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     Zardus Olds was born on 17 Jun 1814.¹ He was the son of Zardus Olds and Lucy Parsons.¹ Zardus Olds died on 16 Aug 1818 at age 4.¹

     Zell L. Olds was born on 20 Jul 1891 at Keeler, Michigan.^2,3 He was the son of Stephen A. Olds and Minnie Elvira Sweet.¹ Zell L. Olds married Katherine Frances Brink on 4 Jul 1917 at Benton Harbor, Michigan.^1,4 Zell L. Olds died on 13 Mar 1973 at age 81.⁵ He was buried at Keeler Cemetery, Keeler, Van Buren County, Illinois.⁶
     He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 5 Jun 1917 at Keeler Precinct, Van Buren County, Michigan. He described himself as living in Hartford, Michigan, age 25, born 20 July 1891 [note year] in Keeler, Michigan, and his occupation was a farmer. He was tall in height, medium in build, with blue eyes and had brown hair.³
Zell L. Olds appeared on the census of 14 Apr 1930 at Keeler and Hartford Road, Keeler Township, Van Buiren County, Michigan, as follows:
     120/109 Olds, Zell L., 37, 1st marr. at 29, Michigan, parents b. Mich., general farming
      , Kathryn E., wife, 1st marr. at 25, b. Mich., father b. New York, mother b Indiana
      , Harold E., son, 7, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁷
     Zell L. Olds registered with the Selective Service in 27 Apr 1942, among men born on or after 28 April 1877 and on or before Feb. 16, 1897. He said he was born in Keeler Township, Van Buren County, Michigan on 20 July 1891 and gave his address as R2 Columbia Avenue, St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan. He was employed at Industrial Rubber in St. Joseph and his contact person was Nora Beeny of Watervliet, Michigan. He was described as 5' 8"" tall, 160 pounds, with blue eyes, grey hair and light complexion and listed "obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification" as "left index finger missing; tatoo on right arm."⁸ He farned at Keeler, Michigan, until 1932. He retired from Industrial Rubber Company in 1959. He was in World War I and a member of American Legion Post 163.¹

     Zelotes Webster Olds was born on 12 Mar 1874 at Pennsylvania.^1,3 He was the son of Melvin Joel Olds and Clara E. Webster.¹ Zelotes Webster Olds married Elizabeth Mehler on 2 Aug 1899.¹ Zelotes Webster Olds died on 1 May 1943 at Los Angeles County, California, at age 69.⁴
     He appeared, as Webster Olds, on the census of 5 Jun 1900 in the household of Melvin Joel Olds at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.⁵
Zelotes Webster Olds appeared on the census of 1910 at 2124 Peach Street, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
     Olds, Z. Webster, 36, married once for 10 years, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
      , Elizabeth, wife, 34, married once for 10 years, no children, b. Ohio, parents b. Germany.⁶ He "lives at Erie, Pa."¹ He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 11 Sep 1918 at Los Angeles County, California. He described himself as living 256 S. Orange Grove Ave, Pasadena, Cal., age 44, born 12 March 1874, and his occupation was motorman for Pacific Electric. He was medium in height, medium in build, with gray eyes and had brown hair. His closest relative was Mrs. Elizabeth M. Olds at the same address..⁷

     Zenas Olds was born c 1798 at Massachusetts.² He was the son of Levi Olds and Sabra Archer.¹ Zenas Olds married Susannah Ford on 26 Jan 1817 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^3,4 Zenas Olds married Sally M. Carpenter on 29 Oct 1855.⁵ Zenas Olds died on 6 Apr 1862 at Ohio.⁵
     Zenas Olds appeared on the census of 1820 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:
1 male under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 female 16-26.⁶ Zenas Olds purchased two fifty acre tracts of land in Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio on 4 Nov. 1827.⁷
Zenas Olds appeared on the census of 1830 at Madison Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:
males: 1,1,-,-,-,1
females: 1,2,1,-,-,1
listing the parents in the age 30 - 40 bracket.⁸
Zenas Olds appeared on the census of 1840 at Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio, as follows:
males: 2,1,1,-,1,-,1
females: -,-,1,2,-,-,1
showing the parents in the age 40-50 bracket. Ancestry.com has this indexed as "Lenas" Olds.⁹
Zenas Olds appeared on the census of 14 Sep 1850 at Concord, Lake County, Ohio, as follows:

