Born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Simon Motz
and Christina (Frye) Motz
Sister of
John F. Motz, Jacob Motz, Elizabeth Motz, Susanna Motz, Henry (Motz) Moats, Andrew J. (Motz) Moats, Peter (Motz) Moats, Samuel Motz, Catherine (Motz) Newkirk and David (Motz) Moats
Wife of
Matthew Laird
— married
7 May 1829 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
David B. Laird, James Alexander Laird, Philo Blakley Laird, William Stewart Laird, Amos S. Laird, Melinda (Laird) Sovey, Sylvester Laird, John Kinsman Laird, Willis Laird and Matthew H. Laird
Died
at age 84
in Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, USA
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Biography
Martha, daughter of Simon and Christina Motz, was married to Matthew Laird by a Justice of the Peace for Wayne County, Ohio on 7 May 1829.[1]
The couple were the parents of eleven children and made their home in Hayesville, which lay in that part of Wayne County which was taken to form Ashland County in 1846. Martha passed away in Hayesville, on 8 June 1894. She was laid to rest at the Synagogue-Church of God Cemetery in Hayesville.[2]
The children of Matthew and Martha (Motz) Laird are :
- David B. Laird b. 1 Jun 1830 d. 1 May 1842
- James Laird b. 1831-1832
- Philo Blakeley Laird b. 17 Apr 1834 d. 7 Aug 1836
- William Stewart Laird b. 15 May 1836 d. 9 May 1842
- Mary I. Laird b. 1838-1839
- Amos S. Laird b. 1840 d. 1894
- Malinda Laird, wife of George W. Sovery, b. 1 Jan 1844 d. 15 Oct 1925
- Sylvester Laird b. 19 Feb 1845 d. 13 Apr 1919
- John Kinsman Laird b. 26 Apr 1847 d. 18 Oct 1926
- Willis M. Laird b. 1849 d. 1925
- Matthew H. Laird b. 17 Oct 1854 d. 18 Jun 1938[3][4][5]
Sources
- ↑ Probate Court Record of Marriages for Wayne Co., OH, vol. 3, p. 109
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38557505/martha-laird : accessed 08 February 2022), memorial page for Martha Moats Laird (11 Aug 1809–8 Jun 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38557505, citing Synagogue-Church of God Cemetery, Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Dale Clawson (contributor 47102803) (See also Memorials ## 38557505, 38557069, 117353538, 44708103, 23878955, 166088953, 105720911)
- ↑ 1850 Census, Vermillion Tshp., Ashland Co., OH, pp. 414-15
- ↑ 1860 Census of Vermillion Tshp., Ashland Co., OH, p. 115/136
- ↑ 1870 Census of Hayesville, Vermillion Tshp., Ashland Co., OH, p. 19/841
See Also
- "Laird Family" by Forrest E. Brouhard, published by Economy Printing Company in Harlan, Iowa 1964
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~0.78%
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Motz-388 and Motz-268 appear to represent the same person because: Same precise dates of birth and death, same place of death, same parents,
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