Display Patriot - P-106926

Adam BAIRD

SAR Patriot #: P-106926

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State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Captain / Civil Service

DAR #: A004809

Birth: 1745 / / NC
Death: 17 Nov 1811 / Lincoln / NC

Qualifying Service Description:

Captain: North Carolina Militia
Grand Juror, 1779

Additional References:

Pension of James Henry S8W428
McAllister & Sullivan, Courth of Pleas & Quarterly Sessions, Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1779-1789, pg 1

Spouse: Mary/Polly Adams
Children: Frances; Hannah; Sarah; Elizabeth; Mary Polly;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2012-06-05	IL	48447	Evan Donald Madden (183789)	Frances
2020-05-29	IL	91935	Howard Joseph Gunn (215441)	Frances

Burial:

Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery_(C-0371847)

Location:

Gastonia / Gaston / NC / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

722475

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Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

16462644

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Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Doyle E. Campbell
When Adam Baird was born on August 5, 1745, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, his father, John, was 36 and his mother, Frances, was 32. He married Mary "Polly" Adams in 1769 in North Carolina. They had at least 11 children in 23 years: Hannah, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary Polly, Frances, Robert, Jane, Ruth, Ethel, Adam and Anne.

Service Source: PENSION OF JAMES HENRY, S*W428; MCALLISTER & SULLIVAN, COURT OF PLEAS & QTR SESSIONS, LINCOLN CO, NC, 1779-1789, P 1

Service Description: Captain in NC Miltia; served at Battle of Kings Mountain.
1) MILITIA;
2) GRAND JUROR, 1779

He died on August 17, 1811, at the age of 66 in Gaston County, NC. He is buried in the Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County. The Church is located at 251 Olney Chruch Road, off Highway #321 South. Standing granite tombstone, with oranmental curving top edge and vers inscription (difficult to decipher) in plot R5-C5. Name on bronze memorial tablet placed by William Gaston Chapter, DAR.

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