David Baird Jr. (1754 - abt. 1839)

Born 16 Jul 1754 in Topenemus, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Ely) Baird — married 27 Feb 1777 in City, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 25 Dec 1839 at about age 85 in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant David Baird Jr. served with Monmouth County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 Feb 2018), "Record of David Baird", Ancestor # A004813.

David was born in 16 July 1754, to David Baird Sr and Sarah Compton.

He lived during the American Revolution, and was probably a Captain (Find a grave). The Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War confirms that he was a Captain by 1777 in Monmouth County Militia.^[1] It is not clear, however, whether he was Captain of 1st or 2nd Regiment, Service records show that he served as a Lieutenant in Samuel Foreman's Regiment.^[2] (2nd Regiment)

He Married 3 times, to Rebekah Ely, Lydia Tapscott, and Mary Edwards.

He had numerous children.

Capt David Baird Jr. was mentioned on a memorial in Old Tennent Churchyard, Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States with a death date of 25 Dec 1839.^[3]

Research Notes:

Note: There are three death dates listed in various references. December 24, 25 and, 26 of 1839.

Note: The death listed above is taken from the memorial stone inscription.

Note: December 26th, 1839 is listed in this strong reference and might refer to internment date. Further research is needed to confirm.

David Baird. Jr. b. July 16, 1754 d. Dec. 26, 1839 md.

1st Feb. 27, 1777 Re- bekah Ely, md.

2nd Lydia Gaston, widow of James Gaston, md. James and Lydia were the parents of one child.^[4]

3rd Nov. 25 , 1795 Mary Edwards d. June 22, 1840 aged 68 yrs. 10 mos. 20 da.

Children

His children by these 3 marriages were as follows:

KEBEKAH ELY b. Dec. 17, 1777. SARAH b. Nov. 1, 1780. MARYb. Oct. 15, 1762. JOHN b. Mch. 19, 1784. JACOB b. Dec. 19, 1785 d. Apr. 8,1823. LYDIA d. Feb. 8, 1788. PHEBE b. Nov. 14, 1790. DAVID, JB b. Feb. 22. 1797. REI b. Mav Hl, 1798. ELIZABETH b. Mch. 2, 1800. THOMAS b. Feb. 6, 1802. ANN b. Dec. 23, 1803. EVELINA b. Oct. 25, 1805 md Mch. 12, 1828 Wm. P. Forman. JOSEPH h. July 4, 1807 d. May 5, 1814. JAMES b. June 3, 1810. RACHEL b. Sep. 7, 1812. ELENOR b. Dec. 15, 1815. ZEBULON b. Jan. 31, 1819.

(From data and family Bible records in possession of David Baird, Baird, N. J.,with some notes added.) HISTORY OF OLD TENNENT.page 436

Note: This is rather curious, as we find his uncles, Richard and Joseph Compton, sons of Jacob and Elizabeth, witnessing the will of a man named Perrine, who faked his death and went to NY to join the British forces. His cousin, son of Richard above of Freehold had his land confiscated in January 3, 1779. They called him a fugitive and offender. This story is detailed in Comptonology Vol 2 No 6 Page 29. Also detailed there is that one of these Richards had a daughter Priscilla who married Ebenezar Murdock Hingston, who was from Ireland and recruited for the British in Monmouth County. I only include this info on his uncles and cousins to show the difficulties faced by members of the Monmouth Compton family, as some joined the British, and some fought with the American colonists. (David Beard)

Family Information

"David Baird, Jr.

b. July 16, 1754

d. Dec. 26, 1839

md. 1st Feb. 27, 1777 Rebekah Ely, md.

2nd Lydia Gaston, md.

3rd Nov. 25, 1795 Mary Edwards d. June 22, 1840 aged 68 yrs. 10 mos. 20da.

His chldr. by these 3 marriages were:--

"Rebekah Ely b. Dec. 17, 1777

"Sarah b. Nov. 1, 1780

"Mary b. Oct. 15, 1782

"John b. Mch. 19, 1784

"Jacob b. Dec. 19, 1785 d. Apr. 8, 1823

"Lydia d. Feb. 8, 1788 (this is a "d"-typo?)

"Phebe b. Nov 14, 1790

"David, Jr. b. Feb. 22, 1797

"Rei b. May 16, 1798

"Elizabeth b. Mch. 2, 1800

"Thomas b. Feb. 6, 1802

"Ann b. Dec. 23, 1803

"Evelina b. Oct. 25, 1805 md. Mch. 12 1828 Wm. P. Forman

"Joseph b. July 4, 1807 d. May 5, 1814

"James b. June 3, 1810

"Rachel, b. Sep. 7, 1812

"Elenor b. Dec. 15, 1815

"Zebulon b. Jan. 31, 1819

^{[5] [6]}

Military Service

United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers

Name David Baird

Event Type Military Service Event Date 04 Mar 1831

Event Place New Jersey, United States Event Place (Original) New Jersey, United States

