(3965) DANIEL OLMSTED, b. 1682 [Abt 1684 per father's probate records]; m. May 9, 1711, Hannah Ketchum, of Norwalk, Conn.
He with his brother Richard and twenty-two others bought, with the permission of the General Assembly at Hartford, on the 30th of Sept., 1708, of the Indian, Sachem Catoonah, and his associates, for £100, a tract of land (2000 acres), now Ridgefield, Conn. The land was divided into home lots of 21-2 acres each, and also 5 acres in the rear of each home were added to each lot. These lots were distributed, by a lottery; Daniel's lot was No. 24; Richard's, No. 11; Daniel was for many years an influential man in town affairs. In 1732 he was confirmed by the General Assembly, Ensign of the Ridgefield Train Band. He was Representative in 1742 and 1743.