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Narrative History | Roster of Participants | New River Notes Home
The Loyal Land Company | The Origin of Lord Dunmore's War | Migration in an out of the Upper New River
Names beginning with: A-C D-L L-P Q-Z
PART THREE: Surnames from L to P
Landreth, William
Also spelled Landers, Landrop
about 1740-1742. He is born in Augusta Co., VA. Two different
sets of parents have been proposed: Thomas Landreth and
(Martha?) McKinley or Jedediah Baxter Landreth b. 1712
Northumberland, England and McKinely Downs.
1771 - In William Herbert's Company, Botetourt (now Grayson) Co., VA
1774 - In William Herbert's militia company (Lord Dunmore's War), Fincastle Co., VA. Not on the pay lists.
1777, 1781, 2 April 1783, 1785 - on Enoch Osborne's militia roster. Also a Nathaniel Landreth in the same company 1781-5 (appears to be Nathaniel b. 1760 m. Mary Grayson s/o Jedediah Landreth and McKinley Downs).
1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list: 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 6 horses, 7 cattle (Wm Landers)
4 April 1801 Dies, Ashe Co., NC
Married: Kissiah(?)
Children: Stephen 1766 (m. Jane); Thomas 1768; David 1770; William 1774; Sarah 1776; Abigail 1778; Jane 1780 (m. William Baldwin s/o Elisha Baldwin); Lydia 1892; Rebecca 1784.
Source: Worldconnect; New River Notes militia rosters and tax lists
1. - 1730 - Clement Lee was born in Freehold, Middlesex Co., NJ. His parents are David Lee b. before 1688 in Burlington Co., NJ - d. 1748 in old Lunenburg (now Charlotte?) Co., VA and Elizabeth Clement. David Lee (Clement's father) was a soldier in the 5th Company of Col. Thomas Farmer's Regt of NJ Militia, 1715, and a constable in Middlesex Co., NJ. He moved to VA about 1742. He left a will in Lunenburg (or Halifax) county 1748. Note: The places and time of his immigration from NJ suggest that David may have been a victim of the Coxe Affair (someone please check NJ court records)
2. - 1758 Clement was in Col Abraham Maury's Company, Halifax Co., VA, James Dillard Captain. Also in the company were John Blevins Sr. and Jr., William Blevins Sr. and James Blevins (relatives of his wife).
3. Matthew Talbot, Gent., Sherrif of Lunenburg Coutny vs. Clement Lee, deft. Not found...returnable to next court. The Lees seem to have left old Lunenburg Co., VA just before 1760, with court cases for debt pending.
4. - Clement Lee comigrated with families identified as Long Hunters (like Blevins and Walling) and as mixed race (Saponi Indian/European) from old Lunenburg Co., VA going west.
5. - 1774, In William Herbert's Company, Lord Dunmore's War, from Fincastle Co., VA (lived in present day Grayson Co., VA). This company participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant, but Clem Lee's name is not on the pay lists for the War.
6. - 1777, On the roster of Capt. John Cox's militia company, Montgomery Co., VA. This company mutinied in 1779 (refused to participate and captured their own commanders). His son William is on the 1777 list of this same company and is on the 1782 roster of the Elk Creek militia company.
7. - 1780, "Petition of James Roberts, Jesse Meeks and William Riddle received as members of the community as long as they behave as Good Citizens" (these are Tory leaders)... in the same court session: - William Roberts, Neal Roberts, Moses Johnson, Richard Green, Richard Wright, Clem Lee and George Herd were restored their property "as nothing appears against them in regard to them being enemies of the State."
8. - 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax: 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 6 horses, 14 cattle (typical)
Also: Jesse Lee 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 2 horses, 0 cattle; Joseph Lee 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 6 horses, 5 cattle; William Lee 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 4 horses and 3 cattle
9. - 1808, Clement Lee was on the Warren Co., KY tax list.
Clement Lee married Sarah Walling born 1730 probably in Frederick Co., MD, the daughter of Elisha Walling and Mary Blevins.
Their son William Lee (b. about 1757, d. 1814 Bledsoe Co., TN) m. Elizabeth Ingram (b. about 1760 - d. about 1835 in Orange CO., IN - is she a member of the Ingram family noted for Tory associations?). Other children???Source: Martha G. Lee (Lee Genforum 8187); Worldconnect files; Mary E.V. Hill web page (Wm Riddell); New River Notes tax lists and militia musters;
Long, Henry
1774 - Lord Dunmore's War; In William Herbert's company. Not on the pay lists. There is a John Long who served 82 days in Crockett's company.
