Immigrant Olmste(a)ds
All American’s ancestry goes back to immigrants unless you are following a Native American line.
There are five primary Olmste(a)d ”immigrant” lines. They are presented in more detail on the following pages.
- James Olmsted, with his sons Nicholas and Nehemiah, arrived from Essex, England aboard the Lyon in 1632.
- Richard Olmstead, nephew of James, along with his sister Rebecca and brother John, were in their teen years when they came with their uncle James and cousins aboard the Lyon in 1632.
- Jabez Olmsted first appears in central Massachuetts in the early 1700s; his ancestry or arrival has not been determined.
- Stephen Olmstead (b. c. 1790) is first recorded in the 1840 US Census of Lycoming Co., PA living with his son Jacob. DNA seperates him from the New England Olmste(a)ds.
- Jacob Amstulz (b. c. 1811) of Canton Berne, Switzerland, and his wife emmigrated abt 1837 to Tuscarora Co., Ohio. The family name evolved to Olmstead most likely based on prounication.
There are numerous other families that will be found on the “other immigrant” page.
Place by the Elms © Walt Steesy, 2007
Last Updated November 4, 2009