Around the last part of the eighteenth century or at the beginning of the nineteenth century, this family landed on the shores, in chattels, of what is now the United States of America. Since the middle name of Hilda is May, the schooner named Fabiana bought relatives in chattels by means of the slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean. May is not necessarily the original name of the enslaved person. During the same time as the Atlantic slave trade, there also was the Arab slave trade.

This book began as a labor of love for my children. I grew up within 15 miles of most of my great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I saw all of them frequently and knew them well. I listened to the adults tell of letters they received from family members who lived from one coast to the other. Many of them I never met, but I knew them through their own words. Sometimes one or another would visit, but I really knew more about them and their families from hearing their letters. Fortunately, some of the letters were kept so I have read them again in recent years.

William Beard was born in northern Ireland. He married Eleanor Lyons. They came to the United States in 1782 (probably to Pennsylvania) and settled in Kentucky in the late 18th century. Descendants live in Kentucky, Indiana, and other states. The family was also known as Baird.

Volume contains: 166 NY 638 (Matter of Caffrey) 166 NY 638 (Peo ex rel White v. Coler) 166 NY 639 (Youngs v. McDonald) 167 NY 58 (Quigley v. Levering) 167 NY 107 (Ewing v. Wightman) 167 NY 531 (Isham v. Post) 167 NY 532 (Atlantic Trust Co. v. Holdsworth)