Re: LAIRDS OF DONEGAL AND ONTARIO urgent!!!
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Re: LAIRDS OF DONEGAL AND ONTARIO urgent!!!
12/24/01
Thank you for responding.I am not aware of a Rev. James Keating Laird.The James Laird I know of is James Laird born April 8 1814 Donegal Ireland.Married Mary Ann Patterson born May 18 1821.I am descended from this James Laird.I can provide you a fairly complete family tree for this family.I am aware of another Laird family, descended from John Laird and Margaret Brown. John Laird emigrated from Scotland to Donegal Ireland sometime around 1770.He married Margaret Brown, a native of Donegal and they had at least one son, Joseph Laird born about 1777.He married Margaret Armour, born 1789 in Ireland.They emigrated to Canada in 1830 with seven children all born in Donegal between 1820 and 1829.There are no surviving Laird's from this family.I can provide you a tree for these Laird's also if you are willing to provide a postal address.
I have a question you may be able to answer for me.I came across a description of a will probated in Ireland in 1827.The will was described as follows-
"Derry Will"
Laird Margaretwidow
miness, p., templemore