Can you tell me more about Wm. and Elinder My Ashley Laird b 1816 NC moved at some point to SCto marry then to AL--He is my brick wall. -----Original Message----- From: Sar42gal@aol.com <Sar42gal@aol.com> To: LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com <LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 14, 2000 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [LAIRD] An Open Letter >Ken, > > I do not believe we have been in contact before. My gggg-grandparents >were William and Elinder LEAIRD. The family name has been spelled in a >variety of ways. The family spells it Laird today. William and Elinder were >from South Carolina and moved to Alabama in the early 1800's. The second >oldest son migrated to northwest Florida and was found in the 1860 federal >census for Walton County. Ring any bells. I do not know if the LEAIRD >spelling was a misspelling on the part of the official recording the name or >if that is the way it was spelled originally. I have wondered if the McLeaird >family were related, but since William and Elinder are my brick wall, I have >no idea. > >Sarah > > >==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== >Laird Resource Page: >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/l/a/LAIRD/ > >