Person:Richard Olmsted (1)

Richard Olmsted
chr.22 Mar 1578/79 Great Leighs, Essex, England
m. 12 Aug 1576
  1. Thomas Olmsted1577 -
  2. Richard Olmsted1578/79 - 1641
  3. James Olmstead1580 - Bef 1640
  4. Elizabeth Olmsted1582 - 1582
  5. Nicholas Olmsted1583 - Abt 1627/28
  6. Mary Olmsted1585 - 1594
  7. Mabel Olmsted1587 -
  8. Elizabeth Olmsted1589 -
  9. John Olmsted1592/93 -
  10. Mary Olmsted1593 - 1593
  11. Thomas Olmsted1593 - 1593
m. 3 Nov 1606
  1. Captain Richard Olmstead1612/13 - Bef 1686/87
  2. Mary Olmstead1615 -
  3. Dr. John Olmstead1617/18 - 1686
  4. Sarah Olmstead1620 -
  5. Rebecca OlmsteadBef 1623 - 1697/98
  6. Joseph Olmstead1627 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] Richard Olmsted
Gender Male
Christening[1][2] 22 Mar 1578/79 Great Leighs, Essex, England
Marriage 3 Nov 1606 Bartlow, Cambridgeshire, Englandto Frances Slaney
Burial[1][3] 16 Nov 1641 Fairstead, Essex, England
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richard Olmstead, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    1:451.

    "Olmstead, Richard. Son of James and Jane (Bristow), bapt. at Great Leighs, co. Essex, Eng., 22 Mar. 1579, buried at Fairsted, co. Essex, 16 Nov. 1641. He m. Frances Slany, buried 10 Sept. 1630, sister of Thomas Slany of London, haberdasher, whose will, proved 28 July 1638, gave legacies to Joseph, his sister Holmested's youngest son, to his niece Sarah Holmestead, and to his nephew Richard Holmestead. Thomas Slany also gave legacies to the three children of his sister Bazie, one of whom was doubtless John Bazie of Hartford, who was called cousin in the will of Capt. Richard Olmstead of Norwalk."

  2. Olmsted, Henry King (1824-1896), and George Kemp Ward (1848-1937). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America: Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmstead and Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, 1632-1912. (New York: A. T. DeLaMare, 1912)
    page xi.

    'Great Leighs Church Records
    James Olmsted and Jane Bristow, married 12th August, 1576. Baptized: ... Richard, 22d March, 1579; …'

    Note: The next baptismal date in the family argues for this being 1578/79, not 1579/80.

  3. Olmsted, Henry King (1824-1896), and George Kemp Ward (1848-1937). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America: Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmstead and Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, 1632-1912. (New York: A. T. DeLaMare, 1912)
    page xi.

    'Fairsted Church Records …
    Buried: Richard Olmsted, 16th November, 1641;'