!Taken from the "Olmsted in America" book published 1912 by Henry King Olmsted,
Page 23.

1. 2. Joseph OLMSTED   b. Oct 1739, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. Died Young.
2. 3. Jonathan OLMSTED   b. 20 Sep 1740, E. Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
3. 4. Epaphras OLMSTED   b. 5 Nov 1742, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 22 Sep 1836.
4. 5. Mary OLMSTED   b. 27 Sep 1744, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 8 Jul 1825.
5. 6. Hannah OLMSTED   b. 13 Jan 1746, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1 Jul 1814.
6. 7. Gideon OLMSTED, Captain   b. 12 Feb 1748/1749, E. Haddam, Connecticut.
7. 8. Benjamin OLMSTED, Captain   b. 12 Mar 1751, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 25 Dec 1832.
8. 9. Aaron OLMSTED, Captain   b. 19 May 1753, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 9 Sep 1806.
9. 10. Ezekiel OLMSTED   b. 5 Nov 1755, Usa; d. Sep 1782.
10. 11. John OLMSTED   b. 21 Aug 1761, Usa.

!Moved to Leyden, Massachusetts in 1798, then to Chatauqua Co., NY in October 1828, then to Marietta, OH in 1836 and afterwards to Danville, IL.

1. 12. George OLMSTED   b. 27 Aug 1769, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 9 Sep 1840, Danville, Vermillion, Il.
2. 13. Temperance OLMSTED   b. 16 Oct 1774; d. 22 Dec 1776.
3. 14. Sabra OLMSTED   b. 31 Aug 1777, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 7 Apr 1858.
4. 15. Jonathan OLMSTED   b. 25 Sep 1779, Usa; d. Abt 1812, Usa.
5. 16. Caleb Stanley OLMSTED   b. 22 Jan 1782, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 26 Sep 1856.
6. 17. Hannah OLMSTED   b. 14 Apr 1784, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 25 Nov 1860, Warren, Il.
7. 18. Edward OLMSTED, Lieutenant   c. 26 Aug 1787, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 11 Nov 1813.

!They lived on the lot where now stands the First Congregational Church in E. Hartford. He was one of the company which marched from E. Hartford for the
relief of Boston in April 1776. Later in the war he served in the cavalry.
!Epaphras & Mary were related - they had the same Great Grandparents: Joseph Olmsted and Elizabeth Butler.

1. 19. Mary BUCKLAND   b. 18 Apr 1769, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 12 May 1790.
2. 20. Hannah BUCKLAND   b. 28 Apr 1771.
3. 21. Stephen BUCKLAND   b. 21 May 1773; d. 12 Sep 1776.
4. 22. Stephen BUCKLAND   b. 4 Sep 1776; d. 7 Sep 1777.
5. 23. Elizabeth BUCKLAND   b. 19 Sep 1778; d. 1856.
6. 24. Ralph BUCKLAND   b. 28 Jul 1781.

1. 25. Joseph GOODWIN   b. 2 Jun 1776; d. 4 May 1862.
2. 26. Caleb GOODWIN   b. 3 Nov 1778, E. Hartford, Connecticut.
3. 27. Hannah Olmsted GOODWIN   b. 4 Jul 1781; d. 4 Jan 1877.
4. 28. Clarissa GOODWIN   b. 20 Mar 1784; d. 8 Nov 1824.
5. 29. Sarah GOODWIN   b. 12 Oct 1786; d. 16 Jul 1836.
6. 30. Hezekiah GOODWIN   b. 21 Sep 1789, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 10 Jan 1873.

