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10. Christopher Irishe, of Ireys, born about 1360, married Matilda Redman (Redman), daughter of Richard Ridman (Redman) of Sherwood Castle in Dorset County.
11. Nathaniel Irishe, of Ireys, born about 1390, married Mary Dykes, the daughter of William Dykes of Wardell.
12. John Irishe, born about 1420, died about 1470; living at the time of Edward the IVth., (1461-1482); married Ann Lamplaugh, daughter of Sir Thomas Lamplaugh of Doverly Castle. They had several daughters and one son, William.
13. William Irishe, born about 1450, died about 1493; was an aide to the Duke of Gloucester in 1493. He married a daughter of Fleming of Rydell.
14. Sir William Irishe, born about 1480, was knighted from the Earl of Surrey after the battle of Flodden Field, England, on September 9, 1513. He was killed at Kelso, Scotland, in l513 at the time that Surrey was restored. Sir William Irishe is responsible for the twelve billets on the shield of the family Coat of Arms.
15. John Irishe, born about 1500, died about 1531; married Ann Middleton, daughter of William Middleton, of Stokeld, Dorsetshire. He was High Sheriff of Dorsetshire in the 22nd year of the reign of Henry VIII (1531). Thus he served in the public service of England.
16. Charles Irishe, born about 1525; married in 1545, Eleanor Mallory, daughter of Sir William Mallory of Malpas, Chestershire. (Ref. 1 & 2)
17. Jonathan Irishe, of Ireys, born about 1560, married Elizabeth Kirby, daughter of Gilbert Kirby of Gillcross. This Jonathan is the direct ancestor of the John Irish, who came to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1629 and the James Irish, who came to Gorham, Maine in 1710. (Ref. 5)
18. John Irish, born about 1600 in the parish of Clisdon, County of Somerset, England; died in 1677. He married Elizabeth Risley, who died August 28, 1687. John was the first of the family in America. He was living in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts in 1629. He came to Plymouth with John Bradford, the son of the Governor of Plymouth Colony, William Bradford. He was of considerable note in Duxbury, as a surveyor of lands. He left much property in Seaconnet, Rhode Island. He was a volunteer for the Pequot War (1633-1637). They had two sons, – John and Elias.
William Irishe, brother of this “John”, of Ireys, married in 1639 Bella Ponsonby, daughter of Sir Henry Ponsonby, an ancestor of the Earl of Bisborough, and left five children, the eldest son was George.
19. George Irish, who was in the Royal Army and who ruled over England 1625-1649, accompanied King Charles II to the low countries. He married Elizabeth Musgrave, daughter of Sir William Musgrave of Cookdale.
20. James Irish, of Ireys was sheriff of Dorsetshire in 1723. He married Beatrice Poole, daughter of Edward Poole Esq. of York. Their son James Irish came to America in 1710, and married Elizabeth – (See the book “Descendants of James Irish, 1710-1740” by Jennie J. Wight Howes.)
21. Thomas Irish Esq. was a Colonel in the British Army. In 1779, he married Gertrude Warren, a daughter of Admiral George B. Warren, with three other sons and two daughters.
22. Ferdinand Irish, was an officer in the British Army, living in 1803. The 24th generation in over 700 years.
References:
Harleian Manuscripts found in the British Museum.
Page 247, Fisher’s Outline of Universal History
History of Hampshire, England, by Page
Page 19 in the Bowler Family Genealogy.
(Toole's Worthies of Dorsetshire)
Copied from records sent by Mrs. Floyd Carpenter, Ashville, New York.