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Descendants of Nicholas Osborn

Generation No. 1

1. NICHOLAS³ OSBORN (RICHARD², RICHARD OSBORNE¹ ?) was born Abt. 1729 in Currently unknown, and died Jun 30, 1814 in Cornersburg, Ohio. He married MARGARET CUNNARD Mar 16, 1753 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA., daughter of ANTHONY CUNNARD and SARAH HATFIELD. She was born 1735 in Montgomery County, PA, and died 1804 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Notes for NICHOLAS OSBORN:
Nicholas Osborn was born about 1729. Different sources claim that he was born in England and that he was born in America and part of the Osborn family which emigrated from New England to New Jersey, to the Philadelphia area in the early 1700's, to the Shenandoah Valley about 1735 and finally to Loudoun County, Virginia in the 1750's. I have not been able to determine which of these two hypothesis, if either, is correct. We do know, however, that Nicholas married Margaret Cunnard in Christ church, Philadelphia March 15, 1753. He and his wife were "Friends" in Pennsylvania and Virginia. In the mid to late 1750's they joined some of Margaret's relatives in Neerville, Loudoun county, Virginia, just east of the Blue Ridge mountains. Here Nicholas purchased 350 acres and raised his family providing for them through farming and milling. He may have been the Captain Osborn who appears in the Virginia records of the Revolutionary War. At the age of 75, in 1804, he moved to Trumbull county, Ohio, "to remove himself, his family and friends from the slave-holding south." He purchased one thousand acres of land in Youngstown township, five hundred acres in Canfield township and other tracts at $2.62 per acre, which he gave to his family and friends who moved with him from Virginia. With him came Abraham, Anthony, Joseph, and their families, Aaron, then single, and the families of William Nier, John Wolfcale and others. John Osborn and his family came a short time before the rest. His son, Jonathan, who married Elizabeth Russell stayed in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, but his children eventually moved to the Youngstown, Ohio region. His daughter, Sarah married James Russell, stayed in the northern Virginia area near Harper Ferry, where she died, and her children eventually moved to Champaign County, Ohio with other Russell and Neer relatives.

Margaret Cunnard died shortly before the move to Ohio and is buried in Loudoun county, Virginia, probably in the St. Paul's church cemetery, although there is no marker. This cemetery is on land previously owned by Nicholas. Nicholas died June 30, 1814, at the age of 85, and is buried in the Cornersburg cemetery, Mahoning county, Ohio.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

In the name of God Amen. I Nicholas Osborn of Trumbull County and the State of Ohio being grown old but of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament principally and first of all I recommend my mortal soul into the merciful hands of Almighty God and my body, I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian like manner; and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased god to help me with in this life. I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. I first give and bequeath unto eldest son Jonathan's children the sum of two hundred dollars to be equally divided between them and to the widow, their mother, the sum of twenty five dollars. I likewise will and bequeath unto my son-in-law James Russell the sum of two hundred dollars. I also will and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth the sum of two hundred dollars and as touching my land estate I Dispose of in the following manner. I give unto my son Abraham 56 acres laying in Canfield adjoining the land whereon he now lives. I also give unto my son John 56 acres in Canfield adjoining the last mentioned land on one side and the plantation whereon son John now lives on the other and the Gridley lot in Canfield I order and it is my will that it will be sold and the above mentioned Legacies to the widow Osborn and her children and likewise the legacy willed to my daughter Elizabeth to be paid out of the money received for the Gridley lot and James Russell legacy to be paid this next ensuing forward and my land laying in Youngstown I dispose of in the following manner, I give unto my son Joseph the part of land that is now surveyed off for him adjoining the land of John McCorkle and next I give unto my son Anthony the part of land that is now surveyed off for him and next I give unto my daughter Mary the part surveyed for her and next I give unto my son Aaron the part surveyed for him to whom I also give my bed, bedstead and all the bedding there unto belonging, also one hundred dollars cash and all my wearing apparel the remainder of my little moveable property I order to be sold and the money together with the overflow money from the Gridley lot to be equally divided between my sons Abraham, John, Joseph, Aaron and David Dillon and the part of land laying adjoining my Youngstown tract known by the name of the Pease lot I will and bequeath unto my son Richard and I do appoint constitute and ordain my son Richard Osborn, Abraham Osborn and to be the whole sole executors of this my last will and testament where unto I have set my hand and fixed my seal this third day of January in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and eight.

