There were 2 Wilmouth Irby's, one married a BOYD, the other a BARKSDALE.
I cut and pasted this posting from the IRBY Genforum.It explains that there is a mixup and inaccurate combining of information for Wilmouth Irby.There were apparently 2 - and this excerpt explains and differentiates very nicely!
"TO ALL SEARCHERS FOR WILMOUTH IRBY-BOYD-HALL.
YOU ARE CONFUSING THE ISSUE. THERE WERE TWO
WILMOUTH IRBY'S INVOLVED HERE. ONE THE DAU.
OF ANTHONY IRBY MARRIED BENJAMIN HALL AND IS
NAMED IN ANTHONY'S WILL.
THE OTHER IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOSHUA IRBY JR.
BORN IN BRISTOL PARISH IN PRINCE GEORGE CO.
HER MOTHER WAS MARY BLYTH AND SHE HAD A BROTHER NAMED JOSHUA IRBY ALSO. SHE MARRIED
GEORGE BOYD ON 22 JAN 1760 AND THEY HAD 8
CHILDREN THAT I KNOW OF; WALTER, JOSHUA,
IRBY, GEORGE JR., EDWARD, HARRISON, SARAH,
AND TABITHA.
LOOK AT THAT LIST OF NAMES; JOSHUA AFTER HER
FATHER; IRBY BOYD TO CARRY ON THE IRBY LINE;
GEORGE JR. AFTER HIS FATHER; HARRISON AFTER
HER COUSIN; SARAH AFTER HER SISTER.
GEORGE BOYDS WILL DATED MAY 9, 1779; WILL BOOK 1 PAGE 357
TO FURTHER MUDDY THE WATER, HARRISON IRBY,
SON OF ANTHONY, NAMED A DAUGHTER WILMOUTH
IRBY WHO MARRIED JOHN H. BARKSDALE 23 NOV,
1841.
ELDON E. IRBY
4726 PAMELA DR.
ABILENE, TEXAS 79606
1-915-698-5224
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And a 3rd Wilmouth married a HALL
Tameria Waithman 9/20/02