Page 449

^[7]

David Baird Jr, son of Sara Compton and David Baird, Sr. was a veteran in the American Revolution. ^[8]

Memorial

Captain David Baird

Birth: Jul. 16, 1754

Death: Dec. 25, 1839

Note: The death date is inscribed on his memorial stone and included as an image. Family links: Parents:

David Baird (1710 - 1801)

Sarah Compton Baird (1716 - 1810)

Spouses:

Rebekah Baird (1756 - 1778)

Lydia Tapscott Baird (1755 - 1791)

Mary Baird (1771 - 1840)

Children:

Eleanor Baird Sutphin (1815 - 1902)*

Siblings:

John Baird (____ - 1834)*

Mary Baird Dey (1747 - 1836)*

David Baird (1754 - 1839)

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Old Tennent Churchyard Tennent Monmouth County New Jersey, USA Created by: Anne Mount West (Credit) Record added: Dec 19, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12738517 ^[9]

Imported gedocm data

Name Captain David /Baird/ Name: Captain David Baird Suffix: Jr.^[10] Birth ID: 8CDB486D-D90F-4D1E-B01D-3C9C79D9C8CC ID Number: MH:IF9531 16 JUL 1754 Topenemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA^[11] Death ID: 8BAB22CD-FDA1-448A-9BDF-827C94475E20 ID Number: MH:IF9530 24 DEC 1839 Middlesex, New Jersey, USA^[12] Record : ID Number: MH:I3260

Name: Capt. David /Baird/ II^{[13] [14] [15][16]}

Birth: Date: 16 JUL 1754 Place: Topenemus, Monmouth, New Jersey Colony^{[17][18] [19][20]}

Death Date: 24 DEC 1839 Place: Manalapan, New Jersey^[21][22] Burial Place: Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA^{[23] [24]}

Sources

1. ↑ Stryker, William S. Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War Printed by Authority of the Legislature, Trenton, NJ, Wm. T. Nicholson & Co., Printers, 1872., p. 381.
2. ↑ Service Record of David Baird/Beaird
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #12738517 (accessed 21 September 2022)
   Memorial page for Capt David Baird Jr. (16 Jul 1754-25 Dec 1839), citing Old Tennent Churchyard, Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Anne Mount West (contributor 36614496).
4. ↑ Tapscott Family History Tuesday, April 5, 2016 The Tapscotts of Ohio http://tapscottfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-tapscotts-of-ohio.html
5. ↑ [("THE HISTORY OF OLD TENNENT CHURCH," BY Frank R. Symmes Pg 436)]
6. ↑ [(http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/bafam.txt)]
7. ↑ [("United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2JYR : accessed 6 October 2016), David Baird, 04 Mar 1831; citing New Jersey, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.)]
8. ↑ [(Comptonology Vol 2 No 8 page 3)]
9. ↑ [(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12738517)]
10. ↑ Source: #S101 Data: Text: Birth date: 16 Jul 1754 Birth place: Monmouth, New Jersey Death date: 24 Dec 1839 Death place: Middlesex, New Jersey Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=979715&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
11. ↑ Source: #S101 Data: Text: Birth date: 16 Jul 1754 Birth place: Monmouth, New Jersey Death date: 24 Dec 1839 Death place: Middlesex, New Jersey Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=979715&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
12. ↑ Source: #S101 Data: Text: Birth date: 16 Jul 1754 Birth place: Monmouth, New Jersey Death date: 24 Dec 1839 Death place: Middlesex, New Jersey Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=979715&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
13. ↑ [(Source: #S51 Page: SAR Membership Number: 88294 Object: @M3010@)]
14. ↑ [(Source: #S51 Page: Volume: 165; SAR Membership Number: 32957 Object: @M3011@)]
15. ↑ [(Source: #S213
16. ↑ Source: #S51 Page: SAR Membership Number: 81540 Object: @M3000@)]
17. ↑ [(Source: #S213 )]
18. ↑ [(Source: #S51)]
19. ↑ [(Source: #S51 Page: Volume: 165; SAR Membership Number: 32957 Object: @M3011@)]
20. ↑ [(Source: #S51 Page: SAR Membership Number: 88294 Object: @M3010@)]
21. ↑ [(Source: #S51 )]
22. ↑ [(Source: #S213 )]
23. ↑ Source: #S213
24. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #12738517 (accessed 21 September 2022)
    Memorial page for Capt David Baird Jr. (16 Jul 1754-25 Dec 1839), citing Old Tennent Churchyard, Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Anne Mount West (contributor 36614496).

• Source: S101 Record ID Number: MH:S101 User ID: DE1D1FFE-BAA2-4856-A252-35E6BAC30F70 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Repository: #R1

• Source: S118 Record ID Number: MH:S118 User ID: 5DE21DC1-4441-47F9-A3E5-87BAF83B7093 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Repository: #R1

• Source: S213 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;

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