Lt. John Olmstead

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See also
Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America
George Kemp Ward
1912
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Lieut. John Olmsted bap. at Hartford, Conn., Dec. 30, 1649; inventory dated Dec. 22, 1704-5; estate distributed Apr . 17, 1705; m. (1) prob. Nov. 11, 1670, Mary Benedict; dau . of Thomas and Mary (Bridgum) Benedict, of (prob.) Southold, Long Island, N.Y.; (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Pardie) Gregory ; b. June 10, 1660; dau. of George Pardie and widow of Thomas Gregory. Mrs. Elizabeth Olmsted survived her husband. In 1673, in "the Estates of Lands and Accommodations of yet owne of Norwalk," John Olmsted is credited with ?50. In 1699 he was chosen Selectman, and again in 1703. (Copied from the "Gates Carlos" tree at RootsWeb's WorldConnect.)

Lt. married Mary Benedict on 11 Nov 1670 in Hartford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Mary was born about 1650 in Suffolk County, New York; died about 1693 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Olmstead was born about 1690 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died in in Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.