1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list: 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 6 horses, 8 cattle;Proposed Henry Long #1
Married Anna CatherineChildren: Ann Long, b. 25 April 1762 Virginia (d. December 1846 Russell Co., VA m. 1792 Wythe Co., VA Nicholas Honaker); Andrew b. abt 1770 (m. 1809 Mary Litton)Proposed Henry Long #2
Son of Henry Long (d. Rockingham Co., VA, s/o Philip Long b. Germany) and Barbara Pence (children Henry, Paul, Mathias and Nicholas)
Married Lydia Bishop 1785 in Montgomery Co., VA (d/o Hans Johannes Bishoff and Margaretha Overmeyer) - note Henry and Barbara sometimes have a different Henry attached to them as a son - who goes to Mecklenburg Co., NC instead of old Montgomery Co., VA and m. Anna Catherine Pence. In fact their is confusion in this line.
Maughan, James
Unidentified1774 - Lord Dunmore's War, In William Herbert's Company Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list.McDaniel, James
Not sure of genealogy.
Lived in Pittsylvania Co., VA before moving west of the Blue Ridge (probably, although there are others of this name possible too). If Pittsylvania County is correct then he is probably the son of Moses McDaniel (Jeff Weaver, source).
1771 - William Herbert's Company, Botetourt Co., VA
1774 - Lord Dunmore's War, William Herbert's company, but not on the pay lists.
1777, 1782, 1783 - John Cox's militia Company
About 1782 - Captain of Militia on his own roster...
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list.
McKee, Alexander
Unidentified
1771, 1774 - In William Herbert's company
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list.
Montgomery, John
Born about 1725, Donegal, Ireland, son of James Montgomery (1690 Ireland-1756 Augusta Co., VA [s/o Hugh Montgomery and Jane Hamilton]) and Anne Thomson
1750s - Captain in French and Indian War; Received 3000 acres in payment in 1780.
1770 - Justice of the Peace, Botetourt Co., VA
25 May 1771 - Bought 646 acres near Buffalo Lick on Reed Creek in present day Wythe Co., VA from Thomas Walker.
1 August 1771 - Wife Agnes sold 135 acres of 25 May land to William Montgomery for 100 pounds.
1773 - On committee for setting up Fincastle County. Served as a Justice of the Courts of Chancery and Oyer and Terminer.
1774 - Lord Dunmore's War - In William Herbert's Company. He was switched to Walter Crockett's company, according to the pay lists, and it appears from the number of days served (108) that he and William and Robert Montgomery were present at the Battle of Point Pleasant (all in Crockett's company).
1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list 1 tithe, 4 slaves, 5 horses, 40 cattle; quite a number of other Montgomeries on the tax list, James 1-8-10-27 and Joseph 1-2-28-25 and Samuel 2-0-14-24 and Thomas 1-1-10-19 and William 1-0-12-29 all being fairly well to do as well as a number of others less well to do (sons probably).
Died 1802 Fort Chiswell, Wythe Co., VA
John was married 28 Nov 1753, Augusta or Botetourt Co., VA to Ann Crockett (b. 1736 Augusta Co., VA, d. 1798 Wythe Co., VA, daughter of Samuel Crockett 1694 Ireland [s/o James Crockett and Martha Montgomery] - 1749 Augusta Co., VA and Esther Thompson)
Their children: Esther 1755 (d. 1841 Gerrard Co., KY m. Robert Montgomery b. 1752 s/o Robert Montgomery b. Donegal, Ireland and Mary White); John 1758; James 1757 or 1759 (d. 1813 Gerrard Co., KY m. Jane Lindsey) ; Samuel 1760; Joseph 1762; Anne abt 1766 (m. James Craig); Elizabeth abt 1769; Catherine 1772 (d. 1833 Wythe Co., VA m. Samuel Crockett b. 1767 VA s/o Samuel Crockett b. 1735 [s/o Samuel Crockett and Esther Thompson] and Jane Steen Armstrong); Silas 1773; William 1776; Rachel 1779 (m. Samuel Graham); Nancy 1782.
Source: Worldconnect (especially note in John Branaman database)
Murray, Morgan
Born about 1755 in Baltimore Co., MD, son of Thomas Murray and Henrietta Maria Jones (see below)
1774 - Lord Dunmore's War, in William Herbert's Company, Fincastle Co., VA
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list.
will in 1805 listing his children (Morgan, Shaderack, Elizabeth, Christopher, Ruth Ann, Mary, Thomas, and Sarah)
Died before 1830 in Tennessee
Married ? Henderson
Children: John 1783, Thomas about 1784 (b. Washington Co., TN & d. Campbell Co., TN m. Leah Ford b. 1786 d/o Stephen Ford b. 1765 in Baltimore Co., MD and Ruth Stevenson); Morgan 1785 (m. 1812 in Washington Co., TN Sarah Ford d/o Stephen Ford and Ruth Stevenson); Elizabeth 1800
Murray, Thomas
Born about 1720 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, son of Morgan Murray (s/o James Murray b. 1665 Tullibardine, Scotland and Jemima Morgan) and Sarah Hawkins
1774 - Lord Dunmore's War, in William Herbert's Company, Fincastle Co., VA
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list.
