OLIN FAMILY ORIGINS

There are various accounts from different branches of the family as to his embarkment in Rhode Island. It is stated in the Vermont Historical Gazette that John Olin, the first of the name in America, settled in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in 1678. The different branches have provided a couple versions of John Olin's arrival in America. We thought that he was born in Wales and that his name was Llewelyn and that he arrived in America in 1678 at the age of fourteen, this makes his birth year 1664. We know he died July 13, 1742 in North Kingstown, RI.^[1] We also know that he was married to Susanna Spencer born on April 6, 1680, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, and she died April 12, 1719.^[2] A mystery! Hopefully, the new generations of researchers will be more successful in determining John Olin's origins. DNA results for the Olin family put us in the R1B Haplogroup.

Theories:

Welsh

French

Warren Olin
Stephen Henry Olin (1920)

Scandinavian

Footnotes:

[1] John Olin II was granted administration of the estate of his father, John Olin, late of North Kingstown deceased, 13 July 1742. Quoted from the Rhode Island Genealogical Register by descendant, Robert Behra of Newport, RI.
[2] From the New England Genealogical Register.

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