hmtl5 Ephriam Osborne b. 21 Aug 1723 Virginia d. 1794 Grayson County, Virginia: Robinson Genealogy

Ephriam Osborne

Male 1723 - 1794  (70 years)


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  • Name Ephriam Osborne 
    • son of Ephraim Osborne II (1690–1756) and Mary Osborne (1696–1758) [1]
    Born 21 Aug 1723  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT Revolutionary War. in Captain Enoch Osborne's Company of the Virginia Militia, Montgomery County, Virginia. 
    Died 1794  Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Osborne Fort Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1670  Robinson
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 

    Family Elizabeth Howard,   b. 21 Aug 1723, Williamsburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1796, Independence, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Osborne,   bur. Osborne Fort Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Osborne,   bur. Osborne Fort Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Enoch Osborne,   b. 1741, Yadkin, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1818, Independence, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Solomon Osborne,   b. 1743,   d. 1764, Watauga County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     5. Stephen Osborne,   b. 1743, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1820  (Age 77 years)
     6. Robert Osborne,   b. Feb 1747, Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1810, Barren County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +7. Ellander Osborne,   b. 1751, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1820, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. Ephraim Washington Osborne,   b. 14 Sep 1752, Rowan, Bladen County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1852, Coldiron, Harlan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)
     9. Jonathan Osborne,   b. 13 Feb 1753, Yadkin, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1834, Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     10. Chloe Osborne,   b. 1762, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1841, Loyall, Harlan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Aug 1723 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1794 - Grayson County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Osborne Fort Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Sons of the American Revolution membership application
      by William Horton Daniel.
      for Ephriam Osborne, Sr.
      b. 21 Aug 1723, near Williamsburg, Va.
      d. 1796, Grayson County, Virginia

      Ephriam Osborne, Sr., moved with his family from Surry County, North Carolina, to New River, Grayson County (then a part of Montgomery) Virginia, in 1765, built a Fort on New River as defense against the Indians; engaged in battle with Indians, his son Solomon Osborne being killed by them. He was also a member of Capt. Enoch Osborne's Company during the Revolution and engaged in battles with Indians and Tories.

      references:
      List of Virginia militia - Montgomery County, Virginia on file at Clerk's Office, Christianburg, Virginia.
      Statement of Jonathan Osborne, son of Ephriam Osborne, Sr.
      Pension Application #6048.
      Affidavit of Capt. Enoch Osborne in suit of John Blevins v. James Newell - file No.62, Chancery, Augusta Co, Va., Staunton
      and family.
      [2]
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      His birth year is likely about 1720

      He signed documents on April 23, 1794 so death is after April 23, 1794

      Son of:
      Ephraim Osborne II (1690–1756)
      and Mary Osborne (1696–1758)

      Husband of:
      Elizabeth Howard (1723–1796)
      (m. 1739)

      Father of:
      Enoch Osborne [Capt] (1741–1818)
      Solomon Osborne (1743–1764)
      Robert Osborne (1745–1810)
      Nancy (Osborne) Livesay (b.1748)
      Stephen Osborne (1749–1820)
      Ellender (Osborne) Hash (1751–1820)
      Ephraim Osborne Jr (1752–1852)
      Jonathan Osborne (1753–1834)

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      Per FAG member: Kathy Thomas Sexton (#46947633)

      Parents are actually unknown
      The appendix to his name "III" is incorrect

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      Some say he:

      was born in Virginia
      and some say Dutchess County, New York

      Son of:
      Ephraim Osborne (1690–unknown)
      and Mary Osborn (1696–1758)

      Original information posted on this memorial:

      Birth: Aug. 21, 1723
      Dutchess County
      New York, USA

      Death: Apr. 23, 1794
      Grayson County
      Virginia, USA

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      Per FAG member: Alleygarden (#47050486)

      The birthdate of 12 Aug 1723 is for a different Ephraim Osborne. The 12 Aug 1723 Ephraim is the son of Jonathan Osborne.

      The Ephraim who is buried at Osborn Fort Cemetery is proven via DNA evidence to be the descendant of Thomas Osborne and Mary Goatley who first settled in New Haven, CT Colony, in 1639. We don't know for certain what this Ephraim's birthdate is.

      And his death date is not 23 April 1794, but AFTER this date. He signed documents on 23 April 1794 and we have no further record of him.

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      Per FAG member: Jane Riggs Curci (#46846403)
      Per DAR files: DAR PATRIOT - OSBORN, EPHRAIM
      Ancestor #: A084430
      Service: VIRGINIA
      Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
      Birth: CIRCA 1720
      Death: 1781 MONTGOMERY CO VIRGINIA
      Service Source: CRUSH, MONTGOMERY CO VA, THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, PP 47, 48, 93

      Service Description:
      1) CAPT ENOCH OSBURN, MONTGOMERY CO MILITIA, 1781
      2) SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, 1777

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      Per FAG member "Anonymous", on Jul 12, 2021

      Middle Name: Washington
      Birth: 21 Aug 1723; Williamsburg City, Virginia
      Death: 1796; Independence, Grayson County, Virginia

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      Per FAG member: stacey parks (49278103) • staceystar2015@gmail.com

      Suggested edit: Ephraim Osborne Sr. Was Born In Williamsburg Virginia. His Birth & Death Date And Where He Was Borne Along With All His Wife's Info Was On Find a Grave Years Ago Till Some ****** Wiped It Out. Now None Of You Know Anything. Ephraim Osborne Sr Is Buried In Montgomery County Virginia. He owned Land There & Was On The Tax List. He is On A 1781 Militia List, Under His Son Captain Enoch Osborne. The DNA On The Person At The Fort Is Not Him, While A Relative, I Dont' Believe Its Him. My Family Comes Out Of Grayson Virginia For 10 Generations, This is One Of My GG Grandfathers. Keep Thinking You Know More Than We Do About Or Own Family. That's Why None Of You At Find A Grave Can Get Anything Straight.

      Contributor: stacey parks (49278103) • staceystar2015@gmail.com
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Find a Grave.

    2. [S29] Sons of the American Revolution membership application.