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William B Irwin 1728–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Carrickfergus, (Belfast), Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 26 Sep 1772

Death Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland

Father: Samuel IRWIN

Mother: Isabella Lewis

Spouse(s): Jean McDowell

Children(s): John Irwin

In 1728, William B Irwin entered the world in Carrickfergus, (Belfast), Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Samuel Irvine Irwin And Isabella Lewis. William B Irwin married Isabella Feirs, Jean Mcdowell, and had children including John Irwin. William B Irwin passed away in 1772 in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1728, William B Irwin entered the world in Carrickfergus, (Belfast), Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Samuel Irvine Irwin And Isabella Lewis.
  • William B Irwin married Isabella Feirs, Jean Mcdowell, and had children including John Irwin.
  • William B Irwin passed away in 1772 in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Irwin's Ancestors

Self
William Irwin
1728–1772
Birth Place: Carrickfergus, (Belfast), Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Samuel (Irvine) IRWIN
1710–1783
Glencoe, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Isabella Lewis
1715–1785
Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Irvine
1665–1729
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Wylie
1658–1728
Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
John Lewis
1669–1725
chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Warner
1672–1720
Chelsake, virginia
Great-Grandparents
David Irvine
1646–1678
Sophia Gault
1640–1717
Andrew WYLIE
1628–1680
Jeane LINDSAY
1632–1680
John Lewis
1635–1689
Isabella Miller
1640–1704
Augustine Warner
1642–1681
Mildred Reade
1643–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Irvine
1620–1646
Sir Gault
1625–1685
Helen Blair*
1633–1693
James Miller
1616–1656
Mary Trotman
1616–1663
Augustine Warner
1611–1674
Mary Townley
1614–1662
George Reade
1608–1671
Mildred Windebank
1579–1630

William Irwin's Descendants

1.
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William (B) Irwin (1728–26 Sep 1772) m. Jean McDowell (1735–6 August 1814)
  1. 1. John Irwin 1759–1815 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1755–1850 m. Margaret Slone 1763–1828
    1. 1. William Irwin 1781–1849
    2. 2. Elizabeth Irwin 1785–1857 m. George Wood 1787–1854 m. Jacob Decker 1784–1835
      1. 1. William (C) Wood 1807–1844
      2. 2. Nancy Wood 1809–1854
      3. 3. George Wood 1813–1880
      4. 4. Elizabeth Wood 1819–1909
      5. 5. Er Wood 1821–1904
      6. 6. Asa Wood 1811–1898
      7. 7. John (Irwin) Wood 1816–1892
      8. 8. Daniel Decker 1808–1887
      9. 9. James (K) Decker 1810–1910
      10. 10. John Decker 1816–1860
      11. 11. George Decker 1817–
      12. 12. Isaac Decker 1816–1880
      13. 13. Jacob Decker 1809–1894
      14. 14. Robert Decker 1805–1905
      15. 15. Elizabeth Decker 1802–
      16. 16. Catharina (Elizabeth) Decker 1820–1920
      17. 17. Dorothea Decker 1817–1917
      18. 18. Nancy Decker 1804–1904
      19. 19. Mary (Magdaline) Decker 1800–1889 m. John Roddy 1790–1861
        1. 1. Samuel (D) Roddy 1837–1926 m. Elizabeth Roddy 1834–1912
        2. 2. Catherine Roddy 1822–1912
        3. 3. Lewis Roddy 1826–1910
        4. 4. Arabella Roddy 1820–1920
        5. 5. Hannah Roddy 1824–1904
        6. 6. Daniel Roddy 1840–
        7. 7. Mary (J) Roddy 1828–1930
        8. 8. David Roddy 1835–1850
        9. 9. John (D) Roddy 1832–1906 m. Mary (Ellen) Roddy 1840–1928
        10. 10. Jacob (Decker) Roddy 1844–1923 m. Elizabeth Gindlsberger 1844–1878 m. Catherine Thomas 1853–1945

William Irwin's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of William B Irwin in Carrickfergus, (Belfast), Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carrickfergus, (Belfast), Antrim, Northern Ireland
1772
26 Sep 1772
Age 44
Death of William B Irwin in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Carrickfergus, (Belfast), Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2194.066; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Grou

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1772
    Event Place: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland

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