IRLAND, David Jr.

1779 - 1858  (79 years)

• Name	IRLAND, David
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	3 Feb 1779	Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: Fort Augusta
  Gender	Male
  Biography	David Irland, Jr., grandfather of Mrs. Reese H. Swenk, was born while the family were at Fort Augusta, in 1779. He died upon his farm in Turbut township in 1858, aged seventy-nine years. He was a well known man, and an active member of the militia in the early days. His first wife, Sarah Teitsworth, born Dec. 4, 1787, died in 1818, at the age of thirty-one years. Her parents, John and Mary (Gallagher) Teitsworth, were married Jan. 10, 1787, and their children were born as follows: Sarah, Dec. 4, 1787; John, Jan. 15, 1790 ( died Nov. 2, 1804) ; William, Oct. 12, 1792 (died Jan. 23, 1794); Elizabeth, June 17, 1795; Maria, Oct. 9, 1797 (died Sept. 29, 1804) ; Thomas G., Nov. 3, 1800 (died Sept. 22, 1803). Mrs. Mary Teitsworth, the mother, died Oct. 9, 1804. For his second wife David Irland, Jr., married Eleanora Sanderson, born in 1770, who died in 1842, at the age of seventy-two. Mr. Irland and both his wives are buried in the upper cemetery at Milton. Four children were born to the first marriage: David L.; Sarah, Mrs. Staddon; Eliza A., who died unmarried in 1845, aged twenty-eight years; and Mary, who died in infancy. No children were born to the second union.
  Will - mention	24 Aug 1811
  	112 acres of land, plus one acre of land with a sawmill, shared with his brother John
  Census (desc)	1850	Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  Obituary	David Irland, 80, one of the oldest citizens of Turbot Township, lived on his farm there 75 years. In 1778 his parents had to leave their home in Turbot Township because of depredations of the Tories and Indians and took up a temporary abode in Paxton Township, Dauphin County, where Mr. Irland was born. They returned to their former residence about 1782 and resided there during life. He is buried in the Milton Cemetery.
  _UID	B8EE667670964E7B960021B674CAA3E58472
  Death	10 Sep 1858	Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: on the family farm
  Person ID	I5852	Milton Families
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	IRLAND, David,   b. 1738, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 16 Jun 1827 (Age 89 years)
  Mother	MURRAY, Lenora,   b. 1739   d. 16 Jun 1799 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F1797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	SANDERSON, Eleanora (2),   b. 1770   d. 1842 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F1794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	TEITSWORTH, Sarah (1),   b. 4 Dec 1787   d. 12 Sep 1818 (Age 30 years)
  Children	+ 1. IRLAND, David L.,   b. 25 Nov 1807, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 12 Apr 1873, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 65 years) + 2. IRLAND, Sarah,   b. 3 Aug 1815, Pennsylvania, United States d. 2 Mar 1887 (Age 71 years)   3. IRLAND, Elizabeth A.,   b. 1817   d. 1845 (Age 28 years)   4. IRLAND, Mary,   b. 1818   d. 1818 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Fort Augusta - 3 Feb 1779 - Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - 1850 - Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Death - Address: on the family farm - 10 Sep 1858 - Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911, Page 430.