Genealogy of the Olmsted family in America : embracing the ...

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One third to his five chiidren, John, Mary, Lidia, Sara and Elizabeth.
The other third as follows:
To my sister Bazies* 3 children £5 apiece the said legacy to be paid to
Barnaby Bowtelle of Dedham, for them.
To Joseph my sister Holmested's youngest son a similar legacy to be
paid to Mr. Statham of Terling.
To my niece Sara Holmestead 30s.
To my nephew Richard Holmestead 4 nobles.
Proved 28th July, 1638.
Archdeaconry of Essex, Rypton clxvij 167
Abstract of the will of Als Hownstedi of the psh of Great Lees, wedoo.
2nd July, 1533.
To sons James William and John
To the High Altar of Lees Parva [Little Leighs] 8s.
John Sorell and son James exor.
John Hawkyn of Much Waltham, supervisor.
Witnesses:
Sir Roger Hyde, curat.
John Ingelond.
William Thare.
And others mo.
To be buried in the churchyard of our Ladi.
To Jams and William all my copyhold lands equally between them.
To my son John a seme of wheat.
Proved 2nd August, 1533.
Commissary Court, Essex, Herts, 1613.
"Abstract of the will of John Hawes the elder of St. Lawrence in the
County of Essex, yeoman, 7 August, 1613, proved 12 October, 1613.
Mentions son John and Elizabeth, his daughter; kinsman John Anthony;
Charles Anthony the younger, a sister's son; Martha Anthony, youngest
daughter of said sister; Frances, the eldest daughter of sister Alice Anthony;
John Olmsted, son of Richard Olmsted and of daughter Elizabeth, Israel,
their second son, Jedidiah their third son and Elizabeth their daughter;
daughter Elizabeth wife of Richard Olmstead, clerk; Julian Veale of Maiden,
widow; wife Elizabeth."—The New England Historical and Genealogical
Register, Vol. XLl., p. 173.
*See the will of Richard Olmsted of Norwalk, Connecticut. John Basey was
an original settler at Hartford, Connecticut.
tDr. Manning says that " Hawnstead Farm " still exists in Great Leighs.