Died 1805 in Washington Co., TN (will 5 September 1802)
Married (1) Henrietta Maria Jones by 19 August 1728 in Baltimore Co., MD d/o Philip Jones 1701 Anne Arundel Co., MD and his first wife Anne Rattenbury (2) about 1761, Margaret Jones b. 12 March 1723 in St. Paul Parish, Baltimore Co., MD d/o Philip Jones 1701 Anne Arundel Co., MD and his second wife Jemima Murray.
Children: Morgan b. about 1755 in Baltimore Co., MD (see above); Shaderack 1756 (d. Washington Co., TN, m. Hannah Perry); Elizabeth about 1758; Christopher abt 1760; Ruth abt 1762; Ann abt 1764; Mary abt 1766; Thomas 27 July 1768; Sarah abt 1770.
Newell, James
1771 - In William Herbert's Company, James Newell Jr. (2 tithes)
1774 (Lord Dunmore's War) - James was a Lieutenant in William Herbert's company and was at the Battle of Point Pleasant. When Herbert's company was split after the Battle, Lieut. Newell led the portion of the company that crossed into the Ohio country with Andrew Lewis.
1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list: James Sr. 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 7 horses, 9 cattle; James Jr. 1 tithe, 4 slaves, 7 horses, 21 cattle; also John 1-0-6-8, John 1-0-19-10 and William 1-0-8-14 and another James 0-2-8-7
Note: James Newell's journal is in the Lyman Draper collection (Mss. 11ZZ1-12)
Newell, Samuel
1774 - Served 104 days in Capt. Herbert's company, but on the pay list he is marked redistribute James Donald. From this notation I would guess that Donald served in his place or Newell could not pick up his money.
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list.
Ephraim Osborne, the patriarch of the Osborne families in the New River valley and three of his sons, Enoch, Jonathan, and Robert along with Ephraim's brother Stephen were members of the Herbert company. This family came to the New River valley very early (1765 or 6) from the Yadkin River valley (i.e. the Bryant Settlement or the "Jersey Settlement" in Rowan Co., NC). Before North Carolina, their origin is more obscure, but Rita Sutton2 says that family legends place them as from New Jersey. Their naming pattern is quite consistent with the New Jersey Osborne family that originated in Connecticut and before that in England, but the connection to this family has not been established. It is possible that they instead are more recent immigrants from England or Scotland or Ireland who migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania (Charles Osborne hypothesis). It is now believed that the supposed connection to a Jonathan Osborne and a Greta Holman is a genealogical hoax played on a customer by a "professional" genealogist about 1947, and propagated like wild-fire via the internet. In fact we know the names of the parties involved in the hoax.
Osborne's fort was on New River near the mouth of Saddle Creek. This is located a mile or two west of Independence, Grayson County, Virginia and is marked by a small monument to the cemetery that used to be there. If you take the bridge a few hundred yards west of this marker you are in North Carolina. This fort was one of two built along New River in today's Grayson County for protection from Indians and Tories during the Revolution. The other was built downstream (to the northeast) at Cox's place.
The Osborne's religious affiliation was changeable gravitating from Presbyterianism to the Baptists and later to the Methodists.
The Jersey Settlement has an interesting origin which is discussed HERE.
The most authoritative genealogy (IMO) on the internet for the Osborne family is Osborne Origins by Lee Osborne.
Go to the following web site for DNA results: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tlosborne/AusburnSurnameProject/ . A descendant of Ephraim Osbornes has results, but so far no New Jersey or Connecticut Osbornes have submitted a sample. There are six other lines present unrelated to Ephraim including the Henrico Co., VA line (no match).
References: (1) Wiley Winton Osborne - His Ancestors and Descendants by Carol Osborne Hackett and Myrtle Greer Johnson (thanks Emily). (2) Early Osborne Alley Families On Clinch & New River by Rita Kennedy Sutton.
Unlike many members of Herbert's company, the Osbornes appear to have been consistent Whigs during the Revolution. Enoch was a Captain on the Whig side in the Revolution. The pension applications of Jonathan Osborne, David Cox and John Osborne son of Robert, indicate this as well. The one question mark is how enthusiastic they would be in the attack on the Cherokee, to which their family later was tied to in marriage (the lack of enthusiasm of the New River men was noted by the commanders of the attacks on the Cherokee in 1777, and Robert Osborne refused to take the oath of allegience in 1777). Other questions along this line remain as well as it appears that the mixed race Cherokees they were associated with later on fought on the Whig side as well. Most of their neighbors in New River were neutral or favored the King.
