7776. IRISH, Abel5, (Jesse4, Jonathan3, John2, John1)
b. 9-23-1753 in Dutchess County, New York; d. about 1800. Res. Leicester,
Vermont. His Will was probated 4-13-1802. Also mentioned
in the probate proceedings of Abel’s estate are: Esther Ross,
wife of Joseph Ross; Hannah Waite; Lydia Ballard and Bates
Barker.
7777. m. about 1775, Ruth – b.; d. before 5-14-1838.
Children born in Leicester, Addison County, Vermont:
+13715. Zodack, b. about 1775; d. 1800-1810.
13716. m. (1) about 1796, Abigail Ballard
13717. m. (2) about 1799, Thankful Coombs, b. 1774-1784.
+13718. William, b. prior to 1784. Res. Starksboro, Vermont
13719. m., Thankful –, b. prior to 1784
13720. Mary, b.
13721. m. 10-16-1817, Robert M. Dow of Brandon, Vermont
+13722. Job, b. 2-9-1784 in Wallingford, Vt.; d. 8-31-1865 at Starksboro, Vt.
13723. m., Sarah (Sally) W. Sales, b. 4-4-1788; d. 2-26-1867.
Dau. of Ezekiel and Martha Sales of Rhode Island.
13724. Zilla (or Lillah), b. in 1787; d. in 1873.
13725. m. 5-27-1812, Jacob Burnap, b. Moved to Moira, Franklin Co.,
N. Y.
13726. Enoch, b. in 1790. Was in the War of 1812.
13727. m., Nancy Perkins, b. in 1791
They moved to Dickinson, Franklin County, New York prior
to 1840, at which time they had 3 sons and 5 daughters. In
1850, they were at West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin
and in 1860 they were in Brown Twp., Linn County, Iowa.
Some of their children were:
13734. George H., b. 7-24-1814 in Dickinson, Franklin County, New York.
At age 22, he went to Lower Canada, then returned to Frank-
lin County, New York.
13735. m. 10-1-1838, Emily Graves, b. in 1813 in Vermont, dau. of
Barnabus and Abigail (Goth) Graves. About 1844, they moved
to West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin, where he ran
the Travelers Hotel until about 1865. Then they moved to
Davenport, Iowa where he ran a grocery store.
Children:
13763. Delilah S., b. in 1842 at Dickinson, Franklin County, New York
d. in May 1878 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. She was a
practicing physician and a member of the Scott County, Iowa
Medical Society.
13764. Nancy J., b. in 1846 in Wisconsin
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DESCENDANTS OF JOHN IRISH
13765. Frank, b. in 1856 in Wisconsin
18736. Stephen, b. in 1822 in New York
13787. Nancy M., b. in 1830 in New York
13728. Jonas C., b. in Sept. 1793; d. 4-26-1869 in Knox County, Tennessee.
In 1809 he migrated to Freedom, Cattaraugus County, N. Y.
13729. m. 7-11-1913, Sally Sawyer, b. in 1797; d. 1-16-1866, dau. of Stephen
Sawyer of Leicester, Vermont. *
Children:
13738. William, b.; d. at 90 years in Knoxville, Tennessee, unm.
13739. Reuben, b.. He was an M. D. in South Pittsburg, Tenn.
13740. Sawyer M., b. 7-12-1820 in Cattaraugus County, New York.
13741. m. -1842, Julia Decker, dau. of John Decker of Orange Co.,
N. Y. They moved to Springfield Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.
Children:
13766. Melvin, b.
13767. Elizabeth, b.. m. H. Crozier of Portage, Ohio
13768. Carrie, b.. m. H. Neli of Springfield, Ohio
13769. Hattie, b.. m. J. K. Kimes of Portage Co., Ohio
+13742. Jonas, b. 11-18-1828 in New York; d. 4-17-1889 at Knoxville, Tenn.
13743. m. (1), Harriet M. Dutton of Eagle, New York, b. in 1824
13744. m. (2) 6-24-1868, Sara R. Dutton, b. 9-18-1838; d. 7-3-1883.
