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- Sons of the American Revolution membership application.
by Charles Kyle Osborne, Jr.
for Captain Enoch Osborne, Sr.
1957
for service:
Captain Montgomery County, Virginia Militia
- Sons of the American Revolution membership application.
by John Clark Osborne
for Capt. Enoch Osborne
1948
for service:
Captain Virginia Militia
sources:
SAR Nat'l No.66597
Montgomery Co. Va court records
Grayson Co records
Family records
- Esquire Enoch Osborne settle on New River, near Bridle Creek; this for many years was known as the Osborne settlement. Enoch Osborn had three brothers, Solomon, Ephriam, and Johnathan, who came to this country with their families about the same time, and settled on New River, near together.
A fort was built on the farm now occupied by Joshua Osborne and son, Joh, at Ancella Post Office. Indian depredations were common on the border settlements, and preparations for protection and defence were necessary.
It was fortunate for society that the first settlers were people of moral worth and piety.
Enoch Osborne's wife was a Miss Hash. He and his wife were Christians, and aided very much in planting the standard of Christian civilization over the land that was so recently inhabited by savages.
Their home was a resting place for the wayworn traveling preachers. The venerable Bishop Asbury called with them, rested, and took refreshments, as he was making his ministrerial tours through this newly settle country preaching the gospel.
It was at the old Fort where Esquire Enoch Osborne, Sr., first located a home.
An incident occurred with the Osborne brothers, in their newly occupied territory, that tells of the dangers and exposures to which pioneer settlers were subjected.
Enoch Osborne and brothers, Solomon and Ephriam, went into what is now Watauga, N.C., on a hunting trip, deer being plentiful in that section. Getting wet by a shower of rain, and wet bushes, they struck up camp in the evening and lay down to sleep and rest, hanging up their clothes by the camp fire to dry. The Indians surprised them by shooting into the camp and killing Solomon Osborne; an Indian chased Enoch some distance, and lost him in the dark. Ephriam, after fleeing from camp carefully crept back in the bark to his horse that was fastened with a hickory bark halter to a tree, loosed him and rode home. Enoch returned home without shoes, and in his night clothing. These facts are gathered from Mrs. May McMullen, wife of Hon. Lafayette McMullen, member of Congress, from Scott county, Va., for several sessions. Mrs. McMullen, before her marriage, was Miss Mary Woods, granddaughter of Solomon Osborne, who was murdered in the camp by the Indians.
Up to the present day, the Osborne family have lived in Grayson county; some have moved to the West, while quite a number have remained as worthy, industrious citizens of their native county.
Solomon Osborne, Jr., married Hannah Cox, lived at the old fort on New River, and on the same farm his son Joshua now lives; others of this family live in the same community.
Zahariah Osborn married Miss Jinney Burton, a lady of deep piety, a faithful wife and affectionate mother. Zachariah Osborne and wife brought up a large family on the rive near the fort; three daughters, Mary, Nancy, and Phoebe, married three brothers, Alexander, Galloway, and Samuel Cox, Jr. Mahala married Josua Cox; Biddie married David Cox; one married Daniel Boyer; Caroline married Jonston Hale. Margaret married John Phipps, of Saddle Creek.
Their son, Enoch Osborn, married Miss Cox; Allen married; Floyd married Miss Rosa Hale, daughter of Warner Hale and wife, Miss Mary Cox; Preston married Miss Isabell Cox; Zachariah, Jr. married Miss Mollie Cox; both the above Isabelle and Mollie were daughters of Enoch Cox and wife, Miss Susan Thomas.
Floyd Osborne and Preston Osborn both settled on Meadow Creek, near Old Town, and have brought up their families there. Emmet P. Osborne, son of Floyd Osborne, married Miss Many Williams, daughter of Hyram Williams and Miss Jane Brown. He lived on the old Brown farm on Meadow Creek; died at the Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke, Va., from an operation for appendicitis; he leaves a wife and six children.
Thomas H. Osborne, youngest son of Floyd Osborne, lives at the old homestead on Meadow Creek.
John H., another son, lives on Rock Creek, Va.
