IRLAND, David
1738 - 1827 (89 years)-
Name IRLAND, David Born 1738 Scotland, United Kingdom 
Gender Male Biography - IRLAND. The Irland family of Northumberland county traces its line back to David Irland, who was born in 1738 in Scotland, and on coming to America settled in Turbut township, this county, where he took up about one thousand acres of land. The house which he built upon his farm is still standing (in 1911) and in good condition. The location is known as Pleasant Valley. During the Indian troubles he and his family were obliged to take refuge at Fort Augusta, at Sunbury, where they remained until the trouble was over, returning to the home in Turbut township as soon as it was safe. Mr. Irland died June 16, 1827, at the age of eighty-nine years, and his wife Lenora, born in 1739, died June 16, 1799, at the age of sixty. They are buried in the ChiIIisquaque cemetery. They were members of the Presbyterian church. Seven children were born to this pioneer couple:
Robert, who died Oct. 31, 1845, aged eighty-three years (his first wife, Mary, died Aug. 12, 1808, aged thirty-seven years, and his second wife Elizabeth died Feb. 2, 1845, aged sixty-four years); John; William; Mrs. John Chesnut (Margaret?) ; David, Jr.; Anna E., who died unmarried; and Elizabeth, who married William H. Sanderson (their children were William, John J., Mrs. Margaret Brown, and David).
Immigrat (desc) 1772 Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Scotland Widowed 16 Jun 1799 Will 24 Aug 1811 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Address:
writtenDied 16 Jun 1827 Will 5 Jan 1828 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Address:
will of David Irland, deceased, was proved_UID DD3968C2C08A43D2B3C6DA08B2BB1A9516A7 Buried Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Address:
Chillisquaque CemeteryPerson ID I5861 Milton Families Last Modified 25 Aug 2015
Family MURRAY, Lenora, b. 1739, d. 16 Jun 1799 (Age 60 years) Children 1. IRLAND, Robert, b. 30 May 1762, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 31 Oct 1845, Pottsgrove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 83 years)2. IRLAND, William, b. 16 Jan 1764, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 11 Feb 1826, Fayette, Seneca, New York, United States (Age 62 years)3. IRLAND, Anna E., b. 1768, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. Yes, date unknown+ 4. IRLAND, John, b. 1773, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 1 Feb 1852 (Age 79 years)+ 5. IRLAND, Margaret, b. 1776, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 25 Mar 1819 (Age 43 years)+ 6. IRLAND, Elizabeth Murray, b. 29 Dec 1777, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 18 Jun 1842 (Age 64 years)+ 7. IRLAND, David Jr., b. 3 Feb 1779, Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 10 Sep 1858, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 79 years)Last Modified 25 Jul 2023 Family ID F1797 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- IRLAND. The Irland family of Northumberland county traces its line back to David Irland, who was born in 1738 in Scotland, and on coming to America settled in Turbut township, this county, where he took up about one thousand acres of land. The house which he built upon his farm is still standing (in 1911) and in good condition. The location is known as Pleasant Valley. During the Indian troubles he and his family were obliged to take refuge at Fort Augusta, at Sunbury, where they remained until the trouble was over, returning to the home in Turbut township as soon as it was safe. Mr. Irland died June 16, 1827, at the age of eighty-nine years, and his wife Lenora, born in 1739, died June 16, 1799, at the age of sixty. They are buried in the ChiIIisquaque cemetery. They were members of the Presbyterian church. Seven children were born to this pioneer couple:
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Sources - [S14] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911, Page 430.
- [S14] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911, Page 430.