James W. Laird; Thank you so much for your library work. A Jesse Laird was uncle to my great grandfather.There are so many possible reasons why the parents did not raise him. The simplest would be that one or both of them died. The father (a Garrison) may have been lost at war. His surname was given to the child so they must have planned to marry. It has been a solid brick wall to this point. Daphne JAMES W LAIRD wrote:Daphne: Was at the library today and looked up the census for Kentucky in 1790-1800-1810 <<clip>>

I thought I would send this to the list instead of just to Patricia that way all of you can see if this might be someone in your family lines. I know that many people have joined the list since I intially put this info. up. Anyway, my earliest known ancestor is Samuel Burlin Laird. He was born 3/17/1826 possibly in New York. The place of birth can not be proven at this time. He died on May 20, 1907 in Canton, IL (Fulton Co.). He married Mary Ann "Polly" Ogden May 2, 1848. I have much more info. on some of his children but not all. If this info. sounds familiar to you and you have never been in contact with me before please do so. Thanks. Hope this is what you wanted Patrica. Heather A. Cottrell --- Faith isn't Faith until it is all you are holding on to! -- Join the most exciting community of women on the web! iVillage.com's FREE membership gets you private email, your own home page, special discounts and sweepstakes, and dozens of problem-solving tools. http://www.ivillage.com/frame/join_email.html

Daphne: Was at the library today and looked up the census for Kentucky in 1790-1800-1810 1820-1830-1850 found Hezekiah in Jefferson Co. in 1790. A book called Kentucky gazette 1787-1800 said he was interviewed on Aug. 25 1793. He had found a mare in Nelson Co. at long lick (page 93) Had come here from Pa. he didn't appear again in Ky. until 1830 in Hart co. Was also a Jesse there at that time Will be going back in a few days to check marriages and deaths records Until then HAVE A GOOD DAY James. JAMES W LAIRD NICHOLASVILLE KY VFW POST 10500 LEXINGTON KY. VFW SERVICE OFFICER ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Sherry; I have no more info on the LAIRDs at this time. Yours were in the same place at the same time My unknown LAIRD, mother of William GARRISON, would have been, at best, a sister to Hezekiah LARD. So my question to you and others on the list would be - - did Hezekiah have a sister who had a boy child in 1830? And - did Hezekiah have a brother by the name of Jesse? My GARRISON family stayed in Wayne Co. IL for another generation. My father was born there in 1900 His father, William Mahlon GARRISON and mother, Lelah Eileen (PITTMAN) and their four children - Daphne, Lloyd Sherman, Ivan Joe, and Norman Roosevelt (my father) moved to Alberta, Canada in 1903. There are many cousins - both Garrison and Pittman - still there. No one knows or will tell anything about the birth of William in 1830 except that his parents were probably not married and the maternal grandparents raised William with the help of Uncle Jesse LAIRD. Daphne N. Richey (nee Garrison) sherry kline wrote: > My gggrandmother was Elizabeth Laird Jones Crabb, and was born in Hart > County in 1831.<<Clip>> >