Osborn, Enoch
Probably born in the Yadkin valley of North Carolina about 1750, the son of Ephraim Osborne below and son, brother or nephew to the other Osbornes in Herbert's company. Enoch probably hunted in the area that is now Watauga Co., NC before settling on New River because in 1764 he and his brothers Solomon and Ephraim were surprised by Indians while sleeping. His brother Solomon was killed but he and Ephraim escaped in their nightclothes in the dark. He moved to what is now Grayson County at the Osborne's Fort location called the Osborne Settlement about 1765. His land survey for 260 acres was entered on 14 December 1774 in a Survey Book now kept in Christiansburg. Like the other settlers in the area he purchased his land from the Loyal Land Company. He was listed in William Herbert's Company, 1771, Botetourt (now Grayson) Co., VA.
1774 (Lord Dunmore's War): Enoch was among those diverted to Capt. Looney's company on the Clinch and did not fight at Point Pleasant. Instead he was with Capt Looney, Lieut. Daniel Boone and Lieut. John Cox guarding the Clinch frontier. He is listed as a sergeant.
He was commisioned as Lieutenant in the Revolution by a committee of Fincastle County on April, 1776. He had a company raised by 1777 and was a Captain of militia. This company participated in Col. William Christian's attack on the Cherokee (Jonathan Osborne RW pension application). In 1777 when this company was asked to take the Oath of Allegience 26 of 32 of those present signed, including Enoch, his father and his brothers Ephraim and Stephen. His brother Robert refused. In 1779 his company saw duty on the Clinch River frontier. In the summer of 1779 his company mutinied as did the Cox company and captured the commanders of the companies (i.e. Enoch Osborne and John Cox). They were freed unharmed, but clearly the majority of his neighbors were that year opposed to the war. Colonel William Preston sent Col. Crockett to put down the rebellion. Apparently some deal was made and new militia companies were formed and the rebels appear again on the militia rolls in the subsequent years. It is not known how many men from Osborne's company participated in the Battle of King's Mountain and other fights in North Carolina in 1780-2. Enoch himself furnished supplies for the Washington County militia when it returned from King's Mountain (Montgomery Co. Court Records, 7 May 1782) and forage for 10 horses from Capt. Dan Morgan's company. By family tradition, Enoch Osborne is said to have participated at King's Mountain. Wade Eller thought that his company participated under William Preston at the Battle of Guilford Court House in March 1781. There is no documentation to support these last two traditions. He remained Captain of this company until 1787.
In 1779 he was made a member of the "Commission of the peace of this County" (Montgomery), a job that combined Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner. He served in this job until at least 1787. He acted from 1781 on as an assignee for person buying and selling land. When Wythe was split from Montgomery in 1790 he was made a Justice of the Peace for Wythe and when Grayson was split from Wythe in 1793 he assumed that office for Grayson County and held that office until 1809. In 1792, Enoch entertained the Methodist Bishop Asbury. He died before 18 September 1818 in Grayson Co., Virginia.
In the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA tax list he had 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 20 horses, and 22 cattle (compared to his neighbors and brothers he was wealthy). After the Revolution he was involved in acquiring land confiscated from Tories (Jeff Weaver). In 1793 (Wythe personal tax list) he had 2 tithes, 3 slaves (>16 years old) and 6 horses. In 1796 he had 2 tithes, 3 slaves and 4 horses. In 1805 he owned 2 slaves and 7 horses (he deeded 211 acres to son Enoch in 1805). He is the only Osborne in Grayson County in 1793, 1796 and 1805 that owned slaves. At his death he owned 5 slaves worth $300-500 each, one Chichasaw Indian stud horse, one whiskey still, and various cattle. In the 1796 land tax list there are three mentions of men named Enoch Osborne listed with 211, 140 and 260 acres of land respectively (could be 1-3 men). He also bought land in 1790 in Wilkes Co., NC (180 acres on New River, and a 100 acre tract on the Yadkin). He bought 200 acres on Lewis Creek and bought numerous tracts on Elk Creek in present day Alleghany Co., NC.
Enoch Osborne was married to Jane Hash the daughter of John Hash (b. 1717 Baltimore Co., MD or in New Jersey, d. 1782 Montgomery (now Grayson) Co., VA) and Rebecca Anderson (daughter of John Anderson b. before 1694 in Hunterdon Co., NJ and Rebecca Horton). John Hash is said to be the son of a John Hash Sr. and Ellender Osborne (perhaps a relative). John Hash, 1782 Montgomery Co., VA tax list: 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 3 horses, 15 cattle
Enoch and Jane had the following children: Enoch (m. Mary Livesay [daughter of Thomas Livesay b. England and Margaret Stones] and lived and died in Grayson Co.), Zachariah (m. Charity Reeves, daughter of George Reeves and Jane Burton and removed to Alleghany Co., NC), Ruth (b. 26 Dec 1770 VA, d. 13 Nov 1851 Ashe Co., NC , m. Joshua Cox, son of David Cox - Ruth and Joshua lived and died in Grayson Co., VA), Mary "Polly" (m. George Howell, son of James Howell), Hannah (m. Charles Copeland and removed to Vermillion Co., IL), Jane (m. George Reeves, son of George Reeves and Jane Burton and removed to Ashe Co., NC), Annie (m. Samuel Robinette [son of John Robinette and Mary] and removed to Scott Co., VA), Rebecca (m. Samuel Cox, son of David Cox), Abigail (m. John Goss [a Goss was among the Tories captured and hung by Benjamin Cleveland in 1781]) and Sarah (m. Moses Dixon, son of Thomas Dixon b. Scotland and Nancy McMillan and removed to Alleghany Co., NC).
