Virginia Irwin

Virginia Irwin

Female 1850 - 1854  (3 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Virginia Irwin was born 8 Oct 1850 (daughter of John C. Irwin and Minerva Duncan); died 30 Jun 1854.

    Notes:

    Died under the age of 4.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John C. Irwin was born 16 Jun 1816, North Carolina, USA (son of William F. Irwin and Margaret J. Purvines); died 14 May 1885; was buried 1885, Menard, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: 1860; Farmer
    • Residence: 1860, Menard, Illinois, USA
    • Occupation: 1880; Farmer
    • Residence: 1880, Rock Creek, Menard, Illinois, USA
    • Burial: 1885, Farmers Point Cem, Menard, Illinois, USA

    John married Minerva Duncan 12 Jun 1842, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. Minerva (daughter of Marshall T. Duncan) was born 15 Sep 1822, Illinois, USA; died 28 May 1911; was buried 1911, Menard, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Minerva Duncan was born 15 Sep 1822, Illinois, USA (daughter of Marshall T. Duncan); died 28 May 1911; was buried 1911, Menard, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Menard, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Rock Creek, Menard, Illinois, USA
    • Burial: 1911, Farmers Point Cem, Menard, Illinois, USA

    Children:
    1. Edwin Irwin was born 9 Aug 1843; died 11 Dec 1854.
    2. Austin F. Irwin was born 12 Aug 1845, Illinois, USA; died 15 May 1934.
    3. Tartleton P. Irwin was born 10 Jan 1849, Illinois, USA; died 24 Oct 1877; was buried 1877, Menard, Illinois, USA.
    4. 1. Virginia Irwin was born 8 Oct 1850; died 30 Jun 1854.
    5. Harriet Irwin was born 8 Nov 1852; died 12 Dec 1854.
    6. Silas S. Irwin was born 23 Oct 1855, Illinois, USA; died 16 Nov 1926.
    7. Jane Irwin was born 1859, Illinois, USA.
    8. Charles H. Irwin was born 1861, Illinois, USA.
    9. Luella Irwin was born 17 Jan 1864, Illinois, USA; died 17 Dec 1927, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William F. Irwin was born 31 Mar 1789, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA (son of Robert Irwin); died 13 Jun 1871; was buried 1871, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Menard, Illinois, USA
    • Burial: 1871, Richland Baptist Cem, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    William married Margaret J. Purvines 28 Sep 1811, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Purvines and Nancy Ferguson) was born 1791, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 25 Oct 1852, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1852, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret J. Purvines was born 1791, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John Purvines and Nancy Ferguson); died 25 Oct 1852, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1852, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Burial: 1852, Richland Baptist Cem, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    They may have married on 2 Oct 1811.

    Children:
    1. Robert Simpson Irwin was born 14 Nov 1813, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 3 May 1874, Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1874, Menard, Illinois, USA.
    2. 2. John C. Irwin was born 16 Jun 1816, North Carolina, USA; died 14 May 1885; was buried 1885, Menard, Illinois, USA.
    3. Stan Hope Irwin was born 24 Dec 1818; died 13 Apr 1819.
    4. William F. Irwin was born 12 Mar 1820, North Carolina, USA; died 20 May 1894; was buried 1894, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
    5. Jane E. Irwin was born 6 Jul 1822, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Samuel Lee Irwin was born 25 Jan 1825; died 1902.
    7. James Harvey Irwin was born 9 Nov 1828; died 18 Apr 1916.
    8. Nancy Irwin was born 15 Nov 1831; died 15 Oct 1911.
    9. Warren Vance Irwin was born 16 Jun 1834.

  3. 6.  Marshall T. Duncan
    Children:
    1. Cynthia Duncan was born 18 Aug 1818, Adair, Kentucky, USA; died 6 Apr 1872, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1872, Menard, Illinois, USA.
    2. 3. Minerva Duncan was born 15 Sep 1822, Illinois, USA; died 28 May 1911; was buried 1911, Menard, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Irwin was born 1762, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA (son of Samuel Irwin and Hannah); died 1806, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 4. William F. Irwin was born 31 Mar 1789, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 13 Jun 1871; was buried 1871, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

  2. 10.  John Purvines was born 19 Jun 1760, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (son of David Purviance, Jr. and Margaretha S. McEntyre); died 27 Sep 1833, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1833, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Burial: 1833, Richland Baptist Cem, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    In the summer of 1779, during the Revolutionary War, he volunteered for 13 months as a horseman under Captain James Wade, attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Davis. They marched across the Congaree, Wateree and Santee Rivers into South Carolina where the militia of North Carolina was assembling under General Rutherford of that state. The Regiment took part in the severe conflict with the British at Stono Ferry. S.C.. on July 20 1779, under General Lincoln. Soon afterward, the army retreated to the northward.

