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James Olmstead (gf of colonist) 1520–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1520

Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England

Death Date: 2 Dec 1553

Death Location: Great Leighs, Essex, , England

Father: James Olmsted

Mother: Beatrice Jaynes

Spouse(s): Alice Massey

Children(s): James III

In 1520, James Olmstead (gf of colonist) entered the world in Great Waltham, Essex, England, born to James Olmsted And Beatrice Jaynes. James Olmstead (gf of colonist) married Alice Hawkyns Massey, and had children including James Olmstead Iii. James Olmstead (gf of colonist) passed away in 1553 in Great Leighs, Essex, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, James Olmstead (gf of colonist) entered the world in Great Waltham, Essex, England, born to James Olmsted And Beatrice Jaynes.
  • James Olmstead (gf of colonist) married Alice Hawkyns Massey, and had children including James Olmstead Iii.
  • James Olmstead (gf of colonist) passed away in 1553 in Great Leighs, Essex, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Olmsted
1500–1553
Birth Location: Olmsted Hall, Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Beatrice Jaynes
1500–1520
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Massey
1522–1553
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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Children(s)

James III
1551–1595
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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James colonist)'s Ancestors

Self
James colonist)
1520–1553
Birth Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England
Parents
James Olmsted
1500–1553
Olmsted Hall, Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Beatrice Jaynes
1500–1520
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James colonist)'s Descendants

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James (Olmstead (gf of) colonist) (12 August 1520–2 Dec 1553) m. Alice (Hawkyns) Massey (15 Apr 1522–02 Aug 1553)
  1. 1. James (Olmstead) III 1551–1595
    1. 1. James (Olmsted) (colonist) 1580–1640 m. Joyce Cornish 1584–1621
      1. 1. Nicholas Olmstead 1612–1684 m. Sarah Loomis 1617–1689
        1. 1. Elizabeth Olmstead 1642–1681
        2. 2. Elizabeth Olmstead 1642–1681 m. Samuel Butler 1639–1692

James colonist)'s Timeline

8 Records

1520
12 August 1520
Birth of James Olmstead (gf of colonist) in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1539
1539
Age 19
James Olmstead (gf of colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, , England
Great Waltham, Essex, , England
1539
1539 to 1549
Age 19
James Olmstead (gf of colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, , England
Great Waltham, Essex, , England
1544
1544
Age 24
James Olmstead (gf of colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1546
12 Aug 1546
Age 26
James Olmstead (gf of colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1549
1549
Age 29
James Olmstead (gf of colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, , England
Great Waltham, Essex, , England
1549
1549
Age 29
James Olmstead (gf of colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1553
2 Dec 1553
Age 33
Death of James Olmstead (gf of colonist) in Great Leighs, Essex, , England
Great Leighs, Essex, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1520
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539 to 1549
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1546
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1553
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, , England
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