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

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In his boyhood, June, 1776, Lemuel Olmsted entered the Continental
Army, in Col. Philip Burr Bradley's battalion; was taken prisoner and confined
in the prison ship in New York harbor, where his health was seriously
undermined. He fortunately escaped with his life, and after recruiting his
health for a short time, re-entered the service and continued to the end of
the war. The family of Silence Weed, his wife, were from Glasgow, Scotland.
She was well educated, and remarkable for beauty, grace and good sense.
After his marriage he first settled in Danbury, Conn., removing thence
in the early Spring of 1786 to Stillwater (afterwards Malta), Saratoga County,
N. Y., and settled about a mile north of Round Lake in that county. Notwithstanding
his impaired health, he was an active and influential pioneer,
and raised a family of sturdy and self-reliant children, who survived to praise
him. His widow survived him many years, living on the homestead which
her husband had carved out of the wilderness. She was buried beside him.
4365, Zalmon -I-. 4366, Coleman -f-. 4367, Joshua -f. 4368, John -|-.
4369, (Rev.) James Munson (D. D.); b. at Stillwater, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1794;
d. at Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 16, 1870; grad. at Union, July, 1819; m. (1)
Nov. 29, 182.5, Ann C. Mahon; d. Apr. 11, 1832; was buried at Shippensburg,
Cumberland County, Pa.; (2) May 19, 1836, Clementina Matilda
Gundaker; d. July 12, 1836; was buried at Lancaster, Pa.; (3) Sept. 6, 1837,
Ann Woodward; d. Nov. 2, 1869; was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Philadelphia. Rev. Mr. Olmsted attended Princeton Theol. Sem. in 1819,
and also in 1822; licenced at Waterford, N. Y., in Feb., 1822; ordained at
Landisburg, Pa., in June, 1825. 4370, Lois; b. May 16, 1797; d. June 24,
1802. 4371, Mary; b. Jan. 25, 1800; d. Sept. 2, 1864; m. Dunning.
(4098) JOHN MUNSON OLMSTED, Stamford, Delaware County, N. Y.
b. Apr. 10, 1772; d. June 28, 1830; m. Feb. 1, 1795, Abigail Foster, of Ridge-
field, Conn.; b. Apr. 28, 1775; d. Dec. 25, 1854.
4372, Levi -f. 4373, Sarah -|-. 4374, Huldah; b. June 1, 1801; d. Apr.
2, 1802.
John Munson Olmsted settled in Ridgebury, Conn. He removed Feb.
14, 1798, to Stamford, Delaware County, N. Y., where he spent the rest of
his life. He was a farmer of fair estate, and lived a uniformly peaceful and
religious life, being universa,lly respected.
(4099) DANIEL OLMSTED, Schoharie, N. Y. b. abt. 1750; d. at Northumberland,
Canada, 1839; m. 1790, Mrs. Rosanna (Shear) Humphrey; b.
1769; d. 1855. Her father served in the Revolutionary War in Col. Barber's
Conn. Regt.
4375, Lydia; b. 1793; d. 1857; m. 1819, Enoch Hawley, of Northumberland,
Can. 4376, Isaac; b. 1801; d. at Rochester, N. Y., 1835. 4377, Timothy
-I-. 4378, Gideon; b. 1815; d. 1866; m. Amarilla Simpson.
(4100) JUSTUS OLMSTED, b. June 21, 1753; d. July 21, 1843; m. Jan.
7, 1777, Betty Wood, of Cattaraugus County, N. Y.
4379, Molly; m. Edmonds. 4380, Hannah; m. Rich.
4381, Nancy; m. Arad Rich. 4382, Phebe; m. William Wright 4383,
Milly; m. Peter Kellogg. 4384, Lewis +. 4385, Nathan; m. Huldah
Lyon. 4386, Justus +. 4387, Betsey; m. John Andrews.