 The Baird Baronets of Newbyth (created in 1660, 1680 and 1809) and of Sauchtonhall (created in 1695) are all descended from Andrew Baird who acquired lands at Auchmedden, Aberdeenshire, in 1539.The main line, Baird of Auchmedden expired on the death in 1777 of Sir William Baird whose Auchmedden estate was forfeit and sold following his involvement in the Jacobite Rising of 1745.The Baird Baronetcy, of Newbyth in the County of Haddington, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1660 for John Baird, son of James Baird, a younger son of the Baird family of Auchmedden.