Jesse Irish and all of his relatives were observant Quakers generations before, during and after this episode.  The progenitor, John Irish,  came in 1629.  His family became Quakers during the early years of the colonies and only married women from noted Quaker families.  Jesse Irish and his family were at the Nine Partners Meeting in Dutchess County New York before moving to Danby. There are records online to that effect in the USGenweb site for Dutchess County. However the Irish family has a well documented Quaker family tree. In my line Peter's grandson, Daniel, married a Methodist while still referring to himself as Friend throughout his life.  He fought in the War of 1812 for Canada. Most people who are removed would not continue to call themselves "Friend" I do not know more one way or another and have just begun to search his records. Interestingly Daniel's grandson came to fight in the Civil War and referred to his family as Canadian Quakers even though he was not. He told his grandchildren that his family was more like Pennsylvania Dutch than anything he knew in this county. I mention this just to give some insights into the actual character of the family as it passed through the generations. Jesse and his family were not on the fringe of their religion. It is the snapshot of time during the Revolution that is of interest. Lynn