!Taken from "The Olmsted Family" book published in 1912 Page 18. Died while a
student at Yale University.

!Taken from "The Olmsted Family" book published in 1912 Page 18. His will is
dated May 28, 1744. Left to his wife Mary 1/3 of his moveables and 1/3 of his
real estate for life. Also his negroes Mingo and Bette. To Samuel, his eldest
son, "his grist mill, the house he now lives in, land adjoining, and the
Beckwith Lot on which Richard Purple now lives, also the 8th division lot
adjoining the farm he now lives on, also 1/2 the 'Cripper Lot' lying south of
the eighth division Lot." He gives property to William the 2nd son and to
Ichabod the youngest son. To his daughter Mary he gives the negro girl
Patience, and to his daughter Deborah, the negro girl Phyllis.

!Taken from "The Olmsted Family" book published in 1912 Page 18.

1. Sarah OLMSTED b. 29 Jan 1699, , Connecticut; d. 10 May 1704/1724, , Connecticut.
2. Mary OLMSTED b. 18 Sep 1701, Conneticut.
3. Samuel OLMSTED b. 8 Sep 1703, E. Haddam, Hartford, Conneticut.
4. William OLMSTED b. 21 Nov 1705, E. Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
5. 1. Jonathan OLMSTED b. 9 Nov 1707, Conneticut; d. 20 Sep 1725.
6. Dorothy OLMSTED b. 21 Mar 1715, Conneticut; d. 14 May 1741.
7. Abigail OLMSTED b. 10 Jun 1716, Conneticut; d. 5 Apr 1723, Conneticut.
8. Deborah OLMSTED b. 24 Jul 1721, E. Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
9. Ichabod OLMSTED, Captain b. 12 Sep 1725, E. Haddam, Hartford, Conneticut; d. 6 Nov 1799; bur. Nov 1799, Bashan Cem, Connecticut.

!Taken from "The Olmsted Family" book published in 1912 Page 16. Both Samuel
and his wife are buried in Cone Cemetery in E. Haddam, Conneticut. Samuel's
headstone has this inscription: "Samuel Olmsted, son of Captain Nicholas in
Hartford, being ye first of that name who came to that place who deceased Jan
13, 1726 in ye 73rd year of his age". He settled in E. Haddam as early as
1713.

!See Page 16 for land records held by Samuel and his brother-in-laws.

!Taken from "The Olmsted Family" book published in 1912 Page 16. Buried in
Cone Cemetery E. Haddam, Ct.

1. 2. Samuel OLMSTED b. 1676, Hartford, Hartford, Conneticut; d. 27 Jul 1747, Conneticut.
2. John OLMSTED b. 31 Dec 1677, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 15 Jul 1771, Of East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. Sarah OLMSTED
4. Elizabeth OLMSTED b. 1688; c. 7 Aug 1692, Conneticut; d. 22 Dec 1749/1761, Conneticut.
5. Mary OLMSTED b. Abt 1688, Of, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 7 Aug 1692, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 5 Dec 1704, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 3. Mary ROWLEY

BIOGRAPHY: Served in Pequot War of 1637

Served in the Pequot War in 1637. Freeman in 1669. Captain in 1675. Cameover with his father on the Lion. In 1637, just eighteen months after thesettlement of Hartford, there were less than 800 inhabitants. Due to thethreat of Indian attacks, on May 1st of that year, ninety men weredrafted to fight off any such attacks. This group went down theConnecticut River to the fort of the Pequot Indians at Mystic,Connecticut where they were joined by parties of Narraganset and MoheganIndians. In an hour battle, 600 Indians were killed but only two Hartfordmen were killed and only twenty wounded. Two of those who went fromHartford were Nicholas Olmstead and his cousin Richard Olmstead. Theywere both granted land for their involvement in this affair. Nicholasreceived additional land for serving as a committee member of the GeneralCourt to view and settle what is now Waterbury, Connecticut. Nicholas waschosen in 1646 to be the Highway Surveyor. He was a Townsman of NorthsideHartford for nine years between 1653 and 1683. He was Corporal of theHartford Troop of Horse in 1658, Freeman and Rate Maker in 1669, andDeputy to the General Court in 1672 and 1673. In 1673, one hundred sixtymen of Hartford were gathered for protection from an apparent threat bythe Dutch settlers. Nicholas Olmstead was appointed Lieutenant of thesetroops. King Phillip's War began in 1675 and Nicholas was set in commandof the troops to New London, and Huntington Long Island. He was madecaptain of the toops in August of 1675. After many years of service toHartford and to the Connecticut Colony, he died in 1684.

1 _MILT
2 PLAC Captain

!Info taken from "The Olmsted Family In America" by Henry King Olmsted - 1912.
Page 12.

!For a complete history on Nicholas see Page 12 through 15. Includes a copy of
his will and life history.

1 BIRT
2 DATE 1617

!Info taken from "The Olmsted Family In America" by Henry King Olmsted - 1912.
Page 12.

!Of Windsor, Conn.

1. Sarah OLMSTED b. 1641, Hartford,Hartford,Ct; d. 7 Nov 1709, East Haddam,Middlesex Ct.
2. Elizabeth Mary? OLMSTED b. 1642, Hartford,Hartford,Ct; d. 12 Oct 1681, Wethersfield,Hartford,Ct.
3. Mabel OLMSTED b. 1645, Hartford,Ct; d. 28 Mar 1692, ,,Conn.
4. Rebecca OLMSTED b. 12 Mar 1647, Hartford,Hartford,Ct; d. Hartford,Hartford,Connecticut.
5. Mary OLMSTED b. 20 Nov 1646, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1646, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
6. John OLMSTED c. 3 Feb 1649, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
7. 4. Samuel OLMSTED b. 1650/1653, Hartford,Ct; d. 13 Jan 1726, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Jan 1726, Cove Cemetery,East Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut.
8. Joseph OLMSTED b. 1654, Hartford,Hartford,Connecticut; d. 5 Oct 1726, East Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut.
9. Thomas OLMSTED b. 25 Jun 1657, Hartford,Hartford,Ct; d. 28 May 1741, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 5. Mary LORD b. 6 May 1649, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Sep 1736, E. Haddam, Hartford, Conneticut; bur. Sep 1736, E. Haddam, Hartford, Conneticut.
2. Richard LORD b. of Lyme, Connecticut.
3. William LORD
4. Robert LORD
5. Thomas LORD
6. Joseph LORD