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From: Frederick Baird <>
Subject: Re: from betty baird kregor/pleasant baird help?
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:23:48 -0700

Hi Betty:
I too have followed your postings and conserns:
I also recommend that dna can and will help you in your quest.I recommend
Familytree dna. for quicker and better comparisons in their large data
base.Bruce and I can help you either way. Just let us know.
Fred

On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:01:59 EST writes:
> Hi Betty,
>
> I'm happy to see you are getting back to researching Joseph Baird.
>
> In case you haven't been reading the Baird Mailing List posts
> recently, Fred
> Baird and I have been encouraging Bairds who are searching for their
> roots to
> participate in a Y-chromosome DNA testing study. They can
> participate by
> paying $101 and joining our Family Tree DNA Baird Surname Project,
> and/or they
> participate for free by sending a sample to the Sorenson Molecular
> Genealogy
> Foundation. Results for an FTDNA test are provided to the
> participant and the
> project coordinators within 1 to 2 months after a sample is
> received. SMGF
> results may take up to a year to be posted on their public database
> and must be
> found by searching their database for matches to known Baird DNA
> signatures.
>
> I believe one of Joseph Baird's Baird descendants has submitted a
> DNA sample
> to SMGF and I am awaiting his data to be published.
>
> A couple of Baird descendants of the Lincoln Co., NC Bairds, who are
> supposed
> to come from Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA, have been tested. They
> are
> Donors #17 and #19 in the Baird DNA Project table on
> www.bairddna.com
>
> A couple of men who appear to be descendants of an Alexander Baird,
> a
> Revolutionary soldier from Cumberland Co., PA have also agreed to
> send samples to
> FTDNA.
>
> If you know of a male Baird descendant of Joseph C. Baird, I urge
> you to
> encourage him to join the Baird Surname Project at:
>
> http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=E70789&special=true
>
> Bruce
>
>
> In a message dated 3/6/2005 8:49:27 AM Central Standard Time,
>
> writes:
> Dear Group, i was at my sister's house last nite and she loves
> collecting
> silver by Pleasant Baird. I thought she said he was a kentucky
> silversmith
> (because that is what she collects) and would love input from the
> group on him.
> also, my sister bought me a membership to the Filson Club so I am
> going to get
> back to my novice researching of joseph and hannah baird soon...if
> group
> remembers i found a book on tax list of county in north carolina
> with a date after
> joseph was supposedly dead around 1805 that listed him as Joseph C.
> Baird which i
> had never seen....anyway, just wanted the list to know i will be
> working on
> confirming what i saw and get back to you. I thought if this
> Joseph's middle
> name was Crittendon like i suspect that that would help us find out
> more about
> where he came from. I have in my novice ways been trying to link him
> to the
> Carlisle Pa. Bairds with no avail. thanks
>
> --
> Betty Baird Kregor, LPGA Teaching Professional
>
>
>

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