7 Feb 2000 Descendants of: Alexander LAIRD 1 Alexander LAIRD b. about 1697 Houston and Kilellan m. 20 Feb 1722 Houston and Kilellan, Renfrewshire Margaret WALLACE 2 John LAIRD b. 28 Sep 1735 Houston and Kilellan, Renfrewshire m. 12 August, 1760 Houston and Kilellan Catharine LANG b. 1733 Erskine, Renfrewshire 3 Janet LAIRD b. 1 Oct, 1761 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire 3 Margaret LAIRD b. 11 Sep 1763 Port Glasgow, Renfrew d. after 1822 m. Feb, 1797 Abbey, Paisley, Renfew John SWAN b. about 1753 d. before 1822 Margaret was the second wife of John Swan. He had three daughters by his first marriage, Agnes, Mary and Helen In Jan 1822 she was already a widow of John Swan and was living at Newton St., near Maxwelton, Paisley, Renfrewshire. see Sasine Abridgement of Jan 3 1822 (ref. Renfrew Sasines. 1821-30 no. 551) 3 John LAIRD b. 13 May 1766 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire d. before 1856 m. 12 June 1814 Erskine, Renfewshire Mary HOLM b. 18 Oct, 1779 Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire d. 5 Feb 1859 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarks Seized in ground in Stobbs in Paisley Old (Abbey) Parish, Paisley in 1822 per Sasine bridgement of 3 Jan 1822 3 girl LAIRD b. 4 May, 1772 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire Descendants of: John LAIRD (b 1766) above 1 John LAIRD b. _____ d. after 1822 m. 12 August, 1760 Port Glasgow Catharine LANG b. 1733 Erskine, Renfrewshire 2 Janet LAIRD b. 1 Oct, 1761 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire 2 Margaret LAIRD b. 11 Sep 1763 Port Glasgow, Renfrew d. after 1822 m. Feb, 1797 Abbey, Paisley, Renfew John SWAN d. before 1822 2 John LAIRD b. 13 May 1766 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire d. before 1856 m. 12 June 1814 Erskine, Renfewshire Mary HOLM b. 1780 Houston, Renfrewshire d. 5 Feb 1859 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarks 3 Catharine Lang LAIRD b. 5 Aug 1815 Erskine, Renfrew m. 9 Jun 1833 Paisley, Renfrew John PEARSON 3 John LAIRD b. 7 Oct 1818 Erskine, Renfrew d. 30 June 1868 Partick, Glasgow m. Helen BLAIR b. 1822 Paisley, Renfrewshire d. 28 Nov 1877 Kelvin, Glasgow 3 George LAIRD b. 12 Mar 1821 Erskine, Renfrewshire d. 14 Feb 1897 137 Greenhead St., Bridgeton, Glasgow m. 6 Oct 1857 Bridgeton, Glasgow Margaret DONALD b. 17 Aug 1836 Barony, Lanarks d. 1913 Broderick, Arran 2 girl LAIRD b. 4 May, 1772 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire I hope this is clear. If not email me. A. Graeme P. Laird glaird@thai.com Bangkok Thailand

Lisa; My grandfather was (We think) Was Francis Marion Laird As my dad was a Jr We think Grandfather entered the confederate army at De Queen Arkansas. I have been told by older kin that he was born at Star City in Lincoln Co. But can't . prove it yet. My dad and a brother left Arkansas But split up at Texarkana after a disagreement about something or other. My dad went to Oklahoma. Went to work for the AT&SF railroad in Texas So that is all we think we know about our grandfather Not even SURE what his wife's name was!!! James Laird JAMES W LAIRD NICHOLASVILLE KY VFW POST 10500 LEXINGTON KY. VFW SERVICE OFFICER ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I am a descendant of William LAIRD, who married Ellen HAIGE, 8 December 1844, in Old Monkland Parish, Airdire, Lanark, Scotland. Ellen was born, 31 October 1826, in Edinburgh, Scotland and died, 19 October 1890, in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. William was born, about 1823, in Scotland and died, 2 January 1863, in Belle Isle Confederate Prison Camp, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia. They emigrated from Scotland in 1854. There children are: 1. Helen LAIRD born, 7 May 1844, in Greengairs, Lanark, Scotland. 2. James William LAIRD born, 14 February 1846, in Greengairs, Lanark, Scotland and died, 9 December 1895, in Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth, about 1869, in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 3. George LAIRD born, 22 July 1849, in Lanark, Scotland and died, 13 December 1860, in Pittston, PA. 4. David LAIRD born, 6 November 1851, in Lanark, Scotland and died, 22 December 1879, in Pittston, PA. 5. Margaret LAIRD born, 4 July 1856, in Pittston Twp, PA and died, 5 September 1936, in Avoca, Luzerne County, PA. She married Robert James WATSON, in 1874, in Pittston, PA. He was the son of Thomas WATSON and Jean DALZIEL. 6. Jennitte LAIRD born, November 1857, in Pittston Twp, PA. She married Aaron MITCHELL, in 1879, in Pittston, PA. 7. William Haige LAIRD born, 1 November 1859, in Pittston Twp, PA and died, 27 October 1932, in Pittston, PA. He married Henrietta CAMPBELL, about 1892, in Pittston, PA. 8. Helen Haige LAIRD born, November 1862, in Pittston, PA. She married Stanford L. GEDDIS, about 1890, in Pittston, PA. He was the son of Jesse GEDDIS. I would like to correspond with anyone else researching this family. Thank you, Howard Edward Lane Howard E. Lane 300 7th St, Apt 306 Moosic, PA 18507-1830 e-mail: lanehowa@ptd.net (570)-457-1178 To get to My Web Pages for BRADBURY, DALZIELL, DOMMERMUTH, GRAHAM, LAIRD, LANE, WATSON, WEIR, WIDDALL, WILLIAMS and Von BERGEN. Go to http://www.ultimatefamilytree.com Under Family Web Page, click on View Pages. Click on the first letter of the family name that you want to view.

