The manuscript referred to observes, that. "The idng gave him the lands of the forest of Drum, and he himself hadng canicd a private coat of arms whilst he was concealed under the name of the Earl of Carrick ; he likewise gave him that, -s^ith permisiion for him and Ms descendants forever, to bear it as their armorial bearing, with this motto, '■'sub sole, subumhra ri'rens, alluding to the family's great fidelity to him in his troubles. The badge or bearing consists of three holly leaves banded ffules, 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: Abcmctlu', Forbes, Ogilvie, Douglas, Leslie, Dundas, etc., &c. There were several families of consideration which sprung from these alliances, among which are named the Irvines of King Caussie, Cutts, Glassil, Eastcrclauc, Comyhaugh, Jlurthil, and Astainford, all of which estates were in the northeastern 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 W'illiam Irving, the son of Magnu.s Ir\ing, who was born in 1731, and who on coming to this country in 17G3, altered the orthography of the family name, changing the filial letier from e to g, to accord with the English usage. He was married at Falmouth, England, in 1761, to Sarah, daughter of John Sanders, Esq., 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. He died in the year 1S07, leawng the fallowing issue, I.