Genealogical collections concerning the sir-name of Baird, and the families of Auchmedden, Newbyth, and Sauchton Hall in particular

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fortune, several inquiries have been made in that country, but no account to be
depended upon is yet received.
Of Gilbert's daughters, Elspet was married to James Stewart in Newton of
Balveny. Their contract of marriage is dated at Aberdeen, August 18, 1614.
Margaret married to James Harvey, of Ward of Kilmundy at Banff, December
1, 1618, from whom is lineally descended Mr. John Harvey, proprietor of several
fine estates in Granada and Antigua, and Mr. Alexander and Dr. Robert Harvey,
his brothers.
Anne married in April 1631 to John Keith of Northfield.
Katharine to Alexander Gordon of Blelack, ancestor of the present Blelack,
November 26, 1604.
Janet was married April 1609 to Robert Ogilvie, son to Sir George Ogilvie
of Dunlugas, ancestor to Lord Banff, and after his death to Mr. John Brown, a
merchant of St. Andrews, who went frequently to Bourdeaux in the wine trade.
There was likewise some old relation between him and Gilbert Baird. Probably
he was a grandson of Andrew Baird of Lavoroklaw.
All Gilbert's daughters who were married had issue, except Lady Blelack,
who had none.
Mr. JAMES BAIRD, fourth son to Gilbert Baird of Auchmedden, was
brought up to the law, and became a person of great reputation in his
business. He was much trusted by King Charles I., and by him
appointed sole Commissary of the Ecclesiastical Court of Scotland, an
employment in these days of great honour and trust, in which he
continued till the time of his death. He purchased the lands of Byth
in the Shire of Aberdeen, which lie not far from the water of Devern,
and had King Charles' Warrant for making him Lord Devern, but he
died before the patent was expede. He married Bathia, daughter of
Sir John Dempster, of Pitliver, a very old family, in the county of
Fife. She was sister to the famous Sir John Dempster, so remarkable
for his disputations among the foreign schools.
From this marriage sprung the two families of Newbyth in the Shire of
Haddington, and Sauchtonhall in the Shire of Edinburgh.
Mr. James Baird died in the year 165-, leaving two sons and two daughters —
viz., John and Robert, Bathia and Euphan.
The eldest daughter, Bathia, was married to Sir Andrew Ramsay, of Whitehill,