The Baird Family

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John Baird
b. 1665 in Limberton, Aldlothian, Scotland d. April 1755
(one account states that he died at the age of 90. However, based on the birth and death dates he would have been 105. Obviously something is wrong here.)
Lived in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aug 28, 1683 - Deported from Scotland to America - 4 year's service.
Lived near Marlboro, NJ
It’s unclear if he had one or two wifes and what their names were. The following is the best conclusion based on confusing data.)
wife #1 - Mary Hall (ship wreak survivor.)

wife #2 - Mary Bedent/Barnard or Bedent/Osborne (a widow from Staines, England.)
Children: Andrew, John Jr., David, William, Zebulon, Rachel, and unknown name. (all children thought to be from wife #2).

Andrew Baird b. 1700 in Topenwmous Monmouth, NJ d. October 11, 1773 in Freehold Monmouth, NJ
wife - Sarah Layton b. 1705
Children: Bedent, Barzilla, Obediah, Jonathan, Samuel, Ezekiel, and John William.

Dr. Ezekiel Baird b. 1737
wife - Susanah Blodgett d. 1831
children: Bedent, P. William, and Blodget

Bedent Baird b. 1771 or ’72 in New Jersey
wife - Mary Harman b. 1773
Parents of Mary Harman: Cutliff Harman and Susan Fouts
Married: 1790
Children: Delia, Alexander, Frankin, Euclid, Blodgett, Palmer, and Rittenhouse.

Alexander Baird b. April 5, 1804 d. November 21, 1884
wife - Nancy Vanderpool (see below) b. 1800 d. January 29, 1885
Married: October 8, 1826 in Ashe Co., NC
Children: Bednet, Abram, Joseph Warren (see below), Ezekiel, Phoebe, Elizabeth, and Jonathan.

Nancy Vanderpool's Ancestors
Special thanks to Myra (Vanderpool) Gormley!
For more details on the Vanderpool family visit Myra's web site: 
Shaking Family Trees

Below is a simplified listing of 7 generations of Nancy's ancester's starting with
Gerrit Vanderpool in 1592 in Amsterdam, Holldand

Joseph Warren Baird b. May 7, 1830 or 1831 Valle Cruces, Watauga Co., NC d. September 22, 1906
Pottawatomie Co., Romulus, OK
wife - Rebecca Dovis Hartley [See more below] b. April 03, 1838 in Ashe Co., NC d. September 13, 1881 Palmyra, Butler Co., KS
Children: Mary "Mollie" Louise (Fox/Johnson/Abraham), John Robert, William Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, and James Warren.

Other surnames: Bullman, Compton, Councill, Howard, Logan, McBride, Merchant, Moody, Pullman, and Rogers,
Click to see larger image of Mollie Barird/Fox/Johnson/Abrahma

Click to see larger image of Baird family reunion
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Mary "Mollie" Louise Baird b. March 14, 1862 near Nashville, TN d. February 02, 1935 in Wichita, KS

Husband #1 of "Mollie" Baird
John M. Fox b. May 20, 1855 in Harland Township, Warren Co., OH d. October 27, 1890 in Bulter Co., Benton, KS
Married December 13, 1877 in Bulter Co., Benton, KS (J.W. Baird's Home)
Children:
Maude Mollie Fox b. January 17, 1879 in Wichita, KS d. September 06, 1966
+ husband: Louis Grottfred Sanders b. ? d. in Wichita, KS
--- Children: Marguarite Sanders, and Edwin Sanders

Nellie "Nell" Dovis Fox b. November 27, 1880 in Sedgwick Co., KS d. July 11, 1968 in Harvey Co., Newton, KS
+ husband: Bert Leach
--- Children: Ivyle Marie Leach

Martha "Anna" Fox b. September 25, 1882 in Sedgwick Co., KS d. October 29, 1976 in Prowers Co., Lamar, CO
+ husband: Micheal James "Jim" Gibbons b. ? d. in Lamar, CO
--- Children: Zella Gibbons (Lubber), Ivyle Gibbons, Lucille Gibbons, Louise Gibbons, Elsie Gibbons, Irene Gibbons, Jimmy Gibbons, and Anna Mae Gibbons

