Birth • 11 May 1761 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Death • 15 January 1846 Montour, Pennsylvania
Parents • Captain William Morton Laird 1727–1820 born Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland & Martha Wilson 1730–1790 born Cumberland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married • Mary McFarland 1770–1796 born Derry Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania on 12 February 1788 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Children •
- John Laird 2 Aug. 1789 ~ 23 Sep. 1862
- William Laird Sr. 11 Oct. 1791 ~ 20 Sep. 1861
- Mary Laird 15 Mar. 1794 ~ Feb 1871
Married • Sarah Elizabeth Watson 1772–1851 born Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (before it became Columbia) on 11 May 1797 in Pennsylvania
Children •
- Isabella Laird 18 July 1795 ~ 8 July 1867
- Samuel Laird 8 Mar. 1798 ~ unknown
- Jane McKinney Laird 17 July 1800 ~ Aug. 1893
- James Laird, Jr. 27 July 1801 ~ Oct. 1806
- John Amos Laird abt 1803 ~ 31 July 1865
- Eliza Laird abt. 1806 ~ 1870
- Thomas Laird 21 Mar. 1810 ~ abt. 1844
History • James Laird fought in the American Revolution (in the PA Militia -- Derry Twp, Lancaster Co.) and later became a Justice of the Peace for Northumberland Co. PA, and then an early PA State Senator (1806-1814). He was instrumental in the choosing of the current PA State Capital. He is laid to rest in the Laird Plot of the Old Derry Churchyard, along with several other family members, including his second wife Sarah Watson, his daughter Mary Laird Daugherty and her husband George Hammond Daugherty (the son of James Daugherty who participated in the famous Battle of Fort Freeland in 1779), as well as Cyrus, Samuel and Harriet Laird. James Laird's father, Captain William Laird, may also be buried there, though no stone has thus far been found -- Capt. William Laird and Colonel Robert Clark (who fought together in the Lancaster Militia during the American Revolution, purchased the land for this Church and grounds in 1795. Robert Clark's grave can be seen today in the Old Churchyard). • info provided by Cedarsap on 5 Oct 2011 (see flowers)
***History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892 (above edited info provided by Alex Laird)
Birth • 11 May 1761 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Death • 15 January 1846 Montour, Pennsylvania
Parents • Captain William Morton Laird 1727–1820 born Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland & Martha Wilson 1730–1790 born Cumberland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married • Mary McFarland 1770–1796 born Derry Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania on 12 February 1788 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Children •
- John Laird 2 Aug. 1789 ~ 23 Sep. 1862
- William Laird Sr. 11 Oct. 1791 ~ 20 Sep. 1861
- Mary Laird 15 Mar. 1794 ~ Feb 1871
Married • Sarah Elizabeth Watson 1772–1851 born Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (before it became Columbia) on 11 May 1797 in Pennsylvania
Children •
- Isabella Laird 18 July 1795 ~ 8 July 1867
- Samuel Laird 8 Mar. 1798 ~ unknown
- Jane McKinney Laird 17 July 1800 ~ Aug. 1893
- James Laird, Jr. 27 July 1801 ~ Oct. 1806
- John Amos Laird abt 1803 ~ 31 July 1865
- Eliza Laird abt. 1806 ~ 1870
- Thomas Laird 21 Mar. 1810 ~ abt. 1844
History • James Laird fought in the American Revolution (in the PA Militia -- Derry Twp, Lancaster Co.) and later became a Justice of the Peace for Northumberland Co. PA, and then an early PA State Senator (1806-1814). He was instrumental in the choosing of the current PA State Capital. He is laid to rest in the Laird Plot of the Old Derry Churchyard, along with several other family members, including his second wife Sarah Watson, his daughter Mary Laird Daugherty and her husband George Hammond Daugherty (the son of James Daugherty who participated in the famous Battle of Fort Freeland in 1779), as well as Cyrus, Samuel and Harriet Laird. James Laird's father, Captain William Laird, may also be buried there, though no stone has thus far been found -- Capt. William Laird and Colonel Robert Clark (who fought together in the Lancaster Militia during the American Revolution, purchased the land for this Church and grounds in 1795. Robert Clark's grave can be seen today in the Old Churchyard). • info provided by Cedarsap on 5 Oct 2011 (see flowers)
***History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892 (above edited info provided by Alex Laird)
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