Sister of Harriet. They moved from Eagle, N. Y. to Knoxville, Tenn. in March 1869.
13745. Ruth, b. m. about 1850, Russell Burlingame
13746. Marie Amelia, b.
13747. m. about 1851, Thomas Foote
Children were:
13770. Milton, Mary and Ellen Foote. Ellen Foote m. – Stoel
and moved to Kansas.
13730. Abel, b. 3-28-1795 in Danby, Vermont; d. 6-27-1873 in Mason, Ingham
County, Michigan. He enlisted in Leicester, Vermont for the
War of 1812 and served from 9-7-1812 to 12-12-1812. He was
a pioneer in Summit County, Ohio, settling near Akron, Ohio,
where they moved after the first child was born. In 1868,
they moved to Alaiedon, Ingham County, Michigan. ***
13731. m. 6-15-1815, Sally McNeill in Whiting, Vermont, b. 8-15-1796;
d. 4-20-1874 in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan. Dau. of
Thomas and Elizabeth (Sabin) McNeill. ***
Children:
13748. Elizabeth Maria, b. 7-7-1816 in Whiting, Vermont; d. in 1832.
+13749. Talcott Bates, b. 8-31-1818 in Summit County, Ohio; d. 6-12-1885. ***
13750. m. 1-1-1839, Sarah Virginia Madison, b. 11-24-1817 in Union-
town, Penn.; d. 3-16-1878 in Mason, Ingham County, Mich. ***
13751. Jonas, b.; d. in 1838.
13752. Parthenia, b.; d. after 1886.
13753. m. 12-30-1841, John Fritz
13754. Abel, b.; buried 4-19-1846.
13755. Melvin, b.
+13756. Nelson, b. 5-28-1833; d. in Joplin, Mo. He served in the Civil War.
He first lived in Dansville, Michigan. He took a year to go
by covered wagon to Hayes City, Kansas; then moved to
Joplin, Mo.
13757. m. (1) in Newport, R. I., Diana Heath, b. in England.
Divorced 1862.
13758. m. (2) 3-17-1864, Mary E. (Deford) Kinney of England
13759. m. (3), Susan Wyrick of Portage, Ohio. Separated.
13760. m. (4), Talitha Spradling
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DESCENDANTS OF JOHN IRISH
+13761. William Plimpton, b. 5-6-1835 in Summit Co., Ohio; d. 10-25-1923.
He served in the Civil War.
13762. m. 6-24-1860, Sophia Shoemaker, b. 12-19-1841; d. 2-17-1923, dau.
of Daniel Shoemaker of Portage County, Ohio.
+13732. Jesse, b. in 1797; d. after 5-14-1857 in Dickinson, Franklin County, N. Y.
Will was dated 3-10-1857 and probated 7-6-1857.
13733. m., Clarissa D. Flint, b. in 1804; d. 3-18-1871. After the death
of her husband, Jesse, she resided at Moira, Franklin Co., N. Y.
*Buried in the Salem Cemetery near Freedom, Cattaraugus County, New York
**Buried in the West Hill Cemetery at Wallingford, Rutland County, New York
***Buried in the DuBois Cemetery, Alaiedon Twp., Ingham County, Michigan
References:
History of Danby, Vermont, by J. C. Williams
P. 118, Vol. 3, Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly
U. S. Census of 1830, 1840 and 1850 for Dickinson, Franklin County, N. Y.
Deeds recorded in Canton, Franklin County, New York
Historical Gazette of Cattaraugus County, New York, by William Adams
P. 856, History of Scott County, Iowa. 1882
P. 527-529, Present and Past, Ingham County, Michigan, by Albert E, Cowles
P. 289-291, Portrait and Biog. Album of Imgham R Livingston Counties, Mich.
P. 212, Pioneer History of Ingham County, Michigan, by Franc L. Adams
U. S. Census of 1850 for West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin
U. S. Census of 1860 for Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
Notes of Mrs. Vera B. Hanson, 1625 East Druid Road, Clearwater, Florida