Nicholas Osborn

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To John Osborn, Anthony Osborn, Joseph Osborn, Aaron Osborn, David Dillon and Mary Dillon, said wife of David Dillon of the county of Trumbull, Benjamin Beal and Betsey Beal wife of the said Benjamin Elizabeth Osborn formerly the wife of Jonathan Osborn deceased, Richard Osborn, Abraham Osborn, Nicholas Osborn, Joseph Osborn, Betsey, Sally Osborn, Anne Osborn heirs at law of the said Johathan Osborn of Fayette County, State of Pennsylvania James Russell, Loudoun County, State of Virginia Legatees of Nicholas Osborn late of Youngstown deceased. You are hereby notified to attend at the house of Jacob Wilcox in the Township of Canfield between the hours of eleven o'clock A.M. and two o'clock P.M. on Monday next to hear the deposition of the said Jacob Wilcox, who is very infirm, and unable to appear before the court of Common Pleas, taken before Isaac Wilcox, Esq. a Justice of the Peace for the Township of Canfield touching the last will and testament of Nicholas Osborn deceased to which the said Jacob is one of the subscribing witnesses and will then and there give evidence proving said will.

I hereby acknowledge service of this notice.
I hereby acknowledge service of this notice.      Aaron Osborn
I hereby acknowledge service of this notice.      Anthony Osborn
I hereby acknowledge service of this notice.      Joseph (his mark) Osborn
I hereby acknowledge service of this notice.      Mary (her mark) Osborn
I hereby acknowledge service of this notice.      David Dillon
Service accepted on this witness.            Abraham Osborn

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INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ESTATE

one riffle gun - $14 .00
one armed chair - $ .75
one pair saddle bags - $ 2.25
one spy glass - $5.50
one book      - $ .40
one book      - $ .75
??       - $1.00
one razor case - $ .50
one ?? stand - $ .125

Total -$ 25.27

More About NICHOLAS OSBORN and MARGARET CUNNARD:
Marriage: Mar 16, 1753, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA.
Marriage Fact: Mar 16, 1753, Married at Christ Church, Philadelphia

Children of NICHOLAS OSBORN and MARGARET CUNNARD are:

2.	i.	JONATHAN⁴ OSBORN, b. Abt. 1754, Worcester Twp, Montgomery County, PA; d. Bef. Jun 30, 1814, Fayette Co, PA..
3.	ii.	SARAH OSBORN, b. Abt. 1755, PA; d. 1795, Harpers Ferry, W. VA..
4.	iii.	ABRAHAM OSBORN, b. Oct 15, 1760, Loudoun County, VA; d. Dec 22, 1838, Boardman, Ohio.
5.	iv.	JOHN OSBORN, b. Oct 05, 1765, Loudoun County, VA; d. Feb 16, 1838, Canfield, Ohio.
	v.	ELIZABETH OSBORN, b. 1767, Loudoun County, VA; d. Fayette County, PA; m. BENJAMIN BEAL.
6.	vi.	ANTHONY OSBORN, b. 1768, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Four Mile Run, Ohio.
7.	vii.	JOSEPH OSBORN, b. May 17, 1775, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. Feb 17, 1846, Youngstown Twp, Mahoning County, Ohio.
8.	viii.	MARY OSBORN, b. 1778, Loudoun County, VA; d. Jun 30, 1818, Ohio.
9.	ix.	AARON OSBORN, b. May 16, 1780, Short Hill, Loudoun County, VA; d. Mar 20, 1831, North Jackson, Mahoning County, OH.
10.	x.	RICHARD OSBORN, b. 1782, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. Nov 03, 1857, Mahoning County, Ohio.

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