Olmste(a)d/Omstead DNA Surname Project- Background

Background

The Olmste(a)d/Omstead Surname Study group began in April 2003, in anticipation of the August 2003 Olmste(a)d Family Association of North America (OFA) Reunion in New Brunswick, Canada.

To date, there are 37 Olmste(a)d/Omstead members in the group, representing 5 separate groups, with a few unmatched, defined by their unique 12 marker strings.

If you wish to join the study, and/or the Association, please contact Barbara Taylor, Olmste(a)d Project Administrator at ofapres@yahoo.com.

The Olmste(a)d Family Association is open to those of the Olmsted name and its variants, as well as people who have the name in their ancestry. Anyone who has an interest in this is also welcome. The two main lines are considered to be the James/Richard line and the Jabez of Ware line.

The James/Richard line is based on James Olmsted of Great Leighs, Co Essex, England, who arrived in America Sept. 16, 1632, on the ship "Lyon" with his 2 sons Nicholas & Nehemiah, his 2 nephews Richard & John, & his niece Rebecca.

Capt. Jabez Olmsted, who was born about 1690, has not had his origins discovered. He married Thankful Barnes in 1712.