Name Suffix: Captain
!He marched with the East Hartford Company for therelief of Boston, April 1775. Six other Olmsteds also went with the company.He afterwards commanded the privateers Raven and Sea Flower, the sloop Hawk, of12 guns and 60 men, and the brig Gen. Green, of 16 guns and 100 men. In 1778he was captain of a French privateer and was captured by the English sloop Ostrich and taken to Jamaica. Here, with three compatriots, he was put upon the sloop Active, Capt. Underwood, bound for New York, with stores for the British Army. On arriving at New York the prisoners were to be sent to the infamous prison ships at that port. The crew consisted of the captain, mate, and two sailors. There were three male passengers and a negro servant on board. On Sunday night, Sept. 12 about 12 o'clock, Olmsted and two of his friends were on deck, an old sailor being at the wheel. The watch being called, the other prisoner and the sailor came on deck. Capt. Underwood and the mate were about to follow when Olmsted and Clark (the prisoner) drew up the ladder and told them they would kill them if they came on deck. They the coiled a cable around the companionway, Olmsted being wounded by a pistol ball from below while doing so. The course of the vessel was changed toward Egg Harbor, NJ. Towards daylight those below began to fire their pistols through the chinks of the cabin. Capt. Olmsted ordered them to desist or he would fire a four pounder into the cabin. Capt.Underwood retorted, "Fire and be d___d". And they did, damaging, however, only a puncheon of rum, and a barrel of coffee. Underwood, in a rage, cried out that he would blow up the vessel. Olmsted told him he might do it and be d____d; he was no more afraid of going to the bottom than they. Underwood was aboutto fire his pistol into the powder barrel, when the mate stopped him, and one of the passengers offered to pay all their losses if they would cease firing their pistols. But they would not, and another four pounder was sent through thebulkhead. The foresail was then unbent and lashed around the companion to screen those on deck; but, finding that the rudder had been wedged, they cut a holein it and fired a swivel, loaded with thirty musket balls into the cabin. Thiswas the last shot fired. Capt. Olmsted and his comrades now began to tear upthe deck to get at the rudder, when those below gave up the contest, hoping theYankees would take a boat and leave when near the shore, or that an English cruiser might relieve them. They unwedged the rudder in this hope and things became more "friendly", and a quarter of mutton was passed into the cabin. EarlyTuesday morning the captors made Cape May and hauled down their sails to avoiddiscovery by any chance cruiser. They were discovered however, by the Americanbrig Convention, which showed British colors, and fired upon them. Thesloop was taken in charge by the Convention and her consort, the Girard, and taken toPhiladelphia. The cargo was sold for $98.80. The U.S. Commissioners of Appealsawarded the entire amount to Olmsted and his associates. The following advertisement appeared in the Conn. Courant: "The privateer Raven, Gideon Olmsted, commander, now lying at Rocky Hill in Wethersfield,CT, will sail for a six weeks' cruise within five days. A few gentlemen seamen are wanted, if they apply tothe Commander on board, within the above time. Sept. 11, 1780."

Name Suffix: Captain
!He served in the Revolutionary War. Enlisted in May 1775 uder Capt. George Pitkin, of Col. Spencer's regiment. The company marched to Roxbury, Mass. and was at the siege of Boston until Dec 1775. He came home on a furlough to be married.

1. 31. Elizabeth OLMSTED   b. 11 Aug 1776; d. 17 Jul 1825.
2. 32. Frederick OLMSTED   b. 7 Feb 1779, ; d. 13 Aug 1818.
3. 33. Theodosia OLMSTED   b. 16 Apr 1782; d. 4 Mar 1822.
4. 34. Ezekiel OLMSTED   b. 20 Nov 1785, ; d. 24 Jan 1829.
5. 35. John OLMSTED   b. 27 Sep 1791, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 25 Jan 1873.
6. 36. Owen Pitkin OLMSTED   b. 13 Apr 1794, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1 Nov 1873, Litchfield, Connecticut.
7. 37. Maria OLMSTED   b. 20 Mar 1798; d. 3 Jun 1859.

Name Suffix: Captain
!He marched with the E. Hartford company for the relief of Boston in April 1775. Afterwards he was a captain in the China trade.

The city of North Olmsted in Cuyahoga County, Ohio was named after Aaron as he was the principle investor in Township 6 Range 15 as a wealthy merchant of East Hartford, Connecticut. Because he died before the land could be deeded to him, his son, Charles Hyde Olmsted, took over his holdings. He offered 500 books for a library if the town were named after his father. Charles never lived there, either.

