This is a collection of miscellaneous Umstead and variant information found in books and periodicals. These people are not necessarily all UMs!!! This will always be a work in progress, so please check back from time to time. I have copies of pertinent pages of most. If you have items to add, please let me know.
Dunn, Dr Mary, INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA'S COLONIAL RECORDS SERIES, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc: listed are UMSTADT, Johan Valtin 3:454 and UMSTAT, Jacob 9:241.
Irish, Donna R, PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN MARRIAGES - Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churchs, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1982, lists a number of marriages under spellings UMSTEAD, UMSTATT, UMSTADT, UMSTAD, UMSTÄTT, UMSTED, UMSTETT, and UMSTEARD. Included are Germantown Reformed Church 1753-1856, First Reformed Church Philadelphia 1748-1831, Schwartzwald Reformed Church 1781-1811, New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church 1731-1832, Whitpain Reformed Church 1764-1834, Faulkner Swamp Lutheran Church 1745-1886, and TOHICKON REFORMED CHURCH 1745-1869. I find it interesting that in the mid-1700's, 75 years or so after the arrival of Hans Peter UM, so many of his descendants were Reformed or Lutheran, which are pretty much the same thing in Germany. This, combined with Evangelical (Lutheran) records found in Kriegsheim, would make it seem unlikely that the early UMs were primarily Mennonites.
Kay, John L, and Smith, Chester M, Jr, PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORY, Quarterman Publications, Inc, Lawrence, MA, p 556: "Umstead's 1856-59 (Ber)"
McCrea, Kenneth D, PhD, PENNSYLVANIA LAND APPLICATIONS, Vol 1: East Side Applications, 1765-1769, Pennsylvania Chapter Palatines to America, Strasburg, PA, McCrea Research, Inc, 2002.
Number ES-3111, Applicant Rundle, Richard, of Philadalphia, merchant, date 16 FEB 1768, Orig. Place Union, Berks, Acres 50. Neighbors, Notes, Etc: John UMSTED/John Steiner, original found. Note that John UMSTED is a neighbor, not the applicant.
Number ES-47, Applicant OMENSETTER,
John, date 5 AUG 1765, Orig. Place Cocalico, Lancaster, Acres
50. Neighbors, Notes, Etc: Erasmus Rosenberg, Original: see ES-35
Number ES-35, Applicant May, Thomas, date 5 Aug 1765, Orig. Place
Berks, Later Place Robeson, Berks, Acres 200, Survey D-568. Neighbors,
Notes, Etc: George Sowers/Peter Bear/Peter Swisher/Phillip Hoyle/Gaines
Dickenson. Original dated 10 APR 1767. Also ES-35a-72
Number ES-35A on same page which it goes on Number ES-40. Apparently
more info is available from ES-40 thru ES-72. I can go back and
get the additional pages if needed.
McCrea, Kenneth D, PhD, PENNSYLVANIA LAND APPLICATIONS,
Vol 2: New Purchase Applications, 1769-1773, Genealogical Society
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, McCrea Research, Inc,
2003
Number NP-1255, Applicant John UMSTED,
date 3 APR 1769, Later Place Buffalo, Union, Acres 300, Survey(s)
A-5-92, C-94-108, A-5-93, C-94-107, A-31-97, C-180-42, D-2-38.
Neighbors, Notes, Etc: (r12 Feb 1834)David Heinly/(r12 FEB 1834)John
Heinly(r13FEB1839)William Robinson &wife/(r6 Mar 1840)Jacob
Young/[see caveat] Original: Signed
Caveat: App# NP-1255, Ser (Vol) Page PA (3) 2:56, date of caveat
3 JAN 1793, Applicant John UMSTEAD. Others named: James Forster (son of John Forster,
deceased)/John Forsyth/William McClay, Esq.
Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, The, Vol XXXVII, No 1, 1991, "Abstracts of Feme Covert Declarations for Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1832-1848," Laurie A. Rofini and Barbara L. Weir, Abstracted by Caitlin Skippon, page 33. Listed are John and Harriet UMSTED (husband and wife), decedent Lewis Evans 1842, date Apr 1844, residence Warwick, occupation farmer. The term "feme covert," according to this article, is legalese for a married woman, and in PA, prior to 1848, a married woman could only receive money from land sales, etc, thru her husband. There are more I have more details on "Feme Covert" from the article if needed.
Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, The, Vol 41, No 1, Spring/Summer, 1999, "Tombstone Inscriptions St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Listed are Henry UNNERSTADT died Dec 11, 1885, age 66 yrs, Theresa UNNERSTADT died Feb 19, 1888, age 63 yrs, Anna UNNERSTADT, February 27, 1857 - March 1, 1895, and Clara UNNERSTADT, died age 50 (no dates), sister of Henry UNNERSTADT, Sr. These are probably not UMs by virtue of their being Roman Catholic, but I'm including them because they are buried in Philadelphia. The cemetery is located at Belgrade and Tioga Streets, Philadelphia.
White, Virgil D (abstracted by), GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION FILES, Volume III: N-Z, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, TN, 1992. OLMSTEADS and OLMSTEDS listed, CT, VT, MA, NY, and Continental lines. Specifics available upon request.
