Name Suffix: Captain
!He moved to Chittenango,NY, where he published theChittenango News. In Sep 1853, he moved to San Francisco,CA and there originated the Iowa Hill News. He was Captain of Company A, 7th Regt., California Volunteers, and died in California. His wife afterward, resided in San Jose,CA.

1. Minnie Myrtle OLMSTED b. 12 Nov 1856; d. 12 Oct 1857.
2. Mary Julia OLMSTED b. 13 Sep 1857; d. 19 Oct 1858.
3. 1. James Phineas Allen OLMSTED b. 24 Jul 1858, Usa; d. Abt Nov 1900.
4. Amy Gertrude OLMSTED b. 17 Apr 1866.

!Served in the War of 1812.

1. Frances Beaumont OLMSTED b. 19 Oct 1816.
2. Frederick Makin OLMSTED b. 16 Jul 1818, .
3. Caroline OLMSTED b. 14 Mar 1820; d. 23 Aug 1898.
4. William Pixlee OLMSTED b. 21 Aug 1821, Usa; d. 21 Jan 1823.
5. Susan OLMSTED b. 21 Apr 1823.
6. John William OLMSTED b. 18 Dec 1824, Usa; d. 14 Oct 1848.
7. 2. James Pixlee OLMSTED, Captain b. 24 Apr 1826, of San Francisco, San Francisco, Ca; d. 1 Aug 1865, Fort Yuma, Ca, USA.

!He was a Leiutenant but acted as a Captain of his company. After the war he taught music. Was a member of the "Society of the Cincinnati".

!The Oath ofAllegiance of Leiut. James Olmsted: I, James Olmsted, do acknowledge the United States of America to be Free, Independent, and Sovereign States, and declarethat the People thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great Britain; and I renounce, refuse, and abjure any allegiance or obedience to him; and I do swear, that I will, to the utmost of my power, support, maintain and defend the said United States against the said King George the Third, his heirs and successors, and his and their abettors, assistants and adherents, and will serve the said United States in the office of Quarter-Master of Brigade, which I now hold, with Fidelity, according to the best of my sill and understading. So help me God. James Olmsted, Q.M.B. Sworn before me, this 11thNovr. 1782, J. Huntington, B.G.

1. Norman OLMSTED b. 14 Oct 1775, United States; d. 27 Mar 1819, Stratford, Connecticut.
2. Mary OLMSTED b. 2 Jul 1777, United States; d. 2 Sep 1814, Sangersfield, Ny.
3. James OLMSTED b. 15 Sep 1779, of New York, New York, Ny; d. 9 Sep 1823.
4. Nancy OLMSTED b. 15 Sep 1779; d. 26 Sep 1825.
5. Walter OLMSTED b. 11 Dec 1781, of Whitestown, Ny; d. 8 Mar 1871.
6. Harriet OLMSTED b. 22 Feb 1784; d. 15 Feb 1877.
7. 4. Frederick Makin OLMSTED b. 6 Jul 1787, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; d. 11 Nov 1826, Stratford, Connecticut.
8. Fanny OLMSTED b. 6 Jul 1787; d. 3 Jan 1862.
9. Henry OLMSTED b. 26 Feb 1789, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; d. 25 Feb 1859.
10. Edmond Beaumont OLMSTED b. 21 Mar 1791, .