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

210 Olmsted Family Genealogy
morning and continued to serve in the army until the following Spring, when he
returned to Ridgefield, and there continued to reside and keep house until
his death which occurred in 1801, turning out on every alarm which took
place. Declarant cannot positively swear as to the date of said Olmsted's
resigning his commission. Declarant further stated that she is the daughter
of the Rev. Jonathan IngersoU, who was minister at Ridgefield for 37 years;
that her bro. Jonathan Ingersoll was Lt. Gov. of the State of Conn."
(4113) JARED OLMSTED, b. July 1, 1753; d. May 28, 1825; m. Nov. 30,
1773, Hannah Betts_; b. May 10, 1755; d. Feb. 28, 1826; dau. of Gideon and
Rachel Betts, of Ridgefield, Conn. He served in the Revolutionary War
in the Conn, line; was in Gen. Washington's army when driven out of New
York. He died in Litchfield, Conn.
4442, Lewis +. 4443, Nathan +. 4444, Jonas +. 4445, Hannah; b.
Mar. 3, 1780; d. at Pittsford, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1857. 4446, Betsey +. 4447,
Sarah; b. May 21, 1784; m. 1820, William Clark; d. Dec, 1837. 4448,
Polly +. 4449, Rachel; b. Mar. 18, 1788; d. July 2, 1853; m. Feb. 18,
1809, Lewis Lynes Nash; b. Oct. 24, 1784; d. Nov. 19, 1856; son of Richard
and Esther (Lynes) Nash. 4450, Lucy; b. Apr. 24, 1790; d. Oct. 13, 1866;
m. 1826, John Lane, of Lockport, 111. 4451, Jared +. 4452, Hiram +.
(4115) (Capt.) NATHAN OLMSTED, b. May 8, 1744; d. at Poundiidge,
N. Y., Dec. 7, 1827; m. (1) Sarah Ambler; d. Jan. 10, 1781; (2) Jan. 19, 1783,
Mrs. Lorina (Brush) Hoyt; (3) Sarah Ann Brush; d. Feb. 21, 1810. Capt.
Nathan served in the Revolutionary War; was a Capt. at the " battle of
White Plains "; was a prisoner in the old " Sugar House," New York.
1st marriage: 4453, Sarah; m. Lewis Lockwood. 4454, Elizabeth; b.
1779; m. Samuel Ketchum Olmsted (No. 4420). 4455, Bethlv; m. William
Fancher. 4456, Clarissa +. 2d marriage: 4457, Nathan +. 4458,
Catherine +. 4459, Mary; b. Oct. 19, 1786; m. Sept. 30, 1810, Jonathan
Abbott; b. Apr. 14, 1770.
When the first wife of Nathan Olmsted lay dead in the house, the " Cowboys
" drove away five cows and two yoke of oxen. As soon as Col. Sheldon
heard of it, he marched with thirty men, and recaptured them Capt. Nathan
was Moderator of a Town Meeting Jan. 8, 1778, held in Ridgefield, Conn., to
approve the articles of Confederation of Congress.
(4117) (Col.) DAVID OLMSTED, b. Nov. 20, 1748; d. July 30, 1805; m.
(1) Oct. 22, 1769, Abigail Ingersoll; b. May 7, 1751; d. Feb. 15, 1815; dau. of
(Rev.) Jonathan and Dorcas (Moss) Ingersoll, of Ridgefield, Conn.; (2) Abiah
Keeler, of Norwalk, Conn.
He served in the Revolutionary War; was Capt. and Lieut. Col. in 16th
Regt. of Horse, Col. Nehemiah Beardsley. He was Lieut. Col. Commandant,
16th Regt. in Oct., 1781 ; was Representative in Conn. Legislature
fourteen times; was one of a Committee to procure clothing for the Continental
Army, Nov. 17, 1778. After the War, he removed to Manlius,
Onondaga County, N. Y., and thence to Janesville, Wis. He was buried in
" Corey Cemetery," a small burying-ground near Otisco, N. Y.
1st marriage: 4460, David -|-. 4461, Millicent; b. Aug. 9, 1772; m.
Keeler. 4462, Sarah Ingersoll; b. July 19, 1774; m. Dec. 25, 1791,
Benjamin Sanford, of Jamesville, Onondaga County, N. Y. 4463, George