Searching for any additional information on the following BAIR families: Descendants of Jacob BAIR, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. Jacob5 BAIR, Sr. (Samual4, Henry3 BEAR, Henry2, Hans Heinrich1 Bar/Behr) was born 15-April-1803 in Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co., Pa., and died 26-December-1851 in Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co., Pa.. He married Sarah SHAFFER Bef. 1821 in Pa., daughter of John SHAFFER and Anna HEROLD. She was born 15-January-1800 in Pa., and died 02-June-1878 in Buffalo Twp., Perry Co. Pa.. Notes for Jacob BAIR, Sr.: Burial: Buck's Valley EUB Church Cemetery, Buffalo Twp., Perry Co. Pa. In checking through some old Perry County newspapers, a few items on a Jacob Bair--"J.M. Bair m. in Newport, August 4 to Sarah Horting, Bucks Valley." August 12, 1887.Duncannon Record, Duncannon, Pa. "Sara Bair, d/o Jacob and Sarah md. Levi Potter, June 18, 1854" from Perry Co. Marriages, Deaths, and Births, 1852-1855". "History of Lutheran Congregation in Perry Co." notes that on 24 June, 1843 the following children were confirmed: Jacob Bair, John Bair, Sarah Bair, Magalene Bair, and Mary Bair. Perry Co. Pa. At an Orphans Court held at Bloomfield in and for said county on the 4th. day of August A.D. 1862, Before the Hon. James H. Graham, president judge and his associates of the same court. The following procedings (among others) were had to wit: The peteition of Jacob Bear, Samuel Bear, John G. Bear, Mary Bear, intermarried with Samuel Bear, Molly Knouse intermarried with Daniel Knouse, Sarah Bear intermarried with Levi Potter, Peggy intermarried with John Knouse ( all of Perry County, Pa.) was presented to the Court settling forth. That they are the seven of the ten children of Jacob Bair, late of Buffalo Township, Perry County, dec'd. That the other three children are Peter Bair, Elizabeth intermarried with George Albright and Catharine BOYD intermarried with Joseph BOYD, the former resides in Perry County, the latter in the state of Ohio (Darke County) that the said Jacob Bair died having first made his last Will and Testament dated the 22nd. day of December 1851, which was duty proven before the Register of Perry County on the 30th. day of December 1851. That in said Will and Testament it is there contained. It is further my will that my beloved wife, Sarah have the use of the house I now live in. The farm on which I now live to be let out by my executor herein after mentioned to farm. My said wife to have the one third of all the hay, fruit and grain that may be raised on said farm and the use of one third of the garden during her natural life the grain to be dekivered in the bushel. The tract of land refered to in said Last Will is one whereof the said Testator died . Seized in his demise as of fee and is bounded and described as follows to wit, a tract of land situated in Buffalo Township, Perry County, bounded by lands of Jacob Bair on the north, by lands of Christian Albright heirs on the west by lands of John Stephens and others on the East and by the fall mountain on the South. That the said widow of Jacob Bair is now intermarried with George Clay but does not reside on the farm. That the Execuator of said Will and Testament, Jacob Buck has rented said farm to Peter Bair and gives him 2/3 of all raised upon the farm such as grain. That said Peter Bair has been using said farm for upwards of six years. That said farm through the management control of Peter Bair is becomming considerable worse, that said Peter Bair has cut chestnut posts and rails and sold them off of the farm, hauls off hay & straw from the farm and sells the same cuts and uses green timber off the place for firewood. The buildings are in a state of delapidation and decay. There are no improvements made. That all the legatees are anxous that said land shall be sold, (except the widows share) to the intimate injury of your petitioners, that said Catharine BOYD, intermarried with Joseph BOYD, is out of the state and cannot give her consent, therefore in view of all the wrongs done to your petitioners, they woukd pray your Honors to grant a rule upon Mrs. Sarah Clay, wife of George Clay, Peter Bair, Joseph BOYD and Catharine his wife now residing in Darke County, Ohio, and Mrs. Elizabeth Albright to show xcause upon the first day except term if anything they have why said Real Estate in pertitions mentioned should not be sold and moneys subsituted for land an interest which Sarah Clay as widow of Jacob Bair had and held under said last Will,and Testement. And now wit 4 August A.D. 1862. Rule granted as prayed for M. E. KING, apponted auditor to take depositions and report the facts to the Court on ten days notice to Mister McInteire & Son, attorneys for Sarah Clay and notice of this rule to those residing in Ohio by letter directed to their proper post office 20 days before the return day. By the Court. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ Children of Jacob BAIR and Sarah SHAFFER are: + 2 i. Catharine6 BAIR, born 06-August-1821 in Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co., Pa.; died 20-September-1899 in Payne, Paulding Co., Ohio. + 3 ii. Jacob BAIR, Jr., born 29-September-1823 in Perry County, Pa.; died 02-July-1876 in Perry Co. Pa.. + 4 iii. Anna Mary BAIR, born 25-April-1825 in Buffalo Township, Perry Co. Pa.; died 04-June-1890 in Buffalo Township, Perry Co. Pa.. + 5 iv. Molly Magdalena BAIR, born 24-August-1827 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.; died 19-February-1908 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.. 6 v. Elizabeth BAIR, born 05-August-1830 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.; died 16-July-1889 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.. She married George ALBRIGHT; born 29-October-1826 in Pa.; died 06-October-1896 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.. Notes for Elizabeth BAIR: Burial: Buck's Valley EUB Church Cemetery, Buffalo Twp., Perry Co. Pa. Age: 58 yrs., 11 mo., 13 da. More About Elizabeth BAIR: Age at Death (Facts Pg): 58yrs, 11mo., 13da. Burial: Buck's Valley EUB Church Cemetery, Buffalo Twp., Perry Co. Pa. Notes for George ALBRIGHT: Burial: Buck's Valley EUB Church Cemetery, Buffalo Twp., Perry Co. Pa. Age: 69 yrs., 11 mo., 7 da. More About George ALBRIGHT: Age at Death (Facts Pg): 06-October-1896, 69yrs., 11mo., 7da. Burial: Buck's Valley EUB Church Cemetery, Buffalo Twp., Perry Co. Pa. + 7 vi. John Peter BAIR, born 23-January-1833 in Perry Co. Pa.; died 03-July-1906 in Perry Co. Pa.. 8 vii. infant BAIR, born Abt. 1834. + 9 viii. Margaret "Peggy" BAIR, born 12-April-1835 in Perry Co. Pa.; died 27-February-1876 in Perry Co. Pa.. + 10 ix. Sarah C. BAIR, born 12-March-1837 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.; died Aft. 1870 in Pa.. + 11 x. Samuel W. BAIR, born 03-March-1839 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.; died 01-July-1900 in Buffalo Twp., Montgomery Ferry, Perry Co. Pa.. 12 xi. John G. BAIR, born Abt. 1840 in Perry Co. Pa.; died 24-August-1864 in Andersonville, GA. He married Susan PETERS Bef. 1864 in Perry Co. Pa.; born 30-October-1844 in Buffalo Twp., Perry Co. Pa.. ....Michael Reck <[email protected]> Researching: BAIR-BIRT-BOYD-BRANDON-CURTIS-DAVIDSON-FLETCHER-FRANTZ-HENNING-HOWE-JAYNE -KOHR-LESHER-MILLER-MOYER-MUNCY-PEARSON-RANDOLPH-RECK-REIGLE-ROSE-SHOOK-S TOEVER-URMEY-ZELLER