Zenas Olds and Sally M. Carpenter appeared on the census of 1860 at Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:

[none of these are marked married].¹¹
     "Zenas Olds of Cummington, b. about 1796-97, d. 6 April 1862, buried in the Thompson cemetery, Geauga County, son of Levi and Sabra. He m. (2), 19 Oct 1855, Sally M. Carpenter, by whom he had another son. Zenas bought land in Madison Twp., 1827 and 1828, and settled there; by 1860 he was living in Thompson Twp. His will, dated 22 Jan. 1862 and proved 10 April 1862, bequeathed to sons Levi, Nathan, Sheldon, Henry, Nelson, to heirs of deceased daughters, Cordelia Norton, to daughters Susan Griffith, Augusta Wilcox, Clarissa Bennett, Maria A. Olds, to son Almon, whose guardian was to be Noah Moseley. " (references given.)⁵

     Zilpha Olds married Albert Smith.¹ Zilpha Olds was born c 1837.² She was the daughter of Stillman Olds and Wealthy Johnson.¹

     Sam Earle Oliver Sr. married Dorothy Ibera Bragg, daughter of Elzie Ann Bragg, on 24 May 1947.² Sam Earle Oliver Sr. died on 28 Mar 1999 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ He was buried on 30 Mar 1999 at Wood Memorial Park, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹
     His obituary states:
     "Sam Earle Oliver Sr., 72, of 199 W. Main St. and widower of Dorothy Ibera Bragg Oliver died March 28, 1999, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
"A native of Greenville County, he was son of the late Earlie Jackson and Velva Dora King Oliver. He was a retired employee of Delta-Woodside.
Survivors include three sons, Sam E. Oliver Jr. of Chesnee, Randall E. Oliver of Lyman and Steven W. Oliver of Laurens; a brother, E. J. Oliver of Greer; five sisters, Lillian Ivey of Ninety Six, Cindy Oliver, Avis Phillips, Gertrude Edwards and Macilda Turner of Greer; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
"Mr. Oliver was predeceased by a son, Larry E. Oliver.
"Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Wood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the Wood Mortuary in Greer.
"Pallbearers will be Trey Oliver, Russell Oliver, Will Oliver, Clayton Oliver, Darrell Bailey, Kenneth Fowler, Ernest Fowler and Dennis Sims."
"The Wood Mortuary Greer."¹

     Boline Olson married Alice E. Wetzell, daughter of Oscar Peter Wetzell and Orient C. Olds, on 2 Jan 1937 at Tampico, Illinois.^1,2 Boline Olson died on 9 Apr 1990.²

     Sarah Orand was born c 1810. She married Aaron Fortner on 13 Feb 1831 at Wilkes County, North Carolina. The marriage of Aaron Fortner and Sarah Orand with bondman Jacob Orren is reported by Brent H. Holcomb in his Marriages of Wilkes County, North Carolina, 1778-1868. (Gen. Pub. Co., 1983). This connects with the death record of Alex Fortner in Mitchell Co., NC, which lists his parents as Aaron Fortner and Sarah Orang(?).

     Susanna Orcutt was born c 1618. She married Samuel Edson, son of Thomas Edson and Elizabeth Copson, in 1638 at Warwickshire, England. Susanna Orcutt died on 20 Feb 1699 at West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
     She Edson Family History and Genealogy by C. A. Edson. However, no records are
quoted supporting her maiden name, marriage, and origin.

