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     Elizabeth (?) married George Perry Olds, son of Alexander Olds and Jeannette Squires.¹ Elizabeth (?) was born in May 1875 at Ireland.¹
     Elizabeth Olds and George Perry Olds appeared on the census of 5 Jun 1900 at Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, as follows:
     Olds, George P., head, b. Aug. 1871, age 28, m. 7 years, b. Mass., father b. Mass., mother b. Conn., conductor (tramway)
      . Elizabeth, wife, b. May 1875, age 25, m. 7 years, 3 children, 2 living, b. Ireland, parents b. Ireland, imigrated 1881, in U. S. 19 years
      , George A., son, b. July 1894, age 5, b. Conn., father b. Mass., mother b. Ireland
      , Harold S., son b. Aug. 1896, age 3, b. Conn., father b. Mass, mother b. Ireland.¹

     Elizabeth (?) married Holman Smith, son of Edward Smith.¹ Elizabeth (?) was born c 1785 at South Carolina.¹ She died b 27 Jan 1868.²
     ToDo: Look for evidence that Elizabeth, wife of Holman Smth, was a daughter of Richard Willis, as mentioned on Rootsweb.

     On 27 Jan 1868, Holeman R. Smith, as his father's executor, stated that his father "departed this life several years ago" and had devised "a considerable part of his real & personal property to his widow Elizabeth Smith during her natural life or widowhood directing it to be sold at her death and that said Elizabeth has lately departed this life".²

     Elizabeth (?) married Ambrose Cobbs, son of Robert Cobbs.²

     Elizabeth Laura (?) married William Henry Olds.² Elizabeth Laura (?) was born in Nov 1829 at Massachusetts.³ She was born c 1850 at Massachusetts.²
     Elizabeth Laura Olds and William Henry Olds appeared on the census of 1860 at Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Wm. H. Olds, 40, carpenter, b. Mass.
     Elizabeth " , 29, b. Mass.
     Laura " , 11, b. Mass
     Geo. " , 2, b. Mass.⁴
Elizabeth Laura Olds and Henry Olds appeared on the census of 13 Jun 1870 at Corinth City, Saratoga County, New York, as follows:
     Olds, Henry, 49, carpenter, b. Mass.
      , Elizabeth, 39, keeping house, b. Mass.
      , George, 11, attends school, b. Mass.
      , William, 9, attends school, b. Mass.
      , Alida, 7, attends school, b. N. Y.
      , Martha, 5, attends school, b. Mass.
[The next family listed is that of (presumed son-in-law) Melvin Potter.]²
Elizabeth Laura Olds and William Henry Olds appeared on the census of 17 Jun 1880 at Village of Bloodville, Saratoga County, New York, as follows:
     Olds, William H., 59, carpenter, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Elizabeth L., 49, wife, keeping house, b. Mass., parents b. R. I.
      , George M., 21, son, labour, asthma, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Elira, 17, dau., at home, b. N. Y., parents b. Mass.
      , Mattie, 15, dau., at home, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.¹
Elizabeth Laura Olds and Henry Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1900 at Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Olds, Henry, head, b. Aug. 1820, 79, marr. 52 yrs, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1829, age 70, marr. 52 yrs, 7 children, 5 living, b. Mass., parents b. Rhode Island
      , George, son, b. Aug 1859, 40, single, b. Mass., parents b. Mass., laborer
     Bolter, Elira, dau., b. May 1863, 37, divorced, 2 children, 1 living, b. New York, parents, b. Mass., cook.³

     Ellen (?) married Thomas Edson, son of Richard Edson and Agnes (?).

     Ellen (?) married George William Ridgely, son of Medad Reed Ridgely and Louisa Collins, on 21 Jun.^1,2 Ellen (?) was born c 1853.³ She died on 31 Oct 1899.³
     She and George William Ridgely had no children.

     Fannie M. (?) was born on 10 Dec 1810 at Davidson County, North Carolina.² She married George Hedrick.¹ Fannie M. (?) died on 28 Feb 1889 at Salem Precinct, Edwards County, North Carolina, at age 78.² She was buried on 1 Mar 1889 at Moravian Cemetery, Salem Precinct, Rowan County, North Carolina.³

     Frances (?) married Thomas Hosmer, son of Stephen Hosmer and Dorothy Selden.¹ Frances (?) was born c 1603.² She died on 15 Feb 1675³ and was buried at Center Church, Hartford, Connecticut.²

