John Olmsted Immigrant Ancestors

Early American Ancestors of John Olmsted (1791-1873) and his wife Charlotte Hull (1780-1826). An extended NYC Family with several noteworthy descendants.

Olmstead / Marsh Family Line

 * 1)  Capt Nicholas Olmstead (1612-1684) - ( BOlmsted,  JOlmstead3,  JOlmstead2,  JOlmstead_1654,  NOlmstead) - 1632 English Immigrant and captain of Hartford Dragoons in 1675 King Phillip's War. - See  JOlmstead Descendants.
 * 2) Sarah Loomis (1617-1689) - ( BOlmsted,  JOlmstead3,  JOlmstead2,  JOlmstead_1654,  SLoomis) - English Immigrant
 * 3) Butler
 * 4) Bigelow or Olmstead???
 * 5) John Marsh (1618-1688)
 * 6) Anne Webster (1621-1662)
 * 7) Richard Lyman (1617-1662)
 * 8) Hepzibah Ford (1626-1683)

Meakins / Goodwin Family Line

 * 1) Thomas Meakins (1615-1687)
 * 2) Sarah Hawkins (1594-1623)
 * 3) John Bidwell (1632-1683)
 * 4) Sarah Wilcox
 * 5) William Goodwin (1591-1673)
 * 6) Susan Garbrand (1588-)
 * 7) John Shepard (1623-1707)
 * 8) Rebecca Greenhill (1630-1689)

Pitkin / Goodwin Family Line

 * 1) William Pitkin (1608-1641)
 * 2) Elizabeth
 * 3) Ozias Goodwin (1689-1776)
 * 4) Martha Williamson (1700-1777)

Bull / James Family Line

 * 1) Jiren Bull (1638-1684)
 * 2) Elizabeth Arnold (1611-)
 * 3) Benedict Arnold (1615-1678)
 * 4) Damaris Westcott (1621-1678)

Famous Descendants
All of the following are closely related to John Olmsted of NYC.


 * The notable Olmsted family of New York City:
 * Frederick Law Olmsted (son of this John Olmsted), an American landscape architect his sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., also landscape architects, and their company Olmsted Brothers
 * George W. Olmsted (b. 1874), founder of Long Island Lighting Company (LILCo), patron of the Chief Cornplanter Council, Boy Scouts of America
 * George H. Olmsted (b. 1901), veteran of World War I and World War II, General in the United States Army, life insurance magnate, and philanthropist