     Lucy Ormsby was born on 10 Aug 1756.² She married George Olds, son of James Ould and Elizabeth Fuller, on 25 Dec 1777 at Brandon, Vermont.^3,4,5 Lucy Ormsby died on 23 Sep 1834 at age 78^1,6 and was buried at North Underhill Cemetery, North Underhill, Chittenden County, Vermont.¹
     One tradition gives her name as Mary Ormsby.⁷

     William Ormsby married Harriet Olds, daughter of Justus Olds and Mary Loomis, at La Grange, Ohio.¹
     These census records from Lorain County, Ohio, give some support to the reported marriages for Harriet Olds but more confirmation of the connection is needed.
William Ormsby appeared on the census of 4 Oct 1850 at Lagrange Township, Lorain County, Ohio, as follows:
     Wm. Ormsby , 58, b. England
     Harriet , 49, b. Mass.
     Ellen Colman , 6, b. Ohio
     Mary , 5, b. Ohio
     Sarah , 3, b. Ohio
[so it is unclear here how many children are named Colman].²
William Ormsby appeared on the census of 11 Jul 1860 at Lagrange Township, Lorain County, Ohio, as follows:
     William Ormsby, 68, m., farmer, b. Ireland
     Harriet , 51, b. Mass.
     Ellen Coleman, 16, b. Ohio
     Mary 14, b. Ohio
     Sarah 13, b. Ohio.³

     Ezekiel Orrick was born on 21 Feb 1714. Ezekial Orrick, son of James and Priscilla Orrick, was baptized 31 March 1714.² He was the son of James Orrick and Priscilla Ruley.

     James Orrick was born c 1687 at Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ He was the son of James Orrick and Mary Slade. James Orrick married Priscilla Ruley, daughter of Anthony Ruley, on 23 Mar 1709 at Anne Arundel County, Maryland.² James Orrick died on 1 Apr 1715 at St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.³
     "James Orrick Jr. b. 1687 m. before 1710 Priscilla, dau. of Anthony Ruley of South River. Anthony Ruly conveyed to his da. Priscilla on Mar. 13, 1710/11 the tract of "Beetensons Adventure" and named her therein as the wife of Jas. Orrick. (AA Co. deeds Lib P K Fol. 359)."⁴
     James Orrick left a will on 25 Mar 1715.
      "In the Name of God Amen I James Orrick of this Province & County being Sick and weak but in [?]fect sence & memory doe make this my last will & Testment. in manner & forme following (vizt)
I committ my Soul to God who gave it hoping thru[?] the merits of my blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain remission of all my Sins & a happy Resurrection to Life Everlasting & my Body I comitt to the Dust from whence it was taken to be decently buried at the discretion of my Exex: hereafter mentioned, and as to what it has pleased God to bestow upon me of worldly Estate (after all my just debts are pay'd) my will & desire is that it be equally divided between my Dear and Loving wife Priscilla Orrick & my two children viz my Daughter Mary Orrick & my son Ezekiell Orrik & that my Loving wife Priscilla have the use & occupation of my Childrens parts of my Estate towards the help of bringing them up that is my Daughter Marys part untill my sd. Daughter arrive at the age of sixteen years & then my wife to deliver my sd. Daughter Mary one third part of soe much as my Estate amounts to at my Decease and also my will is that my wife have the use & occupation of my Son Ezekiell Orricks part of my Estate untill my sd. son arrive at the age of eighteen years & then my wife to deliver unto my sd. Son Ezekiell one third part of soe much as my Estate amounts to at my decease
my will is that my afforementioned Daughter & Son be at their own Liberty at the ages afsd. when they are to receive there parts of my Estate as afsd. I make my Dear & Loving wife Priscilla Orrick my whole & sole Exex. of this my last will and Testamt: revoking all others as wittness my hand & Seale this 25th day of March Anno 1715
James Orrick [SEAL]

Signed, Sealed & delivered
in the p.[?]sence of
Signum
Rebecka RR Ruley
Sarah SS Stevens
Henry Hill

Annap: 2d May 1715
Then came Rebecka Ruley one of the Subscribing Evidences to the above Instrumt: of writing & made oath upon the holy Evangelists of Allmighty God that she saw & heard the above Testatr: James Orrick Seal and deliver the above Instrumt: of writing as his last will & Testamt: & at the time of his so doing to the best of her apprehention he was of a p.fect sence and memory and at the same time came Henry Hill one of other Subscribing Evidence & being one of the People called Quakers Solemnly attested in the Presence of allmighty God that he saw & heard the above Testatr: Signe and deliver the w:thin Instrumt: of writing as his last will and Testamt:
Sworne before me Benja: Tasker Depty: Comr."⁵

