(3) Sarah [Craig], daughter of William and Jean (Anderson) Craii(, bom March 13, 1783, and died Nov. 30, 1849. " She married James G. Laird, her cousin, who was born Nov. 1, 1781, auJ died July 28, 1857. They are both buried in the cemetery at C'ross Keys, Virginia.
James G. Laird was the son of David Laird and Margaret Craig, who is believed to have been the daughter of Robeil Craig. She wa^ baptized April 7, 1745, by the Kev. John Craig. If this assumption is correct, the descendants of James G. Laird and Sarah Craig, his wife, are doubly descended from Wm. Craig, the immigrant, and Jean, his wife. David Laird was a captain of one of the first companies of regulars organized in Augusta for service in the Revolution. He was a captain of militia in 1777, and was also at Point Pleasant as a lieutenant in 1774. The relationship between the Mount Meridian Craigs and James, who married Sarah Craig, has always been recognized by the two families, but the degree of kinship is not now known.
James G. and Sarah Craig Laird had two children, both daughters: Sarah, who married Mr. Thurmond, and died in Harrisonburg some years ago, and Margaret, who married Mr. Andrew Irick.
James G. Laird lived and died about two and one-half miles from Keezletown, near the foot of Laird's Knob, which takes its name from his family.
