Patricia: I am so sorry that you feel my family tree is so flawed that it is unworthy to be published in "your" newsletter. This is fine with me. Tena McDowell Hanna ----- Original Message ----- From: <PLairdhoward@aol.com> To: <mjhanna@jps.net> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 9:08 AM Subject: James and Jane Laird > Tena, > > For the past 25 years my Laird research has focused around John Laird > and wife Agnes Black of Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania > and their son Hugh Laird of York County, Pennsylvania. This research, and > the various docments I have gathered on the family seems to indicate that > John, Hugh, Samuel, Matthew, James and William Laird all stem from the same > branch of the Laird family that settled in Derry Township, Lancaster County, > Pennsylvania in the 1730's, sons of James Laird and wife Jane. > > I would like to point out that your posting on your 1st generation, the > descendants of James Laird and Jane, which was sent to me last August > is a direct quote of a family group sheet that was submitted about 1989 > to the LDS church by a Laird researcher. Unfortunately this family > group sheet has several errors, mostly relating to dates of birth. So please > review your most recent submission for the newsletter. I see two problems > that need to be addressed before posting your earliest Laird ancestor. > > First, you have James Laird listed as born about 1704. > The deposition of Capt William Laird indicates that when his parents arrived > in America about 1736, they discovered that their daughter Mary Snoddy had > recently been widowed and was about to marry again. This would indicate > that James Laird was a much older man than indicated by the birth date of > 1704. > > Second, you list Matthew Laird m 1st Rachel Wilkins, m 2nd Elizabeth, as > the son of Hugh Laird and wife Anna. What is your source for this Matthew > Laird being the son of Hugh Laird and wife Anna rather than the son of James > Laird and wife Jane? > > I will be working on the newsletter all day tomorrow so that it will be > ready > for posting on Sunday. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding > this letter. I think that the February issue of Laird Branches, which > will include the article on James and Jane Laird and their children will help > clear up any questions that you may have about the first generation of Lairds > in Derry Township, Lancaster County, PA. I will be checking my e-mail on > a regular basis all day tomorrow, and will await your reply. > > Sincerely, > Patricia >