Sherman "Lee" Fox b. February 29, 1884 in Furley or Benton, KS d. March 29, 1967 in Wichita, KS
+ 1st wife: Della Rollings
--- Children: John Delbert Fox and Mary Fox
+ 2nd wife:
--- Children:

Ellen "Pearl Fox b.December 20, 1887 in Butler Co., Benton, KS d. December 26, 1960 in Newton, KS
+ husband: Benjamin "Ben" Ross Smith b. ? d. in Newton, KS
--- Children: Lillian Smith (Cave), Leo Smith, Blanche Smith (Parker), and Helen Smith (Harris)

Husband #2 of "Mollie" Baird
John Rawleigh "Roby" Johnson b. 1860 probably in Beaver Dam, NC (Watauga County)
Children: Chiron William "Bill", and Floyd (see below) NOTE: Mollie and her husband #2, John Rawleigh "Roby" Johnson, were first cousins.

Floyd L. Johnson b: May 17, 1894 in Wichita, KS
d: September 09, 1962 in Wichita, KS
+ wife: Mollie Gieswein b: September 22, 1898 in Fairview, OK d: February 25, 1981 in Wichita, KS

Husband #3 of "Mollie" Baird
Henry Abraham
Married 1905 or 1906
No Children

Click to see larger image of The old Baird homestead in Butler Co., KS Click to see larger image of Mollie, Chiron, and Floyd Johnson Click to see larger image of Henry and Mollie  Baird/Fox/Johnson/Abraham

John Jessup & Joanna Kerrich both born before 1602
Joanna Jessup b. 1671 Long Island, Queens Co., NY & John Burroughs b. 1617 in England
Jeremiah Burroughs b. 1651 & Hannah Way
Joanna Burroughs b. Bet. 1600-45 & John Reeder b. Bet. 1645-46 in Stratfort, CT
Joanna Reeder b. Abt. 1692 in Long Island, Queens Co., NY & William Greene b. Bet. 1660-80 in England?
Jeremiha Greene b. Bet. 1705-18 in Hunterdon Co., NJ or Rowan Co., NC & Joanna (Hannah) Hunt b. Bet. 1718-19
Jeremiah Jr. Greene & Mary "Polly" Wiseman
Joanna Greene b. 1781 & Reuben Hartley b. 1777
Benjamin Hartley b. March 10, 1802 in NC & Elizabeth Church b. 1803 in Ashe County, NC
Rebecca Dovis Hartley

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John Reeder b. 1580 in England
John Reeder b. 1610-14 in Essex or Suffolk, England? & Margaret Thorpe? b. Abt 1616 in England?
John Reeder b. 1645-46 in Stratfort, CT & Joanna Burroughs b. Bet. 1600-45
Joanna Reeder b. Abt. 1692 in Long Island, Queens Co., NY & William Greene b. 1660-80 in England?
Jeremiha Greene b. 1705-18 in Hunterdon Co., NJ or Rowan Co., NC & Joanna (Hannah) Hunt b. 1718-19
Jeremiah Jr. Greene & Mary "Polly" Wiseman
Joanna Greene b. 1781 & Reuben Hartley b. 1777
Benjamin Hartley b. March 10, 1802 in NC & Elizabeth Church b. 1803 in Ashe County, NC
Rebecca Dovis Hartley

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John Hunt b. Abt. 1678 in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ & Margaret Moore
Joanna (Hannah) Hunt b.1718-19 in NJ or NC & Jeremiha Greene b. 1705-18 in Hunterdon Co., NJ or Rowan Co., NC
Jeremiha Greene b. 1705-18 in Hunterdon Co., NJ or Rowan Co., NC & Joanna (Hannah) Hunt b. 1718-19
Jeremiah Jr. Greene & Mary "Polly" Wiseman
Joanna Greene b. 1781 & Reuben Hartley b. 1777
Benjamin Hartley b. March 10, 1802 in NC & Elizabeth Church b. 1803 in Ashe County, NC
Rebecca Dovis Hartley

