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Captain Nicholas Olmsted

Captain Nicholas Olmsted

Male 1612 - 1684  (72 years)

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  • Name Nicholas Olmsted 
    Title Captain 
    Born 15 Feb 1611/1612  Fairstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 15 Feb 1612  Fairstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _MILT Captain  [4
    Died 31 Aug 1684  Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I36120  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2014 

    Father James Olmsted,   d. 18 Sep 1640, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Joyce Cornish,   b. 1585, Fairstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 21 Apr 1621, Fairstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1605  Great Leighs, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F14137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Loomis,   b. 1617, Braintree, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1689, Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 28 Sep 1640  Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Sarah Olmsted,   b. 1641, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1709, East Haddam, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Elizabeth Olmsted,   b. 20 Nov 1642, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1681, Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     3. Mary Olmsted,   b. 20 Nov 1646, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1681, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     4. Rebecca Olmsted,   b. 12 Mar 1647/1648, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1721  (Age 73 years)
     5. John Olmsted,   b. 3 Feb 1650, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1704, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     6. Samuel Olmsted,   b. 1653, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1726, East Haddam, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Deacon Joseph Olmsted,   b. 1654, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1726, East Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Thomas Olmsted,   b. 25 Jun 1657, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1741, West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     9. Mabel Olmsted,   b. Abt 1659, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1692, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years)
    Family ID F13618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Hannah Lord 
    Family ID F16967  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Feb 1611/1612 - Fairstead, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 15 Feb 1612 - Fairstead, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Sep 1640 - Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Aug 1684 - Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Nicholas moved to Boston and Hartford with his father. He served in the Pequot War. Surveyor of highways; 1646; townsman for North side between 1653 and 1683; Corporal 1658; freeman 1669; deputy to General Court 1672 to 1673. He served in King Philip's War and made Captain 26-Aug-1675.

  • Sources 
    1. [S111] Jeffrey Alan Mills - WWW, 14 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    3. [S229] Olmsted Ancestry in England and America, The (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1214] Loomis Family Genealogy - http://aritek.com/.

    5. [S81] Stephen M. Lawson - Internet, 50 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S40] The Beckler Family Tree (Reliability: 3).