Rebecca Olmsted^{[1, 2, 3]}

1681 - 1752  (71 years)

• Name	Rebecca Olmsted  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1681	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Jul 1752	Van Cortlandt Manor, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America   [2]
  Burial	Lent Cemetery, Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I312684221427	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Samuel St. John,   b. Abt. 1681, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 03 Aug 1755, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Samuel St. John,   b. 1703, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 09 Nov 1777, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 74 years)   2. Joanna St. John,   b. Abt. 1705, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. Warwick, Orange, New York, United States   3. Peregrina St. John,   b. 05 Aug 1705, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1773, Salem, Westchester County, New York (Age 67 years)   4. Jane Saint John,   b. 1707, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. Aft. 09 Apr 1773, New York, United States (Age 66 years)   5. Sarah St. John,   b. Abt. 1707, Norwalk, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 09 Apr 1773, Bedford, Westchester, Colony of New York, British Colonial America (Age 66 years)   6. Rebecca St John,   b. Abt. 1711, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 1773, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 62 years)   7. Noah St John,   b. Abt. 1713, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 05 Oct 1778, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 65 years)   8. Daniel St. John,   b. Abt. 1715, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 1806, South Salem, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 91 years)   9. Private Ebenezer St. John,   b. 1719, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. Bef. 1810, Ulster, Ulster, New York, United States (Age 90 years)   10. Matthew St. John,   b. 1723, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 1773 (Age 50 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   11. Job St. John,   b. 28 Jul 1723, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 26 Nov 1785, South Salem, Westchester, New York, United States (Age 62 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   12. Abigail St. John,   b. Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 25 Sep 1755, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F3326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Rebecca was the daughter of Lientenant John and Mary (Benedict) Olmstead and was born in 1681 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Rebecca was the daughter of Lientenant John and Mary (Benedict) Olmstead and was born in 1681 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Numerous members of the Olmstead clan had established farms throughout the Ridgefield-Wilton area in the late 1600s and it is assumed that Rebecca was born and raised in the Fairfield County area. It is recorded that Rebecca's sister Eunice married a Joseph St. John, so it is likely that the Olmsteads and the St. Johns were intermarried during this period. Although genealogists disagree as to the names and number of children they had, it appears that a majority feel that they were the parents of twelve children: Rebecca, Abigail (born 1703, died 1775), Samuel Jr, Joanna, Jane, Perigrina, Noah (my 4th g-grandfather), Daniel, Ebenezer, Abigail (born and died in 1720), Matthew, and Job. There is some question as to the parents naming two daughters "Abigail" and further research is needed. After establishing a farm near Ridgefield and living there for many years, sometime around 1740 they moved to Cortlandt Manor, West Chester (later named Westchester), New York. This is just across the state line a few miles from Connecticut near Norwalk. Both Rebecca and Samuel attended church in S. Salem, New York, again just a few miles from Ridgefield. Rebecca died on 21 July 1752 in Cortlandt Manor, Westchester, New York. Her gravesite has not be located, but family tradition places her interment at Pleasantside Cemetery (now called Lent Cemetery) next to her husband which is located in the town of Cortlandt Manor, New York. alive 1752 South Salem (Lewisboro), New alive 1752 South Salem (Lewisboro), New York (husband dea d before then?) Rebecca married Samuel ST. JOHN. REF: An Rebecca married Samuel ST. JOHN. REF: Ancestral File...LDS Church Genealogy of Olmstead Family 1632-1912- Olmsted/Ward- p 192 1 NAME Rebecca /Olmstead/ 2 SOUR S2892 1 NAME Rebecca /Olmstead/ 2 SOUR S28928 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: May 9, 2002 2 SOUR S28928 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: May 9, 2002 [Olmsted05-07-02.GED] Info from James Churchyard. Living in 1752 in South Salem , Lewisboro,NY. Presumably husband died before then. Line in Record @I2525@ (RIN 2525) from G Line in Record @I2525@ (RIN 2525) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 01A327CA9ECCD61193C3973FD6E9BB5EEABB Line in Record @I2525@ (RIN 2525) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 3C6A322446A2D61193C3E88C9393015F1B38 Line in Record @I2526@ (RIN 2525) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID DD7D34DE985DD61193C294AD8A14235EFD1C Line in Record @I2527@ (RIN 2527) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID FE185B7C3451D61193C2CDEE4AFA0D5E1856 1 _UID 5EC1E40DF5E0D51193C2F02AB1EEA056CFD3 [Olmsted05-07-02.GED] Info from James Ch [Olmsted05-07-02.GED] Info from James Churchyard. Living in 1752 in South Salem , Lewisboro,NY. Presumably husband died before then. ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; !Birth: LDS ancestral file !Marriage: !D !Birth: LDS ancestral file !Marriage: !Death:

  
  

• Sources

  [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree. [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKG-CJJV : Thu Apr 03 09:07:41 UTC 2025), Entry for Rebecca Olmstead St John. [S1173462611] FamilySearch.org, Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9X-VYN3 : Sat Mar 09 20:18:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Abigail Saint John and Samuell, 28 April 1720.