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

22 Olmsted Family Genealogy
b. 1747; d. 1839; son of John and Mary (Lewis) Lay, of Lyme, Conn. Mr.
J^ay was a soldier in the Revolution. 164, Sarah; b. at Colchester, Conn.,
July 26, 1756; m. Nov. 12, 1797, Elisha Lord of Marlboro, Mass.; b. Mar.
18, 1745; son of Epaphras and Lucy (Bulkley) Lord of Marlboro, Mass.
Elisha Lord m. (1) May 25, 1769, Eunice Bulkley; d. Apr. 2, 1796. They
left a large family. 165, Lucy; b. at Colchester, Conn., Mar. 23, 1766; m.
Oct. 14, 1789, Nathaniel Tracy of Lyme, Conn.; son of Gamaliel and Sarah
Tracy. 166, Zechariah +.
(69) (Capt.) STEPHEN OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn., Aug. 17,
1721; d. Apr. 26, 1778; m. Hannah Fuller, dau. of Timothy Fuller of Middletown,
Conn. He died of smallpox, contracted in the army, and was buried
in E. Hampton cemetery. The inscription on his gravestone is as follows:
" Let no rude step disturb the ground
Where this reposing dust is found."
167, Stephen +. 168, Jonathan; b. July 29, 1767; bap. Aug. 2, 1767;
d.May 3, 1842; m. (1) Jan., 1793, Mrs. Freedom (Wheeler) Moyer, dau. of
Samuel Wheeler; (2) Widow Bartholomew; (3) Widow Hull. He moved
to Hamilton, N. Y., and gave liberally to Hamilton College. 169, Hannah.
170, Dorothy; m. (1) Mar. 10, 1776, Elijah Day, of Colchester, Conn.;
b. Jan. 30, 1749; d. Apr. 22, 1798; son of Abraham and Irene (Foote) Day;
(2) Samuel Brown. 171, Mercy; b. Nov. 27, 1764; bap. Feb. 17, 1765.
172, Orelia.
(70) ABIGAIL OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn.; bap. Aug. 29, 1725;
d. Aug. 9, 1796; m. Jan. 2, 1751, Elisha Cone; b. Dec. 1, 1726; d. Nov. 10, 1783;
son of Stephen and Abigail (Barnes) Cone.
173, Elisha; b. 1751; d. Dec. 23, 1761. 174, Abigail; bap. Aug. 22, 1756;d.
May 10, 1803. 174a, Tabitha; bap. July 5, 1761. 175, Elisha; bap.
June 1, 1766; d. Jan. 23, 1842; m. Sept. 28, 1786, Elizabeth Tracy; b. July
5, 1767; d. Apr. 25, 1856; dau. of Nehemiah and Susannah (Smith) Tracy.
(71) (Capt.) JONATHAN OLMSTED, bap. at E. Haddam, Conn., Nov.
26, 1727; d. Apr. 21, 1817; m. Ruth Cone; b. Oct. 15, 1734; d. Dec. 2, 1798;
dau. of Stephen and Abigail '(Barnes) Cone.
176, Anna.
Capt. Olmsted gave by his will $500.00 to the Congregational Church in
Millington, Conn.
(74) JOSEPH OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn., May 5, 1705; d. Sept.
30, 1775; m. Oct. 31, 1732, Martha White; b. Mar. 14, 1708; d. Sept. 8, 1791;
dau. of Dea. John and Hannah (Wells) White. Joseph Olmsted moved to
Bolton, Conn., and in 1742 removed to Enfield, Conn.
177, Joseph +. 178, Hannah; b. May 5, 1735; d. Feb. 18, 1766; m. Jan.
2, 1856, Benjamin Terry; b. June 12, 1724; d. Jan. 25, 1773; son of Benjamin
and Hannah (Pease) Terry, of Enfield, Conn. 179, Martha- b
Mar. 1, 1837; d. June 30, 1814; m. Dec. 30, 1756, Ephraim Terry; b. May 3^
1728; d. Dec. 20, 1807; son of Major Ephraim and Ann (Collins) Terry
180, John; b. Mar. 11, 1739; d. May 15, 1761. 181, David; b. Mar. 8.
1741; d. Feb. 25, 1787. 182, Elijah +. 183, Asa +. 184, Simeon +.
Benjamin, Ephraim and Jonathan Terry were sons of Samuel Terry, and
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