I am an Irby, but not a direct descendant of Blunt Freeman Irby. I am responding because it has been over two weeks since you posted and no one else has responded. I am a very avid Irby researcher. I do not want any information lost which could help someone someday. I can guess how Blunt Freeman descends through the Irby family. The immigrant, William Irby, had 3 sons, William, Joshua, and Edmund. Edmund took as his second wife, Ann Blunt, sister of Richard Blunt. I would think that Blunt Freeman Irby would come through this line. I do recall hearing his name, but it has been several years. I do think that Ann only had one son, John. Some think that Charles was also her son, but I am not so sure. I do think that both John and Charles left lines in Nottoway Co, VA and elsewhere. I did read two wills this summer while in VA, but do not recall that Freeman was a son of either. One was William Irby of Nottoway, the other William Irby of Lunenburg who lived along the Nottoway River which did become Nottoway Co.
There were researchers for William Blunt Irby of Nottoway not too many years ago. Is this his descendant?
Please scan your letter and send it to me to transcribe. I do not want to lose the information. I will donate it to Ancestry so it won't be lost.
lands8327@gmail.comMany thanks for your post!! I do wish more people would do this so valuable information can be saved.