Olmstead Family - Ourfolk
James Olmstead 4 DEC 1580 - 6 SEP 1640
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James was born on 4 DEC 1580 in Great Leighs, Essex, England and died on 6 SEP 1640 (age: 59) in Hartford, CT . He was the son of James Olmstead, II (B: ABT 1554) and Jane Bristow (Olmstead) (B: ABT 1555). James was married to Joyce Cornish (Olmstead) on 26 OCT 1605 in Great Leighs, Essex, England. Joyce was born on ABT 1585 and died on 21 APR 1621 in Fairsted, co. Essex, England . View Family Chart - - -
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came to America in 1632 on the Lyon.
(Same crossing as John Benjamin.
James: The Family History of Judge Ellsworth D. Belden and Collateral Famlies.
(Same crossing as John Benjamin.
When James left his home at Fairsted, he left in its
burying place his wife and four of their seven
children. James Olmsted, together with two sons,
Nicholas and Nehemiah, two nephews, Richard and John,
and a niece, Rebecca, came to New England in the ship
'Lyon,' under Capt. Pierce, arrive at Boston on the
Lord's Day 16 September 1632, after a voyage of twelve
weeks from Braintree, England. There were 123
passengers, of whom 50 were children. They soon
settled at Mount Wollaston, now Quincy, near Boston,
but in the course of a year, they removed to New Town,
now known as Cambridge, Massachusetts. James was made a
freeman 6 November 1632 and was chosen by a popular
vote 3 November 1634 to be the Constable.
(Sanley R. Belden & Elvera Belden. 1980. Rev. ed. -
self-published, Racine, WI):
burying place his wife and four of their seven
children. James Olmsted, together with two sons,
Nicholas and Nehemiah, two nephews, Richard and John,
and a niece, Rebecca, came to New England in the ship
'Lyon,' under Capt. Pierce, arrive at Boston on the
Lord's Day 16 September 1632, after a voyage of twelve
weeks from Braintree, England. There were 123
passengers, of whom 50 were children. They soon
settled at Mount Wollaston, now Quincy, near Boston,
but in the course of a year, they removed to New Town,
now known as Cambridge, Massachusetts. James was made a
freeman 6 November 1632 and was chosen by a popular
vote 3 November 1634 to be the Constable.
(Sanley R. Belden & Elvera Belden. 1980. Rev. ed. -
self-published, Racine, WI):
His name appears on the Hartford Ct.Founder's Monument and on the
Hartford Ct. Founder's Stone.
Hartford Ct. Founder's Stone.
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018