Chronology of the Bairds

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Baird Brief Chronology

CHRONOLOGY OF THE BAIRDS

PINK Date: I updated this chronology with info on ancestry.com 4/3/2013

DATE / PERSON / EVENT / PLACE / EVIDENCE / QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW UP ON
Thomas Baird, Sr. / The Bairds may have come from PA, or VA to NC to KY to OH. A Group of Scots-Irish pioneers from NC settled in Cane Ridge Area of KY (around Paris, Bourbon, KY) bef. 1784. / “Many of the early settlers came originally from Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, but many of them moved directly from Kentucky to Ohio.”
“Following the advice of pioneer explorer and guide Daniel Boone, a group of Scots-Irish Presbyterians from North Carolina settled in the area [near Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky] in 1790. / History of Champaign County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Champaign County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc., etc. Illustrated. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1881, p. 208.
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Cane Ridge Meeting House. http://www.caneridge.org/ / Where was Thomas Baird, Sr. born?
To which states did he move before Ohio?
Did his parents &/or any siblings move with him?
abt 1764 / Thomas W (?) Baird, Sr. / Birth to ? / Grave: d. 14 Mar 1844—in 80th year / Who were Thomas Baird, Sr.’s parents?
Where was he born?
What was his exact birth date?
abt 1765 / Eleanor “Nellie” LNU (Thos. Sr’s wife) / Birth to ? / Grave: d. 24 Sep 1844—in 79th year / What was her maiden name?
Who were her parents?
Where was she born?
What was her exact birth date?
by 1784 / Thomas Baird, Sr. 20 / Residence / KY (probably Paris, Bourbon, KY—Cane Ridge area). / Where did I get this date?
abt 1787 / Thomas Baird, Sr. 23
Eleanor “Nellie” LNU 24 / Marriage / Thomas Sr’s oldest son, John R. Baird, born 2 Oct 1788; Thomas wd. have been abt 23 & Eleanor abt 22 / Where did they marry? When?
2 Oct 1788
calculated: headstone 59 y 9m 2d / John R. Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / Probably Paris, Bourbon, KY / 1830 US Census lists 1 male in household, & he is between 40-49. Gravestone lists death date 4 Jul 1846, & gravestone says: "aged 57 y 9 m 2 d.” Bro. Thos Jr. b. in Paris, Bourbon, KY, 25 Dec 1800. Bairds > Ohio abt 1808. / Get birth record
Find out birthplace & date for certain
abt 1790 / Margaret “Peggie” Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / Prob. Paris, Bourbon, KY / FamilySearch.org: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," Ref # 31, Film Number: 295228, Digital Folder Number: 004016260. Image Number: 00033: married in 1812. Bro John R. Baird b. 1788, bro Thomas Baird b. 1800.
Bro. Thos Jr. b. in Paris, Bourbon, KY, 25 Dec 1800. Bairds > Ohio abt 1808. / When and where was she born?
13 Dec 1793 calculated: headstone: 81Y 3D / Martha “Pattie” Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / KY, prob. Paris, Bourbon County / Tombstone in Reformed Cemetery, Champaign Co., OH lists death on 17 Dec 1874, age 81Y 3D. Bro. Thos Jr. born in Paris, Bourbon, KY, 25 Dec 1800. Bairds > Ohio abt 1808. http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/cemeteries/johnson/reformed.txt / Is this her actual birth date?
Where was she born?
22 Oct 1796
calculated: headstone: 45y 10m 3d / Catharine Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / Prob. Paris, Bourbon, KY / Headstone says at death (25 Aug 1842) she was 45y, 10mo, 3d. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=42333&GRid=14544317&CScn=muddy+run&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CScnty=2085& Bro. Thos Jr. b. in Paris, Bourbon, KY, 25 Dec 1800. Bairds > Ohio abt 1808. Findagrave.com. / Is this her actual birth date?
Where was she born?
abt 1798 / Elizabeth “Betsy” Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / KY (prob. Paris, Bourbon, KY) / 1860, 1870 US Censuses say she was born abt 1798 in KY. Bro. Thos Jr. b. in Paris, Bourbon, KY, 25 Dec 1800. Bairds > Ohio abt 1808.
29 Mar 1800 / Jane LNU (wife of John R Baird) / Birth to / South Carolina / Headstone says she died 6 Feb 1869, aged 68 y, 10 m, and 8 d. / What is her maiden name?
Who were her parents?
Where in SC was she born?
25 Dec 1800 / Thomas Baird, Sr. Eleanor LNU wife / Residence / Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky / Their son, Thomas Baird, Jr. was born there on that date. Eleanor was certainly there, and it is assumed that Thomas was too.
25 Dec 1800 / Thomas Baird, Jr., son of Thomas Baird, Sr. / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky / The year 1800 from 1850, 1860, and 1870 US Censuses / Where did I get the month and day?
Where did I get town & county?