     Frances (?) married William H. Olds.¹ Frances (?) was born c 1817 at Kentucky.¹
     Frances Olds and William H. Olds appeared on the census of 10 Sep 1850 at District 91, Schuyler County, Missouri, as follows:
     294/294 Wm. Olds, 34, male, farmer, $1600 real estate, b. New York
           Frances " , 33, female, b. KY, cannot read and write
           Isaac N. " , 5, male, b. Missouri
           Electa " , 3, female, "
           Frances L. " , 1, female, "
      Simpson Sexton, 18, male, farmer, "
This is the only Olds family listed in the 1850 census of Schuyler County, Missouri.¹
Frances Olds and William H. Olds appeared on the census of 16 Jul 1860 at Vacaville Township, Solano County, California, as follows:
     169/143 W. H. Olds, 45, male, farmer, $200 in personal estate, b. N. Y.
      Francis Olds, 46, female, b. Ky
      Isaac Olds, 15, male, b. Missouri
      William Olds, 7, male, b. Missouri
      George W. Olds, 1, male, b. California
      T. A. S. Contenburgh (per indexer), 28, male, laborer, b. Va.
No one in this family could read and write.²

     Gladys A. (?) married Earl Walker Olds, son of Charles A. Olds and Brunette Williams.¹ Gladys A. (?) was born c 1894 at Wisconsin.¹
     Gladys A. Olds and Earl Walker Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920 at 607 Winnebago, LaCrosse, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     140/140 Olds, Earl W., head, 33, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., traveling shoe salesman
      , Gladys A., wife, 26, b. Wisc., father b. Wisc., mother b. Pa.¹
Gladys A. Olds and Earl Walker Olds appeared on the census of Apr 1930 at LaCrosse, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     152/182 Olds, Earl, head, 42, 1st marr. at 30, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., proprietor of shoe store
      , Gladys, wife, 32, 1st marr. at 25, b. Wisc., father b. Wisc., mother b. Pa.
      , Lawrence, son, 7, b. Wisc., father b. Ill., mother b. Wisc.
      Marshall, Elizabeth, grandma, 62, married, 1st marr. at 20, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
[I think Gladys' age is wrong rather than that Earl was married twice.]²
Gladys A. Olds and Earl Walker Olds appeared on the census of 6 Apr 1940 at Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     105 Olds, Earl R., head, 52, 4 yrs college, b. Ill., insurance company agent
      , Gladys, wife, 41, 4 yrs h.s., b. Wisc., manager of housing institution
      , Lawrence, son, 17, 2 yr h.s., b. Wisc.
      Marshall, Elizabeth B., mother-in-law, 72, widow, b. Penn.³

     Grace (?) married John Shearer.

     Grace (?) married Uzal Wardell, son of William Wardell and Alice Pice, in 1676.² Grace (?) died in 1741.
     She left a will in 1739. "The will of Uzal's second wife, Grace Wardwel of Bristol, widow, was dated 19 October 1739 and proved 27 May 1741 . . . She mentions sons Uzal (eldest), James, Joseph, Benjamin deceased, and William Wardwel; and three daughters Mary Barker, Grace Giddins, and Sarah Bosworth; grandson Uzal Wardwel son of my son Benjamin deceased; daughters-in-law [i. e. step-daughters] Abigail Green, Hannah Crompton, and Mary Lawles. Son-in-law Nathaniel Bosworth was named executor."¹
          Grace has been assigned the surname Giddings by some authors. A Grace Giddings was a daughter of Uzal and Grace Wardwell. Since the best articles do not give a surname for the wife, I think there is significant doubt that she should be listed as Giddings.

     Hannah (?) was born c 1620. She married William Ames c 1640. Hannah (?) died c 1714 at Braintree, Massachusetts.

     Hannah (?) married Edward Frisbie.

     Hannah (?) married William Bassett on 7 Nov 1648 at New Haven, Connecticut.
     Hannah (?) married an unknown person ; was the widow of William Ives when she married Bassett.

