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

SIXTH GENERATION
(129) SAMUEL OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn.; m. Mary Hummasted,
of Barkhamsted, Conn. Church records say: " Died Sept. 20, 1786,
Capt. Samuel Olmsted, husband to Mrs. Mary Olmsted." The same records
say: " Married Aug. 28, 1787, John Humphrey and widow Mary Olmsted."
350, Samuel; d. July 28, 1774. 351, Samuel +. 352, James +.
Millington Congregational Church records (E. Haddam) say: " Children
of Capt. Samuel Olmsted: Abigail, (date torn off, perhaps 1777), Samuel,
bap. Apr. 26, 1778." Samuel Olmsted was a merchant, and had vessels at
sea. He left E. Hadda;m after the death of his son Samuel, mentioned in the
New London, Conn., paper of Aug. 12, 1774: " Last Saturday night a boy
between two and three years of age, only son of Capt. Samuel Olmsted, of E.
Haddam, was left by his father when he went to another part of his mill, but
before the father's return the child fell on the mill stone, and was killed, the
stone being in motion." Capt. Olmsted afterwards lived in Wethersfield and
Barkhamsted, Conn.
(130) WILLIAM OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn., Sept. 4, 1728; d.
at Canaan, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1811; m. Mar. 20, 1746, Mary Cone; b. Apr. 27,
1727; d. Jan. 31, 1791; dau. of Noadiah and Elizabeth Cone.
353, Nehemiah; b. June 1, 1747. 354, William; b. June 18, 1748; d. Apr.
10, 1749. 355, William +• 356, Reuben +. 357, Aaron +. 358,
Masy; b. Apr. 30, 1761. '359, Nathanlel +.
(133) ABIGAIL OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn., Sept. 16, 1735;
d. Oct. 22, 1773; m. Sept. 24, 1755, Sylvanus Tinker.
360, Sylvanus; b. Mar. 24, 1756; d. Jan. 13, 1768. 361, Abigail +•
362, Olive ; b. Jan. 19, 1761. 363, Joseph; b. July 23, 1763. 364, Reuben;
b. Dec. 19, 1765; drowned Jan. 11, 1770. 365, Lovinia; b. May 20, 1768.
366, William Olmsted; b. Oct. 17, 1770. 367, Sakah; b. Sept. 5, 1773.
(134) SAMUEL OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn., Sept. 13, 1737; m.
Mar. 31, 1763, Esther Roberts. He served in the Revolutionary War as
Captain. Was Ensign in Capt. Kellogg's Co., 17th Regiment of Conn.
368, Samuel +. 369, Ichabod +. 370, William. According to his
will. Mar. 15, 1842, proved Aug. 5, 1842, he married Anna . His will
calls him of Canaan, N. Y., and names brothers Ichabod, Jabez and Moses,
and nephew Samuel J., who, in will, names wife as above. 371, Jabez; m.
Miranda . 372, Moses +. 373, Esther. 374, Dorothy. 375,
Polly. 376, Azubah.
(136) JONATHAN OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn., July 20, 1744;
d. Feb. 7, 1797; m. 1766, Thankful Crosby; b. 1745; d. Sept. 30, 1784.
377, Lydia +. 378, Lucy +. 379, Abigail +. 380, Alfreda +.
381, Anna +. 382, Sylvester +. 383, Jonathan Crosby +. 384,
Thankful; b. Sept. 9, 1784; d. Apr. 3, 1843; m. Buell.
(143) DOROTHY OLMSTED, b. at E. Haddam, Conn., Feb. 1, 1748; d.
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