Jedediah Irish

Residences: Kings Town, RI, Westerly, RI, and Stonington, CT.

Siblings: David born 1673, Elizabeth born February 1674, Jonathan born 6 June 1678, Joanna born 6 June 1681, Sarah born January 1684, Priscilla born 30 April 1686, Content born September 1691, Mary born 9 April 1695, and John born 1 May 1699.

Stonington Probate Records.

• WILL: Dated April 17, 1757 South Kingstown; pvd Stonington June 13, 1758.
• Unnamed wife;
• sons: Jedediah, John, Joseph, Job, George;
• daughters: Mary Robinson, Sarah Irish, Hannah Irish, Elizabeth deceased with 4 unnamed children;
• grandsons: Marsh Lewis & Elias Irish.
• Exors: wife & son John.
• Witnesses: Robert Hazard, Peleg Peckham, Benjamin Peckham.
• Inventory dated April 1, 1758 by James Noyes & Zebulon Hoxsie. [Book 9, p. 235]

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Will of Jedediah Irish of Stonington, New London Co., CT;

Be it Remembered that I Judiah Irish of Stonington in the County of New London & Colony of Connecticut Husbandman being of Perfect Mind & Memory & well of Body, but calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing it is appointed for Men once to Dye, & the Time thereof being uncertain Do make and Ordain this to be my last Will & Testament in manner & form following Principally & first of all I Give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God who gave it & my Body I commend to the Earth to be buried in a decent & Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executor & Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament And as to such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this Life after my just Debts & Funeral Expenses are fully satisfied & paid I Give devise & dispose of the same in the following manner & form Viz Imprimus I Give unto my beloved Wife The Sum of Five hundred pounds old Tenor with all my Household Goods except two Feather Beds & the furniture now belonging to them I Give unto my Wife the use of my Mare & Side Saddle for the Term of three years next after my decease And I Give unto my sd Wife the use & improvement of all the Money that is or shall be due to me at the Time of my decease

Item I Give unto my beloved Son Judiah Irish One hundred Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Daughter Mary Robinson Thirty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my beloved Son John Irish Four hundred and three Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my beloved Son Joseph Irish my long Gun which I purchased of Jesse Irish & I Give to my sd Son Joseph Four hundred and three Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Son Job Irish all my wearing Apparrel [sic] & the Sum of Two hundred & fifty three Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Son George Irish Six hundred Pounds old Tenor & all my Shoe Makers Tools; Item I Give to my beloved Daughter Sarah Irish one new(?) Feather Bed & the Furniture thereto belonging [&] I Give to my sd Daughter Sarah at the expiration of three Years next after my decease my Mare & side Saddle also I Give unto my sd Daughter Thirty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my beloved Daughter Hannah Irish one Feather Bed & Furniture & the Sum of Thirty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my four beloved Grand Children being the Children of my Daughter Elizabeth deceased Twenty Pounds old Tenor to be equally divided among them; Item I Give to my beloved Grandson Marsh Lewis Twenty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Grandson Elias Irish my old short Gun & two Spanish Mill'd Dollars.

I Nominate & appoint my sd beloved Son John Irish to be Executor & my sd beloved Wife to be my Executrix of this my last Will & Testament hereby giving unto my sd Son John all my Farming Utencials [sic] for & in full satisfaction to him for all the trouble & expense he may be at in the Executorship of this my last Will & Testament . And as to the rest & residue of my Estate whether the same be Real or Personal or wheresoever the same is or may be found I Give devise & Bequeath among four of my Sons to wit John, Joseph, Job & George to be equally divided among them. My Will & meaning is & I do hereby order that all the aforesd Legacys [sic] given to my Children & Grand Children in Money old Tenor shall be paid to them in old Tenor Bills of & Current in the Colony of Rhode Island & to be paid to them immediately after my sd Wife shall cease to remain My Widow. And I do hereby utterly disallow of all other Executors Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made Ratyfying [sic] this and no other to be my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & Seal in South Kingston the Seventeenth day of April In the thirtieth Year of his Majesty's Reign Anno Dono. 1757

Signed Sealed & Delcared by the sd Judiah Irish the Testator to be his Last Will & Testament In Presence of;
Judiah Irish - his mark Robt Hazard Peleg Peckham B Peckham

New London County __ Stonington March ye 31st AD 1758 Personally appeared Mr. Robert Hazard Mr Peleg Peckham 2 of ye Witnesses to ye within writen [sic] Will & made Solemn attestation that they Saw Mr Jedediah Irish ye Subscriber to ye within written Instrument Sign & Seal ye Same & jeard sd Irish Pronouce & declare the Same to be his Last Will & Testament & that they with Mr Benjamin Peckham Signed ye Same as Witnesses in Presents of ye Testator before me; Neh Palmer, Justice of ye Peace N. London June 13, 1758; approved

Notes From: W. L. Irish Will was dated 4-17-1757; On 2-3-1716, they took David Robertson, son of Joanna (Irish) Robertson, as an apprentice for 20 years; children born at Westerly, Washington Co., RI and Stonington, Conn.; they moved to Kingston and Westerly, Rhode Island and then Stonington, Connecticut.

