James Olmsted

James Olmsted
Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk [1]
In office
October 1691 – May 1692
Serving with John Belding
Preceded by Samuel Smith,
Andrew Messenger
Succeeded by Samuel Hayes,
Thomas Betts
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
In office
October 1692 – May 1693
Serving with John Platt
Preceded by Samuel Hayes,
Thomas Betts
Succeeded by Samuel Hayes,
Samuel Betts
In office
October 1693 – May 1694
Serving with Samuel Hayes
Preceded by Samuel Betts, Samuel Hayes
Succeeded by Samuel Hayes, Matthew Marvin, Jr.
In office
May 1699 – October 1699
Preceded by Samuel Hayes, John Keeler
Succeeded by Samuel Hayes
Personal details
Born April 17, 1645[2]
Hartford, Connecticut Colony [2][3]
Died April 28, 1731[2][3]
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [2]
Spouse(s) Phebe Barlow (m. May 1, 1673)[2][3]
Children James Olmsted, Joseph Olmsted, Nathan Olmsted, Samuel Olmsted, John Olmsted[3]
Residence Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Military service
Rank Captain[3]

James Olmsted (April 17, 1645 – April 28, 1731) was an early settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He was a deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1691, October 1692, October 1693, and May 1699.

He was the son of founding settler of Norwalk, Richard Olmsted and Elizabeth Haugh Olmsted.[2]

He served as town clerk of Norwalk for 29 years, from 1678 to 1707 and again in 1721.[3]

He was town judge.[3]

In 1671, and from 1682 to 1685, he was chosen as a selectman.[3]

References

  1. ↑ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 James Olmsted at Find a Grave
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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
Preceded by
Samuel Smith
Andrew Messenger		 Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
October 1691–May 1692
With: John Belding		 Succeeded by
Samuel Hayes
Thomas Betts
Preceded by
Samuel Hayes
Thomas Betts		 Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
October 1692–May 1693
With: John Platt		 Succeeded by
Samuel Hayes
Samuel Betts
Preceded by
Samuel Hayes
Samuel Betts		 Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
October 1693–May 1694
With: Samuel Hayes		 Succeeded by
Samuel Hayes
Matthew Marvin, Jr.
Preceded by
Samuel Hayes
John Keeler		 Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
May 1699–October 1699 		Succeeded by
Samuel Hayes
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