When David Irish was born on 11 July 1735, in Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Jesse Irish Sr., was 22 and his mother, Mary Albee, was 25. He married Anna Alice Potter on 17 October 1758, in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States for about 6 years. He died on 12 November 1807, in Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 72.