     James Orrick married Mary Slade, daughter of William Slade. James Orrick was born s 1655. He was the son of James Orrick and Elizabeth (?).^1,2 James Orrick died bt 9 Apr 1690 - 11 Nov 1690, which are the date of his will and the date of his probate.
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     On 12 June 1677, James Orrick bought 100 acres of land called Flushing from Paul Dorrell. This land was between the Ann Arundel and "Maggaty" rivers. James and Mary Orrick (by their marks) sold this 100 acres on the north side of the Severn River to John Hammond on 22 Jan. 1689.³
     "The origin of this Md. family has been ascribed (but unproved) to the ancient Scottish family of Orrock in county Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, records of some of the name exist as early as the 13th century. The name is unusual and the source limited. Burke's Gen'l Armory contains only two or three entries under "Orrock", one listed as of Scotland but all bearing the same arms. The comparative infrequency of the name renders it logical to believe that ones bearing such a surname in the 17th century were probably of some branch of this Scottish family.
"Patents were issued to Jas. "Ourrouck" or "Ourrick" on Nov. 30. 1665 for 190 acres on the "Bayside", A. A. Co. called "Orrwick" or "Orroick" and on May 1, 1688 for 150 acres on the north side of the Severn A. A. Co. called "Orricks Fancy". He m. (according to one source) Mary Slade with issue of the following named in his will."⁴ He left a will. As James Orouck, he wrote the will on 9 Apr 1690 and it was probated 11 Nov. 1690. His wife, Mary, was named executrix and was given 1/3 of the estate, both real and personal. To his three sons, William, age 10, John, age 5, and James, age 3, he gave the residue of the estate including 270 acres which came by heirs of Wm. Slade and 249 acres of "Ourrocks Fancy" on the north side of Severn River. His overseers were Capt. Humphrey Boone and Wm. Slade.^4,5
Puzzlingly, the Maryland Calendar of Wills has an entry for "James Ohrouch" of Anne Arundel County for a will made 23rd Apr 1693 (no probate date) which left unnamed land to his wife Mary, the executrix, who was supposed to dispose of the land to the child (unnamed). Also unnamed land on the Eastern Shore was given to son William. Richard Moss was a witness.⁶

     James Orrick married Elizabeth (?).
     Skordas may be referring to the same record when he says: Oroneck, James, Immigrated 1650, died prior to 1659, leaving an orphan. (Liber 4, folio 69).² "Birth: [say 1620]. Death. by 1659. Marriages: Elizabeth who m. (2) Richard Moss [q.v.] Arrival: Immigrated 1650 with Mathew Clark, Richard Wood and Henry [-?-]; record says he d. 1659 leaving orphan James. [Patents, 4:69. A James Oroke was at Lancaster, Va. by 1652. Nugent, 276.]"¹
     James Orrick is on the ancestor roster for the Colonial Dames XVIIth Century. According to the listing, James Orrick migrated to Maryland b 1659. James Orrick married Elizabeth _____ and was a landowner in Anne Arundel County, Maryland in 1650.³
      In three generations of James Orricks, the three wives have been given nine husbands. In the first generation, the husbands of Elizabeth were James Orrick and Richard Moss.
In the second generation, the husbands of Mary Slade are given as John Riggs, James Orrick, Richard Moses, Jacob Preed, and Robert Eagle. I'm still seeking evidence for John Riggs and it seems probable that Richard Moses is a confusion with Richard Moss or Moose of the previous generation. Also, I have nothing on Jacob Preed. Barnes, of Mrs. Mary Orrick, widow of John Riggs, even cautions "poss. heir of Wm. Slade" (emphasis added).⁴
In the third generation, the husbands of Priscilla Ruley are given as James Orrick and Anthony Woodward and this is well supported.