James, I have been trying to reasearch my husbands line of Laird's, his Grandfather was from Arkansas. I wonder if their might be a connection? Where in Arkansas was yours from? Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "JAMES W LAIRD" <jwlaird1@juno.com> To: <LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 06 February, 2000 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [LAIRD] Earliest Known Laird Ancestor > Sherry; > Send me any thing you think I will need > to check here in Kentucky, We have a good genealogy > department in our library. Will check the census for > both Hart and barren Counties for the names you > mentioned for the 1830 and 1840, As to whether we > are kin I don't think so. We can't trace our grandfather > at all. My father was Francis Marion Laird Jr. He was from > Arkansas. We found two Lairds with Francis Marion. One > was too young The other show a marriage but didn't name > offsprings. He died of a wound of the head he receives while > on leave. His wife remarried a Hector . In 1932 she applied > for Lairds pension. So I don' think we are related. > James > > JAMES W LAIRD > NICHOLASVILLE KY > VFW POST 10500 LEXINGTON KY. > VFW SERVICE OFFICER > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > Laird Family Association Website: http://www.qcsi.net/lfa >

Hi, I just re-read your letter, and I am just so sorry. I doubt my mom would call, and we'll see about going up. I only wish we could pick a good day, instead of a bad one, because my mom probably couldn't handle a bad one very well. She just talked to Herschel, and he has been very ill with the flu, but I think he is o.k., though I noticed the last time we were together that his memory is bad. Still, whose isn't when they are tired. I think we will try to see him AFTER he is over the flu. He is so sweet. Mom thinks he is "keeping company" with a woman friend, and I hope for his sake he is. Mom says he talks about a woman that she met once quite a bit, and Mom said she is a nice lady. Night, Selinda. Hang in there. This part of life is so hard. Love, Sherry

Thank you, James! I will have to get some of what I have organized first. I have a lot on the computer, but I have quite a lot that I just got that is not. I need to check it first, because there is no need of you duplicating anything. Besides, I can check the census locally, I think. Wichita has a good collection of the census. It is deaths and marriage records that I really, really need. I cannot find out what Jones Elizabeth was married to before she married J.R.U. Crabb. There doesn't seem to be a record of it, probably because Hart Co. records burned. Or maybe I am looking in the wrong place. They either moved some, or the lines changed, and made it look like they moved. Thank you! Sherry At 09:35 PM 2/6/00 -0500, you wrote: >Sherry; > Send me any thing you think I will need >to check here in Kentucky, We have a good genealogy >department in our library. Will check the census for >both Hart and barren Counties for the names you > mentioned for the 1830 and 1840, As to whether we > are kin I don't think so. We can't trace our grandfather >at all. My father was Francis Marion Laird Jr. He was from >Arkansas. We found two Lairds with Francis Marion. One >was too young The other show a marriage but didn't name > offsprings. He died of a wound of the head he receives while >on leave. His wife remarried a Hector . In 1932 she applied >for Lairds pension. So I don' think we are related. > James > >JAMES W LAIRD >NICHOLASVILLE KY >VFW POST 10500 LEXINGTON KY. >VFW SERVICE OFFICER > >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > >==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== >Laird Family Association Website: http://www.qcsi.net/lfa > >

Hi, The following information was published in the Central IL Gen. Qtly. IIVI:2, Spring 1990, p. 55. (I'm assuming Central Illinois Genealogical Quarterly) Walton & Laird Bible Record James M. Laird b. 17 Mar 1811, son and only son of John & Alice Laird Abiah W., dau of John A. and Alice Laird, b. 16 Feb 1816 John A. Laird & Alice were married 24 Jun 1803 (note: line was crossed out) Below listed as register of the ages of John A. Laird and Alice his wife - their children John A. Laird b. 5 Jun 1779 His wife Alice b. 9 May 1779 Martha Laird b. 17 Jul 1804, d. 3 Aug 1804 Elizabeth C. Laird b. 16 Oct (no year given, but a Wednesday) Agness Laird b. same date, d. same day Elizabeth C. Laird d. 29 Sep 1806 Sara Laird b. 3 Apr 1807 Ruth Anderson Laird b. 19 Aug 1808 Rest of the names are WALTON and not on the Laird pages. I just took the facts, since the information is under copyright. Judy