Osborn, Ephraim
There are two possibilities for this Ephraim and they are father and son. It is likely that the man in Herbert's company is the younger Ephraim, based on age. Both are discussed here.
Ephraim Osborne Sr.
Ephraim Osborne is the patriarch of the Osborne families of the New River valley. One local historian says he was a fur trader based in the Yadkin River who made trips into the wilderness to the west. By the time of Lord Dunmore's war he was no longer a young man.
Charles Osborne: "Concerning the origin of my ancestor Ephriam Osborn Sr. died ca 1795 Grayson Co Va. He was in Rowan Co NC in 1753, and in a series of moves ended up on the Virginia side of New River about 1766. Before North Carolina, family legend places him in Pennsylvania, but for a short time before North Carolina, in Virginia on his trip south. He had no connection to the established Thomas Osborne line of Chesterfield Co Virginia."
Note that in both the Hackett and Sutton histories they cite family legends for a New Jersey origin instead of Pennsylvania as given by Charles above.
Rita Sutton, "Early Osborne Alley Families" and Carol Hackett's documentation for Ephraim Osborne:
1) In Rowan Co. NC by 1753 (RW pension #58912 for Jonathan Osborne).
2)On 1759 Rowan tax list.
3) 1761 - Ephraim Osborn found in Capt. Caleb Osborn's tax district, Forks of the Yadkin
4) 1762 - Ephraim is a witness in a court case - last record in North Carolina
5) 1765-6 presumed to have moved to Virginia based on documentation of his sons (e.g. RW pension #58912)
6) 1772 - On Fincastle Co., VA tax list.
7) 1774 - Ephraim has land surveyed in Montgomery Co., VA (largest of the Osborne tracts, Loyal Land grant)
8) 1774 - William Scott filed suit against Ephraim (suit abated 1779)
9) 1777 - An Ephraim Osborne Sr. and Jr. both appear on Capt. Enoch Osborne's militia list, Ephraim Sr. took the oath of Allegience
10) 1779 - paid for patrolling while in the militia.
11) 1781 - Ephraim Osborne Sr. is on the militia list marked "not fit", and as a Lieutenant.
12) 3 Mar 1786 Ephraim Osborn on revenue tax list in Montgomery Co. VA (now Grayson Co.)
13) 28 Oct 1789 still living in same area with property on both sides of Saddle Creek.
14) 23 Apr 1794, exempted from paying the county levy.
15) 1795 - His land is transferred to David Pew (presumably he has died)
Ephraim's wife was named Betty (Elizabeth). Some oral histories (e.g. Osbornes of Harlan Co., KY) say she was a Howard. She is not Elizabeth WELLS Howard. The Elizabeth Howard who married a Wells and is mentioned in Joshua Howard's will is documented to have stayed married to Mr. Wells in Maryland having many children there and never went to North Carolina.
Ephraim and Betty's documented children are Robert Osborne m. Ann (see below); Solomon Osborne (killed by Indians while hunting, 1764) m. Nancy Davidson; Enoch Osborne m. Jane Hash (see above); Jonathan Osborne m. (1) Nancy Howell, (2) Agnes Wells and (3) Mary; Ephraim Osborne (Jr.) (see below) m. Mary Brock (daughter of Aaron Brock [aka Cutsawah or Red Bird] and a Cherokee mother) - died in Harlan Co., KY. There may have daughters, but there is little documentation. The ones proposed are Ellender Osborne m. William Hash; Nancy Osborne m. George Livesay; and Chloe Osborne m. George Howard. It is thought that Ephraim's children were born between 1743 and 1765.
The Clinch River Valley line originates with Caleb Osborne m. Hannah (Howard?). He is suspected to be the brother of this Ephraim Osborne as they appear together in Rowan Co., NC (Rita Sutton).
Ephraim Osborne Jr.
1) born 1754 in Rowan Co., NC
2) 1774 (Lord Dunmore's War): Ephraim was among those diverted to Capt. Looney's company on the Clinch and did not fight at Point Pleasant. Instead he was with Capt Looney, Lieut. Daniel Boone and Lieut. John Cox guarding the Clinch frontier.
