1Almon E. Daniels and Maclean W. McLean, William Gifford of Sandwich, Mass. (d. 1687), NEHGR Vol. 128, pp. 250-251 (Oct. 1974).
"2. JOHN2 (William1) born about 1642; died, testate, at Sandwich in 1708.
He married about 1664 ELISHUA3 CROW, born about 1647/8; living at Sandwich 9 April 1708, when she is named in her husband's will.
. . .
Children (births to "John gifart"--wife's name not shown---Sandwich VRs, May. Desc. 14:111-112).
i. ELIZABETH3, b. 25 of 12 mo. 1665/6; d. 19 Oct. 1701; mar. ca. 1691 ISRAEL3 TUPPER, b. Sandwich 22 Sept. 1666, son of Thomas2 and Martha (Mayhew). She was named in her father's will as then deceased.
9. ii. SAMUEL, b. 12 March 1666.
10. iii. JOHN, b. 12 June 1668.
iv. MARY, b. 9 Oct. 1669; d. 25 Oct. 1689; Mar. 1 Feb. 1686 JOSHUA2 RANSOM (Robert1) of Plymouth, Plympton, North Kingston, R. I., and Colchester, Conn. (Ransom Family of America . . . Colchester, Conn., Branch (1903), p. 60, in which is quoted a deed by which, 6 April 1720, Robert3 Ransom in Coventry, Hartford County, Conn., conveys "200 acres of land in . . . Coventry which . . . were given to me by my grandfather John Gifford of Sandwich . . . in his will" (Coventry Land Records, 1:177). This Robert and his sister Mary Ransom are the two children named in the grandfather's will.
v. GRACE, b. 17 Aug. 1671; d. after1714; mar. about 1695 GIDEON2 HOXIE (Lodowick1). She had eleven children (Leslie R. Hoxie, The Hoxie Family (1950).
11. vi. WILLIAM, b. 7 of 3 mo. (May) 1673.
12. vii. YELVERTON, b. 22 April 1676.
13. viii. JOSIAH, b. 17 Feb. 1681.".
1Donald Lines Jacobus, ed., History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. 1, pp. 454-455 (1930).
"Olmstead, John, s. of Richard. Ens., Norwalk Trainband, May 1674; Lt., May 1691. Selectman, 1699, 1703.
Bapt. at Hartford, 30 Dec. 1649, d. at Norwalk in 1704.
Married (1) at Norwalk, 17 July 1673, Mary Benedict, dau. of Thomas.
Married (2) Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Gregory, and dau. of George Pardee, b. at New Haven, 10 June 1660.
Inv. 22 Dec. 1704/5 (sic.). Children: Daniel abt. 19 (Thomas Read guardian); Richard 17 (Samuel Sension guardian); John 4 (Samuel Betts guardian); Mary 18 [error for 28]; Jane; Sarah; Rebecca; Elizabeth; Eunice abt. 15 (Samuel Marvin guardian); Deborah 10 or 11; Abigail abt. 8 (Joseph Platt guardian); Anna abt. 6 (Samuel Keeler guardian). Thomas Read, Samuel Sension, and Benjamin Wilson, sons-in-law to Lt. John Olmstead, Adm'rs. John Benedict and Elizabeth Olmstead, as Adm'rs of Est. of Thomas Gregory, gave receipt to Est. of Lt. John Olmstead.
Distribution 17 Apr. 1705: Widow; eldest son Daniel; Thomas Reed, Benjamin Wilson, Annah Olmsted, Jonathan Abut, Samuel St. John: Richard, John, Elizabeth, Eunice, Deborah, and Abigail Olmsted.
Children [by first wife]:
Mary, b. abt. 1675; m. at Norwalk, 9 May 1694, Thomas Read.
Jane, b. abt. 1677; m. abt. 1700, Benjamin Wilson.
Sarah, b. abt. 1679; m. at Norwalk, 5 June 1696, Jonathan Abbott.
Rebecca, b. abt. 1681; m. Samuel St. John.
Elizabeth, b. abt. 1683; m. at Norwalk, 14 June 1710, Henry Whitney.
Daniel, b. abt. 1685; m. (rec. Ridgefield) 9 May 1711, Hannah Ketchum.
Richard, b. abt. 1687; m. (rec. Ridgefield) 22 Apr. 1714, Mary Betts, dau. of Samuel and Judith of Norwalk.
Eunice, b. abt. 1689.
Deborah, b. abt. 1693.
Children [by second wife]:
Abigail, b. abt. 1696.
Anna, b. abt. 1698, m. in 1720, Robert Andrus.
X John, b. abt. 1700; m. (1) abt. 1726, Mindwell Sherwood, dau. of Benjamin, b. 8 Sept. 1696; m. (2) -------.".