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, &c., &c. 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^l731, and who on coming to this coimtry in 1763, altered the orthography of the family name, changing the final letter from e to g, to accord with the English usage. He was married at Falmouth, England, in 1761, to Sarah, daughter of John Sanders, f^sq., of Falmouth, England. This gentleman was a very successful and highly respected merchant of the city of New York, commanding universal esteem from his probity.

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He died in the year 1807, leaving the following issue, 1. William, "amerch;int of the city of New York. He was distinguished as a gentleman of liteiaiy taste, and in 1812 became a member of Congress. He was concerned with his brother, Washington Irving, and Mr. J. K. Paulding in writing for Salmagundi ;" b. 1700, d. 1821. He mar. Julia Paulding of Tarrytown, W. C. C, and left issue, 1. Lewis Graham, mar. Hale, and had