1. 38. Unknown OLMSTED   b. 28 Mar 1780; d. 28 Mar 1780.
2. 39. Horace B. OLMSTED   b. 12 Apr 1781, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 29 Aug 1817.
3. 40. Mary OLMSTED   b. 27 Oct 1783; d. 22 Mar 1825.
4. 41. Harriet OLMSTED   b. 6 Nov 1785; d. 28 Jun 1786.
5. 42. Harriet OLMSTED   b. 2 Nov 1787, E. Hartford, Connecticut; d. 28 Jan 1811, Philadelphia, Pa.
6. 43. Hannah Makin OLMSTED   b. 4 Sep 1790; d. 8 Sep 1899.
7. 44. Aaron Franklin OLMSTED, Lieutenant Col.   b. 14 Mar 1792, E. Hartford, Connecticut, USA; d. 4 Jan 1825.
8. 45. Charles OLMSTED   b. 30 Sep 1796, Usa; d. 10 Oct 1796, Usa.
9. 46. Charles Hyde OLMSTED   b. 28 Jun 1798, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 5 Jun 1878, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
10. 47. Junius OLMSTED   b. 6 Nov 1800; d. 6 Sep 1801.
11. 48. Julia C. OLMSTED   b. 6 Nov 1800; d. 25 Aug 1854.
12. 49. Caroline OLMSTED   b. 18 Dec 1804; d. 15 Jul 1806.

!Served in the Revolutionary War and died in the prison ship at New York.

!Died in the war of 1812 in the U.S. Army.

!In 1828 he moved to S. Bristol,NY and then in a few years to E. Bloomfield, NY

Name Suffix: Lieutenant
!He was the first lieut. in the 16th Regiment USA ad fell in the battle of Williamsburg, Canada. The following letter was written to his family prior to the battle:

!Sacketts Harbor, NY
!2 Oct 1813

!Dear Parents: I have only time to inform you that we are about embarking forCanada. Our army from Fort George is on the way up the lake to join us. Theyhave abandoned Fort George, after destroying it, and the town of Newarki. I amhappy to inform you that I am promoted from a 3rd to a 2nd Lt., from last May,and by vacancies happening above me I am now a 1st Lt. and have commnad of a company of 60 men. The conflict will be a bloody one, and if I survive it, willwrite particulars (I hope from Montreal); if not, remember me as I deserve. Ihope to sustain the honor of our family and name. I am in high spirits and sure of conquering. My love to all our family and friends. In haste I remain your obedient Edward Olmsted. Lt. 16th U.S. Infantry.

1. 50. Frederick Law OLMSTED   b. 26 Apr 1822, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 28 Aug 1903.

!Of Litchfield,CT.

Name Suffix: Lieutenant Col.

1. 51. Aaron Franklin OLMSTED   b. 8 Jul 1817, Usa; d. 8 Jul 1817, Usa.
2. 52. Aaron Franklin OLMSTED, Reverand, D.D.   b. 22 Aug 1818, ; d. 6 Feb 1895.
3. 53. Henry William OLMSTED   b. Sep 1820; d. 20 Aug 1851, Panama, South America.
4. 54. Delia Pitkin OLMSTED   b. 21 Jan 1822; d. 1910.
5. 55. Julia La Fayette OLMSTED   b. 11 Sep 1824; d. 16 Mar 1904.

!Book states 31 Sep. - no such date. Changed to 30 Sep.

!Graduated from Yale 1818; A. M. Harvard, 1850; Captain of artillary company 1826 to 1831.

!Twin.

!She was a decendent two colonial governors: John Webster (1656/57) and William Pitkin (1766/1769).

1. 56. Henry HUDSON   b. 26 Jul 1847, of Orlando, Fl; d. 20 Oct 1867.
2. 57. John Sanford HUDSON   b. 15 May 1849.