Caleb Osborne

06-30-1785 to Hannah Howard (Trask) in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

• Name: Caleb Osborne
• Given Name: Caleb
• Surname: Osborne 1
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1725 in Rowan Co., NC Or Williamsburg VA [SIC]
• Christening: Dutchman's Cr. Rowan Co., NC
• Death: Bef 7 Aug 1781 in Rowan Co., NC 1
• Change Date: 1 Dec 2001 at 17:11

Note:

Chronology for Caleb Osborn:

1757, was plaintiff in suit against Stephen Luck.

24 JUL 1761, appointed Constable in Forks of the Yadkin, ordered to prepare tax list.

26 AUG 1762, entered a survey of 579 acres at the forks of the Yadkin River.

SEP 1762, Frederick Fraley brought suit against him and won damages.

16 JUN 1766, she and Hannah sold 250 acres to George Artmire. Witness: James Osborn.

6 SEP 1771, gave security on a bond for Sarah Dedman.

6 AUG 1777, court laid out county, appointed Caleb assessor.

5 FEB 1778, appointed to jury to lay out a road.

3 MAY 1780, served on jury.

11 SEP 1782, James Osborne sold land "formerly belonging to Caleb Osborn, Decd."

8 NOV 1784, settlement of his estate presented in court.

Parents: Many researchers list Jonathan Osborne and Gretta Holmann. I have seen no evidence to support this, or any evidence to show either individual even existed. This link can be traced back to a questionable report done several years ago, and later copied onto a popular family tree CD.

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Marriage 1 Hannah b: Abt 1725

Married: Abt 1755 in Russell Co., VA 2

Change Date: 27 Nov 2001

Children:

James Osborne

Thomas Osborne

Stephen Osborne

William Osborne b: 1763 in Rowan Co., NC

Morgan Osborne

Sources:

Abbrev: Anderson-Greene "New River Frontier Settlement"

Title: New River Frontier Settlement on the Virginia-Nort

h Carolina Border, 1760-1820

Author: Paula Hathaway Anderson-Greene

Publication: copy of reference provided by Joyce Myers

Abbrev: Anderson-Greene "New River Frontier Settlement"

Title: New River Frontier Settlement on the Virginia-Nort

h Carolina Border, 1760-1820

Author: Paula Hathaway Anderson-Greene

Publication: copy of reference provided by Joyce Myers

Page: name "Hannah" only

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ID: I22031223

Name: STEPHEN OSBORNE

Sex: M

Birth: in SOUTH CAROLINA

Death: 1822

Note: REFNFTJ#1694

Father: CALEB OSBORNE b: Abt. 1725 in WILLIAMSBURG, VA.

Mother: HANNAH HOWARD

Marriage 1 COMFORT LANGHAM

Children

JONATHAN OSBORNE

JOHN OSBORNE II

JAMES OSBORNE I

WILLIAM OSBORNE

SARAH OSBORNE

MARY OSBORNE II

JANE OSBORNE

JEMIMA OSBORNE

BETSY OSBORNE

ESTHER OSBORNE

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ID: I02673

Name: Stephen Osborne 1

Sex: M

Birth: in York County, Pennsylvania

Death: 1822 in Scott County, Virginia

Note:

Stephen Osbourne, together with his parents and at least two brothers, James and Thomas, and probably several brothers in law, moved to the Yadkin River in Surry County, North Carolina. Sometime before the Revolutionary War, they went to New River in southwestern Virginia, where the range was fine, and the bear, deer, and wild turkey were in abundance. Around 1777 they settled along the Clinch River at Osborne's Ford (named for him), now called Dungannon, Scott Cou

nty, Virginia.

Osborne's Ford was in Washington County until 1786, when Russell County was formed, and it fell into the boundary of Russell. When Scott County was formed in 1814, Osborne's Ford was in Scott. Early records in those counties indicate the Osbornes were people of stability and influence along the Clinch River. They owned considerable land and slaves. Stephen built a 2 story log house, and established a trading post in his home at which many travelers stopped by on their way to Kentucky. According to frontier standards, the big 5 room house of Stephen was a mark of wealth and distinc

tion. The census of Scott County in 1820, the year that Stephen died, shows he owned 3 slaves. By that time, he had disposed most of his land and probably his slaves too, keeping only a minimum number in his old age as personal servants. Stephen was of small stature, a brunette, and

origins

From http://www.angelfire.com/va3/rmosborne/htmg09.htm

Note: "For many years, the story has been circulated that a James Osborn, of Warwick Co, England,came to the colonies, bringing son Jonathan, and that this Jonathan was the father of Ephraim Osborn. This story originated in 1945 when the late Will H Daniel, of Huntington, W VA employed a researcher to trace his lineage The authenticity of the story may be checked by writing the Kansas State Historical Society."

descent

Kaleb Osborne and his five brothers came to the U.S. from England. [SIC: we don't know where]

One of Kaleb's sons was Stephen Osborne b. Abt. 1744 d. 1817 married Comfort Langham b.Abt. 1744

One of Stephen's sons was James Osborne b. Abt. 1775 in Scott Co. Virginia (VA) married Matilda Richmond from Indiana or Kentucky

One of Jame's sons was John Richmond Osborn b. 1809 in Scott Co. Virginia, married Mira E. Doyle, b. 1810 in Allen Co. Kentucky d.1890

John and family moved to Camden Co. MO He was killed in a wagon accident near the Pom de Terre river in 1846.

Another son of James was Stephen Osborn who settled in Hickory Co. MO

One of John's sons was James Allen Osborn b. 1833, married Mary Jane Evans b. 1833

One of Jame's sons was William Stephen Osborn b. 1865 in Camden Co. MO, married Cora Ann Doyle b. 1872 in Pike Co. MO

One of William's daughters was Alta Belle Osborn b. 1913 in Camden Co. MO, married Forrest Johnston b. 1909 in Camden Co. MO

Alta and Forrest's only daughter was Barbara June Johnston b. 1932 in Kansas City, Kansas, married Jack Kelly Ramsey, b. 1928 in Green Forest, Arkansas.

Barbara J. Ramsey now divorced, lives in Milwaukie, OR, a suburb of Portland, OR

They had two sons,

Steven Forrest Ramsey b. 1954 in Oregon City, Oregon (OR) married

Susan Elizabeth Heard

son is Jeffrey Lee Ramsey b. 1987 in Oregon City, OR

Dau. is Nicole Suzanne Ramsey, b. 1990 in Oregon City, OR

Kelly Brian Ramsey b. 1955 in Oregon City, OR married Laura Steely,

now divorced

Dau. is Krystal Kelly Ramsey b. 1984 in Oregon City, OR

and three daughters,

Carol Jean (Ramsey) Newman b. 1949 in Oregon City, OR, married

Richard Clement Newman, b. 1940

No children from this union.

Jacquelyn sue (Ramsey) Schram b. 1951 in Eugene, OR married Ray

Todd, b. 1952, now divorced

Dau. is Jennifer Rae Todd b. 1980, in Milwaukie, OR married

Scott Daniel Garren, b. 1978

Beverly Rae Ramsey b. 1958 in Corvallis, OR partnered with Daniel

Frank Gambell

son is Jesse Daniel Gambell, b. 1995 in Oregon City, OR