"UMSTED, David, NC Line, Elizabeth, R10801, sol m Elizabeth Green 8 Feb 1779 & sol d in Sep 1804, wid appl 5 Apr 1844 Orange Co NC aged 86, sol lived in Orange Co NC at enl, one Daniel Green made aff'dt 24 Apr 1844 in Orange Co NC & was at sol's & wife's wedding but no kindship given, family data: John Umsted m Wineford Evans 19 Jun 1754 & their son David (the Rev sol) was b 12 Jun 1755 & their other children shown were; Ann b in Sep 1757, Mary b 19 Apr 1760, Jane b 6 Mar 1762, Jacob b 18 Dec 1763, Richard b in Mar 1766 & John b 30 Apr 1744, sol's children shown were; Daniel b 9 Sep 1781 & Elisha b 30 Jun 1794, the son Elisha Umsted made aff'dt 7 May 1844 in Orange Co NC"
White, Virgil D (transcribed by), INDEX TO REVOLUTIONARY
WAR SERVICE RECORDS, Vol IV: S-Z, The National Historical Publishing
Company, Waynesboro, TN, 1995.
OLMESTD, OLMESTEAD, OLMESTED, OLMNSTEAD,
OLMPSTED, OLMSTEAD, OLMSTD, OLMSTED, OLMSTEED, OMPSTEAD,
lots of them, listed in various CT, NH, NY, VT, and MA. Specifics
available upon request. All appear to be OLMs. Notable is "OLMSTED or OLMSTED, Joseph, srv as 2nd
Lt in Stevens' Corps of Arty in Cont Troops,"
same as Abraham UMSTATTD below. Timothy,
however, if he's the same Timothy listed in GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS
by the same author (above), was from New Hampshire and is therefore
probably an OLM.
"UMPHSTEAD, Jedidiah,
srv in Wester's Regt of NY Mil" - an OLM
"UMPHSTED, Francis, srv as Pvt
in Cook's Regt of CT Mil" - an OLM
"UMPSTEAD, David, srv as Pvt
in Collier's Regt of NC Mil" - ours
"UMPSTED, Francis or as Francis
UMPHSTED ... "(same as above)
"UMPSTED, Israel, srv as Pvt
in Maj John Brown's Detch of Mil from NH, VT & MA" -
an OLM
"UMPSTED, Nehemiah or as Nehemiah
OLMSTED, srv as Pvt in Van Schaick's NY Bttn" - an OLM
"UMSTATTD, Abraham, srv in Stevens' Corps of Arty in Cont Troops"
One of our "orphan" Abrahams of Maryland
"UMSTATTD, Abra'm, svc as Pvt
under the Commisary Gen'l in the Military Stores Dept" -
probably same as above
"UMSTATTD, John, srv as Pvt
in 2nd NJ Bttn" - ours
"UMSTED, Abiah or as Abraham
UMSTEAD, srv in 1st Reg of Cont Troops
from PA"
"UMSTED, Gedeon, srv in Abbot's
Regt of VT Mil" - an OLM
"UMSTED, Timothy, srv in 19th
Regt of Cont Troops" - also listed as OLMSTEAD
- an OLM.
White, Virgil D (transcribed by), INDEX TO VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS
1784-1811, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro,
TN, 1987. No UMs, but ARMISTEAD and
ARMSTEAD are shown in Virginia regiments.
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine,
Vol. 3, No. 4. (Apr., 1895), pp. 271-273. VIRGINIA NAMES SPELT
ONE WAY AND CALLED ANOTHER - SPELT Armistead, CALLED Umstead.
"Albion's Seed, Four British Folkways in America." Section
under "Speechways:" names were changed in Virginia,
including, "Armistead" which was pronounced "Um'
sta-ed". (Elizabeth Periman).
John Armistead Biography and John Armistead War of 1812 Bounty
Land Application added to the Walton Oglethorpe Co GA Archives
26 April 2002. See:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/walton.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/oglethor.htm
I have a photocopy of a page from presumably a book called NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS OF FREDERICK COUNTY (Maryland), page 58 from "The Republican Gazette & General Advertiser" in an entry dated 4 April 1818 shows: "We have observed a publication in the Westminster Observer of the 13th [inst] stating the circumstance of the death of a certain William M'CREA, near Taney-town. We beg leave to report that the widow of the deceased is an amiable women and has reared a numerous offspring of amiable children. William M'CREA was found hanging by the neck, not in the orchard but at the house on a pin above the back door, nor on the Saturdaynight previous to the [?] instant, but on Monday morning the 9th instant. He was sober no intoxicated. The whole of the statement in the Westchester Observer is false. Jury Inquest: Jos. Sim. SMITH, acting coroner; jurors: ... Nich. UMSTEAD ... "
On the same sheet as above, 2 May
1818, "ABRAHAM HUMSTOTT, Montgomery Co., offers reward for
apprentice to the black-smith business, Alexander PAGE, 17-18
of age."
See Abraham of
Maryland Timeline.
John Umstead Charcoal Burner of Chester Co (1850 and earlier).
Last updated 11 Dec 2007