Sarah Ann (Lasley) Baird

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This file is a loving work in progress. While I strive for accuracy, errors are bound to be made. Please verify data independently before using. Researched by Beverly Branning Green, olsalte@aol.com since 1990. A revision of my original WFT CD #5-421 Source: Beverly Branning Green, (Branning Family Researcher/Historian,) 4406 Island Drive, North Topsail Beach, NC 28460 910-328-0939

photocopy of Baird family bible in possession of Morland Branning, until his death in 2005, brother of Evalyn Tygret who died in 1992, our early Branning researcher/historian: Sarah Lassley Baird 1785-1840 wife of Parks Baird, Sr. wrote the surname BEARD after her name and the names of her 11 children on the fly leaf of her Bible. Another of those instances where names were spelled many different ways.

re my photo supposedly of Parks Baird Sr.& wife. Karlyn Shedlowski decided it couldn't be Parks Baird Sr. & Sarah Ann Lassley, as it was labeled, too early in time for photographs. It could be Parks Barid Jr. even though he died a few short years after his father in 1859, he would have been around age 50 in the photo, with his wife Sarah Ann Young. The photo originally came from the files of Chester Branning son of Keturah Baird Branning, passed down to Lucian and his 2 children Morland & Evelyn Branning, the family Historian; so the photo probably is one of Parks Baird sons, those are the best possibilities to identify the individuals in the photo. Have identified photo of Willliam Porter Baird & Phebe Raine, probably taken about 1860 near the time of their marriage. Carol Ogranko identifies photo of William Porter Baird & wf. Phebe Raines taken c. 1860 by comparing with other family photographs. (It is not previously wrongly labeled photo of Parks Baird & Catherine Lassley) May 27, 2017.

Sarah Ann Lassley 1785 descends from John Lassley 1743 who descends from John Lassley 1723 and Sarah Tyler 1747 who descends from Bezaleel Tyler I -1716 and Bezaleel Tyler 1683 Sarah Tyler 1747 descends from Sarah Calkins 1726 and she from John Calkins 1699; all are early settlers that there is much info on, under their respective names, back to England.

Source: The Skinner Kinsmen: The Descendants of Joseph and Martha Kinne Skinner; The Nathan Skinner Manuscript

LDS #M510911-0285: dau. Sarah Ann Lassley married 1801 in Greene Co., NY -Greenville Presby. Church (called Sally Lasley per LDS M510911-0285)

The Tyler Genealogy, The Descendents of the Branford, Connecticut Line of Roger Tyler [by Collen S. McNeil] -2006

bbg -Source: Proof of birthplace: from EARLY HISTORICAL EVENTS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY, by John T. Bradley ; ( A series of historical articles of interest to everyone who resides in the Delaware section of the county ). THE LASSLEYS - John Lassley was the forbear of all the Lassleys in the Cushetunk Valley. He came to this section of the Delaware Valley at the same time the Thomas, Tyler, Ross, Skinner, Calkin and Young families did- 1754. He took up a tract of land adjacent to that of Aaron Thomas on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware river immediately below the Cochecton Falls. He came as a single man but soon married Sarah Tyler. They had three children, viz; Cornelius, who married Lana Decker, Sarah, who became the wife of Parks Baird Elizabeth who married John Salisbury who settled in Cayuga county N.Y. [sw of Syracuse][actually Green Co.,] [dau. Sarah Ann Lassley married 1801 in Greene Co.NY -Greenville Presby.Church per LDS ]

Marriage Status: Notes from the personal manuscript of Nathan Skinner state that Sarah Lassley married David Parks. Perhaps Parks Baird and David Parks were the same person, or related. kls

Deed Book 10, page 429-430, dated May 23, 1834, Wayne County Courthouse, Honesdale, PA: Parks Baird and wife, Sarah, of Damascus to Buckley Beardslee, Dyberry, PA. Land conveyed was in Berlin Township, formerly Dyberry. Witnesses were Zillah Skinner and Sarah A. Skinner. Information from this deed is proof of the marriage of Sarah Ann Lassley to Parks Baird.

