Francis Barrington (died 1660) was an officer in the

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who led a regiment involved in the military administration of

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following the

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. Francis was the son of

Robert Barrington Robert Barrington (died 1642) was the member of parliament for Newtown (UK Parliament constituency), Newton on the Isle of Wight, England, 1628–1629. Life Barrington was the second son of Joan Barrington, Joan and Francis Barrington and lived ...

and grandson of

Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet of Barrington Hall, Essex (ca. 15603 July 1628) was a Puritan activist and politician, who was Member of Parliament, MP for Essex (UK Parliament constituency), Essex from 1601 to 1604, then 1620 to 1628. ...

. He joined the

and served as a

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. He gained a commission

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in the expeditionary forces led by

Robert Venables Robert Venables (ca. 1613–1687), was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and captured Jamaica in 1655. When the Anglo-Spanish War began in 1654, he was made joint comm ...

sent to the

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to seize the Spanish colonies as part of the

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. He was second in command of Anthony Buller's regiment at the Siege of Santo Domingo, 1655. Following this defeat he was part of the force which then successfully invaded Jamaica. Following Buller's departure for England, Barrington became the commanding officer of Buller's regiment. In order to implement the Western Design, the soldiers were put to work developing plantations under the command of their regimental officers. Under his command the regiment started to develop Guanaboa Vale which soon became one of the most prolific plantations on the island. He was shot by a cavalry man in Jamaica in January 1660. He died a lingering death from the wounds.

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