Rebecca Olmsted1

F, b. circa 1623, d. 24 February 1698
FatherRichard Olmsted I b. b 22 Mar 1579, d. b 16 Nov 1641
MotherFrances Slany d. b 10 Sep 1630
     Rebecca was born circa 1623 in Fairsted, County Essex, England. On 22 June 1632, Rebecca left London,with her Uncle James, aboard the ship, "Lion", mastered by Captain Mason, bound for New England. They disembarked at Boston Harbor.2 She resided in his home. She became a member of the Farmington Church on 12 July 1662. Rebecca married Thomas Newell circa 1642 in Connecticut. Rebecca's husband, Thomas, died on 13 September 1689 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, leaving her a widow; His estate was valued at 700 pounds. Rebecca departed this life on Monday, 24 February 1698 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut.3

Family

Thomas Newell d. 13 Sep 1689
Children

Citations

  1. [S100] Henry King Olmsted, A.M. revised & completed by George K. Ward and Right Rev. Charles T. Olmsted, Mrs. Henry S. Stearns, Prof. Everett Ward Olmsted, Ex-off. Advisory Committee: John Bartow Olmsted, Genealogy of the Olmsted Family In America - Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmsted and covering a period of nearly Three Centuries 1632-1912, page 192.
  2. [S739] Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Immigrants, Section 2, Chapter 27, page 33 - 22 June 1632 - no ship name listed, ship master: Captain Mason who took the certificates of oath; passendger: James Olmsted.
  3. [S100] Henry King Olmsted, A.M. revised & completed by George K. Ward and Right Rev. Charles T. Olmsted, Mrs. Henry S. Stearns, Prof. Everett Ward Olmsted, Ex-off. Advisory Committee: John Bartow Olmsted, Genealogy of the Olmsted Family In America - Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmsted and covering a period of nearly Three Centuries 1632-1912, page 451.