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James Olmstead 1580–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1580

Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England

Death Date: 28 Sep 1640

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: James Olmstead

Mother: Jane Bristow

Spouse(s): Joyce Cornish

Children(s): Richard Olmstead

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

Immediate Family

Parents

James Olmstead
1551–1595
Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England
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Jane Bristow
1554–1582
Birth Location: Gt Leighs, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Joyce Cornish
1584–1621
Birth Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Richard Olmstead
1612–1684
Birth Location: Fairstead, Essex, England
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James Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
James Olmstead
1580–1640
Birth Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
Parents
James Olmstead
1551–1595
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Jane Bristow
1554–1582
Gt Leighs, Essex, England
Grandparents
James Olmstead
1520–1595
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Alice Hawkyns
1524–1553
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Dennis Bristow
1529–1553
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Olmstead
1500–1591
Beatrice
1501–1520
Nicholas Massey
1509–1553
Elizabeth Hyde
1510–1553
2nd-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

James Olmstead's Descendants

1.
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James Olmstead (Dec 1580–28 Sep 1640) m. Joyce Cornish (1584–21 Apr 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
        1. 1. Nathan Reed 1713–1776 m. Mary Peck 1716–1756
    2. 2. Elizabeth Olmstead 1642–1681 m. Samuel Butler 1639–1681
      1. 1. Dorothy Butler 1676–1709 m. Joseph KILBOURNE 1672–1744
        1. 1. Joseph KILBORNE 1700–1756 m. Abigail Stockwell 1701–1748
      2. 2. Mary Butler 1670–1744 m. Ebenezer Hopkins 1668–1711
        1. 1. Mary Hopkins 1704–1796 m. Daniel Steele 1697–1788
        2. 2. Jonathan Hopkins 1696–1772 m. Anne COLT 1696–1771
    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
        1. 1. Abigail Kellogg 1707–1732 m. Samuel Gillett 1690–1771
    4. 4. Joseph Olmstead 1654–1726 m. Elizabeth Butler 1643–1729
      1. 1. Joseph Olmstead 1674–1762 m. Hannah Marsh 1681–1760
        1. 1. Jonathan Olmsted 1706–1770 m. Hannah Meakins 1717–1806

James Olmstead's Timeline

7 Records

1580
Dec 1580
Birth of James Olmstead in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England
1580
4 Dec 1580
James Olmstead was baptized in Gt. Leighs, Essex, England
Gt. Leighs, Essex, England
1605
1605
Age 25
James Olmstead was married
None
1635
1635
Age 55
James Olmstead resided here in Hartford, Hartford County, CT
Hartford, Hartford County, CT
1636
1636
Age 56
James Olmstead resided here in Hartford
Hartford
1640
28 Sep 1640
Age 60
Death of James Olmstead in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1640
28 Sep 1640
Age 60
James Olmstead - Probate in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1580
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 218.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 218.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JIF
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 317.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DES.
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2639.002; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8357.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1580
    Event Place: Gt. Leighs, Essex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1605
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 218.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1632; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Hartford
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776; Author: J. Hammond Trumbull; Probate Place: Connecticut
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, 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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