     Hannah (?) married John Cowles.² Hannah (?) died on 16 Mar 1683/84 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.³
     "After the death of John Cowles, his widow Hannah Cowles, whose maiden name is unknown, returned to Connecticut and took up her residence with her son-in-law, Captain Caleb Stanley at Hartford, where she died March 17, 1683, aged about 70 years (Gravestone, Center Churchyard, Hartford, photo copy herewith), Court Record says she died March 16, 1783, (see Inventory of her Estate)."⁴ She left a will on 27 Oct 1680.
     "The last Will and Testament of Hannah Cowles, in the handwriting of her son-in-law, Capt. Caleb Stanley, and on file in the State Library, Hartford, Conn., is as follows:
"In the name of God, Amen, this 27th October, 1680, I Hannah Cowles, Late of Hatfeilde, now resident in Hartford in the Collony of Coneticutt being stricken in yeares but of good and perfickt memory thanks be to god and calling to minde the unsertainty of this transotary life, and that all fflesh must yeiilde unto death when it shall call Doe make and ordaine this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and fforme ffollowing revoking and annulling by these presents all and every Will and Wills heretofore by mee made and declared either by worde or writting, and this to bee taken onely for my last Will and Testament and none other and ffirst I give and commit my Soule unto Almighty god my Savior and redeemer in whome by the merrits Of Jesus Christ I trust and believe to be saved and to have remition and fforgivnes of all my sins and that my soule with my body, at the generall day of Reshuraction shall rise again with joy and through the merrits of Christs death and passion posses and Inherritt the Kingdome of Heaven prepared for his Elleckt and Chosen: and my body to Christian Buriall where itt shall please my executors hereafter named to appoynt: and now for the settling of my Temporall estate itt hath pleased god to bestow uppon mee I do order give and bestow the same in manner and fforme ffollowing, that is to say, first I will that all those depts and dutyes that I owe in right or contionce to any manner of person or persons what so ever shall be well and truly contented and payed or ordained to be payd within conveniant time after my desease by my executors hereafter named which being don and my ffunerall expences discharged I do give unto my Loving son Samuell Cowles six pounds --I give unto my Loving sonn John Cowles six pounds: I give unto my Loving daughter Hannah Stanly Tenn pounds -- I give unto my Loving daughter Ester Bull ffowre pounds: I give unto my Loving Daughter Mary Dickingson Tenn pounds: I give unto my Loving daughter Ellizabeth Lyman Twelve pounds, and if any of my sonns or daughters shall desease before they have reseaived those Leagasyes above mentioned then my will is that those pertiqueler sum be givne unto them, or that shall be givne unto them, shall belong unto thayr children after them: I give unto the chilldren of my daughter Sarah Goodwine that shall bee surviving att my desease six pounds to be eaqually devided amongst them; alllso my will and pleashur is that the Leagacy of eight pounds givne unto my daughter Sarah Goodwine by my deere Husband John Cowles in his last will and testament bearing date Sept. 11; 76 [75. See Inventory of his estate.]: bee payed by my sonn John Cowles unto the childern of my daughter Sarah Goodwine that shall bee living att my desease eaqually to be devided among them and this is allso my will and pleashure conserning the rest of those Leagays givne by my deere Husband in his Last Will and testament unto any other of my daughters if itt should please god to remove them out of ye worlde by death before my desease which dispose I then order being whole and sole Executrix unto his Last Will and Testament: I give unto my grandchildern Hannah and Elizabeth Stanly one payr of sheets: I give unto my three daughters Ester, Mary and Ellizabeth all my waring Apparrell and Linnin to be equually devided amongst them -- I give unto my daughter Hanna Stanly the valley [sic-- value?] of a ffowerth partt of all my apparell and Linnin given unto my other three daughters out of any other of my estate that she shall choose before it be divided otherwise insteade of apparrell and do allso give her the ffeather bed that I had of my sonn Stanly at the price my husband gott it of him as partt of the Tenn pounds givne her above: I allso desire my daughter Elliizabeth Lyman may have the ffeather bed in her keeping as part of what I givne unto her in this my last will and Testament.
"I do nominate and appoynt my Loving sons Samuell Cowles and Caleb Stanly to be my Executors to see this my Last will and Testament bee performed and do give unto them the remainder of my estate if any should bee that is not givne away by this will of myne to be eaqually divided between them: and if my estate should ffall short of what is givne by this my will and testament my will is that itt be eaqually abated in every of the Leagacys givne out unto the severall persons, in witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seale this 27 October, 1680.
          The words in steade of apparell
          between the 30 and 31 lyne
          interlined before subscription.
                    Hannah (H. C.) Cowles
                     Her marke & seale
"Signed sealed and
declared in presence
off:
Caleb Stanly
Hannah Stanly"⁵

According to "An Inventory of the Estate of Hannah Cowles the widdow of John Cowles off Hattfeilde who deceased March 16, 1683" the value of her estate was 107 pounds 5 shillings 2 pence, including much already in the hands of her children.⁶

     Hannah (?) married William Ives.¹

     Hannah (?) married Lewis Franklin Olds, son of Alexander Olds and Lovicy Prouty.¹

     Helen (?) married Simon Luther Olds, son of Nathan Olds and Elizabeth "Betsey" Stevens.¹ Helen (?) was born c 1850.¹
     Helen Olds and Simon Luther Olds appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1870 at Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota, as follows:

