the same birth date, with marriage (published Aug 24, 1735, to William Whitney, and Hannah's death as April 30, 1740. ^[5]
4. George Harrington, b. 16 Mar 1718^[6][4]. m. Jan 1, 1740/1 to Rebecca Allen. ^[5]. Bond adds that their children were (1) Ephraim Harrington b. April 17, 1742 at Weston. (2) Sarah Harrington b. Aug 3, 1743. and (3) Ebenezer Harrington b. at Brookfield Sept 8, 1745. and that he was prob. the George Harrington who m. Sept. 2, 1764 Betsey Smith of Waltham.
5. Thankful Harrington, b. 25 Jan 17120 m. Cutting, Livermore^[4] Thankful Harrington b. Jan 25, 1719/20; m. April 20, 1738, Richard Cutting of Waltham and had 7 children. After his death, she m. (2) March 15, 1770, Samuel Livermore Esq., as his 4th wife. She d. Nov 4, 1772. ^[5]
6. Mary Harrington, b. 27 Mar 1722, m. Bridge. Her name is given as Mary Bridge in her father’s will.^[4] Bond has Mary Harrington b. Mar 27, 1722; m. 1751, John Headly of Weston. ^[5]
7. Grace Harrington b. 12 Mar 1724, m. Wilson^[4][5]
8. Joshua Harrington, b. 28 Feb 1725/6; liv. 1760^[4][5]
9. Lydia Harrington, b. 14 Feb 1727/8; ^[5]m. Ebenezer Waren, of Spencer^[4]
10. Phinehas Harrington, b. 12 Jan 1729/30, d. Watertown, 16 Jan 1721/2.^[4][5]
11. Phinehas Harrington, b. 1 Mar 1730/1, d. Feb 1733/4. ^[5]Both sons by this name were dead before 1759, since neither are mentioned in their father’s will.^[4]
12. Ruth Harrington, b. 8 Apr 1732, ^[5]m. Bemis^[4]
13. Prudence Harrington, b. 27 Nov 1734, ^[5]m. Converse.^[4]

2nd generation Descendant of Robert Harrington of Watertown
3rd generation Descendant of James Cutler of Lexington

Sources

1. ↑ Bond, Henry, M.D Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston (Boston: Little, Brown & Company 1855) (Free e-book) p. 273
2. ↑ Weis, Frederick Lewis, Th.D., Early Generations of the Family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts 1634 and Some of His Descendants (Worcester, Massachusetts: Privately Printed 1958)(Also available at Ancestry.com) p. 17
3. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births Deaths and Marriages to the end of 1737 also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1900)(Free e-book) p. 41
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16} Weis, Frederick Lewis, Th.D., Early Generations of the Family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts 1634 and Some of His Descendants (Worcester, Massachusetts: Privately Printed 1958)(Also available at Ancestry.com) p. 23
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13} Dr. Henry Bond, Genealogies of the Families & Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Boston, 1860, p. 275-276. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/middlesex/towns/watertown/watertown236-359.txt
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Watertown Records Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births Deaths and Marriages to the end of 1737 also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1900)(Free e-book) p. 64

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Keniston for creating WikiTree profile Harrington-2325 through the import of John Harrington - Desc 2013-09-01.ged on Sep 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.