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James Laird was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia __________________________ [edit] NotesLAIRD-- James Laird, Sr., was living in 1756 with John Craig in what is now Rockingham county. The house he built in 1760 on his purchase at the foot of Laird's Knob and at the head of Smith Creek is still an occupied dwelling and is in a good state of preservation. The pioneer died here in 1803. His children were James, David, and Mary. The first of these served in the French and Indian War and both were in the Revolution. In 1805, James, Jr., was living in Rockbridge near Fancy Hill. Mary a sister to James, Sr., married James Craig, Sr., who was a member of the Augusta court in 1771-78. David E. Laird conducted at Fancy Hill one of the best preparatory schools in Virginia. In central Kentucky is an emigrant branch of the Rockbridge Lairds, and it includes people of wealth and position. Source: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia by Oren F. Morton, published in 1920. Transcribed and submitted by: "Marilyn B. Headley" , 1997 From IGI: Family Group Record FamilySearch® Ancestral File™ v4.19 Husband's Name James LAIRD (AFN:1SXX-3J8) Born: < 1714 Place: Ulster Province, , Ireland Died: Bef Dec 1803 Place: , Rockingham, Virginia Married: Place: , Augusta, Virginia Wife's Name Sarah CRAIG (AFN:1SXX-3KG) Born: < 1718 Place: <, Rockingham, Virginia> Married: Place: , Augusta, Virginia Father: William CRAIG (AFN:JL5T-6R) Mother: Janet (AFN:JL5T-7X) Children: 1. Sex Name M James LAIRD (AFN:1SXX-3LN) Born: Abt 1740 Place: Laird's Knob, Rockingham, Virginia Died: 1803 Place: , Rockbridge, Virginia 2. Sex Name M David LAIRD (AFN:1SXX-3MV) Born: < 1742 Place: <Laird's Knob, Rockingham, Virginia> Died: 1829 Place: , , Virginia 3. Sex Name F Mary LAIRD (AFN:1SXX-3N3) Born: < 1744 Place: <Laird's Knob, Rockingham, Virginia> References
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