Sarah Ann Lassley Baird Birth: Apr. 5, 1785 Greene County, New York, Death: May 30, 1840 Daughter of John Lassley 1743-1830 & Sarah Tyler born 1747. Family links: Spouse: Parkes Baird (1779 - 1853) Burial: Overlook Cemetery , Wayne County, Pennsylvania ** Created by: Dave Tyler Record added: Sep 05, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29610035 ( photo added 7-3-2013 of tombstone in Overlook Cemetery, First Baptist Church Cemetery,) Damascus, Wayne, PA by Leslie Schnakenberg Email: pezzlie@hotmail.com - See Find A Grave Bio. abt. .Sarah Lassley Baird Died: 30 May 1840 Created by Dave Tyler )

Sarah Ann Lasley in the Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921

Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921 No Image Name: Sarah Ann Lasley Gender: Female Spouse: John Lasley Child: Lasley Film Number: 000009980

U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name:Parks Baird SAR Membership:69520 Birth Date:11 Apr 1779 Spouse: Sarah Lasly Children: John L Baird 1948-45 PVT ORDINANCE SCHOOL, Aberdeen Proving Ground, staff sgt 62 st quartermster base depot school, army of the us. service official register of officers and men of NJ in the Revol War- W S Stryker 1872 pg 382, 374, 48. [unmarried] descent see papers of Mrs Evangeline S. Wilson [sister]; DAR #363020; and Mrs Mary B P Childs [csn] dar# 181674. NJ Society SAR Whm Gerard Menner, Decendant of John Lasly Feb 1948 (Rev War-Apr 1775- Nov 1783)

• * When the land was acquired for Overlook Cemetery about 1821 at the time when the new church was chartered (present day church), there was no church and no one was buried there. The deed came from William Penn's grandson. When the land was acquired to charter the new church in 1821, and the church was built, they moved all of the bodies from the previous location just up the hill from the old church location to the present church location to Overlook Cemetery (right near the present day church). Overlook is not a community cemetery; it is for charter members (old cemetery people, prior to 1821), other members, and members of extended family of church members. The community cemetery in Damascus is Hillside Cemetery, up the hill from the Baptist Church. This one is the Methodist Cemetery, but not all people buried there are Methodists. per KLS

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Bev: Thanks for the photos! This is actually a certificate from when the church was re-dedicated in 1874. I wonder if a similar certificate was recorded when the church was dedicated in 1832? The Wayne County Historical Society has informed me that they do not possess any further records of the First Baptist Church of Damascus and referred me directly to the church (who I have already contacted). I hope the current pastor is cooperative and finds something! Perry Karlyn:Thank you for your recent messages. I have inserted some responses below…Perry Dear Perry and Bev, I had visited the Pastor of this church on my quest for Lassley information. At that time, he told me the original church, that stood before the present 1832 church had burned down. That may well be true but Parks and Sarah (Lassley) Baird were still both alive and well in 1832 so I am hopeful that there will be something to prove that they were members of the congregation. I am certain that I have read in "History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties," by Matthews, that a Baptist minister came with the first Connecticut settlers, but do you think I can locate that now? I will continue to look tonight when I have more time. However, on the website for the church, we have the following: Damascus holds the distinction of being the first township to have a house built exclusively for church purposes. It was erected in 1800 by Deacon Thomas Shields, just a few yards from where the present church now stands. Although not formally organized until 1821, the present building was dedicated in 1832 We do know from this information that there was a Baptist Church here in 1800, and since Deacon Thomas Shields (an old Wayne Co. name), was most likely here prior to that, we can assume he held services in someone's home or barn. Yes-there's no doubt that there was a Baptist Congregation at Damascus by the time Parks Baird arrived about 1813. Hopefully, we can prove that he joined and/or Sarah rejoined/joined. The earliest record we have of John Lassly being here is from Matthew's History: 1772 - The earliest documented record we have of John Lassley's presence in Cushetunk, Damascus, Northampton Co, PA (now Wayne County, PA) was in May 10, 1772, when four men signed a statement about Daniel Skinner. These were Nicholas Conklin, John Lassley, Elizabeth Conklin and William Conklin (History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties, Matthews, 1886, page 450). This event is also recorded in the History of Sullivan County, Quinlan, 1873, page 189, where the statement about Daniel Skinner is signed Nicholas Conklin, John LESSLEY, Elizabeth Conklin and William Conklin The last information I have about the "Lassley Place" (see below) is in 1799. 1799 Damascus Township Lists: Martin Fribitt one log house adjacent $40 adjacent to Lany Lasley. David Quick owner Joseph Thomas 1 log house 15 x 10, $30. The area on both sides of Spruce Swamp Road in Damascus Twp. was formerly known as the "Lassley Place," and to this day, is still called the "Lassley Place" on some older Wayne County, PA maps. This area would be the area where warrant tract #176 owned by John Lassley was surveyed and plotted out. See area Warrant Maps for Damascus Township, Plat #176, John Lasly. Neighbors directly South were Solomon Decker and Aaron Thomas. Per JH Bradley, John Young and Catherine Lassley, granddaughter of John Lassley, lived on John Lassley's land. There is no record of John Lassley having sold his land prior to moving to Greene Co., Prior to his death so perhaps this couple lived on it, passed onto their family and then it may have been sold to members outside of the family.