Pioneer settlers of Grayson County, Virginia. by Benjamin Floyd Nuckolls. Bristol, Tennessee, King Printing Co., 1914.
page 171-173.
https://archive.org/details/pioneersettlerso00nuck_0/page/n253/mode/2up?q=hash
- Grayson Co. Va. Will Book 1: 1796-1839.
By James L. Douthat. Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, TN, 1988.
Page 22.
ENOCH OSBORNE- APPRAISAL
24 November 1818- Taken by Mathew Dickey, William Bourn, Joseph Fields and Joseph Phipps.
Recorded: 30 Nov 1818 M. Dickenson CC
ENOCH 0SB0RNER- ESTATE SALE Buyers: David Cox, son of Joshua; Jno. McMillian Esqr.; Reaves; John Williams; Wm. Jno. Goss; lac (Zac- ?)0sborne; Jno. Taylor, Jr; Jessee Reaves, Jr; Wells Blevins; Hutchens Burton; Wm. Hash; Thos. Lowery; Zac Osborne; Joshua Cox, son of James; James Levisy; Edward Hart; Benja. Phipps; Jno. Woods; Benja. Bunch, Sr.; 26 November 1818- Buyers: Benja. Phipps; Wm. Hash; James Phipps; Zac Osborn; Alex'd Cox; Hutchons Burton; Joshua Cox; Benja. Ward; Jno. Snider; Jacob Boyer; John Goss; Joseph Doughten; David Cox, Sr.; Jno. Cox, son of Joshua; Elisha Blevins; George Howell; John Elderidge; Sam'l Robinett; Moses Dicksen; Jesse Reaves, Sr.; Polly Howell; Thos. Laxton; Thos. Levicy; Enoch Osborne; David Edwards; Jane Phipps
Signed: Enoch Osborne
Zac Osborne, admrs.
Recorded: April 1819 M. Dickenson CC
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- Grayson Co Va Will Book 1: 1796-1839.
By James L. Douthat. Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, TN, 1988.
Page 40.
ENOCH OSBORN- SETTLEMENT June 1824 order given for William Hall and Harden Cox to settle with Enoch Osborn and Zacheriah Osborn In the estate of Enoch Osborn.
Signed:
William Hail
H. Cox
Recorded 17 Oct 1826- M. Dickenson CC
ENOCH OSBORN- APPRAISAL 12 April 1822- Sale of the estate by Enoch Osborn and Zack Osborn, admrs. Buyers: Hutchens Burton; Alexander Cox; John Goss; David Edwards; Zacheriah Osborn; Zax. Goss; John Reaves; Sam’l Osborn; Ben. Phips; Enoch Osborn; Ben. Ward; John Cox little; Moses Dixon; Ruth Cox; Rebecca Cox; Phebe Reaves; Polly Howell; William Wyett; Reuben Cox; Washington Cox; Solo’m Passins; and John Parsons.
Recorded 17 Oct 1826 – M. Dickenson CC
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- LKH note:
List of Enoch Osbourne's Company of Militia in Montgomery County 1781.
Enoch Ozburn, Capt.
Ephraim Oxburn, Lieut. not fit
William Hash, not fit
Robert Ozburn, not fit
Jeremiah Ozburn, not fit
Nathan Taylor, not fit
James Wallen, not fit
John Ozburn, under 18
Robert Pennington, under 18
Solomon Ozburn, under 18
John Taylor, ___ fit
Ezekiel Young
William war
Ephraim Ozburn
Jonathan Ozburn
Charles Poark
Michael Cortnic
Stephen Terrill
John Flanary
James Boggs
William Adkins
Stephen Jones
Richard Pennington
Jno. Colwell
Thomas Beford
Nathaniel Landarith
William Howell
John Anderson
Jacob Anderon
Francis Storgel
Abram Storgel
Thomas Vaughn
Robert Davis
Thomas Hash
William Lanerith
Moses McDonald
Jesse Lynch
Jos. Simons
Wm. Dodd
Thomas Greer
Hughey Greer
Thomas Douglas
Christopher Hughey
Belssy Wood ___
Isham Lyles ___
Joshua Pennington
Timothy Pennington
Copied from orignal records, in Christianburg, by Mrs. Myrtle Johnson
Early Osbornes and Alleys wit notes on allied families, page 55
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