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Jacob (Pfautz) Fouts b. Abt. 1700 in Germany & Magdelena
Michael Fouts b. Abt. 1724 in Germany & Katarina (Catherine) Varner
Susannah (Susan) Fouts b. April 1755 & Cutliff Harman b. Bef. 1758
Mary Harman b. 1773 & Bedent Barird b. 1771-72 in NJ

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George Hermann b. 1710 in Mittelfranken, Wurttemburg, Austria & Mary Margaret Wiley b. 1720-25 Frederick Co., MD
Cutliff Harman b. Bef. 1758 & Susannah (Susan) Fouts b. April 1755
Mary Harman b. 1773 & Bedent Barird b. 1771-72 in NJ

Nancy Vanderpool's Ancestors
Special thanks to Myra (Vanderpool) Gormley!

For more details on the Vanderpool family
visit Myra's web site: Shaking Family Trees

Descendants of Gerrit Vanderpool
Generation No. 1

1. GERRIT1 VANDERPOOL was born 1592 in Probably Amsterham, Holland, and died 1632. He married CORNELIA WYNANT 1617 in Holland.

Child of GERRIT VANDERPOOL and CORNELIA WYNANT is:

2. WYNANT GERRITSE2 VANDERPOOL, b. 1621; d. 1699.

Generation No. 2

2. WYNANT GERRITSE2 VANDERPOOL (GERRIT1) was born 1621, and died 1699. He married TRYNJE MELGERTS.

Child of WYNANT VANDERPOOL and TRYNJE MELGERTS is:

3. MELGERT WYNANTSE3 VANDERPOOL, b. 1649; d. 1710.

Generation No. 3

3. MELGERT WYNANTSE3 VANDERPOOL (WYNANT GERRITSE2, GERRIT1) was born 1649, and died 1710. He married ARIANNTJE VERPLANCK.

Child of MELGERT VANDERPOOL and ARIANNTJE VERPLANCK is:

4. WYNANT MELGERTSE4 VANDERPOOL, b. 1682; d. April 04, 1750, Newark, Esses Co., NJ.

Generation No. 4

4. WYNANT MELGERTSE4 VANDERPOOL (MELGERT WYNANTSE3, WYNANT GERRITSE2, GERRIT1) was born 1682, and died April 04, 1750 in Newark, Esses Co., NJ. He married CATHERINA DEHOOGES August 17, 1706 in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

Child of WYNANT VANDERPOOL and CATHERINA DEHOOGES is:

5. ABRAHAM5 VANDERPOOL, b. 1712; d. 1778.

Generation No. 5

5. ABRAHAM5 VANDERPOOL (WYNANT MELGERTSE4, MELGERT WYNANTSE3, WYNANT GERRITSE2, GERRIT1) was born 1712, and died 1778. He married JANNETJE WEIBLING.

Children of ABRAHAM VANDERPOOL and JANNETJE WEIBLING are:

i. CATHRINA6 VANDERPOOL, b. 1736.
ii. CATHRINA VANDERPOOL, b. 1744.
iii. SARAH VANDERPOOL, b. 1744.
6. iv. WYNANT VANDERPOOL, b. 1744; d. Abt. 1835, TN.

Generation No. 6

6. WYNANT6 VANDERPOOL (ABRAHAM5, WYNANT MELGERTSE4, MELGERT WYNANTSE3, WYNANT GERRITSE2, GERRIT1) was born 1744, and died Abt. 1835 in TN. He married AMY NAOMI KINMAN.

Children of WYNANT VANDERPOOL and AMY KINMAN are:

7. i. ABRAHAM7 VANDERPOOL, b. 1771; d. August 28, 1831, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.
ii. JANE VANDERPOOL, b. 1774.
iii. JOHN VANDERPOOL, b. 1777.
iv. ELIJAH VANDERPOOL, b. 1778.
v. ANTHONY VANDERPOOL, b. 1778.
vi. SAMUELO VANDERPOOL, b. 1778.
vii. WYNANT JR. VANDERPOOL, b. 1782.