Hi, Glad to seen that you are going to do an article on this Laird line. I have a lot of various information on this line (from Mary Alice Laird, Harrisburg & Margargel) that is probably pretty old and possibly not accurate. So far not my line. BTW, Paul has given the information on my Samuel Laird for the newsletter so I will not repeat. Judy > Just a quick note to mention that my brother Jay William Laird > and I plan to post an article on the family of James Laird and > wife Jane who came to America abt 1736 and settled in Derry T. > Lancaster Co., PA. and their documented children in the Feb > isssue of "Laird Branches." > > The children that we have documented are: > 1. James Laird married Jean. > 2. Mary Laird married 1st William Snoddy 2nd James Ireland. > 3. Hugh Laird married Ann. > 4. John Laird married Agnes Black. > 5. Matthew Laird married 1st Rachel Wilkins 2nd Elizabeth. > 6. Capt William Laird married Martha Wilson. > 7. Samuel Laird married Mary Young. > > We hope that by posting this article we will help resolve some of the > questions, assumptions and errors that we have seen regarding this family. > The article will focus on presenting documentation that we have gathered > mostly through primary sources. > > Sincerely, > Patricia Laird Howard > > ______________________________

Sherry; Send me any thing you think I will need to check here in Kentucky, We have a good genealogy department in our library. Will check the census for both Hart and barren Counties for the names you mentioned for the 1830 and 1840, As to whether we are kin I don't think so. We can't trace our grandfather at all. My father was Francis Marion Laird Jr. He was from Arkansas. We found two Lairds with Francis Marion. One was too young The other show a marriage but didn't name offsprings. He died of a wound of the head he receives while on leave. His wife remarried a Hector . In 1932 she applied for Lairds pension. So I don' think we are related. James JAMES W LAIRD NICHOLASVILLE KY VFW POST 10500 LEXINGTON KY. VFW SERVICE OFFICER ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Pat: I noticed that the subject was 'Derry Township' in reply to Tena. My g-grandmother, Marie Roberts Laird, was from Derry Township, PA and was wondering if this had anything to do with her. I keep looking. Thanks Joyce Dempsey At 10:47 AM 2/6/00 -0500, you wrote: >Tena, > Please notice on your message for earliest known ancestor that >it should read Derry Township, not Derby Township. Also, is that post >intended for the newsletter? > >Sincerely, >Patricia > > >==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== >List problem or question? >e-mail Russell Laird at rlaird@1starnet.com > >

I have a Robert Laird b 1820 Scotland, married a Jane Lafferty in 1842 at St James Church ( methodist) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a toll taker and died 1871 in Lobo, Ontario, Canada. He had a son William b 1850 in Toronto who moved to Cass Co IA but then I lose track of him due to a divorce or desertion. I am really stuck on where Robert came from in Scotland and whatever became of William. Thanks, Mari Nittler Mari Nittler voice/fax: 402/558-9876 722 N. 57th St. <mailto:manittler@brownell.edu> Omaha, Nebraska 68132-2034

My deepest sympathies to the family of whomever died.. but I'm confused. What does that have to do with a Laird genealogy association? Sounds like some personal chat accidentally got on this subscription. Please make sure you are sending email to the desired destination and audience...

John Laird, b. ca. 1784 probably in Pennsylvania. Moved f rom Allegany Co., PA sometime before 1822 to Ross Co., Ohio. Died in the 1840's. Was a hatter. Had sons James Mc (Mc was his middle name), Jesse Wesley, and John. Daughters Mary Brown Laird and Rachel Cloud Laird. Married Pheobe Ford. Both buried in Chillicothe, Ohio. Mary Szymanowski PLairdhoward@aol.com wrote: > Hello Everyone, > I am trying to play catch up and would like to place a deadline > on submitting your earliest known Laird ancestor. If all of you > could have your submissions to me by next Saturday, I could > have the newsletter ready for posting to the web site on Sunday. > Once this newsletter is out of the way, I will have time to begin > the Feb issue. I am also behind on the Quarterly I publish and > at the same time am trying to work on my documentation for > membership in the DAR. So please bear with me. > > Sincerely, > Patricia Laird Howard > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > List problem or question? > e-mail Russell Laird at rlaird@1starnet.com

