Baird, William Morris

  General Notes:

[Baird.FTW] [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 16, Ed. 1, Tree #0097, Date of
Import: Sep 19 , 1999] The genealogical index of Miami Valley
Pioneers, Ohio, show William as coming from Morris County, N.
J. He subsequently moved to Pennsylvania an d settled in
Dunstable township, Northumberland, now Clinton County, where
he bought 218 acres of wild land in 1785, on which he built a
log house that wa s his home for the rest of his years. In
"The Chronicle of the Bards", by Fe rmine, he is said to have
married Margaret Riley, not O'Riley, as reported in other
records. Records indicate the children were all born in New
Jersey. Tr adition says all except John came with their widowed
mother, Margaret O'Riley Baird and sister, to Burke County
about 1790-95, near Morgantown. Elisha, Z ebulaon and Benent
went to Buncombe County amoung the first settlers. They c
rossed the Blue ridge Ridge on horse back. Ashville was first
owned by Bende nt and Zebulon, except the Eagel Hotel, owned by
William Welch (Welseh) who w as Bendent's father-in-law.
Bendent and Zebulon had the first core in Ashvil le, and
brought over the first wagons. Andrew settled in Burke County.
Zebu lon's old log house was constructed with loop holes as it
was to be used as a blockhouse. It was two and a half miles
north of Ashville, but is now on on e of the principle streets.
He was a Captain, then major, in the Somerest Co unty Militia.
He served from 1777 to 1779. --------------------------------
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----------------------------------- --- [Information sources
provided by James Blaine Baird vie. AOL:] "A History of the
Coleman-Sloan-Johnson Families" by Jesse Coleman McPherson
Pedig ree chart provided by Margaret Baird Birk of Fort
Atkinson, WI and the Baird Family Society Worldwide. "Ashville
and Buncombe County" by Theodore F. Davids on, Pg.84 "Baird and
Beard Families" by Fermine Baird Catchings (1918) "Journ al of
American Genealogy", Vol.1, Pg349-353 "Archives of the State of
New Jers ey" First Series, Vol. XXX (vol.II of Calender of
Wills), pg. 31

William married Margaret O' Riley on 1 Dec 1758 in Monmouth Co., New Jersey. (Margaret O' Riley was born about 1743 in Ireland and died in 1799.)