Brief Family History
Spelling variations include: Baird, Bard, Barde, Baard, Bayard, Beard and many more.
First found in Lanarkshire where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: James Baird who arrived in America in 1685; John Baird settled in Charles Town, S.C. in 1773; Thomas Baird settled in Philadelphia Pa. in 1774; William Baird settled in New Hampshire in 1718.