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James Olmstead 1580–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England

Death Date: September 1640

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: James Olmstead

Mother: Jane Bristow

Spouse(s): Joyce Cornish

Children(s): Nicholas Olmstead, Nehemiah Olmstead

In 1580, James Olmstead entered the world in Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England, born to James Olmstead And Jane Bristow. James Olmstead married Joyce Cornish, and had children including Nehemiah Olmstead, Nicholas Olmstead. James Olmstead passed away in 1640 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1580, James Olmstead entered the world in Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England, born to James Olmstead And Jane Bristow.
  • James Olmstead married Joyce Cornish, and had children including Nehemiah Olmstead, Nicholas Olmstead.
  • James Olmstead passed away in 1640 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
James Olmstead
1580–1640
Birth Place: Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Parents
James Olmstead
1551–1595
Great Leighs, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Jane Bristow
1554–
Gt leighs, Essex, England
Grandparents
James Olmstead
1520–1553
Alice Hawkins\Sorrell\
1522–1553
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Olmstead's Descendants

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James Olmstead (1580–September 1640) m. Joyce Cornish (–1621)
  1. 1. Nicholas Olmstead 1612–1684 m. Sarah Loomis 1617–1667
    1. 1. Rebecca Olmstead 1647–1721 m. John Bigelow 1643–1721
    2. 2. Joseph Olmsted 1654–1726
    3. 3. Thomas Olmsted 1657–1741
    4. 4. Samuel (Olmsted) Sr 1653–1726
    5. 5. Sarah Gates 1641–1709
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Butler 1642–1681
    7. 7. Mabel (Butler) Taintor 1659–1732
  2. 2. Nehemiah Olmstead 1618–1657
    1. 1. Sarah Olmstead 1655–1694 m. Robert Seeley 1653–

James Olmstead's Timeline

4 Records

1580
1580
Birth of James Olmstead in Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
1580
1580
James Olmstead was baptized
None
1640
September 1640
Age 60
Death of James Olmstead in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1640
28 Sep 1640
Age 60
James Olmstead - Probate in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1580
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1640
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776; Author: J. Hammond Trumbull; Probate Place: Connecticut

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