Hi: Here is our genealogy from my family tree, I only copied about 6 generations. Descendants of James Laird Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 LAIRD was born Abt. 1704 in Ireland, and died Abt. 1737 in Derby Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married JANE. Children of JAMES LAIRD and JANE are: 2. i. HUGH2 LAIRD, b. Abt. 1736, Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. November 09, 1801, Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 3. ii. MATHEW LAIRD, b. Abt. 1755, Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. February 1821, South Middleton township, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. iii. SAMUEL LAIRD, b. Abt. 1732; d. September 27, 1806, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa; m. MARY YOUNG. 4. iv. WILLIAM LAIRD, b. 1727, Ireland; d. April 11, 1820, Hanover, Deery, Pennsylvania. Generation No. 2 2. HUGH2 LAIRD (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1736 in Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and died November 09, 1801 in Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He married ANNA. Children of HUGH LAIRD and ANNA are: 5. i. JAMES3 LAIRD, b. December 12, 1753, West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. October 10, 1834, Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. ii. ARTHUR LAIRD, b. Abt. 1762, Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. iii. SAMUEL LAIRD, b. Abt. 1764, Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. 6. iv. JANE LAIRD, b. Abt. 1766, Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. 7. v. STEWART LAIRD, b. Abt. 1768, Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. Juniata County, Pennsylvania. vi. WILLIAM LAIRD, b. Abt. 1770, Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. 3. MATHEW2 LAIRD (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1755 in Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and died February 1821 in South Middleton township, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. He married ELIZABETH LAIRD. Children of MATHEW LAIRD and ELIZABETH LAIRD are: i. ELIZABETH3 LAIRD, m. HENRY BURKHOLDER. ii. MATTHEW LAIRD. iii. WILLIAM LAIRD. 8. iv. FRANCIS LAIRD, d. Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. 9. v. JAMES LAIRD, b. May 11, 1761; d. February 15, 1846. vi. JOHN M. LAIRD, b. 1797, Carlilse, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; d. March 12, 1849, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania; m. JULIA POWERS. vii. SAMUEL LAIRD. viii. RACHAEL LAIRD. 4. WILLIAM2 LAIRD (JAMES1) was born 1727 in Ireland, and died April 11, 1820 in Hanover, Deery, Pennsylvania. He married (1) MARTHA WILSON. He married (2) CATHERINE SPENCER. Children of WILLIAM LAIRD and MARTHA WILSON are: i. MARGARET3 LAIRD, b. 1756. ii. ELIZABETH LAIRD, b. 1759; m. MCCLURE. iii. SAMUEL LAIRD. Child of WILLIAM LAIRD and CATHERINE SPENCER is: iv. MARY3 LAIRD, m. JAMES HARRIS. Generation No. 3 5. JAMES3 LAIRD (HUGH2, JAMES1) was born December 12, 1753 in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and died October 10, 1834 in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He married (1) JANE MCCLURE, daughter of ROBERT MCCLURE and MARGARET DOUGLAS. He married (2) CATHARINE ALLEN May 1802 in Frankford Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Children of JAMES LAIRD and JANE MCCLURE are: i. HUGH4 LAIRD, b. January 08, 1787, Frankford Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. September 30, 1815, Frankford Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. ii. ROBERT LAIRD, b. November 11, 1788, Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. January 15, 1848, Frankford, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 10. iii. MARGARET LAIRD, b. December 09, 1790, West Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. May 30, 1855, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. iv. ANNA LAIRD, b. December 10, 1791, Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. September 17, 1867, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; m. (1) JAMES LOGAN, March 23, 1824, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; m. (2) JAMES DAVIDSON, April 15, 1831. v. THOMAS LAIRD, b. April 20, 1794, Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. April 19, 1830, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. vi. JANE LAIRD, b. July 26, 1797. vii. JAMES LAIRD, b. July 26, 1797; d. July 31, 1797. Children of JAMES LAIRD and CATHARINE ALLEN are: viii. MARY4 LAIRD, b. Aft. 1802. ix. JOHN LAIRD, b. Aft. 1803. 6. JANE3 LAIRD (HUGH2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1766 in Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. She married WILLIAM MCMEEN. Children of JANE LAIRD and WILLIAM MCMEEN are: i. ANN4 MCMEEN. ii. GRIZZEL MCMEEN. 7. STEWART3 LAIRD (HUGH2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1768 in Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and died in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. Children of STEWART LAIRD are: i. WILSON4 LAIRD. ii. PRISCILLA LAIRD, m. HUSBAND ROBINSON. iii. THOMAS LAIRD. iv. HUGH LAIRD. v. SAMUEL LAIRD. 8. FRANCIS3 LAIRD (MATHEW2, JAMES1) died in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Child of FRANCIS LAIRD is: i. MARY4 LAIRD, m. WILLIAM B. STEWART. 