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

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

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438 Olmsted Family Genealogy Below are the addresses of everybody connected with the place, in case I am not at hand when you come to England again: Mr. C. W. Chapman (for permission to view) Perry Appleton Farm, Helion's Bumpsted, Haverhill. Rev. E. L. Pearson, Castle Camps Rectory, Cambridge. Mr. Fell, " Rose & Crown" Haverhill or I _ °^ Mr. Farrants, I " Queen's Head" Haverhill. Conveyances EXTRACT FROM LYSON'S MAGNA BRITANNIA, Vol. II, Part 1, p. 157 containing Cambridgeshire 1808 Castle Camps " The Manor of Olmsted Hall partly in this parish and partly in that of Bumpsted St. Helion, in the County of Essex, was successively in the families of Olmsted^ and Skrene* ; and now belongs to the Master and fellows of Queen's College in Cambridge." 2Hundred Roll for Cambridgeshire, 8 Edw. I. and Esch. 5. Edw. II. aEsch. 5 & 14 Edw. IV. TRANSLATION (From Norman -French) John of Olmested holds in the hamlet of Olmested a messuage with garden covering two acres of land, eighty acres of land, five acres of meadow, three acres of pasture, three acres of wood, as half a knight's fee of Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, under the honour of Richmond, and pays p. annum to the said Earl, five shillings, and makes yearly suit at the court of the honour of Richmond at Babraham, and at the court of the said Earl at Camps, and the Earl of Oxford held the said tenancy of the Earl of Brittanny, and the same Earl was tenant in chief of the Lord the King. Peter Walpole holds of the said John of Olmsted 26 acres of land with a messuage, and 3^ an acre of meadow, and 3^ an acre of pasture, and pays per annum 2/2. Robert Passingbal held of the same John 18 acres of land with messuage, and J^ an acre of meadow and pays p. ann. 3/4. Roger of Stambourn held of the same John 5 acres of land, and pays p. a. 2/5. Nuce Alomes held of the same John 3 acres of land with messauge, and pays 2/6 p. a. Dorkin Barker holds a messauge covering }/2 a rood, and pays p. a. 5dj William Malfield held of the same John 3 roods of land and pays p. a. 5d.

Extracts from Old Documents 439 Elias in the Wood held of the same John 2 acres of land and pays p. a. 8d. Richard Hurel held of the same John 12 acres of land with messauge, and pays p. a. 7/4. Gilbert Fitz holds 1 messauge covering J^ a rood of the same John, and pays per ann. 3d. Henry Alwin held of the same John a messuage covering 1 rood 4 acres of land and pays p. .a. 16d. Robert Holden held of the same John 2 acres of land with messuage and pays p. a. 3/. Ralph Alwin held of the same John 15 acres of land with messuage and pays p. a. 4/. Roger, son of Avici, held of the same Ralph a messuage covering J^ a rood and pays p. a. 6d. The same Roger held of the aforesaid John of Olmested a messuage covering a quarter of a rood and pays p. a. 3d. John Cook holds of the same John a messuage containing 3^ a rood and pays p. a. 33^. Andrew Bacon held of the same John of Olmested a messuage containing 1 rood and 3^ an acre of land and pays p. a. 8d. Mabit Shock holds of the same John 1 acre of land with messuage and pays p. a. 9d. Elias Overrider held of the same John a messuage containing half a rood and pays p. annum 4d. Alice Drivers held a messuage containing 1 rood and half an acre of land and pays p. a. 7d. Ralph Canevels held of the same John 4 acres of land with messuage and pays per annum 223/^d. John Alwin held of the same John 16 acres of land with messuage and pays per annum 12d. a pound of cinnamon and two capons. John Gard held of the aforesaid John two acres of land with messuage and pays per annum two shillings. WiUiam Cockfight held of the same John 5 acres of land, with messuage, and pays per annum four shillings. Agnes Cockfight held of the same William an acre and a half of land and pays per annum eight pence. Jordan Marshal held of the aforesaid John of Olmested a messuage covering half a rood and two acres of land and pays per annum two pence. Godfrey Faber held of the same John half an acre of land with messuage and pays per annum seven pence to the Church of Bumsted. The Knights Hospitallers of Maplestead acquired from the predecessor of the said John, thirty years ago, six acres of land paying p. ann. _16d., these acres Gilbert Rebekon now holds and pays per annum to the said Knights Hospitallers 2/. In Olmsted is a green covering three acres common to the whole village. Olmsted pays for wardship six pence per annum. The Earl of Oxford pays per annum for wardship for Campes and Olmsted 12d.

