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"(Lieut.) John Olmsted. bap. at Hartford, Conn., Dec. 30, 1649; inventory dated Dec. 22, 1704-5; estate distributed Apr. 17, 1705; m. (1) prob. Nov. 11, 1670, Mary Benedict; dau. of Thomas and Mary (Bridgum) Benedict, of (prob.) Southold, Long Island, N. Y.; (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Pardie) Gregory; born June 10, 1660; dau. of George Pardie and widow of Thomas Gregory. Mrs. Elizabeth Olmsted survived her husband. In 1673, in "the Estates of Lands and Accommodations of ye towne of Norwalk," John Olmsted is credited with £50. In 1699 he was chosen Selectman, and again in 1703." [1]


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[1] Henry King Olmsted and George Kemp Ward, Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (New York: A.T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Company, 1912), 192, person 3955, [GoogleBooks].