John Umpstead (1754 - abt. 1829)

Born 1754 in Berks, Pennsylvania

Husband of Susannah (Hart) Umpstead — married after 1782 in Kentucky, USA

Died about 5 Apr 1829 at about age 75 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

Biography

John Umpstead is the descendant of Palatine migrants.

[note on the name: It can be seen as Umpstead, Umstead, Umsted, but apparently Olmstead is a different family line]

John Umpstead/Umstead was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Orange, NC. ^[1]

His parents were Herman Umstead and Anne Vanderslice.

Evidence of residence in Orange, NC:

• 1800: Orange, NC^[2]

• 1820: Orange, NC^[3]

According to the Umstead family research website , we find the following information regarding John Umpstead:

'John (Dr) Umstead, SURGEON, 2nd Company, Second Battalion, Berks Co Militia, May 17, 1777. [The Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Vol V, page 175, "Muster Rolls Relating To The Associators And Militia Of he County Of Berks,"]. Shown also: Thomas Kerlin, Surgeon's Mate, and Daniel Udree, Colonel. At the end of the section, on page 180, it states: "A return of the days that Captain Peter Smith of the Second Company in Greenwich Twp [Berks Co] was in service in the Second Battalion of Berks County Militia commanded by Daniel Udre, Esq, Colonel. Anno Domini 1779."

'John (Dr) Umstead, SURGEON, "Muster Rools And Papers Relating To The Associators And Militia of The City and County Of Philadelphia), same info as above, [The Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Volume XIV, page 261]'

'Additional Information: In 1784, John Umstead was heir of John Luttrell, late husband of John Umstead's wife Susannah (Hart). John Luttrell was in the Revolution, wrote his will when Susannah was pregnant. [Orange Co, North Carolina will - 1829 - WB E/182] '

'John Umstead was a surgeon in war 2nd Company, 5th Regiment, Berks Co Militia. After the war he was given a land grant of 3500 acres in Orange Co, North Carolina and moved there.' (information courtesy of William Oliver Umstead).

John's date of death as given comes from a notice in the Raleigh Register and NC State Gazette. His grave memorial contains no dates at all; and the only information it gives is that he is buried at Margaret Lane Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #42341245

Slave Owner

As mentioned above, John Umstead was a surgeon, and apparently had great wealth. Unfortunately, this included slaves. The 1820 census report gives us the staggering total of 60 slaves. He and his wife are elderly by this point, so we can only assume he was still running a large plantation.

Additional Notes for Research

In the historical record 'The History of Henderson County, Kentucky^[4]', the name of John Umstead appears as a signer to the formation of the new county, along with the other gentleman who represented the Transylvania Co. under Richard Henderson. The Harts were well represented in this group of influential men, and John Umstead married Susannah Hart, a daughter of John Hart, who also signed this ordinance, along with his brother, Nathaniel Hart.

Sources

1. ↑ Description Section: Deaths, 1826-1845 Source Information Marriage and Death Notices in Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1826-1845 [database on-line]. Original data:
2. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 34; Page: 571; Image: 218; Family History Library Film: 337910 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll).
3. ↑ Source Citation Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Orange, North Carolina; Page: 318; NARA Roll: M33_82; Image: 183 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Description Section: Henderson Source Information Ancestry.com. History of Henderson County, Kentucky [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Starling, Edmund L.. History of Henderson County, Kentucky. Henderson, Ky.: unknown, 1887.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.

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