Excerpt from Some Account of the Ireland Family: Originally of Long Island, N. Y., 1644-1880 The genealogical records of the Ireland family, so far as conveniently accessible, were originally sought for, to ascertain the date of its settlement on American soil, and simply for the gratification and satisfaction of the writer. Other parties have since evinced an interest in them, and expressed a desire for their publication. Without attempting to give a full history of the collateral branches of the family, of whom it was found difficult to obtain accurate information, the chain of direct descent from our first American ancestor, Thomas Ireland, is perfect to the ninth generation in the male line, and to the tenth in the female line. Although the male representatives of the family in the present generation are few, some future descendant may find the present records a convenient foudation on which to enlarge and complete the genealogy of a race distinguished - with rare exceptions - for sterling integrity, easy good nature and kind-heartedness, and ready willingness to advance the interests of others, and an unambitious contentment with a medium rank in life. "Love and Peace" was the motto assigned to one of the name by the English King at Arms, in 1601. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.