3) Ephraim signed the loyalty oath to the Whig cause in 1777, but he was apparently no enthusiastic supporter of the War against the Cherokee for in 1779 the Montgomery County records show that he was brought before the court for lack of attendance in his brother's militia company musters. The court ordered him to board a sloop on the Chesapeake Bay or join his brother's company which was at time on duty in the Clinch River valley. He chose the latter course and is shown to have been paid for 33 days of guarding the frontier from Indian attacks.
4) He was also on the Osborne Company militia list in 1781.
5) 1785 - residing in North Carolina
6) 1799 - his name appeared along with Solomon Osborne Sr. and Solomon Osborne Jr. on a petition in Hawkins Co., TN
7) 1802 - On the tax list in Knox Co., KY, living on the Cumberland River in a part of Knox that became Harlan Co. in 1819.
8) Ephraim filed a pension application in Perry Co., KY 8 Sept. 1834. His duty, under his brother Enoch primarily consisted of being a scout on the frontier. He went into Cherokee Territory under Col. Christian but says the Indians sued for peace and there was no fighting. They went on to Dragging Canoe Town and burnt the place. He also served on the Clinch frontier under Capt. Frederick Edwards after the Tories. "He again went with Capt. Brummett as a guard of Ammunition from the Lead Mines across the Flour Gap to North Carolina and delivered. the ammunition he thinks to Capt. McGraw. They stayed several days at the Lead Mines waiting for the load and he thinks was one month this time. He was several times in scouting parties after the Tories, but don't now remember enough to tell the officers nor describe the trip." The pension was denied.
8) He died November 09, 1852 in Harlan Co., Kentucky.
Ephraim married Mary Brock (b. before 1774, d. between 1830-1840 in Harlan Co., KY), the daughter of Aaron Brock, sometimes called by his Cherokee name Cutsawah or Red Bird and a Cherokee woman called Sarah. She was a sister to Jesse Brock who fought on the Whig side in the Revolution. It appears that Ephraim or his descendants were present at the Massacre at Yahoo Falls in 1810 on the side of the Cherokee. After this attack, the mixed race Cherokee ceased to exist in Kentucky as Indians and were assimilated into the white population.
The children of Ephraim Osborne Jr. and Mary Brock were: Jesse, Rhoda, Hiram, Ephraim (d. after 1860 Harlan Co., KY m. Lucy Saylor); Rebecca (m. Benjamin Howard); and Mary (m. Amon Brock, son of Jesse Brock and Rebecca Howard. Rebecca was the daughter of Samuel Howard and Frances Dryden).
Osborn, Jonathan
Rita Sutton time line:
1) Jonathan was baptized 2-13-1753 in the Moravian church.
2) 1771 - In William Herbert Militia company, Botetourt (now Grayson) Co., VA
3) 15 Dec 1774 he obtained a Loyal Company land grant of 132 acres on the west side of New River. He lived on the Old Mill Rd. between the furnace and Enoch Osborne on New River near Fox Creek.
4) 1782 - He receives a treasury warrant survey of 200 acres on New River. Part of a larger tract assigned him from Enoch Osborne assignee of Walter Crockett. Personal tax list, Montgomery Co., VA - Ozburn, Jonathan 0 slaves, 1 horse, 9 cattle
5) April 1791 - James Ward assigned him 150 acres on the waters of New River. Jonathan and Mary sold part of this tract to Nathan Ward in 1802. In 1828 he sold 100 acres from this tract to Benjamin Ward.
6) In the 1796 Grayson Co. land tax list Jonathan has 150 acres of land valued at 50 pounds.
7) 12 Nov 1832, now living in Ashe Co., NC he filed a Revolutionary War pension application (#58912). He stated he was 80 years old and born on the Forks of the Yadkin. He removed to the Hollow of Surry in his youth for a few years after which he moved with his father to New River where he lived for 63 years. Enoch Osborne was his brother and his captain. His first 3 months were spent at Osborne's fort, but then they marched against the Cherokee under Col. Christian and Major Shelby. They marched into Indian country and burned some towns while others captitulated. He was on many expeditions later against the Tories. The pension was granted and he was paid $20 per year.
Jonathan m. first Nancy Howell, a daughter of James Howell; he married second Agnes Wells (24 Sept 1796); third he married Mary (by 1802) (she is NOT a Swift, this is another, later Jonathan Osborne in KY).
According to a great grandson in Tennessee, Jonathan raised 18 sons and numerous daughters.