9. JAMES3 LAIRD (MATHEW2, JAMES1) was born May 11, 1761, and died February 15, 1846. He married MARY MCFARLAND February 12, 1788, daughter of JOHN MCFARLAND and MARY. Children of JAMES LAIRD and MARY MCFARLAND are: 11. i. JOHN4 LAIRD, b. August 02, 1789; d. September 23, 1862, Lairdsville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. ii. WILLIAM LAIRD, b. October 11, 1791. iii. MARY LAIRD, b. March 15, 1794. Generation No. 4 10. MARGARET4 LAIRD (JAMES3, HUGH2, JAMES1) was born December 09, 1790 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and died May 30, 1855 in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. She married JOHN MCDOWELL March 12, 1818 in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, son of JOHN MCDOWELL and MARGARET HUTTON. Children of MARGARET LAIRD and JOHN MCDOWELL are: 12. i. MARGARET5 MCDOWELL, b. June 29, 1819, Frankford Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. ii. JANE MCDOWELL, b. January 23, 1821, West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. February 19, 1892, Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA. iii. JOHN MCDOWELL, b. November 30, 1822; d. July 27, 1857, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. iv. MARY MCDOWELL, b. October 04, 1824, West Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; d. August 12, 1880, Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA. 13. v. JAMES LAIRD MCDOWELL, b. October 29, 1826, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. December 21, 1904, Elkton, Colorado. vi. SAMUEL ALEXANDER MCDOWELL, b. October 20, 1828, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. January 03, 1887, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; m. HESTER MCCLELLAN, September 12, 1860, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 11. JOHN4 LAIRD (JAMES3, MATHEW2, JAMES1) was born August 02, 1789, and died September 23, 1862 in Lairdsville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He married MARGARET SMITH November 22, 1810. Children of JOHN LAIRD and MARGARET SMITH are: i. ELIZABETH5 LAIRD, b. December 26, 1811. ii. HUGH LAIRD, b. February 18, 1813. 14. iii. JAMES LAIRD, b. April 01, 1814; d. January 1882, Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. iv. JOHN LAIRD, b. February 19, 1822. v. WILLIAM LAIRD, b. January 03, 1832. Generation No. 5 12. MARGARET5 MCDOWELL (MARGARET4 LAIRD, JAMES3, HUGH2, JAMES1) was born June 29, 1819 in Frankford Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. She married ISAIAH GRAHAM MACFARLANE January 01, 1845, son of JOHN MACFARLANE and MARTHA GRAHAM. Children of MARGARET MCDOWELL and ISAIAH MACFARLANE are: i. JAMES GRAHAM6 MACFARLANE. ii. MARGARET LAIRD MACFARLANE, m. JOHN MITCHELL PATTERSON. iii. ALICE MACFARLANE. iv. ELISABETH MACFARLANE, m. JAMES I. BUCHANAN. v. SAMUEL STARRETT MACFARLANE. vi. JOHN FINLEY MACFARLANE, b. October 1845. vii. ANNA MARY MACFARLANE, b. September 1847; m. ELIAKIM TORRANCE. 13. JAMES LAIRD5 MCDOWELL (MARGARET4 LAIRD, JAMES3, HUGH2, JAMES1) was born October 29, 1826 in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and died December 21, 1904 in Elkton, Colorado. He married (1) MARY ISABELLA BLEAN August 12, 1862 in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, daughter of ROBERT BLEAN and MARGARET SCOULLER. He married (2) DORCAS ROSELINA COLLINS October 10, 1867, daughter of DAVID COLLINS and MARY MANIFOLD. Children of JAMES MCDOWELL and MARY BLEAN are: i. MARGARET LAIRD6 MCDOWELL, b. July 29, 1863, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. April 07, 1884, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 20 year 8 months and 8 days. ii. ROBERT BLEAN MCDOWELL, b. January 25, 1865, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. February 01, 1865, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Children of JAMES MCDOWELL and DORCAS COLLINS are: iii. RALPH EWING6 MCDOWELL, b. October 01, 1868, Leavenworth, Kansas; d. August 12, 1902, Fort Clark, Texas. iv. JAMES LAIRD MCDOWELL JR., b. May 30, 1871, Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas; d. Abt. 1951, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona; m. TENA WAYNE KNOX, January 03, 1899. v. DAVID COLLINS MCDOWELL, b. April 09, 1873, Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas; d. May 26, 1949, Billings, Montana; m. ELIZABETH LEE STINGLEY, March 1899, Cripple Creek, Colorado. vi. ROSE EDITH MCDOWELL, b. March 20, 1875, Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas; d. 1966, Freemont, California; m. GEORGE HELDER, November 16, 1914, Victor, Colorado. vii. SAMUEL ALEXANDER MCDOWELL, b. April 14, 1877, Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas; d. May 23, 1959, Billings, Montana; m. DAISY DAY, October 16, 1912, Onaga, Kansas. viii. GEORGE GARFIELD MCDOWELL, b. May 18, 1879, Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas; d. Russia; m. TONY, Unknown, George Married in Russia, his old mother-in-law was a baptist--unhappy. ix. EDWARD PURCELL MCDOWELL, b. January 12, 1882, Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas; d. February 02, 1949, Billings, Montana; m. FREDIA PATTERSON. 14. JAMES5 LAIRD (JOHN4, JAMES3, MATHEW2, JAMES1) was born April 01, 1814, and died January 1882 in Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He married RUTH A. CARVER. Children of JAMES LAIRD and RUTH CARVER are: i. E. LIVINGSTON6 LAIRD. ii. MARTHA LAIRD, m. J. K. RISHEL. iii. WILLIAM L. LAIRD. iv. H. NEWTON LAIRD. v. JOHN C. LAIRD, b. May 21, 1844; m. SOPHIA S. TALLMAN, June 06, 1867. Mike and Tena Hanna God Bless You! <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/n/Tena-M-Hanna/index.html> ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Howard <PAHoward@concentric.net> To: <LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 4:44 PM Subject: [LAIRD-L] Web Site > Tena, > The web site I referred to is the Laird Family Association web > site. > It is located at http://www.qcsi.net/lfa > > The newsletter for the Laird Family Association is "Laird Branches" > > which is published each month. Back issues of the newsletter are on the > site > and can be downloaded for viewing. > > Which Laird family in Pennsylvania are you researching? > > Sincerely, > Patricia Laird Howard > >