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

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terians, and inculcated habits of industry, economy and morality. Mr. Ferris
moved to Russia, Herkimer County, N. Y., in 1830. In 1834, he became
interested in a scheme to purchase lands, found a colony and build a College
in the Mississippi Valley, whither the tide of emigration was then turning.
The original mover in the project was Rev. George W. Gale, a Presbyterian
clergyman, and cousin of Mrs. Ferris. A company was formed, stock sub-
scribed, and a committee appointed to purchase lands. Ferris was one of this
committee In 1835 he made an extended tour through the unsettled portion
of Illinois. The location selected was Knox County. This choice of land was
fortunate, and some 15,000 acres were secured at government price. Mr.
Ferris became a m,an of wealth. He gave in his will $100,000 to the Home
Missionary Society of his Church, and a like sum to the American Bible Society.
His last vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln.—From the Norway,
Herkimer County, Tidings.
(4474) ELIZABETH WATERBURY OLMSTED, b. Apr. 16, 1785; bap.
Jan. 28, 1800; m. Dec. 10, 1810, James Giles, Jr.>, of Norway, Herkimer
Co., N. Y.;b. 1780; d. 1854.
5312a, Clark. 5312b, Eliza Ann. +. 5312c, George Olmsted +.
5312d, Sarah Maria +.
(4475) ARUBA PRUDENCE OLMSTED, bap. Jan. 28, 1800; d. Sept. 19,
1879; m. Mar. 26, 1816, Jacob Noteware, of Galesburg, 111.
5313, James H. +. 5314, Myron H., Morgan Park, Cook County, III; b.
at Owego, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1819. 5315, Emily P. +. 5316, Chauncey N.
+ . 5317, Asa B.+. 5318, Lucy M.; b. May 25, 1833; m. 1856, Walter
D. Pease.
(4476) MILLICENT SARAH OLMSTED, bap. Jan. 28, 1800; d. at
Panama, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1846; m. 1815, Amos Babbitt, of Amenia, N. Y.
5319, Laura. 5320, Edwin. 5321, William. 5322, Reuben. 5323,
John. 5324, Charles.
(4477) WILLIAM SHERWOOD, b. Sept. 23, 1786; d. Apr. 16, 1876; m.
1806, Mary Jones; b. Feb. 15, 1790; d. Aug. 28, 1860; dau. of (Lieut.) J. Jones,
of Ridgefield, Conn.
5325, Elizabeth; b. Sept. 14, 1807; d. Apr. 30, 1886. 5326, Charles;
b. Oct. 20, 1809. 5327, Laura; b. Aug. 18, 1811. 5328, Smith Jones +,
5329, Philip; b. Dec. 7, 1815. 5330, Sarah; b. Dec. 31, 1817. 5331.
William; b. June 12, 1820. 5332, Christopher; b. Apr. 14, 1828. 5333,
Mary Rebecca; b. Jan. 19, 1833.
(4478) TIMOTHY SANFORD OLMSTED, Croton, N. Y. b. June 24,
1792; d. Jan. 1, 1873; m. Maria Briggs.
5334, John +. 5335, William Smith +. 5336, Harriet; m. Robert
Emerson. 5337, Saneord; m. Margaret Sheilds. 5338, Nathan. 5339,
Maria. 5340, Angeline. 5341, Huldah; d. aet. 21 years.
(4479) SMITH OLMSTED, b. Dec. 9, 1794; d. at Sheldon, Vt., Apr. 17,
1864; m. Nov. 9, 1820, PoUy Brown; b. Mar. 17, 1802; d. Sept. 15, 1868; dau.
of Noah Brown,. of Swanton, Vt. He moved to Sheldon, Vt., and built the
mills at Olmsted Falls, Vt.