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James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) 1520–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1520

Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England

Death Date: 02 December 1595

Death Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England

Father: James I

Mother: Beatrice Olmstead

Spouse(s): Alice Hawkins

Children(s): James III

In 1520, James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) entered the world in Great Waltham, Essex, England, born to James Olmsted I And Beatrice Jaynes Olmstead. James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) married Alice Hawkins, and had children including James Yeoman Olmstead Of Great Waltham Iii. James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) passed away in 1595 in Great Leighs, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) entered the world in Great Waltham, Essex, England, born to James Olmsted I And Beatrice Jaynes Olmstead.
  • James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) married Alice Hawkins, and had children including James Yeoman Olmstead Of Great Waltham Iii.
  • James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) passed away in 1595 in Great Leighs, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James I
1500–1553
Birth Location: Olmsted Hall, Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Beatrice Olmstead
1501–1520
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Hawkins
1522–1553
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
AH

Children(s)

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

Self
James colonist)
1520–1595
Birth Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England
Parents
James Olmsted I
1500–1553
Olmsted Hall, Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Beatrice (Jaynes) Olmstead
1501–1520
Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James colonist)'s Descendants

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James (Olmstead II (grandfather of the) colonist) (12 Aug 1520–02 December 1595) m. Alice Hawkins (15 April 1522–2 August 1553)
  1. 1. James ("Yeoman" Olmstead of Great Waltham) III 1551–1595
    1. 1. Lady (Anne Beth) Olmstead 1582–1624 m. Nicholas Tabor 1560–1600
      1. 1. James Tabor 1600–1668
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Tabor 1622–1697 m. Patricia (Anne) Stovall 1625–1693

James colonist)'s Timeline

8 Records

1520
12 Aug 1520
Birth of James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1539
1539
Age 19
James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, , England
Great Waltham, Essex, , England
1539
1539 to 1549
Age 19
James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, , England
Great Waltham, Essex, , England
1544
1544
Age 24
James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1546
12 Aug 1546
Age 26
James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) was married in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England
1549
1549
Age 29
James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, , England
Great Waltham, Essex, , England
1549
1549
Age 29
James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) was married in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1595
02 December 1595
Age 75
Death of James Olmstead II (grandfather of the colonist) in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 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 Leighs, 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: Marriage
    Event Place: Gt. Baddow, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 December 1595
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
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