Round Mountain, Blanco County
(July 4, 1822-Jan. 7, 1908) A soldier in Army of Republic of Texas at age 13, Harrington served from May 10, 1836, to August 14, 1837. In payment he received a bounty land grant of 1,280 acres in present Newton County. A stockraiser, he came to own several hundred acres in Llano, Blanco, and Henderson counties. He was born in Arkansas; his wife, Sarah (1829-1928), in North Carolina. They had at least 13 children, all of whom were born in Texas. Recorded-1972