The question was asked from a previous posting about the name of "Henry". Although, the lineage of "Henry" has been passed down for several generations, it is not the most predominant name in the Harrington lineage. The name of "John" has been the most popular of the family names, first originating with Robert Sir Harrington (1262 - 1297)with the birth of his oldest son, John De Harrington in 1281. The name remained consistent for several generations before it was lost, since then the name John will appear but not as the eldest son of the family. The second most popular name was "Robert". This was the name of one of our earliest ancestors, Robert De Haverington. The name Haverington was our original name changing to Harrington in the time frame of 1262. Robert De Haverington was born before 1189 in Haverington, Cumberland, England. He was the son of Oswulf Or Osulphus believed to have invaded England from Germany. The Harrington lineage begins at that time. The names of "John" and "Robert" remained as a consistent name through John Harrington (1651 - 1741) being born and dying in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. The family then went through a period of time where the predominate names were biblical names.
The name of "Henry" appeared as a family name in 1808 with the birth of Henry Moore "Harry" Harrington in Ellisburg, Jefferson New York on December 18th. He was the son of Brooks and Betsy Harrington. Since his birth the name lineage has been consistent to this time. His son was the 4th oldest in the family and was named Henry Harrington (1837 - 1921)and my great grandfather. He had a son which he named Henry Philo Harrington (1874 - 1944) which was my grandfather. He had a son who was named Henry Laverne Harrington (1912 - 1990) which was my father. His oldest son was Henry Rolland "Tad" Harrington (1937 - 1969)who was my brother, he was named after my father and my fathers brother, Rolland, who died at the age of five. Tad's oldest son was named Henry Michael Harrington (still living in Montrose, Colorado)and retired from the U.S. Navy. His son is also named Henry Michael. The name of "Henry" has been consistent in the Harrington lineage since 1808 (198 Years). The name has remained consistent with the oldest son of the family bearing the name of "Henry".
After reviewing this lineage of family names, the question that one must ask themselves is that a "Harrington" daughter married a man by the name of John Robert (the two most common names in the Harrington lineage) whose profession is plumbing. A direct ancestor of this daughter was Sir John Harrington, inventor of flush toilet. Is this coincidence or is it historical fate?