     John Orrick was born in 1685.¹ He was the son of James Orrick and Mary Slade.¹ John Orrick married Susannah Hammond on 15 Dec 1719 at St. Margaret's, Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.²
     "John Orrick b. 1685, m. Dec 15, 1719 Susannah Hammond da. of Col. Thomas Hammond and grandda. of Gen. John Hammond. John Orrick left issue among others of Capt. Nicholas Orrick - b. 1725 who m. Hannah Cromwell. John Orrick's will pro. Oct 20, 1749."¹

     Mary Orrick died at Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She was born c 1709 at Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She was the daughter of James Orrick and Priscilla Ruley. Mary Orrick married William Ridgely [III], son of William Ridgely [II] and Jane Westall, on 14 Apr 1726 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹

     William Orrick was born c 1680.¹ He was the son of James Orrick and Mary Slade.¹ William Orrick married Catherine Duvall on 22 Oct 1700 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.²
     "William Orrick, b. 1680 m. Oct 22, 1700 Catherine Duvall, da. of Mareen Duvall the Immigrant and sister of Mareen Duvall the Younger who m. Eliz. Jacob dau. of John & Anne (Cheney) Jacob. This Wm. Orrick had issue of one son Chas. b. 1703 d. 1708. After death of 1st w. he m. Hannah (Greeniffe?) with issue of 3 sons. (no data on these.)"¹

     John Osborn was born in 1604. He married Ann Oldage, daughter of Richard Oldage, on 19 May 1645. John Osborn died on 27 Oct 1686.

     Mary E. Osborn married William Woodruff Olds, son of Chauncey Newell Olds and Caroline Woodruff, in 1861.¹

     Rosemary Osborn was born on 1 Jan 1918.¹ She married Charles Belgrove Olds, son of Jesse Sterling Olds and Edith May Parrott, in 1989.² Rosemary Osborn was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Montpelier, Williams County, Ohio.³

     Sarah Osborn was born on 8 Feb 1666. Burt, however, lists 3 Feb. 1657, a different Sarah.
She was the daughter of John Osborn and Ann Oldage. Sarah Osborn married Joseph Wright, son of Abel Wright and Martha Kitcherel, on 29 Dec 1687.¹

     Eleanor Osborne married Nathan Mendenhall Drake, son of John Drake and Winifred Massey. Eleanor Osborne was born on 8 May 1798. She was the daughter of John Osborne and Jane Claypool. Eleanor Osborne died on 5 Apr 1858 at age 59. She was buried at Seagle Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina. I visited the cemetery on 27 Dec. 2001. According to my new GPS, the marker is at 35 deg 21.326 min N, 82 degrees 25.753 min W. The full dates of birth and death are on her stone.
     She is on chart by Gillie Fowler and Ann Carswell, 10 March 1987.

     Jeremiah Osborne was born on 17 Apr 1729 at Augusta County, Virginia. He was the son of Jeremiah Osborne and Ann Purrington. Jeremiah Osborne married Mary Newman, daughter of John Newman and Hannah Posey, c 1758.

     Jeremiah Osborne married Ann Purrington. Jeremiah Osborne was born c 1690 at England.
     ToDo: TODO: The first part of the line from Jeremiah Osborne is not documented.

     John Osborne was buried at Little Mountain Town, Gilmer County, Georgia. He was born on 27 Oct 1770 at Little River, Hardy County, Virginia. He was the son of Jeremiah Osborne and Mary Newman. John Osborne married Jane Claypool, daughter of James Claypool Sr. and Jane Byrd, c 1790. John Osborne died on 27 Nov 1848 at age 78.

     Sarah Osborne married Richard Lyman.

     Robert Cecil Osburn was born on 3 Sep 1869.¹ He married Lula Belle Olds, daughter of Alonzo Ferdino Olds and Carrie Cary, on 15 Jun 1893 at Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.^1,2

     Samuel W. Osgood was the son of Samuel Walter Osgood and Elizabeth Olds.¹ Samuel W. Osgood married Mary Kenner in 1908.¹

     Samuel Walter Osgood married Elizabeth Olds, daughter of Edward Franklin Olds and Lucia Helen Whitney, in 1863.¹ Samuel Walter Osgood died in 1902.¹