| Bayard | |
|---|---|
 Arms: A chevron between 3 escallops Crest: A demi-horse, argent Motto: Amor honor et justitia. | |
| Current region | United States |
| Connected families | Stuyvesant family Schuyler family Van Rensselaer family Van Cortlandt family Stevens family |
The Bayard family has been a prominent family of lawyers and politicians throughout American history, primarily from Wilmington, Delaware. Beginning as Federalists, they joined the party of Andrew Jackson and remained leaders of the Democratic Party into the 20th century. Counting Richard Bassett, the father-in-law of James A. Bayard Sr., the family provided six generations of U.S. senators from Delaware, serving from 1789 until 1929.