>I also have two GATES lines, which if not mistaken go back to Capt George GATES and wife Sarah OLMSTEAD. Carol, Have you done any research on John OLMSTEAD or is he in your line? I am typing up the Norwich Town History (part of the New London County History book that Jane is getting/has on her site) and what I found was: Page 263 JOHN OLMSTEAD married Elizabeth MARVIN, and settled at Saybrook, where he was appointed leather-sealer in 1656. He is mentioned incidentally upon the Saybrook records in 1661 as “John OLMSTED, of Mohegan, shoemaker,” which shows that he had removed to the new plantation. At this place, however, he appears as a doctor or chirurgeon, and was undoubtedly the first physician of the settlement, though the articles enumerated in his inventory would imply that he still continued his practice with the last and lap-stone. For several years he was on the grand jury of the county. He possessed a considerable estate, and was very precise respecting the date and bounds of his grants. There were a few of the "Old" Saybrook group that moved with their minister to Norwich, there may be some other clues here if you could see John's probate records. Just a thought. Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com Family Names: AMIDON, BUFFINGTON, CARTER, CHAPMAN, DARROW, DE HART, DODGE, FAIRBANKS, FELL, GROUT, HUDSON, McCRACKEN, PAINTER, REYNARD, SCHWARTZ, SMITH, SPENCER, THROOP, TRAFTON, WRIGHT _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is known as life in the past lane."