THIRTEENTH GENERATION

6928. Richard OLMSTED ⁽⁵⁴⁾ was baptized on 20 Feb 1612 in Fairsted,Essex,England. He died in 1684. Married twice, but the names of his wives are unknown. Arrived in New England on 16 September 1632 in the ship Lyon. Removed to Hartford, CT, in the summer of 1636, removed to Norwalk, CT, in 1650 or 1651. Children were:

i. Capt. James OLMSTED⁽⁵⁴⁾ died prior 28 Apr 1731. He was born in prob Hartford,,CT. Capt. James Olmsted was Town Clerk of Norwalk, Conn., for 29 years, from 1678 to 1707 and again in 1721. He was also Town Judge, and repeatedly a Deputy to the General Court at Hartford. In fact, he was one of Norwalk's most eminent and influential citizens. In 1671 he was chosen Selectman. In 1673 in "The Estates of Lands and Accommodations of ye Towne of Norwalk," James Olmsted is credited with 50 lbs. In 1680 he was made Lieut. From 1682 to 1685 he was again Selectman. On Jan. 16, 1694, he was chosen by the town to select a minister, and on Oct. 8, 1697, he was chosen "for to signifie unto the Reverend Elders at the time of ordination, the good agreement of the towne with the church in the ordayning of Rev. Mr. Steven Buckingham." On Jan 4, 1702-03, we find the name of James Olmsted as Justice and Recorder, affixed to a document, in which the town of Norwalk lays claim to "severall Islands lying adjacent to their township ... namely Cockenoes Island known by the sayd name, and Mamachimons Island, and the Long Island, and Camfield's Island, known by sayd names, and all other Islands lying in or adjacent unto the towneshipp of Norwalk." In 1706, he was a member of a committee to seat the church, "the sayd committee to order and determine that matter according to their best discretion; they to have respect to age, quality, and the estates of persons in the publique list, and the towne to abide their determination." By vote of Dec. 11, 1723, the town of Norwalk granted to Capt. Samuel Hanford the right "to site in ye pue with Captain Olmsted and Captain Platt," evidently a privilege to be desired, as his seat in the church was one of honor.
3456 ii. Lieut. John OLMSTED.

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