Nathan Olmsted Sr. (1717 - 1805)

Born 7 Mar 1717 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Millicent (Goodrich) Olmsted — married 14 Dec 1741 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT

Husband of Sarah (Smith) Olmsted — married 12 Feb 1751 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT

Descendants

Died 30 Jul 1805 at age 88 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Deacon Nathan Olmsted Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Nathan Olmsted Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A086305.

Nathan Olmsted was born on 7 Mar 1717 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, son of Capt Daniel O (Olmsted) Olmstead (~1682 - 1749) and Hannah (Ketchum) Olmstead (~1687 - 1751).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Daniel Olmstead (1712 - 1730)
2. Samuel Olmstead (1715 - 1788)
3. Ambrose Olmsted (1719 - 1792)
4. Hannah (Olmsted) Goodrich (~1721 - )
5. Jonathan Olmstead (1723 - <1755)
6. Elizabeth (Olmstead) Stebbins (1727 - 1825)
7. Ezekiel (Olmstead) Olmsted (~1730 - ~1820)

Nathan (24) married Millicent Goodrich (18) (1723 - 1751) on 14 Dec 1741 in Ridgefield. Their children were:

1. Millicent (Olmsted) Keeler (1743 - 1821)
2. Capt. Nathan (Olmsted) Olmstead Jr. (1744 - 1828)
3. Elizabeth (Olmsted) Sears (1746 - >1786)
4. Colonel David Olmsted (1748 - ~1845)
5. Hezekiah Olmsted (1750 - 1820).

Nathan (33) married Sarah Smith (27) (1723 - 1781) on 12 Feb 1751 in Ridgefield.^[2] Their children were:

1. James Olmsted (1752 - 1754)
2. Sarah (Olmsted) Sherwood (1754 - 1848)
3. Prudence (Olmsted) Hayes (1756 - )
4. Rachel (Olmsted) Nash (1759 - 1850)
5. James Olmsted (~1760 - )
6. Lucretia (Olmsted) Scott (1761 - 1845)
7. Esther Olmsted (1762 - )
8. Priscilla (Olmsted) Gregory (1763 - 1821)
9. Clarissa Olmsted (1765 - 1794)
10. Timothy Olmsted (1767 - 1846)
11. Polly (Olmsted) De Forest (1771 - ~1845).

James was a Deacon in the Congregational Church at Ridgefield.

Along with three of his eldest sons, Nathan, David, and Hezekiah, he was in the skirmish that resulted in the burning of Ridgefield in April 1777. The British had landed at Westport (Norwalk) and marched to Danbury where they destroyed supplies stored for General Washington's Army. On their return as they passed through Ridgefield the Patriots attacked and Continental General Wooster was killed. This was only land battle in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War.

Nathan Olmsted helped with the Revolutionary War effort, as a state officer. "At a special town-meeting held at Ridgefield, in Connecticut colony, Jan. 30, Mr. Nathan Olmsted Moderator, the question was put, Whether this town will adopt and conform to the resolves contained in the association of the continental congress, or not?—Resolved in the negative (nine distenting only). From Proceedings of the American Colonies. The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume XLV [45] for the year MDCCLXXV [1775].

Nathan died on 30 Jul 1805 in Ridgefield aged 88.^[3][4] He was buried near his wives in the Titicus Cemetery in Ridgefield.

Research Notes

The DAR carries Nathan as A086305. Apparently at sometime in the past another record (A086306) was created in error because of a difference in birth years (1716/1717) due to the calendar shift. It wasn't after the new ancestor numbering took place that the duplication was discovered. As there were members that had ancestry that was assigned to "...306" they continued it but no longer allow new applications to trace back to it.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-589 : 7 January 2020), Nathan Olmstead, 1714.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7T-Z97T : 15 April 2022), Nathan Olmstead in entry for Sarah Smith, ; citing Marriage, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272248.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7X1-C4F : 16 January 2020), Nathaniel Olmsted, 1805.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9079728
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 Feb 2018), "Record of OLMSTEAD, NATHAN", Ancestor # A086305.

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