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James Olmstead 1551–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England

Death Date: 12 December 1595

Death Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England

Father: James Olmstead

Mother: Alice Hawkyns

Spouse(s): Jane Bristow

Children(s): James Olmstead

In 1551, James Olmstead entered the world in Great Leighs, Essex, England, born to James Olmstead And Alice Hawkyns. James Olmstead married Jane Bristow, and had children including James Olmstead. James Olmstead passed away in 1595 in Great Leighs, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1551, James Olmstead entered the world in Great Leighs, Essex, England, born to James Olmstead And Alice Hawkyns.
  • James Olmstead married Jane Bristow, and had children including James Olmstead.
  • James Olmstead passed away in 1595 in Great Leighs, Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
James Olmstead
1551–1595
Birth Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
Parents
James Olmstead
1520–1595
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Alice Hawkyns
1524–1553
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Grandparents
James Olmstead
1500–1591
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Beatrice
1501–1520
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Nicholas Massey
1509–1553
Dist, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Hyde
1510–1553
Norbury, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Olmstead
1460–1533
Alice Hankey
1478–1533
Thomas Massey
1478–1528
Joan Beswick
1480–1528
Robert Hyde
1491–1526
Margaret Warren
1495–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Olmstead
1430–1460
Nicholas Massey
1443–1491
Agnes Bold
1438–1460
Robert Hyde
1465–1528
Margaret Holand
1469–1502
Laurence Warren
1481–1530
Margaret Legh
1483–1494

James Olmstead's Descendants

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James Olmstead (1551–12 December 1595) m. Jane Bristow (1554–1582)
  1. 1. James Olmstead 1580–1640 m. Joyce Cornish 1584–1621
    1. 1. Richard (Nicholas) Olmstead 1612–1684 m. Sarah Loomis 1617–1689
      1. 1. John Olmstead 1649–1704 m. Mary Benedict 1656–1693
        1. 1. Mary Olmstead 1675–1758 m. Thomas Reed 1672–1757
      2. 2. Elizabeth Olmstead 1642–1681 m. Samuel Butler 1639–1681
        1. 1. Dorothy Butler 1676–1709 m. Joseph KILBOURNE 1672–1744
        2. 2. Mary Butler 1670–1744 m. Ebenezer Hopkins 1668–1711
      3. 3. Mabel Olmstead 1659–1692 m. Daniel Butler 1650–1692
        1. 1. Sarah Butler 1687–1760
        2. 2. Mabel Butler 1684–1742 m. Ebenezer Kellogg 1677–1746
      4. 4. Joseph Olmstead 1654–1726 m. Elizabeth Butler 1643–1729
        1. 1. Joseph Olmstead 1674–1762 m. Hannah Marsh 1681–1760

James Olmstead's Timeline

3 Records

1551
1551
Birth of James Olmstead in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England
1576
12 Aug 1576
Age 25
James Olmstead was married
None
1595
12 December 1595
Age 44
Death of James Olmstead in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 394.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JC1.
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1576
    Record Source: Essex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1595
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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