The badge or bearing consists of three holly leaves banded gules, on a shield argent." The history relates the vicissitudes which befell this family with much minuteness, and records their alliances with many of the most distinguished families of the kingdom ; Abernethy, Forbes, Ogilvie, Douglas, Leslie, Dundas, etc., etc. There were several families of consideration which sprung from these alliances, among which are named the Irvines of King Caussie, Cutts, Glassil, Easterclane, Cornyhaugh, Murthil, and Astainford -- all of which estates were in the north-eastern counties of Scotland. During the civil wars they suffered severely in property, and have since lost much of their former influence; although still retaining a position of the highest respectability among the gentry of that part of Scotland.

The first of the family who settled in America was William Irving, the son of Magnus Irving, who was born in 1731 ; and who, on coming to this country in 1763, altered the orthography of the family name, changing the final letter from e tog, to accord with the English usage. He was married at Falmouth, England, in 1 761, to Sarah, daughter of John Sanders, Esq., of Falmouth, England. This gentleman was a very

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successful and highly respected merchant of the city of New York, commanding universal esteem for his probity. He died in the year 1807, leaving five sons and three daughters. The eldest son was William Irving, a merchant of New York. He was distinguished as a gentlemen of literary taste, and was concerned with his brother, Washington Irving, and Mr. J. K. Paulding, in writing Salmagundi. He was also a member of Congress in 1812, and died in 1821. The second son was Peter Irving, M. D., who died in 1837. The third son was Ebenezer Irving, Esq., late proprietor of Sunny Side, the father of the Rev. rierre Paris Irving, Rev.