Children of Jonathan Osborne and Nancy Howell: William b. 1784 m. Mary; Jacob; Rachel m. Elisha Blevins; David; Seth; Elias m. Sarah Sizemore (daughter of George Sizemore [Virginia Indian descendant] and Anna Hart) -- Elias' son Solomon m. Martha Arms, a mixed race Cherokee woman who fled to WV to avoid the Trail of Tears; Joshua; Josiah; Johannah; Sarah; Andrew; Nancy
Children of Jonathan Osborne and Agnes Wells: Stephen b. 21 Feb 1801 m. Mary Vanover ;
Children of Jonathan Osborne and Mary: George b. 1803 m. Mary Baldwin (daughter of Elisha Baldwin); Tabitha b. 1805 m. Joshua Cole (son of Charles Cole and Elizabeth Stoneman [Quaker]), Caleb b. 1805; Enoch b. 1807 and Mary b. 1811.
Osborn, Robert
Rita Sutton supplies the following time line for Robert:
1) Married to Ann
2) 1763 - Living in Shenandoah Co., VA
3) 1765 - Living in Rowan (now Forsythe) Co., NC; a son Ephraim b. 1-15-1765 baptized in the Moravian Church at Salem.
4) 1771 - In William Herbert's Company, Botetourt Co., VA (now Grayson Co., VA)
5) 3 May 1774 - defendant in a suit brought by William Herbert; the following month defendant in a suit brought by William Scott. Both suits were later abated.
6) 1777 - in Enoch Osborne's militia company. Robert refused to take the oath of fidelity to the Whig side in the Revolution in 1777, but did take the oath later. 1781 - on the militia muster marked "not fit".
7) In 1782 he turned in a list of supplies he had furnished for the Whig cause (Montgomery Court Order Records, page 332).
8) 1789 - living on the north side of New River on Fox Creek or Grassy Creek
9) 1797 - living in Wilkes (now Ashe) Co., NC in Capt. Weaver's district with sons John and Robert.
10) 1800 - Ashe Co., NC census, Robert and wife born before 1755 with 3 sons 16-26 and 2 daughters under 16. John, Bartholomew and Jeremiah were living nearby (26-45).
11) 1805 - his son John had moved to Barren Co., KY. Robert and his wife had moved there by 1810 (census).
12) 1820 - Some of Robert's children have removed to Crawford Co., IN.
13) His son John, born 16 April 1763 in Shenandoah Co., VA and who died in Linn Co., Iowa applied for a Revolutionary War pension November 1832 in Fountain Co., IN. He states he entered the service May 1, 1780 in Enoch Osborne's company and marched to Whitton Station now in TN. In 1781 he served a second time in Osborne's company and went to Blackmore Station and Bean Station to defend the frontier against Indian attack. He volunteered a third time to serve under William Campbell and went to North Carolina scouting for Tories. In his 4th tour he served under Capt. Gambrell, of the Light Dragoons, who was under Benjamin Cleveland in quest of Tories in Ashe Co., NC. He says that Enoch Osborne is his uncle.
Children of Robert Osborne: John Osborne (1763-1854 Iowa) m. Sarah Stewart (daughter of John Stewart [killed by Indians while on a hunting trip with Daniel Boone in Kentucky in 1770] and Hannah Boone, b. Berks Co., PA. Hannah is the sister of Daniel Boone the famous frontiersman and the daughter of Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan, who migrated from PA where they were Quakers to the forks of the Yadkin in NC in 1751 where they were Baptists); Ephraim (baptized 1765 in the Moravian church), in Ashe Co., NC in 1820 with a wife and grandchildren; Robert, he died in Barren Co., KY about 1810 (Charles Osborne says this is a nephew of Robert's); Other children have been proposed for Robert and Ann, but documentation is lacking: Bartholomew, Elias, Anne and Jeremiah. Solomon m. Mary Stewart, another daughter of John Stewart and Hannah Boone -- is by oral tradition a cousin not a son of Robert Osborne, but he migrates with the rest of Robert's family very consistently.
Osborn, Stephen
Stephen is thought by Rita Sutton to be a brother of Ephraim Osborne Sr. and an uncle to Capt. Enoch Osborne.
1) 1761 - Name appeared next Ephraim's on Elijah Skidmore's list of 1761 in the Yadkin-Surry area
2) 1771 - In Fincastle Co., VA living near Ephraim. Stephen Jr. is also on the poll tax in 1772, so would have been old enough to be in Herbert's company (and is by age more likely to be the one, not his father).
3) 1774: Stephen was among those diverted to Capt. Looney's company on the Clinch and did not fight at Point Pleasant. Instead he was with Capt Looney, Lieut. Daniel Boone and Lieut. John Cox guarding the Clinch frontier.
4) 14 Dec 1774 entered a survey of 170 acres on Saddle Creek in today's Grayson Co., VA.
5) 1777 - he and son Stephen took the oath of Allegience and were members of Capt. Enoch Osborne's Company.
