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| Notes for Richard OLMSTEAD | ||||||
| Being Records of the Family of Olmsted 1242 Olmsted Hall The following records halve been found by careful research in P., Morant's and Thomas Wright's Histories of Essex, England, and the histories of Hartford, Norwalk, Ridgefield, and Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A. Olmsted stands in the most northern parts of this parish near Castle Camps and Ashdon; in which two parishes the lands belonging to it do Chiefly lie. It was for a considerable time a hamlet by itself, and in Castle Camps; though styled the village of Olmsted in Bumsted. The house is very ancient and moated round. It was originally quart of the De Vere Lordship of Bumsted Hall; and holden under them by the Olmsteds, namely Martin de Omsted who gave the lands to the Fraternity of Knights Templars at Little Maplested. Maurice Olmsted held it in 1242, in the reign of Henry the Third. William, his son, in the time of King Edward the First, 1272. John de Olmsted, who died in 1311 during the reign of Edward the Second, leaving William his son and heir. Of this family was John Olmsted, Gentleman of Stansted Hall. (See Morant's History of Essex, England.) A large chapel, as far as we can judge by the description, formed the north side of the area. The whole stood within a Park, about four miles in circumference, reaching down to Parsonage Bridge, and containing 787 acres. It had then l,000 deer in it, and would well keep 500 deer, 40 horses and 20 milch kiné. Several large ponds were in it, and a pool, the fishery of which was valued at £10 a year, and it had also a warren. In this Park there were then 3,610 oaks of a hundred years growth, and 170 ashes, all timber. Master of the horse, the third great officer of the British Court, who was the superintendence of the royal stables and of all the horses and breeds of horses belonging to the Queen. John Olmsted, Gentleman, bought on the first of June, 1565, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the manors of Eynes, Hofdens and Caxtons, and also purchased Great Maplested either 28th of November or the 10th of December, 1571, the other moiety of John Scudmore, Esqr. This John Olmsted was of the ancient family of Olmsted Hall. (See Morant's History of Essex, England.) John Olmsted, Gentleman, on October 12, 1576, bought for the sum of £1,120 the site and mansion of the manor called Stansted Hall, with the house edifices, gate house and buildings thereto belonging, and also 136 acres, parcels of Stansted Park, Bullock woods, 24 acres; Loffeway Meadow adjoining to same, 4 acres; Scaldmoore's Meadow, 8 acres; to him and his heirs forever. | ||||||
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