23 Jan 1801 / John L(ockridge?) McIlvain / Birth to
Moses McIlvain & Florence Blair McIlvain / Kentucky / Source of date: family Bible of John L(ockridge?) McIlvain in possession of Chad Sidesinger. Source of place: photocopy of p. 355 of printed biographical sketch of John Sidesinger—future son-in-law—book unknown. Sent by Chad Sidesinger.
23 Jan 1801 / John L(ockridge?) McIlvain / Middle name “Lockridge” / Kentucky / His middle initial is “L.” The Ohio Land Records show that, on 10 Nov 1831, a “John Lockridge McIlvain” bought the following property 10 Nov 1831: 3 Stat 566, Act or Treaty 24 Apr 1820. 1 W1/2SW Between the Miamis No. 4 13 6. There is also a Florence Lockridge (b. abt 1764 in Calfpasture, Augusta, VA) in the family who married a FNU McIlvain, but I haven’t been able to make a connection.
1802 / Cecelia “Celia” R. Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / KY (prob Paris, Bourbon, KY) / Death Certificate: 1802. 1850, 1860 US Census say KY. Bro. Thos Jr. b. in Paris, Bourbon, KY, 25 Dec 1800. Bairds > Ohio abt 1808.
12 May 1806 / Eleanor Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / KY (prob Paris, Bourbon, KY) / Source: Family Bible of John L. McIlvain, her husband. / Is the year actually 1804? Who is 2 year older. Eleanor(a) or Robert Baird?
30 Aug 1806 / Robert Baird / Birth to Thomas and Eleanor LNU Baird / Prob. Paris, Bourbon, KY / Headstone in Muddy Run Cemetery: aged 35y, 1mo, 8d. Bro. Thos Jr. b. in Paris, Bourbon, KY, 25 Dec 1800. www.findagrave.com. Created by: Robert "Rob" Weller, Record added: Jul 01, 2007, Find A Grave Memorial # 20193340. Bairds > Ohio abt 1808. / Is the year actually 1804? Who is 2 year older. Eleanor(a) or Robert Baird?
abt 1808 / Thomas Baird, Sr., 44
John R. Baird 20
Thomas Baird, Jr.. 8 / Residence / Liberty Twp, Champaign Co., OH (later to become Logan Co.) / "Among the first settlers [in Liberty Twp.] were Thomas Baird and two sons….” Perrin, William Henry & J.H. Battle. History of Logan County & Ohio 1880, p. 548. The sons would be John R. Baird (abt 20) & Thomas Baird, Jr. (abt. 8). / Did the father and sons alone come to Liberty Twp. to build a home for the family—or did the whole family come in 1808, but only the males were mentioned?
abt 1808 / Ann McIlvain / Birth to / KY / 1850 & 1860 US Census suggest she was born in 1808. 1870 US census suggests 1809. / When and where was she born? Who were her parents?
abt 1809 / Moses McIlvain 48
Florence Blair 32
John L(ockridge?) McIlvain 8 / Residence / Champaign County, OH / John L. McIlvain "was born in Kentucky but was brought to Champaign county, Ohio, when eight years old by his parents, Moses and Florence McElvain." Source: p. 355 of a printed biographical sketch of John Sidesinger—book unknown. Sent by Chad Sidesinger
8 Oct 1811 / Thomas Baird, Sr. 47. / Sworn in as a Judge of the Elections. / Lake Twp., Champaign, OH / Antrim, Joshua, ed. “Poll Books of Townships of Logan County, Given the Names of Their Respective Electors at Their First Elections.” History of Champaign and Logan Counties from Their First Settlement. Bellefontaine, OH: Press Printing Company, 1872, p. 281.http://interactive.ancestry.com/19862/dvm_LocHist006220-00143-0?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d19862%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=dvm_LocHist006220-00144-0
22 Dec 1812 / Margaret “Peggie” Baird 22
Moses McIlvain 24 / Marriage / Urbana, Champaign Co., OH / FamilySearch.org: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," Ref # 31, Film Number: 295228, Digital Folder Number: 004016260. Image Number: 00033. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~champaign/marriage/ChamMarr1.html / Did they have any children?
bef 1814 / Thomas Baird, Sr.. 50 / Occupation: Built, owned, and operated a distillery. / W. Liberty, Champaign, OH (later became Logan Co.) / Hover, John C., et al., eds. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. I. Chicago: Robert O. Law Co., 1919, p. 314. https://archive.org/stream/memoirsofmiamiva01hove#page/313/mode/1up
bef 1814 / Thomas Baird, Sr.. 50 / Residence / W. Liberty, Champaign, OH (later became Logan Co.) / Hover, John C., et al., eds. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. I. Chicago: Robert O. Law Co., 1919, p. 314. https://archive.org/stream/memoirsofmiamiva01hove#page/313/mode/1up
1814 / Thomas Baird, Sr. 50
Eleanor LNU Baird 49
Margaret “Peggie” Baird 24
Martha “Pattie” Baird 21
Elizabeth “Betsey” Baird 16
Eleanor Baird 8 / Religion:
Thomas Baird Sr., his wife & 4 of his 6 daughters were charter members of the Muddy Run (Bethel) Church, the first Christian church in the area, signing “an old church book.” / Champaign County, OH (later became Logan Co.) / Judge Evan P. Middleton. The History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. I (1917), pp. 433-529. Perrin, William Henry & J. H. Battle, eds. History of Logan County and Ohio…. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 555.