    In August, 1780. he again volunteered as a Private Horseman under Captain William Penny, attached to the army of young General Gates at Lynch's Creek, marching two miles beyond Rugby's Mill toward Camden and was in a fight with the enemy which probably occurred Dec 4, 1780. He was present at the capture of the fort at Orangeburg, S.C., in May, 1781. and he served in the rear guard for two days and nights, after which he was detailed with four others, including the Quartermaster Sergeant, to a mill to procure meal. While there, they were surrounded by a detachment of Tories. He was the only one who evaded capture which he managed to do by jumping from a window into the river and swimming away. He was wounded and lost his horse and saddle in the skirmish.

    In July, 1781, he again enlisted in the State Troops for 10 months under Captain William Alexander, attached to the Regiment of Colonel Wade Hampton of S.C.. in the forces of General Sumpter. He participated in the Battle of Eutaw Springs. S.C.. September 8, 1781. The following year, he volunteered again in Mecklenberg Co., NC for 10 months with Captain Burns in the Regiment of Colonel Davis and was engaged in that County on patrol duty, watching the movements of the Tories and protecting the inhabitants from marauding parties. At the close of the war. he was mustered out. having served the greater part of five years. He was later granted a pension for this service.

    As early as 1817, certain of his children commenced migrating to Illinois. Dec 15, 1819 he sold his farm of 319 acres on Wild Meadow Branch in NC to Phillip BARRINGER for $4700. Shortly thereafter, he also left NC. He visited relatives in Jackson Co, TN for a brief period and arrived in Illinois in 1820. Eventually all of his children settled in Cartwright Twn, Sangamon Co, 111, except Matilda who had married and died in NC. Several of his nephews and cousins migrated to Illinois during the same period.

    A special monument, commemorating his services in the Revolution, has been placed at the entrance to the cemetery and the DAR have placed a bronze plaque at the gravesite. His name is also enscribed on the bronze plaque in the south mall. Old Station Capital, at Springfield, Illinois.

    His name spelled as Purviance, but they have very generally permitted it to be changed to Purvines, probably because without precision in speaking the original name, the sound would be that produced by the modern spelling which is now adopted by descendants in Illinois.

    John married Nancy Ferguson 10 Jul 1783, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. Nancy (daughter of James Ferguson and Judith Eldridge) was born 2 Jul 1763, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Jul 1796, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; was buried 1796, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]


  3. 11.  Nancy Ferguson was born 2 Jul 1763, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (daughter of James Ferguson and Judith Eldridge); died 10 Jul 1796, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; was buried 1796, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Nancy was raised by her widowed grandmother, Mildred Ferguson in Mecklenberg Co, NC. Nancy, through her mother, was a direct descendant of Pocohantas (see chart 2-3 3 in The Purviance Family by Stuart H. Purviance). Her gr-grandfather Alexander Ferguson, a Scotch Tory, fled from Scotland to VA in 1716. Her maternal gr-gr-grandfather, Samuel Eldridge, came from England to Isle of Wight Co, VA prior to 1636. She died due to complications from childbirth (2 days after birth of John Graham Purviance).

    Children:
    1. Mathilda Purvines was born 13 Sep 1789, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 23 Nov 1863, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; was buried 1863, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Purvines was born 18 Mar 1785, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Mar 1858, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1858, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
    3. David Simpson Purvines was born 18 May 1787, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Mar 1852, Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1852, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
    4. 5. Margaret J. Purvines was born 1791, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 25 Oct 1852, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1852, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
    5. Alexander Caldwell Purvines was born 16 Mar 1794, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 16 Jul 1861, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1861, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
    6. John Graham Purvines was born 8 Jul 1796, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; died 1 Jan 1863, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried 1863, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.


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