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Mary Tait
Abt 1767 - 1842 (~ 75 years)-
Name Mary Tait Born Abt 1767 Scotland 
Christened 17 May 1767 Yarrow Parish, Selkirk, Scotland Gender Female Died Jan 1842 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Person ID I208 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 1 Apr 2019
Father George Tait, b. Est 1737, Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 13 Jun 1838, Smailholm, Roxburgshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age ~ 101 years) Mother Elizabeth Wilson, b. Est 1742, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Adam Speirs, b. 1765, Blainslie, Scottish Borders, Scotland , d. Dec 1837, Beaver Dam, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years) Married 15 Apr 1791 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Notes - 9/30/2016 - No birth record for William Spears in Roxburghshire. Good records. LDS film 1067946. Roland Astorga
Children + 1. William Spears, b. 4 May 1793, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 7 Mar 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States (Age 53 years)2. Elizabeth Spears, b. 1795, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 1834 (Age 39 years)3. Adam Spears, b. 23 Dec 1796, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 1820 (Age 23 years)+ 4. George Spears, b. 17 Oct 1799, Berkshire, Scotland , d. 13 Oct 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States (Age 46 years)5. Agnes Spears, b. 10 Jan 1802, Blainslie, Scottish Borders, Scotland , d. Sep 1824, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 22 years)+ 6. Thomas Speirs, b. 14 Jul 1804, Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland , d. 8 Jul 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 72 years)+ 7. Mary Spears, b. 15 Mar 1807, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 1894 OR 1895 (Age 87 years)8. Robert Spears, b. 21 Oct 1810, Old Pilmuir, East Lothian, Scotland , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 27 Oct 2016 Family ID F69 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - Abt 1767 - Scotland 
Married - 15 Apr 1791 - Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland 
Died - Jan 1842 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1767 Baptism Record for Mary Tait
17 May 1767, Yarrow Parish, Selkirk, Scotland
George Tait at Douchar Mill(s) had a Daughter Baptized named Mary
1791 Marriage Record for Adam Speirs and Mary Tate
15 Apr 1791, Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
"...both in this parish"
Witnesses: George Wilson and William Bishop
LDS film 1067946
1797 Baptism Record for Adam Spears
Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
Spears Adam Blacksmith in Crosslee and Mary Tait his spouse had a son born 23d Decm. 1796 and baptized in Stow Church the 22d Jany 1797
Named Adam
note: Crosslee is a village in Johnstone, 82 miles west of Stow
LDS film 1067791
1799 Baptism Record for George Spiers
Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Apr 27th 1799
George Son of Adam Spiers and Mary [Tait] Scott, Blainslie, born 26 October 1799
Witnesses George Sanmill and George Henderson
Melrose is immediately south of Blainslie
1802 Baptism Record for Agnes Spiers
Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Agnes Daughter of Adam Spiers, smith, Blainslie & Mary Tait born 10 Jan 1802 Witnesses John Sinson and James Wilson
Melrose is immediately south of Blainslie
1810 Baptism Record for Robert Spears
Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland
1810 Spears
Adam Spears and Mary Tait his wife living in Old Pilmuir had a Son born 21 st Octr. 1810 and baptized 18th Novr. Named Robert
Testis the congregation (Witnessed by the congregation)
Old Pilmuir appears to be a reference to Pilmuir House, a historic Laird's Manse (or Manor) house built in 1624; located just outside of Bolton.
https://canmore.org.uk/site/54661/pilmuir-house
1840 US Census
Hancock County, Illinois (probably Nauvoo)
William Spears Household
1 male 40-50.....47- William (1793)
1 fem 60-70..........unknown
1 fem 70-80......73- Mary Tait Speirs (1767)
George Spears Household
1 male 40-50.....41- George (1799)
1 fem 30-40......37- Sarah Churchfield (1803)
1 male 0-5........4- William (1836)
1 male 0-5...........unknown
1 fem 0-5.........2- Margaret (1838
1 fem 60-70..........unknown
Thos Spears Household
1 male 30-40.....36- Thomas (1804)
1 fem 20-30......36- Polly Cochran (1804)
1 fem 10-15......10- Mary (1830)
1 male 5-10.......6- Adam (1834)
1 male 0-5........4- George (1836)
1 male 0-5........3- Henry (1837)
1 male 0-5........2- Orson (1838)
Histories 
Adam and Mary Tait Spears in Harriet E. S. Spears Family History Papers
According to Ms. Spears, Adam and Mary were taught the gospel by Orson Pratt and they were baptized in the Mississippi River.
Source:
LDS Church History Library; Harriet E. S. Speirs family history papers, 1849-1975
Speirs, Harriet Eliza Strong, 1895-1975; Call Number: MS 25883
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Sources - [S54] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
Name: Adam Speirs
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1791
Marriage Place: Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
Spouse: Mary Tait
FHL Film Number: 1067946
- [S54] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.