Person:Rebecca Olmstead (11)
Rebecca Olmstead
b.Bef 1623 Fairstead, Essex, England (probably)
d.24 Feb 1697/98 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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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 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thomas NewellBef 1618 - 1689
  • W.  Rebecca OlmsteadBef 1623 - 1697/98
m. Bef 1643
  1. Rebecca NewellEst 1643 -
  2. Mary NewellEst 1646 -
  3. John NewellEst 1647 - 1696
  4. Thomas NewellEst 1650 - 1733
  5. Esther NewellCal 1652 - 1739/40
  6. Sarah Newell1655 -
  7. Martha (twin) Newell1658 -
  8. Hannah (twin) Newell1658 - 1757
  9. Ensign Samuel Newell1660 - 1753
  10. Joseph Newell1664 - Bef 1689
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Rebecca Olmstead
Married Name Rebecca Newell
Gender Female
Birth[2] Bef 1623 Fairstead, Essex, England (probably)[Based on estimated date of marriage.]
Marriage Bef 1643 probably at Hartford or FarmingtonBased on estimated date of birth of eldest known child (Rebecca).
to Thomas Newell
Other[5] 3 Oct 1695 Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesnamed in court record
Death[1][3][4][6] 24 Feb 1697/98 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.

    "Rebecca (Olmstead), brought to America by her uncle James, m. Thomas Newell, and d. at Farmington, 24 Feb. 1698."

  2. ↑ Starr, Frank Farnsworth. Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut. (Hartford, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1915)
    1:189.
  3. ↑ Hall, Mary A. Newell. Thomas Newell, Who Settled in Farmington, Conn., A.D. 1632, and His Descendants: A Genealogical Table. (Southington, Conn.: Cochrane Bros., 1878)
    10.
  4. ↑ Farmington Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    116.

    "Newell, … Thomas, the aged, his w. [_____] d. Feb. 24, 1697/8 [LR1:3]"

  5. ↑ Ullmann, Helen Schatvet. Colony of Connecticut: Minutes of the Court of Assistants, 1669-1711. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009)
    179-80.

    [A Court of Assistants holden at Hartford, October 3d, 1695]
    "James and John Olmstead heirs of Capt. Richard Olmstead, and Samuel Newell in the behalf of Rebeckah Newell Sister of Mr. John Olmstead, being dissatisfyed with the Settlement of the Estate of the Sd Mr. John Olmstead decd. made by the County Court at New London, made Application to this Court for relief. This Court haveing heard the Said Case, do find, that the Said John Olmstead decd. by his last Will & Testament left his whole estate to his wife for & dureing the term of her Nathurall Life, butt made no disposition of his real Estate (excepting only ten acres of Land to his Negro) to any person, and that therefore the Said real Estate excepting the ten acres of Land aforesaid (altho the Widdow, relict of the Sd Jno Olmstead hath made disposition thereof, by Will, which this Court do not allow nor approve) doth of right belong to the heirs of the Said Richard Olmstead, and Rebeckah Newell. Therefore this Court do Order that the Same be Setled upon them, accordingly. And this Court do direct the County Court at New London, to order a Settlement & division of the personall Estate of the Said John Olmstead decd according to Justice and Righteousness, and the Last Will of the Sd Widdow, and to take care that Samuel Lothrup be Satisfied & paid for his Assistance & helpfullnes to the Widdow, in her lifetime."

  6. ↑ 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)
    191.

    … REBECCA OLMSTED (sister of Richard and John), m. Thomas Newell, of Farmington, Conn., (Freeman 1669; d. Sept. 13, 1689). His estate of £700 was divided in 1689. She came with her uncle, James Olmsted, to America, and was a member of his family until after his death in 1640; was enrolled member of the Farmington Church, July 12, 1663. She was a legatee of Dr. John Olmsted's widow. She died Feb. 24, 1698. …

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