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DESCENDANTS OF JOHN IRISH

 

References:     

Page 861, Vol. 7 Compendium

Plymouth Colony Records, 1633-1651

Page 264, Taunton, Massachusetts Vital Records

Page 47, History of Middleboro, Massachusetts

Page 80, History of Charlestown. Mass., by Frothingham

Page 219, Historical Collections in Mass., by John W. Barber

Page 110, Austin’s Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island

Pages 524-525, Vo1. R. Savage’s Genealogical Dictionary

Pages 379-388, Keeler-Wood Genealogy, by Josephine C. Frost, 1939

Page 247, Vol. 15; P. 248, Vol. 16; & P. 56. Vol. 21, Mayflower Descendants

Boston Evening Transcript clippings at Memorial and Art Building in Des Moines, Iowa and

at the Mormon's Library, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

5. IRISH, John2, (John1)

b. about 1641 in Duxbury, Mass.; d. 2-21-1717 in Little Compton, R.I.  Will

dated 11-9-1715 and proved 3-20-1717.  He was a carpenter.

He moved to Little Compton, R.I. about 1673.  Was appointed Constable

7-5-1678, the oath of office being administered by Capt. Benjamin Church.

He was a surveyor of highways in Little Compton, R.I. in 1683.  He and

John Woodman bought of Joseph Wait, a piece of salt marsh for 34# on

1-7-1691.

 

6. m. (1) in 1672, Elizabeth Savory, b. in 1650; d. 3-8-1707 in Little Compton. *

Children born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, were:

+21. David, b. in Feb. 1674; d. in March 1748.

22. m. 1-4-1699, Martha Nelson, b.; d. 2-15-1760.

Her Will is dated 1-20-1759 and proved 4-1-1760.

23. Elizabeth, b. in Feb. 1674; d. young.

+24. Jonathan, b. 6-6-1678; d. in 1732.

25. m. in 1702, Mary: Taylor, b. 10-25-1682; d. 5-13-1743 in Little

Compton, R.I., dau. of John and Abigail Taylor.

  26. Joanna, b. 6-6-1681

27. m. 10-11-1708, Edward Robertson. They had a son, David.

28. Sarah, b. in Jan. 1683; d. 10-24-1739.

29. m. 12-4-1712, William Schreich.

Children:

41. Teddeman Schreich, b. in 1713

42. John Schreich, b. in 1716

43. William Schreich, b. in 1718

44. Elizabeth Schreich, b. in 172l

30. Priscilla, b. 4-30-1686; d. about 1715 unm.

31. Elizabeth, b. 8-28-1687 28.

+32. Jedediah, b. 10-7-1688; d. in 1758. Will dated 4-17-1757.

33. m. in 1711, Mary – . She was a Quaker.

They moved to Kingston and Westerly, Rhode Island and

then to Stonington, Conn.

34. Content, b. in Sept. 1691

35. m. (1) 9-28-1710, William Shaw

36. m. (2) 1-4-1714/5, Joseph Lawton, son of Daniel and Rebecca

Lawton of Portsmouth, R.I.

Children:

45. Rebecca Lawton

46. David Lawton

47. Priscilla Lawton

48. Elizabeth Lawton

49. John Lawton