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DESCENDANTS OF JOHN IRISH

4. THE DESCENDANTS OF IRISH, JEDEDIAH³, (JOHN², JOHN¹) FROM JOSEPH⁴.

209. IRISH, Joseph⁴, (Jedediah³, John², John¹)

b. 4-20-1724 in S. Kingston, Rhode Island. In 1775 he removed to Quaker

Hill, Dutchess County, New York where he was a prominent

Quaker. Other members of the family came earlier. He

transferred to the Nine Partners M. M. on 12-17-1777.

210.   m. (1) 10-1-1748, Dorcas Sheffield, widow of Nathan Sheffield of S. King-

ston, Rhode Island. She d. 7-24-1752.

Children born in S. Kingston, Rhode Island:

3436. Benjamin, b. 3-16-1750. Records state his mother was Sarah, but

Dorcas did not die until 1752, and Joseph did not marry Sarah

until 1754. (Oblong M. M.)

3437.   m.

They resided for some time at Schagticoke, Rensselaer County,

N.Y. He was a member of the Greenwich, Washington

County, New York Church, in 1782. They moved to Queens-

bury, Washington County, New York.

Children:

3453. Andrew, b. 1765-1784

3454.   m., and had 4 sons and one daughter by 1810.

+3455. David, b. 1-23-1783; d. 1-8-1855 at Ortonville, Michigan.

3456.   m. (1), Sally –, b. about 1786 in Conn.

3457.   m. (2), Delilah –, b. in 1800

+3458. Amos, b. in 1786; d. 6-15-1867 near Ft. Ann, Warren County,

N.Y.

3459. m. (1) 9-21-1806, Lovina Harris, b. 1-5-1788; d. 3-20-1859

near Ft. Ann, Warren County, N.Y., dau. of Moses and Grace Harris.

3460.   m. (2), Rhoda –, b. about 1804 in Vermont

+3461. Jonathan, b. 7-27-1789; d. 10-20-1870 at Belmont, Allegany

County, N.Y.

3462.   m., Anna –, b. in 1792

3438. Mary, b. 6-24-1751; d. in 1794.

3439.   m.o.m. 12-20-1770, Isaac Osborn, b. 12-25-1743; d. in 1839. He

came to Quaker Hill, New York about 1765.

Children:

3463. Paul Osborn, b. 8-4-1782; d. 7-27-1867,

3464. Phoebe Osborn, b. -1786; d. -1832.

211. m. (2) 2-7-1754, Sarah Anthony, b., dau. of Samuel Anthony.

Children born at S. Kingston, Rhode Island:

3440. Dorcas, b. 7-20-1755

3441.   m. 4-14-1783, Nathaniel Stephenson, b.

3465. Children: Mary, Susan, Rachael, David and Jane Stephenson (the 2nd wife of Joseph⁶ Irish, a son of Amos⁵ Irish).