Mary Quinbey, da. of AVilliam. (II.), Edmund L (IIL), Hannah. (IV.). Elizabeth, mar. Charles Wright. (V.), Jomes mar. Sarah Frances Carpenter. (VI.), Sarah, mar. Elias Hicks Field. (VII.). Phrebc, mar. Peter Carpenter. Benjumiu AV. (I.) left by his wife ilary (Quinbey,) (I.), WilUam. (II.), Deborah. (III.), Charles Lindle> , who mLur. Kate M. Carpenter. (IV.), Benjamin W. Arms, per. pale, ar. and sa. a saltier; counterchanged. Cmt, a lion's head, erased, per. pale, ar. and sa. collared gu. hned and ringed or.

InviNG -- The family of Ikving is from Scotland, in the northern part of which kingdom it was, (as an ancient record quoted by Chambers the historian, and b\' Sir Waiter Scott observes.; " an ancient and principal family." Very frequent mention is made of them in the car!}' annals of that country ; .and in several instances they are spoken of by the above named writers as possessing a distinguiihtd position and great influence among the baronial famiUcs of the northeast counties.

An olil iiad curi.>iis manuscrij>t history, of this fanuly is preserved by one of them in this Cuun:ry, c^ititleJ, ••The originul of tiic Family uf Irviiics or

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Erivines, Written by Christopher Irvine, M. A., State Physician and Historygrapher to Lis majesty, Kiag Cliarles the Second, in Scotland, and gent to hi3 brother Sir Gerard Irvine, Bart., of Castle Irvijie in the kingdom of Ireland, in the year lij60." From this manuscript it appears tliat the oldest branch of the family styled the '"Irvines of Bonshaw," v»-ere seltlud on the banks of the river Eshe, wuere they continued for many successive generations -with varying fortunes. From this stock are descended the English and Irish Irvines. ainong the latter having been the Ut. Hon. General Sir .John Irvine, Commander-in-chief of his majesty's forces in Ireland in the j'car 1779.