Daphne, My gggrandmother was Elizabeth Laird Jones Crabb, and was born in Hart County in 1831. Her parents were: Hezekiah Lard, & Patsey Carter, 2 Oct 1817, Barren County, Kentucky. Here is her obituary: Death of Mrs. J. R. U. Crabb August 1, 1912 - Milan News Miss Elizabeth Laird was born in Hart County, Kentucky, March 11, 1831, and died at her home near Milan, Kansas, July 30, 1912, aged 81 years, 4 months and 19 days. Early in life Mrs. Crabb dedicated her life to God through faith in Jesus Christ and united with the United Baptist church in Barren county, Kentucky. She has been since that time a constant and faithful member of the church. She was united in marriage to Mr. J. R. U. Crabb, July 11, 1857. To this union six children were born, of which two died in infancy, one boy at the age of thirteen and one daughter after she was grown. Two daughters still remain, one is married and lives in Kentucky and the other is still at home. Mrs. Crabb has been ill for a number of years and everything that cheerful hands, loving hearts and the best of medical skill was done, but all in vain. A good woman has gone to her reward leaving behind a sorrowing husband, two daughters and a host of friends. Funerals services were conducted in the Baptist church, Wednesday afternoon at two o' clock, by the pastor, F. G. Wilkerson. Interment was made in the Milan cemetery. The entire community extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved husband and relatives. If you have any info, please let me know. I have found some Lairds in Sumner County, KS, and it is possible that they are kinfolk of Elizabeth's, and came here when she and her husband did, and died here, too, as she did. I am descended from Elizabeth's first husband, and her first son, Willis, who is not even mentioned in this obituary. Thank you, Sherry At 09:13 AM 2/6/00 -0700, you wrote: >Patricia and Laird family members; >I have two, so far un-named, LAIRD ancestors, and one named LAIRD kin. >My great grandfather, William GARRISON, was born 02 Oct 1830, >in Hart Co. KY. His mother was a LAIRD. Her parents raised William >and took him with them to Enterprise, in Wayne Co. IL. >Her brother's name was Jesse. He became a surveyor in IL. He took on >his nephew, William, as a helper. >Daphne N. Richey (nee Garrison) > > > > > >==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== >List archive search engines? See resource page at: >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/l/a/LAIRD/ > >

Thank you, James. VERY MUCH! I am doing this research for myself, of course, but also for my 88-year-old Mom, who wants to find "Dad's People". Do you have all the info on my family, the Laird's, JOnes, Smith's, Hawley's, Carters, etc?? I can ship it to you if you do not. Then you'll know if you are running into the "right" people. Thanks, James. Are you my kin? Sincerely, Sherry At 12:15 PM 2/6/00 -0500, you wrote: >Sherry; > As to the will of Hezekiah/ Hezeliel Laird >the probate records should still be at Hall >of Records in St. Louis Mo. You may also >might check birth records in No. Carolina >and So.Carolina in the year 1794 for Joab >And John. Also check death records in >Grant Co. Wisconsin for both as my >info indicate that one or the other of >them died there. I will check further here > in Kentucky Lots of luck in your search > James >JAMES W LAIRD >NICHOLASVILLE KY >VFW POST 10500 LEXINGTON KY. >VFW SERVICE OFFICER > >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > >==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== >Laird Resource Page: >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/l/a/LAIRD/ > >

My earliest Laird is William F. Laird Born June 06, 1858 in Madison Cty. NY married Margurite (Maggie) Casey born May 04, 1862 in County Cork, Ireland she died in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1928, I do not have any information on when he died or where he is buried. If anyone can help I sure would appreciate it. Thanks, Darlene Rozelle PLairdhoward@aol.com wrote: > Hello Everyone, > I am trying to play catch up and would like to place a deadline > on submitting your earliest known Laird ancestor. If all of you > could have your submissions to me by next Saturday, I could > have the newsletter ready for posting to the web site on Sunday. > Once this newsletter is out of the way, I will have time to begin > the Feb issue. I am also behind on the Quarterly I publish and > at the same time am trying to work on my documentation for > membership in the DAR. So please bear with me. > > Sincerely, > Patricia Laird Howard > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > List problem or question? > e-mail Russell Laird at rlaird@1starnet.com