     Helen (?) married Charles E. Olds, son of Charles A. Olds and Brunette Williams.¹ Helen (?) was born c 1891 at Illinois.¹
     Helen Olds and Charles E. Olds appeared on the census of 1 Jan 1920 at Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     12/14 Olds, Chas. E., head, 36, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., postmaster at Albany
      , Helen, wife, 29, b. Ill., parents b. Pennsylvania.¹
Helen Olds and Charles E. Olds appeared on the census of 7 Apr 1930 at Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     98/99 Olds, Chas. E., head, 46, 1st marr. at 36, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., Post Master
      , Helen, wife, 40, 1st marr. at 29, b. Ill., parents b. Pennsylvania.²

     Henrietta (?) married Nathan Dolore Olds, son of Albertus Olds and Emma C. Nicholson.¹ Henrietta (?) was born c 1892 at Illinois.¹ She died on 6 Nov 1946 at Crow Wing County, Minnesota.^2,3 She was buried at Pequot Lakes Village Cemetery, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.²
     Henrietta Olds and Loe Olds appeared on the census of Apr 1930 at Pequot Village, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, as follows:

     Isabella (?) was born c 1889 at Michigan.¹ She married Franklin Pierce Olds, son of Wilson Albert Olds Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Burgess, c 1910.¹
     Isabella Olds and Franklin Pierce Olds appeared on the census of 21 Apr 1930 at Glendale Precinct, Island County, Washington, as follows:
     15/15 Olds, Frank P., head, 44, 1st marr. at 23, b. Oregon, b. Oregon, father b. Mich., mother b. Ind., farmer, general farm
      , Isabella, wife, 41, 1st marr. at 21, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., servant, sanitorium.¹

     Isabelle (?) was born in Apr 1849 at North Carolina.¹ She married Thomas J. Allen c 1868.¹

     Jane (?) married Joseph Poteet, son of John Poteet and Susannah Brittain. Jane (?) was born c 1818.

     Jane (?) married Thomas Wingo.

     Jane (?) married Anthony Besse c 1638.¹ Jane (?) died on 22 Aug 1693; "The inventory of 'the estate of Jane Barlow late of Sandwich who deceased the 22 day of August 1693,'taken this 4th [sic] day of August 1693,' totaled £
38, with no real estate included [PPR 1:86; MD 19:45]."

     Jane N. (?) married Carroll E. Olds, son of Clarence H. Olds and Cecile D. Ostrum.¹ Jane N. (?) was born on 7 Oct 1919.² She died on 16 Feb 2010 at age 90.³ She was buried at Star Township Cemetery, Alba, Antrim County, Michigan.³

     Jane P. (?) was born on 25 Sep 1889 at Kentucky.^1,2,3 She married Nathan John Olds, son of Milo Nathan Olds and Ann Caroline Venner, c 1914.¹ Jane P. (?) died on 23 Mar 1957 at Burleigh County, North Dakota, at age 67.^4,3

     Jennett (?) married Gilbert Fairbank, son of John Fairbank.¹ Jennett (?) was buried on 16 Jan 1578.²
     "Abstract of will of Jennet Fairbanke, dated 13 Jan. 1578/9, proved 3 May 1582:
"Jennet Fairbanke, widow, late wife of Gilbert Fairbanke deceased of township of Sowrby, diocese of York. To my daughters Agnes and Elizabeth, apparel at discretion of my son George Fairbanke. Rest of goods to my son Edward and he to be executor. Witnesses: Adum Morris, George Fairebanke. She was buried Jan. 16, 1578/9."³

     Jennette (?) married Moses P. Olds, son of Moses Olds and Mary Miller.¹ Jennette (?) was born in Jun 1842 at New York.²
     Jennette Olds and Moses P. Olds appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1880 at Clinton City, Clinton County, Iowa, as follows:
     492/519 Olds, Moses P., 41, carpenter, b. NY, parents b. NY
      , Jennette, 37, wife, keeping house, b. NY, parents b. NY
      , Hugh G., 14, son, works in saw mill, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      , Grace D., 3, dau., at home, b. Iowa, parents b. [blank]
      , Albert B., 7/12, b. Nov., b. Iowa, parents b. [blank]
      Dunlap, George, 34, boarder, R. R. man, b. Ind., parents b. Va.¹
Jennette Olds and Moses P. Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1900 at 210 3rd Avenue, Clinton City, Clinton County, Iowa, as follows:
     286/297 Olds, Moses P., head, b. Sep 1839, 60, marr. 39 yrs, b. N. Y., father b. Canada (E), mother b. N. Y., carpenter
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      , Jennet, wife, b. June 1842, 57, marr. 39 yrs., 5 children, 1 living, b. N. Y., father b. Scotland, mother b. N. Y.
      Lamb, Grace O., dau., b. June 1877, 22, widowed, b. Iowa, parents b. N. Y.
      Hooper, Emma B., boarder, b. Dec. 1859, 40, single, b. Iowa, father b. Virginia, mother b. Iowa, student.²