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James Olmstead 1580–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1580

Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England

Death Date: 23 Sep 1640

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: James Olmsted

Mother: Jane BRISTOW

Spouse(s): Joyce Cornish

Children(s): Mabel... Olmstead, Nicholas... Olmstead, Mary... Olmstead, Nehemiah... Olmstead, Faith... Olmstead, Frances... Olmstead, James... Olmstead

In 1580, James Olmstead entered the world in Great Leighs, Essex, England, born to James Olmsted And Jane Bristow. James Olmstead married Joyce Cornish, and had children including Faith Olmstead, Frances Olmstead, James Olmstead, Mabel Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Nehemiah Olmstead, Nicholas Olmstead. James Olmstead passed away in 1640 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1580, James Olmstead entered the world in Great Leighs, Essex, England, born to James Olmsted And Jane Bristow.
  • James Olmstead married Joyce Cornish, and had children including Faith Olmstead, Frances Olmstead, James Olmstead, Mabel Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Nehemiah Olmstead, Nicholas Olmstead.
  • James Olmstead passed away in 1640 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Olmsted
1550–1595
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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Jane BRISTOW
1554–1595
Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Joyce Cornish
1582–1621
Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England
JC

Children(s)

Mabel... Olmstead
1610–1621
Birth Location: Fairsted, Essex, England
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Nicholas... Olmstead
1612–1684
Birth Location: Fairstead, Essex, England
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Mary... Olmstead
1621–1621
Birth Location: Fairsted, Essex, England
MO
Nehemiah... Olmstead
1618–1657
Birth Location: Fairsted, Essex, England
NO
Faith... Olmstead
1606–1627
Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England
FO
Frances... Olmstead
1609–1609
Birth Location: Fairsted, Essex, England
FO
James... Olmstead
1613–1632
Birth Location: Fairsted, Essex, England
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James Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
James Olmstead
1580–1640
Birth Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
Parents
James Olmsted
1550–1595
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Jane BRISTOW
1554–1595
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Grandparents
James (Olmstead) II
1520–1553
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Alice Sorrell\Hawkyns\Massey
1522–1553
Great Waltham, Essex, England
DENNIS BRISTOW
1529–1553
Leigh, Essex, England
MRS DENNIS
1533–1559
Leigh, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
James I
1500–1522
Beatrice Olmsted
1501–1520
James Massey
1504–1553
Elizabeth Hyde
1510–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Olmstead
1460–
Alice Hankey
1478–1533
Thomas Massey
1478–1528
Joan Beswick
1480–1520

James Olmstead's Descendants

1.
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James Olmstead (4 Dec 1580–23 Sep 1640) m. Joyce Cornish (1582–21 Apr 1621)
  1. 1. Mabel... Olmstead 1610–1621
  2. 2. Nicholas... Olmstead 1612–1684
  3. 3. Mary... Olmstead 1621–1621
  4. 4. Nehemiah... Olmstead 1618–1657
  5. 5. Faith... Olmstead 1606–1627
  6. 6. Frances... Olmstead 1609–1609
  7. 7. James... Olmstead 1613–1632

James Olmstead's Timeline

3 Records

1580
4 Dec 1580
Birth of James Olmstead in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England
1640
23 Sep 1640
Age 60
Death of James Olmstead in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1640
23 Sep 1640
Age 60
Death of James Olmstead in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1580
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
    Record Source: Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Essex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
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