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Will of Jedediah Irish of Stonington, New London Co., CT; Be it Remembered that I Judiah Irish of Stonington in the County of New London & Colony of Connecticut Husbandman being of Perfect Mind & Memory & well of Body, but calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing it is appointed for Men once to Dye, & the Time thereof being uncertain Do make and Ordain this to be my last Will & Testament in manner & form following Principally & first of all I Give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God who gave it & my Body I commend to the Earth to be buried in a decent & Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executor & Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament And as to such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this Life after my just Debts & Funeral Expenses are fully satisfied & paid I Give devise & dispose of the same in the following manner & form Viz Imprimus I Give unto my beloved Wife The Sum of Five hundred pounds old Tenor with all my Household Goods except two Feather Beds & the furniture now belonging to them I Give unto my Wife the use of my Mare & Side Saddle for the Term of three years next after my decease And I Give unto my sd Wife the use & improvement of all the Money that is or shall be due to me at the Time of my decease

Item I Give unto my beloved Son Judiah Irish One hundred Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Daughter Mary Robinson Thirty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my beloved Son John Irish Four hundred and three Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my beloved Son Joseph Irish my long Gun which I purchased of Jesse Irish & I Give to my sd Son Joseph Four hundred and three Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Son Job Irish all my wearing Apparrel [sic] & the Sum of Two hundred & fifty three Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Son George Irish Six hundred Pounds old Tenor & all my Shoe Makers Tools; Item I Give to my beloved Daughter Sarah Irish one new(?) Feather Bed & the Furniture thereto belonging [&] I Give to my sd Daughter Sarah at the expiration of three Years next after my decease my Mare & side Saddle also I Give unto my sd Daughter Thirty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my beloved Daughter Hannah Irish one Feather Bed & Furniture & the Sum of Thirty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give unto my four beloved Grand Children being the Children of my Daughter Elizabeth deceased Twenty Pounds old Tenor to be equally divided among them; Item I Give to my beloved Grandson Marsh Lewis Twenty Pounds old Tenor; Item I Give to my beloved Grandson Elias Irish my old short Gun & two Spanish Mill'd Dollars.

I Nominate & appoint my sd beloved Son John Irish to be Executor & my sd beloved Wife to be my Executrix of this my last Will & Testament hereby giving unto my sd Son John all my Farming Utencials [sic] for & in full satisfaction to him for all the trouble & expense he may be at in the Executorship of this my last Will & Testament . And as to the rest & residue of my Estate whether the same be Real or Personal or wheresoever the same is or may be found I Give devise & Bequeath among four of my Sons to wit John, Joseph, Job & George to be equally divided among them. My Will & meaning is & I do hereby order that all the aforesd Legacys [sic] given to my Children & Grand Children in Money old Tenor shall be paid to them in old Tenor Bills of & Current in the Colony of Rhode Island & to be paid to them immediately after my sd Wife shall cease to remain My Widow. And I do hereby utterly disallow of all other Executors Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made Ratyfying [sic] this and no other to be my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & Seal in South Kingston the Seventeenth day of April In the thirtieth Year of his Majesty's Reign Anno Dono. 1757

Signed Sealed & Delcared by the sd Judiah Irish the Testator to be his Last Will & Testament In Presence of;

Judiah Irish - his mark

Robt Hazard

Peleg Peckham

B Peckham

New London County __ Stonington March ye 31st AD 1758 Personally appeared Mr. Robert Hazard Mr Peleg Peckham 2 of ye Witnesses to ye within writen [sic] Will & made Solemn attestation that they Saw Mr Jedediah Irish ye Subscriber to ye within written Instrument Sign & Seal ye Same & jeard sd Irish Pronouce & declare the Same to be his Last Will & Testament & that they with Mr Benjamin Peckham Signed ye Same as Witnesses in Presents of ye Testator before me;

Neh Palmer, Justice of ye Peace

N. London June 13, 1758; approved