Simon Baird (abt. 1774)

Born about 1774 in Western, Oneida, New York

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Biography

1774 Birth

Simon Baird was born about 1774, location unknown, believed to be Western, New York. ^[1][2]

Estimation of Birthdate: He was over 55 in 1830, and his wife under 55. Assuming that their ages were relatively close together, that make him 56 and her 53, thus making him born 1774 and her 1777.

Marriage

He married Jennie, last name unknown, born in Oakland, NY^[2]

Children

He would have been in Rome, Oneida County, New York, in 1824 when his son John was born.

1. John Baird, born 1824 in Rome, Oneida Co, NY, and aged 6 in 1830; died 23 Jan 1892 in Rome, NY; married Hannah Ann Terwilliger, Abt. 1860.^[2]

Research Notes

There is much that we don't know about Simon and are seeking to research.

Baird Origins: Contemporaneous Bairds

Pat Baker Scattaglia found a Simon Baird who came to America in the early nineteenth century from Dublin and settled in North Carolina. He is said to have had 5 children: ^[1]

Simon (settled in Missouri and Arkansas.)

John (settled in Arkansas)

Polly

Nettie

Peggie

Baird Origins: New Hampshire

The following persons named Baird were noted in the colonial era in the Province of New Hampshire: ^[3]

• November, 1702. Simon Beard, Dracut township. ^[3]
• William Baird, 1718. (Historical Society.) ^[3]
• November 1738. Robert and Simon Baird, Nottingham. ^[3]
• November, 1746. Simon Baird, living. ^[3]
• 1754. His Majesty's service on Merrymack River. ^[3]
  • Col. Joseph Blanchard, commander. Simon Beard. (Potter's Mil. Hisi., Adj.

Rep., Vol. 2, 1866, p. 119.) ^[3]

• • Capt. Tilton's company. William Beard. ^[3]
• 1752. Petitioner for township, Samuel Beard. ^[3]

• Post Colonial:
  • November, 1785. Elijah Beard, Hillsborough. ^[3]
  • November, 1784. Jonathan Baird, Hanover. ^[3]

Arrival in New York

There is no mention of Simon in the 1820 census, so perhaps he arrived between 1820 and 1830. ^[4]

Census of 1800

I person named Simon (but perhaps Aaron or Myron) Beard appears in the 1800 Census for Scipio, Cayuga County, New York. ^[5]

In Scipio, New York, there is also a Josiah Beard and Sarah Baird. ^[5]

Census of 1810

In the Census of 1810 for New York State, there is a Josiah Beard only.^[5]

Census of 1820

In the Census of 1820 for New York State, there is a Josiah Beard and also a William Baird.^[5]

Census of 1830

In the Census of 1830 for New York State, there is an Aaron and Josiah Beard in Venice, Cayuga County.^[5]

The Census of 1830 also shows a Simon Baird, Head of Household, Western Co, NY. (Would this be Oneida County?)

2 males under 10, -- small children, born since 1820

1 male under 24, --could be a sub-teen aged 11 or a young man of 23

1 male over 55, --- presumably Simon Baird.

one female 10-24, -- small child, born since 1820.

one female 36-55. -- presumably Jennie, wife of Simon Baird.

Total, 6 in family. ^[6]

One could hypothesize two different accounts of the family based on this information alone:

• A, the small children are Simon's children. His wife Jennie is actually in her late 30's, the male under 24 is her oldest son born when she was in her early 20's, and the three small children are hers.
• B, the small children are Simon's grandchildren. His wife Jennie is as shown, about 53, the young man is 23 and born when she was 30, and the small children are his children but his wife is missing, perhaps recently deceased.

Census of 1840

In the Census of 1840 for New York State, there is a Henry V. Baird and William Baird in Sterling, Cayuga County.^[5]

Bedient Baird

There was a Bedient Baird of Western, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Genealogical and Historical Sketch, Roots Research, in possession of Priscilla Baker Scattaglia.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Baird Family Genealogy, privately copied, by Ada Lee Willis Castano (deceased, and Patricia Willis Scattaglia, Seneca Falls New York, June, 1989. Copy in the possession of Jack Day, July, 2015.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Firmine Beard Catchings Baird and Beard families : a genealogical, biographical, and historical collection of data" Baird-Ward Publishers, Nashville, TN 1918. Accessed July 19, 2017. jhd
4. ↑ Census of 1820, New York
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Jim Beard. "Baird, Bard, Beard Surnames on U.S. Census 1790-1840, Ver. 2" Posted 07 Jun 2007. "This is a second version of my list of Beard, Baird, and Bard names appearing in the 1790-1840 U.S. Census lists held by Ancestry.Com. References to alternative spellings have mostly been deleted, middle initials appear in the field with the forename, and the sort precedence is state, locality, forename(s), and year of census." Accessed July 19, 2017. Link inoperative 8/11/2019 jhd
6. ↑ Census of 1830, Western Co, NY