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About John Irvine, Sr.
A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor # A060537 (Listed as; IRWIN, JOHN SR)
John Irvine
- aka Irvin, Irwin
- Born about 1700 in Ulster, Ireland
- Died about 1788 at about age 88 in Campbell County, Virginia, United States
- Parents: unknown
- Husband of Mary (Boyd) Irvine — married about 1728 in Ulster, Ireland
John Irvine was born about 1700 in Ireland. He died about 1788 in Virginia. He was ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church. He is buried in the Hat Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Campbell County, Virginia.
Disputed origins
Cannot have been the son of Robert Irvine & Margaret Wylie. Their son was John Robert Erwin
Family
Mary and John were the parents of:
- Abraham Irvine 1725 - 1801. Abraham/9 May 1725 m. Mary Dean
- Elizabeth Irvine 1728 - 1778 she owned land in VA and KY; never married
- Nancy Esther Mcelroy (born Irvine) 1731 - 1794 (Mrs Hugh McElroy)
- Robert Boyd Irvine, I 1733 - 1799
- Major John Irvine, Jr. 1735 - 1814 m. Mary Ann Tucker
- Johanna Irvine 1743 - 1802 (Mrs John McElroy)
- William Joseph Irvin (Born Irvine) 1744 - 1809 m. Elizabeth Holt
- Mary Irvine 1749 - 1821 (Mrs Samuel P McElroy)
- Margaret Peggy Irvine 1746 - 1804 abt 1751 (Mrs James McElroy)
Biography
http://www.momslookups.com/generations/irvine.html
John Irvine, reportedly of Lame, Ireland, immigrated with his wife Mary Boyd, probably about 1730 and probably in company with James and Sarah (McCune) McElroy whose three sons would eventually marry three of John and Mary's daughters. The tradition that John Irvine was one of seven brothers, all of whom immigrated together on the "George and Anne" in 1729, appears to be false, nor was he a Presbyterian minister, as is sometimes reported.
A detailed account of the nearly disastrous 1729 voyage of the George and Anne survivors, but the Irvine's are not listed as passengers, nor does this account correspond to one written by John and Mary's grandson, William Irvine, which states that John and Mary's voyage was made "without storm or tempest" although whales nearly overturned the ship at one point, and that John and Mary's first child, Abraham, was born during the voyage.
All accounts agree that John and Mary initially settled in Pennsylvania, and that they moved their young family south to Virginia in the late 1730's, where they were the first settlers at Hat Creek, in what is now Campbell County. However, "Facts and Fiction about Hat Creek", which is based on William Irvin's account states, "These families all landed at Philadelphia and settled in the same Pennsylvania county, where the Irvin's lived until seven other children were born. Upon hearing glowing reports of the frontier parts of Virginia, John made an exploratory trip to Virginia. He found the reports true and before returning to Pennsylvania he selected as site for a future home Hat Creek in (then) Brunswick County, Virginia. A year later, he together with his family and two servants, returned to the Virginia site previously selected and established himself and family in the house, built on his first trip to the area, about one mile north east of this church near the banks of Little Falling River. This was between 1736 and 1739."
See my Hat Creek documents page for copies of William Irvin's history and the "Facts and Fiction" manuscript, together with other Hat Creek material. It is also suggested that the family did not move to Virginia until 1760 this is still being investigated.
From William Irvin's history of Hat Creek in 1854 (also unpublished manuscript- William was grandson of John & Mary Boyd Irvine, through their son John & wife Mary Ann Tucker) "...Their voyage was without storm and tempest to endanger them, but a whale or two in room of storm and tempest undertook to turn over the ship to eat up Grandfather & Grandmother, & sometimes it seemed that the ship would be turned over in fact. But presently Columbia's blue cliffs arose to view, and soon they landed safely on the American shores and settled themselves in Pennsylvania."
Inscription
To the memory of
Jno Irvine and his wife Mary Boyd, who in 1736 became the first settlers of this community on a grant of land of many thousands of acres conveyed to them by the King of England
and to Major Jno Irvine, son of Jno and Mary Boyd Irvine (1735 - 1814) and his wife Mary Ann Tucker
GEDCOM Note
McChords of Kentucky and Some Related Families
GenealogyLibrary.com Main Page
Page 54 THE IRVINE FAMILY.
The Irvines of Scotland are said to have descended from William De Irvine, armour bearer to Robert Bruce, who was rewarded for his services with the grant of the forest of Drum in Aberdeenshire. Some of his descendants fled to north Ireland. One of them was John Irvine, a Presbyterian preacher.
On March 9, 1729, John, with his family, embarked from Londonderry and, with James McElroy, came to America and settled in Pennsylvania. He remained there until 1737, when with the McElroys he went to Virginia, settling in Rockbridge County. John's son, Abram, who had been born in Scotland, married Mary Dean, who had been born in Ireland. Both had been brought to Pennsylvania by their parents and with them had gone to Virginia. Mary Dean's mother, Jane McAlister, is said to have aided in the defense of Londonderry when that place was besieged in 1690 by James II.
The Rev. John Irvine had four daughters, three of whom married sons of James McElroy as has heretofore been stated in the sketch of the McElroy family. Abram, the son of John Irvine, with his sisters and brothers-in-law, came to Kentucky in 1787 and settled on Salt River about five miles southwest of the present location of Danville. He had eleven children, one of whom was John, who married Prudence Armstrong of Mercer County. Among the children of John and Prudence Irvine were Priscilla and Abram. Priscilla married Dr. M. S. Shuck. Their daughter, Mary Shuck, married Chas. R. McElroy (1830-1915), and his brother, Anthony McElroy (1835-1918), married Margaret, the daughter of Abram Irvine. The wives were cousins, the husbands were brothers and all were the great, great grand-children of the Rev. John Irvine.
THE IRVINE TABLE.
I. Christopher Irvine. II. James Irvine. III. John Irvine. 1. Abram.
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2. Esther, m. Hugh McElroy. 3. Margaret. 4. Mary.
IV. Abram Irvine, b. May 9, 1725, d. 1801. m. Mary Dean, b. Feb. 22, 1733, d. 1814.
V. John Irvine, b. 1755, d. Aug. 15, 1811. m. Prudence Armstrong, b. Sept. 13, 1761, d. April 11, 1811.
1. Sarah. 2. Samuel. 3. Mary. 4. Margaret. 5. Abram. 6. John. 7. Priscilla, b. Oct. 9, 1800, d. Jan. 23, 1872, m. M. S. Shuc 8. Robert.
References
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 3 2018, 2:56:31 UTC
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Irvine-385
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23787643/john-irvine
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John Irvine, Sr.'s Timeline
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1700
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Larne, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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| 1733 |
July 1, 1733
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Virginia, Colonial America
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1736
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near, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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1746
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Augusta County, Virginia
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| 1789 |
March 14, 1789
Age 89
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Campbell County, Virginia, United States
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Hat Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia, United States
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