6) 1782 - on the tax list for Montgomery Co., VA
Ozburn, Stephen, Jun. 1 tithe, 2 horses, 1 cattle, 0 slaves Ozburn, Stephn, Sen. 1 tithe, 1 horse, 8 cattle, 0 slaves
7) Stephen Sr. was exempt from paying the poll tax in 1793 and no further mention of him is made in Grayson County.
His son also disappears and we don't know what happened to him after 1789 (Rita Sutton, but see next?).
8) 17 May 1800 - Stephen Osbourn enters 100 acres in Ashe Co. on water of N. fork of New River;
Pemberton, George
Born 1744 in Lancashire, England.
Revolutionary War veteran
1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list: 1 tithe, 1 slave, 8 horses, 10 cattle
Died June 09, 1804 in Green Co., KY
Married Sarah
Children: William 1780 (d. 1838 in Sangamon Co., IL, m. Nancy Skaggs, daughter of Archibald Skaggs and Barbara Lemons); Nancy (m. James Woolridge in 1799 in Green Co., KY); John (d. 1838 Boone Co., MO m. Lucy Vivion); Thomas 1771 (d. 1836 Lincoln or Adair Co., KY); Stephen 1775 (d. 1849 Armstrong, Howard Co., MO m. Sarah Rutherford daughter of John Rutherford and Mary Merryman)
Pierce, Jeremiah
Also spelled Pearce
1. Born 1729 in Albany NY. Son of Daniel Pearce (of Albany, NY, who descends from a New England Pearce line) and Nancy Bussing.
2. At some point he removed to Frederick Co., Maryland.
3. He fought in the French and Indian War and was given a southwest Virginia land grant by the King.
4. Married 25 November 1755 at Squankum, Monmouth Co., NJ: Deborah Brewer born 4 April 1733, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. She was the daughter of Adam Brouwer and Deborah Allen.
5. - 1771 - In William Herbert's company, Botetourt Co., VA
6. - 1774 - Lord Dunmore's War, In Herbert's Company (which fought at the Battle of Pt. Pleasant), Fincastle Co., VA. Jeremiah was switched to Walter Crockett's Company (pay list), where he was made a Lieutenant and was paid for 53 days. 7. - Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA tax lists.
8. Died 24 September 1793 at Shakertown, Kentucky (Question - did he become a Shaker?)
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list. There is a Daniel Pierce, 1-0-3-10
4. Children: Edward W., Solomon, Daniel, Elizabeth 1756 (b. & d,. Monmouth Co., NJ, m. (1) John Brown and (2) Amos Elmer); Emanuel Job 1758 NJ (d. 1835 Monmouth Co., NJ m. Elizabeth Walcott, b. 1761 NJ, daughter of Benjamin Walcott and Clementine Cook of Monmouth Co., NJ), Frances 1759, Thomas 1761 Frederick Co., MD, Jeremiah, James 1765 (RW from Bedford Co.,. VA, m. Martha Selah Bartlett b. 1768 in TN, daughter of Nicholas Bartlett and Mary Martin), Robert Daniel 1767, Adam about 1770
Source: Worldconnect (sifted several files for Pearce and Pierce). Saw connections to the Bartlett family (Clue for Bartlett Green, another Herbert Company member?)
Pierce, William
Unknown (relative of Jeremiah above? He does not appear on the list of children for Jeremiah or for Jeremiah's father Daniel as listed on Worldconnect).
1771 - In Herbert's Company, Botetourt Co., VA
1774 - Lord Dunmore's War, In Herbert's Company, Fincastle Co., VA. William does not appear on the list of those paid in 1775 after the War.
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list. There is a William Pearcy 1-0-4-2
Probut, William (Proffitt)
William Profitt b. about 1750.
Married. Nancy Barron. Daughter Rhoda m. Benjamin Smith
The Proffitt family intermarried a lot with the Barrons (see above).
1777 William Profut in Capt. John Cox's Company
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list.
Pup, Valentine
This is a guess for the man in Herbert's company. Valentine was used by both Germans and Scots as a first name.
Also spelled Valentine Pope and the Library of Virginia on the Dunmore War pay lists has him Rupp.
Born 25 November 1754, Virginia
Married Mary Elizabeth Wolfe, born 14 April 1754 in York Co., Pennsylvania; daughter of John Nicholas Wolfe b. Germany and Anna Maria Elizabeth Bressler b. about 1726 in Nieder-Hochstadt, Germany
1771 - Felty Pup in William Herbert's company, Botetourt Co., VA
1774 - Lord Dunmore's War, In Herbert's company. Paid for 53 days in Walter Crockett's Company.
Not on the 1782 Montgomery Co., VA personal tax list. There is a Nathaniel Pope 1-2-3-10
Moved to Tennessee
Died Before 1807, Sullivan Co., TN
Children: Hannah about 1780 m. George Moody in TN
Names beginning with: A-C D-L L-P Q-Z