Posted on: Johnston Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/joh/Johnston?read=264 Surname: Laird, Law, Johnston ------------------------- David Laird was born around 1780-1785 in or near Huntingdon Pennsylvania USA, to Jacob Laird and Jane Johnston. He married Ann Law at the Huntingdon Presbyterian Church about 1804-1806. There were several children, including Rebecca Laird (born 22 March 1810) and Lydia Laird. They lived either at Huntingdon or Erie for a few years, then between 1812 and 1820, they left Pennsylvania. In 1830, they turned up on the census for Troy, Lincoln county, MO. We lost David after that. Rebecca married Elijah Galloway 7 or 12 Dec 1828 in Lincoln county MO, and they lived there until 1858 when they moved to TX with all their 13 children and their families. After the Civil War, they went to Carroll County Arkansas. If you can trace your LAIRD ancestry back to Lincoln county MO, or to Erie or Huntingdon PA, I would like to hear from you.