Hi: I have copied all of my research and notes for our line of the family. I hope it helps you. I had the Cumberland Historical Society do some research for me recently and they provided some. Some came from my family Bible for the Laird and McDowell families. My grandfather's name was James Laird McDowell, he was named after his father James Laird McDowell, who was named after his maternal grand-father James Laird, Capt. Most of my father's brothers and my grandfather were still speaking inGaelic and had a slight Scottish burrr to their speach. I have another tree that belongs to our line, from a Jerome Phillips. Are you in contact with him? His tree is extensive and he represents another part of this line. I have a GEDCOM copy somewhere on my other computer. Let me know if you want to see it. I am willing to share the information. I am up late, so tomorrow over a cup of strong coffee, I will review your information and see where we connect. bye for now, new cousin. Tena McDowell Hanna ----- Original Message ----- From: <PLairdhoward@aol.com> To: <LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 3:55 PM Subject: [LAIRD-L] James Laird of Derry > Mike and Tena Hanna, > > If you have checked the LFA newsletter (special edition) which can > be downloaded from the LFA website you will see that I am a descendant > of John Laird and Agnes Black of Derry T., Lancaster County, PA. Evidence > does point to the probability of John being the son of James Laird and wife > Jane of Derry. However, there were two James Laird's living in Derry > Township, > with wife's named Jane. One died abt 1741, and a transcribed copy of his > will appears in one of the newsletters. He seems to be the younger of the > two > Laird's and two minor children are mentioned in his will. The will also > mentions > Hugh Laird as a brother of James, and was witnessed by John Laird. The other > James Laird died abt 1736, and was a much older man who apparently had adult > children at the time of his death. His widow Jane Laird received a warrant > for land > in Lancaster County. > I notice that the information you sent to me on the early James Laird > gives > his date of birth as (1704) Ireland, and date of death 1737, Derby Township, > Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His wife's date of birth is (1708) Ireland. Their > children are named as William Laird born 1730, Samuel Laird born 1732, > Hugh Laird born (1736) Matthew Laird born (1755), and James Laird, > born (1769). This information came from the ancestral file, and was submitted > to the LDS Church. I have a copy of the groupsheet in my files. As you can > see the dates for Hugh, Matthew and James are much later than the death > date of James, Sr., so do not fit. > I will look over my files and see what information I have on your > ancestry. > I will then publish the information in the next LFA newsletter. > > Sincerely, > Patricia Laird Howard > > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > Laird Family Association Website: http://www.qcsi.net/lfa > >