Generation No. 7

7. ABRAHAM7 VANDERPOOL (WYNANT6, ABRAHAM5, WYNANT MELGERTSE4, MELGERT WYNANTSE3, WYNANT GERRITSE2, GERRIT1) was born 1771, and died August 28, 1831 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN. He married PHOEBE ISAACS Abt. 1793 in Wilkes Co., NC?.

Children of ABRAHAM VANDERPOOL and PHOEBE ISAACS are:
i. JOHN8 VANDERPOOL, b. 1796.
ii. AMY VANDERPOOL, b. 1798.
iii. ELIZABETH "BETSY" VANDERPOOL, b. 1800.
iv. MARY VANDERPOOL, b. 1804.
v. PHOEBE VANDERPOOL, b. 1804.
vi. NANCY VANDERPOOL, b. 1805; d. January 29, 1885, Watauga Co., TN; m. ALEXANDER HARMON BAIRD.
vii. WILLIAM VANDERPOOL, b. 1807.

Baird Dead Ends

NOTE: (See Johnson/Hartley)
Floyd Johnson's parents (John Johnson & Mollie Baird) were 1st cousins. The line splits at Delphia and Rebecca Hartley (sisters) and rejoins at Benjamin Hartley. For the purpose of simplification all of the following lineage flow will show only the Rebecca line.
John Rawleigh "Roby" Johnson > Delphia Hartley >
Mollie Mary Louise Baird > Rebecca Dovis Hartley > Benjamin Hartley >

***** Nancy Vanderpool - NOT CONFIRMED! - Pending investigation this line might go back to Gerrit Vanderpool b. *1592 - aft 1632 probably Amsterdam, Holland

Floyd Johnson > Mollie Mary Louise Baird > Joseph Warren Baird > Alexander & Nancy (Vanderpool) Baird

*****

Cutliff Harman b bef 1758
Susan Fouts b bef 1758
(children: Mary Harman wife of - Bedent Baird)
(Other spouses: none )

Floyd Johnson > Mollie Mary Louise Baird > Joseph Warren Baird > Alexander Baird > Bedent Baird > Mary Harman > Cutliff & Susan (Fouts) Harman

*****

Susanah Blodgett b bef 1756 d. 1831
(wife of Ezekiel Baird)
(Children: Bedent, P. William, Blodget)
(Other spouses: none)

Floyd Johnson > Mollie Mary Louise Baird > Joseph Warren Baird > Alexander Baird > Bedent Baird > Ezekiel & Susanah (Blodgett) Baird

*****

Sarah Layton b. 1705 (lived in NJ)
(wife of Andrew Baird)
(Children: Bedent, Barzilla, Obediah, Jonathan, Samuel, Ezekiel, John William)
(Other spouses: none )

Floyd Johnson > Mollie Mary Louise Baird > Joseph Warren Baird > Alexander Baird > Bedent Baird > Ezekiel Baird > Andrew & Sarah (Layton) Baird

*****

Mary (Barnard) nee Osborne / Bedent b. bef 1685 Staines, England
(wife of John Baird b 1665 Limberton, Aldlothian, Scotland)
(children: Andrew, John Jr., David, William, Zebulon, Rachel, and ?)
(Other spouses: none )

Floyd Johnson > Mollie Mary Louise Baird > Joseph Warren Baird > Alexander Baird > Bedent Baird > Ezekiel Baird > Andrew Baird > John & Mary [(Barnard) nee Osborne / Bedent] Baird

*****

Everything shown in red is based on Hearsay and HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.

Capt. John Baird b. 1627 in Mid Lothian, Scotland
wife - Janet Fatheringham b. 1632
Children: John - only known child 

John Baird b. 1645 in Limberton, Mid Lothian, Scotland
wife - Janet Bannatyne (See parents below) b. June 10, 1641
Married: 1664
Children: John, Janet, Marion, and Patrick

(Janet Bannatyne's parents)
William Bannatyne b. bef 1626 probably in Scotland
Margaret Thompson b. bef 1626 probably in Scotland
(parents of Janet Bannatyne b. June 10, 1641 probably in Scotland

 

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