1799 Damascus Township Lists: Martin Fribitt one log house adjacent $40 adjacent to Lany Lasley. David Quick owner Joseph Thomas 1 log house 15 x 10, $30. The area on both sides of Spruce Swamp Road in Damascus Twp. was formerly known as the "Lassley Place," and to this day, is still called the "Lassley Place" on some older Wayne County, PA maps. This area would be the area where warrant tract #176 owned by John Lassley was surveyed and plotted out. See area Warrant Maps for Damascus Township, Plat #176, John Lasly. Neighbors directly South were Solomon Decker and Aaron Thomas. By 1800, we know that John and Sarah Lassley were in Greene Co., NY and then he moved back to Wayne County, at some point prior to making his Rev. War Pension Application: Date Unknown, Deed to John Lassley, from Luthier Carter, Mentioned within DB C: 339, Deed below April 9, 1807 to Parks Bard, from John Lassley, both from Greene Co., Catskill Court Administration Bldg., Greene Co., NY. 1800 - In 1800, John appears on the census in Freehold Township, Greene County, NY age 45 or older, with 2 females age 10 - 16 and 1 female, over the age of 45 (Sarah, his wife). I have no proof that John Lassley was a Baptist, but we can make some deductions: His parents were married in a Congregational Church (Calvinist). There was a Baptist church (Calvinist) built here in 1800, with worship surely going on before that date. John's daughter, Sarah married Parks Baird in Greenville Presbyterian Church (Also Calvinisht) in 1801. From Cornelius Lassley, who contributed the glass "Lassley" memorial window in the Baptist church built in 1832 through my Grandfather, Ralph Lassley, the family was Baptist. So, what we can say is that the Lassly/Lassley family followed the Calvinist beliefs and worshipped in whatever Calvinist-type church was around. John was most likely worshipping in the early Baptist services here. We know that the Baptist church formed from the Congregationalist church. I haven't studied Greenville to see if there was a Baptist and a Presbyterian church. Since the Lasslys were Scots-Irish, the Calvinist believe system makes sense. They probably originated as Presbyterians, then were Congregationists, then Baptist, and those that moved away, Presbyterian. Some around here are still Baptist, and some are Methodist. A long answer, to a short question. Karlyn Thanks for your sharing your thoughts on all of the indirect evidence available. I agree with all of your analysis. I am quite confident that Parks and Sarah (Lassley) Baird were Baptists (like Parks Jr.) but the Editor has been pushing for direct evidence. By the way, recent research shows that Parks Baird descends from some of the first Baptists in New England J