I have a Lodwik Lard, Corporal, 1 Regiment Cavalry, Georgia Militia, Washington County -- 1793-1794 Spencer Laird wrote: > Which Lodowick Laird is this? > I do NOT believe it is the Lodowoick Laird who is the father of Robert > Laird, the Rev War Soldier. With Robert born in 1743, I would put his > fathers birth prior to 1725. This would put him at the age of at least 85 in > 1810, if not older. > Rather , I believe it is Lodowick Laird, Robert's granson through Samuel > Laird. This Loderick Laird : > 1. Appears as a Private on Company Muster Roll for Capt. Henry Lane's > Volunteer Rifle Co., Lt Col. William Jones' Batt'n, Georgia Militia bet 24 > Nov 1814 and 20 May 1815 > 2. Marriage to Sarah Darnell 1 Jan 1817 Morgan Co., GA Marriage Book A. > 3. 1818 Morgan Co., GA Tax Digest GA Archives 42-61 > Lard, Loderick Land Lot 15 Morgan Co. 252.5 acres > 4. 1820 Morgan Co., GA Tax Digest GA Archives 42-61 > Lard, Loderick Land Lot 19 Morgan Co. > 5. Sold Lot 509 in the 20th District of Baldwin Co., now Morgan Co., GA on > the 5th Dec, 1821. Superior Court Deeds Book GG FHLC# 0158830 > 6. On the 5 Dec 1821 Loderick Laird of Tatnell Co., GA sells 202.5 acres of > land in 20th District of Baldwin Co., now Morgan Co.,GA Lot 305 > 7. This Lodowick laird signed his name. Robert;s fahter made his mark. > 8. Also his middle initial appears to be R. #6. Instead of K. > 9. Somewhere I have a notice of Lodwick Laird's death in Morgan Co., GA in > the early 1820's but I cant; seem to find it now. > > Spencer Laird > > -----Original Message----- > > From: PLairdhoward@aol.com [mailto:PLairdhoward@aol.com] > > Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 7:08 AM > > To: LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [LAIRD-L] Lodowick Laird > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > While searching through deed books A (1808-1809), and B, (1809-1811) > > for Jones County, Georgia, I ran across four deeds for Lodowick > > Lard. I am > > placing the entire content of the deeds in the November LFA > > Newsletter. Three > > of the deeds mention that he is a resident of Jones County, Georgia. The > > last deed dated 26 May 1810 mentions that he is a resident of > > Tatnall County, > > Georgia. I will send copies of the deeds to any descendant of > > Lodowick Laird. > > Simply send me a request, along with your name and address. > > > > Sincerely, > > Patricia Laird Howard > > > > > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > > Laird Resource Page: > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/l/a/LAIRD/ > > > > > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > List archive search engines? See resource page at: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/l/a/LAIRD/