Extracts from Old Documents 439<br />

Elias <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wood held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 2 acres <strong>of</strong> land and pays p. a. 8d.<br />

Richard Hurel held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 12 acres <strong>of</strong> land with messauge, and<br />

pays p. a. 7/4.<br />

Gilbert Fitz holds 1 messauge cover<strong>in</strong>g J^ a rood <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John, and<br />

pays per ann. 3d.<br />

Henry Alw<strong>in</strong> held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John a messuage cover<strong>in</strong>g 1 rood 4 acres <strong>of</strong><br />

land and pays p. .a. 16d.<br />

Robert Holden held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 2 acres <strong>of</strong> land with messuage and<br />

pays p. a. 3/.<br />

Ralph Alw<strong>in</strong> held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 15 acres <strong>of</strong> land with messuage and<br />

pays p. a. 4/.<br />

Roger, son <strong>of</strong> Avici, held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same Ralph a messuage cover<strong>in</strong>g J^ a rood<br />

and pays p. a. 6d.<br />

The same Roger held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> aforesaid John <strong>of</strong> Olmested a messuage cover<strong>in</strong>g<br />

a quarter <strong>of</strong> a rood and pays p. a. 3d.<br />

John Cook holds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John a messuage conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 3^ a rood and<br />

pays p. a. 33^.<br />

Andrew Bacon held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John <strong>of</strong> Olmested a messuage conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

1 rood and 3^ an acre <strong>of</strong> land and pays p. a. 8d.<br />

Mabit Shock holds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 1 acre <strong>of</strong> land with messuage and<br />

pays p. a. 9d.<br />

Elias Overrider held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John a messuage conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g half a rood<br />

and pays p. annum 4d.<br />

Alice Drivers held a messuage conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 1 rood and half an acre <strong>of</strong> land<br />

and pays p. a. 7d.<br />

Ralph Canevels held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 4 acres <strong>of</strong> land with messuage and<br />

pays per annum 223/^d.<br />

John Alw<strong>in</strong> held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 16 acres <strong>of</strong> land with messuage and pays<br />

per annum 12d. a pound <strong>of</strong> c<strong>in</strong>namon and two capons.<br />

John Gard held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> aforesaid John two acres <strong>of</strong> land with messuage and<br />

pays per annum two shill<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

WiUiam Cockfight held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John 5 acres <strong>of</strong> land, with messuage,<br />

and pays per annum four shill<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

Agnes Cockfight held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same William an acre and a half <strong>of</strong> land and<br />

pays per annum eight pence.<br />

Jordan Marshal held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> aforesaid John <strong>of</strong> Olmested a messuage cover<strong>in</strong>g<br />

half a rood and two acres <strong>of</strong> land and pays per annum two pence.<br />

Godfrey Faber held <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same John half an acre <strong>of</strong> land with messuage<br />

and pays per annum seven pence to <strong>the</strong> Church <strong>of</strong> Bumsted.<br />

The Knights Hospitallers <strong>of</strong> Maplestead acquired from <strong>the</strong> predecessor<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> said John, thirty years ago, six acres <strong>of</strong> land pay<strong>in</strong>g p. ann. _16d., <strong>the</strong>se<br />

acres Gilbert Rebekon now holds and pays per annum to <strong>the</strong> said Knights<br />

Hospitallers 2/.<br />

In <strong>Olmsted</strong> is a green cover<strong>in</strong>g three acres common to <strong>the</strong> whole village.<br />

<strong>Olmsted</strong> pays for wardship six pence per annum.<br />

The Earl <strong>of</strong> Oxford pays per annum for wardship for Campes and <strong>Olmsted</strong><br />

12d.

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