1816 / Thomas Baird, Sr 52 / Name.
Middle initial = W? / Lake Twp, Champaign County, OH / Two references say Thos. Baird was trying to sell a horse for $4 in 1816. Urbana, Ohio newspaper, Spirit of Liberty (4 Apr 1816, p. 3) names him "Thomas Baird." Perrin, William Henry & J.H. Battle, History of Logan Co. & Ohio, lists him as "T.W. Baird," p. 184.
30 Dec 1818 / Logan County / On 30 Dec 1818, OH government authorized the creation of Logan County from the northern part of Champaign County. / Logan County, OH / http://logan.ohiogenealogy.info/index.html
1818 / Thomas Baird, Sr.. 54 / Sworn in as a judge of the elections. / Lake Twp & town of Belleville, Logan, OH / Antrim, Joshua, ed. “Poll Books of Townships of Logan County, Given the Names of Their Respective Electors at Their First Elections.” History of Champaign and Logan Counties from Their First Settlement. Bellefontaine, OH: Press Printing Company, 1872, p. 285.
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7 Aug 1820 / Thomas Baird, Sr.. 56
Eleanor LNU 55
Margaret Baird 30
Martha Baird 27
Catharine Baird 24
Elizabeth Baird 22
Thomas Baird, 20
Jr
Eleanor Baird 14
Cecelia Baird 18
Robert Baird 14 / Residence. Total members of household=11 / Logan Co., OH / 1820 US Census
1 ♂ under 10 = who?
1 ♂ 10-15 = Robert abt 14
1 ♂ 16-25 =Thomas Jr abt 20
1 ♂ 45+ = Thomas Sr. 56 husband
2 ♀ 10-15 = Cecelia abt 18
Eleanor abt 14
2 ♀ 16-25 = Catharine abt 24
Elizabeth abt 22
2 ♀ 26-44 = Margaret abt 30
Martha abt 27
1 ♀ 45+ = Eleanor LNU 55 wife
They live near several McIlvains, one a Moses McIlvain—but he cannot be the man who married Margaret Baird in 1812. They also live near Peter Stipp who will marry Martha Baird on 1 May 1832. / Who is the boy under 10 years of age?
John R Baird does not show up here or as head of another household in the 1820 US Census. He would be abt 32 and is probably on his own. Where is he?
1820 / Peter Stipp
Elizabeth Harrison Stipp
James Harrison Stipp
George W Stipp / Residence / Logan Co., OH / 1820 US Census: 2♂ under 10: James Harrison Stipp 3 & George W Stipp 2, 1♂26-44 = Peter Stipp 25?, 1♀ under 10?, 1♀ 16-25 = Elizabeth Harrison Stipp 27?. Ages of parents are a bit off. They live near 4 McIlvains & Thomas Baird, Sr. & his family. Elizabeth Harrison Stipp dies in 1825, and Peter Stipp remarries Martha Baird on 1 May 1832. / Who is the girl under 10?
2 Apr 1821 / Thomas Baird, Sr.. 57 / Judge of Elections for election of one Justice of the Peace. / Union Twp., Logan, OH / Poll Books of Townships of Logan County, Given the Names of Their Respective Electors at Their First Elections, p. 291.
John R. Baird Jane LNU / Marriage / When & where were they married?
What was Jane’s last name & her parents’ last names?
5 Apr 1827 / Robert Baird 21
Margaret Henning 18 / Marriage / Champaign Co., OH / FamilySearch.org
Jer. Fuson officiated. Ohio, Co. Marriages, 1789-1994. Champaign, Marriage records 1820-1829 vol B. Image 67 of 111. Ref. #282, film #295228, digital folder #004016260, image #00144.
1850 Census: Jeremiah Fuson = Christian clergyman who had come from VA.
bef 1829 / Eleanor Baird / Residence / near West Liberty, Logan, Ohio / Page 355 photocopy of a printed biographical sketch of John Sidesinger—book unknown. Sent by Chad Sidesinger.
3 Jan 1829 / Thomas Baird, Jr. 29.
Ann McIlvain 21 / Marriage / Urbana, Champaign, OH / Marriage Certificate. “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," Thomas Beard (1829). Reference Number: 329, Film Number: 295228, Digital Folder Number: 4016260, Image Number: 168. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8FN-PPX Married by Jem. Fuson.