14
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
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.
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