Lydia (Barrington) Darragh (1729 - 1789)

Born 1729 in Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of William Darragh — married 2 Nov 1753 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Died 28 Dec 1789 at about age 60 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lydia (Barrington) Darragh performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.

Lydia (Barrington) Darragh is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A029856.

Lydia (Barrington) Darragh is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-143873
Rank: Lady Patriot

Lydia was a Friend (Quaker)

Lydia Barrington was born in Ireland, the daughter of John Barrington (1689-1779) and Mary (Adridge) Barrington (abt.1692-1753). ^[1]On November 2, 1753, she married the family tutor, William Darragh, the son of a clergyman. ^[2]

During the American Revolution the British quarantined her house and asked the family to retire at 8:00. Lydia got out of bed and eavesdropped on the British. She passed the information to American authorities and saved George Washington's Army being destroyed. ^[3]

Lydia was a Quaker who was disowned by Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for her involvement with the Revolutionary army during the American Revolution. She joined a group of separated Quakers known as the Free Quakers.^[4]

Lydia's and her son Charles were expelled from the Quaker Meeting for his participating in actions of a "war-like" nature and she for poor attendance, but her activities of spying, would prove more militant than her son. She was taken for questioning but released due to lack of evidence. Washington's army was tipped off and thus saved from disaster at White Marsh December 5–8, 1777. ^[5]

Captain William Barrington of the 7th regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers) was her second cousin.

Children:

1. Charles b 1755 served with 2nd Pennsylvania regiment of the Continental Army
2. Ann b 1757
3. Susannah
4. John b 1763
5. William b 1768

Lydia died 28 Dec 1789 and is buried in the Quakers' burying ground, Fourth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. ^[6]

Research notes

For some reason, Lydia does not appear in her parents' Quaker family list. ^[7] Her father is mentioned on her marriage certificate (cited as a source above), but she is most clearly fixed in the family by the will of her sister Susanna (Barrington) Webster (1717-1782). This names the sister (Susanna) serveral of her siblings, her father and Lydia, her husband and children, Susanna, Charles, John and Anna. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ http://feniangraves.net/Darragh,%20Lydia/Lydia%20Darragh%20bio.htm
2. ↑ Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Family Lists, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=ire%2fquaker%2fmm11m-4%2f0050 : accessed 04 December 2022), marriage of Lydia Barrington daughter of John Barrington of Dublin and William Darragh of the City of Dublin in Sycamore Alley, Dublin on 2d 11mo (Nov) 1753; citing Dublin MM Marriage certificates 1738-1811, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 Feb 2018), "Record of DARRAH, LYDIA", Ancestor # A029856.
4. ↑ Arthur J Mekeel. The Quakers and the American Colonies, Sessions Book Trust, 1996, p. 330
5. ↑ The Women of '76 by Sally Smith Booth, Hastings House publishers, New York, 1973. E276 B66. Page 153-5.
6. ↑ Wikipedia: Lydia Darragh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Darragh
7. ↑ Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Family Lists, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=ire%2fquaker%2fmm11m-2%2f0228 : accessed 04 December 2022), Family list of John Barrington and Mary Adridge; citing Dublin MM Family lists 1701-1726 and a few later, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
8. ↑ Betham Genealogical Abstracts, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2%2FIRE%2FNAI%2F007634672%2F00610&parentid=IRE%2FNAI%2FGENABS%2F00359165%2F1 : accessed 04 December 2022), will abstract of Susanna Webster of Cork St Dublin, widow, dated 8 April 1777, proved 5 ? 1782; citing Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh, Betham's Genealogical Abstracts Prerogative Wills. (Phillips Mss) ( & Misc) C. 1681-1699 D. 1550-1694, National Archives of Ireland.

See also:

• "The Original American Spies: Seven Covert Agents of the Revolutionary War" by Paul R. Misencik p 66-67 [1]

• Bohrer, Melissa Lukeman. Glory, Passion and Principle, the Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution (New York: Atria Books, 2003).

• Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #P-143873 http://patriot.sar.org/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=Grave%20Registry&-loadframes

• FindAGrave.com memorial 28814348 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28814348

• http://www.americanrevolution.org/women/women15.php

• The Barringtons: A Family History

• Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania