Thomas Osborne IV and Martha Jones
Husband Thomas Osborne IV
Born: Bef 1668 - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: Abt 1733 - Henrico Co., Virginia Buried:
Father: Thomas Osborne III (Abt 1641-1692) Mother: Martha Griegg ( - )
Marriage: Bef 1 Dec 1688 - (Henrico Co., Virginia)
Wife Martha Jones
Born: Abt 1662 - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Thomas Jones ( - ) Mother: Mary ( -Abt 1710)
Children
1 M Thomas Osborne
Born: - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: After 1730 Buried:
2 F Martha Osborne
Born: - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: Bef 1730 Buried:
3 F Mary Osborne
Born: - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: After 1730 Buried:Spouse: Benjamin Branch ( - )
4 F Elizabeth Osborne
Born: - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: Bef 1730 Buried:
5 M Edward Osborne
Born: - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: After 1730 Buried:
6 F Cicely Osborne
Born: - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Christened: Died: After 1730 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Thomas Osborne IV
PATENT:
A Thomas Osborn received a patent in 1692. The patentee was probably the father of this Thomas Osborne, but we don't know for sure. See notes under the father.
DEED:
Henrico Co., Virginia Records 1688-1697, pg 634 (LDS microfilm 31770, item 3):
On March 30, 1696 Thomas Osborne of Henrico Co. in the parish of Varina sells to Edward Osborne for £25 "one part or p'cell of my Land where I now Live being knowne and called by the name of Coxendale Lying & bounding as followeth Viz't begining at the mouth of Garden Creek & runing up the sd Creek on the East side thereof till it cometh up to the Bridge or Causey heretofore made by the sd Ed: Osborne thence Crossing the Creek to the sd Ed: Osborne his Plantation or Line thence along the sd Line to the Line of Mathew Turpin thence along the sd Turpins Line to the River Side thence downe the sd River Side to the aforesd Creek where it began including all the Swamp & dry Land within the aforesd Bounds it being by Estimacon two Hundred Acres more or less with all & Singular its Rights _____ jurisdiccons & apptenances together with all Houses ffencing & Woods Ingress Egress & Regress with all Imunities priviledges & ffreedoms to the sd parcel of Land belonging or in any ways appertaining in as large & ample maner to all intents and purposes as the same was granted to my great Grandfather Cap't Tho: Osborne by Pattent."
This deed is signed 'Thomas Osborne' and was acknowledged in open court by him June 1, 1696. Also on that date Martha (her M O mark) Osborne relinquished all her right of dower.
BRANCHIANA:
The following is on pgs 135-39 of BRANCHIANA (James Branch Cabell, 1907). In BRANCHIANA Cabell says that this Thomas Osborne married Martha Jones, the widow of John Branch. Later in a note to the author of SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN he says that it was the father of this Thomas Osborne who married the widow of John Branch. He believes that she was Martha Griegg rather than Martha Jones. He says that this Thomas Osborne did marry Martha Jones. BRANCHIANA is available online at
http://ia600303.us.archive.org/28/items/branchianabeingp00cabe/branchianabeingp00cabe.pdf.
Thomas Osborne of the Parish and County of Henrico, the older son of Thomas Osborne of "Coxendale" and Martha _______, as evidenced by his father's will, was a man grown and managing his own plantation in 1691; and must in consequence have been born about the year 1670.
He had acquired from his father, as previously recorded, the northern portion of the latter's lands; as is proven by a deed given by this younger Thomas Osborne, 1st June, 1696, in which he conveys to his uncle, Edward Osborne of Henrico, the father of Tabitha Osborne Branch, some 200 acres of his inherited lands.
For therein, in consideration of twenty-five pounds, Thomas Osborne conveys to Edward Osborne "one part [136]of my plantation - beginning at the mouth of Garden Creek, and running up the creek on the east side of the creek to the bridge, and there crossing the bridge made by Edward Osborne to Edward Osborne's plantation, and thence running along Edward Osborne's line to Matthew Turpin's line, and along Matthew Turpin's line to the river, and down the river to where it began - being by estimacon 200 acres."
This property -- and the clause is of importance -- is conveyed with all rights, "in as large and ample manner to all intents and purposes as the same was granted to my great grandfather, Captain Thomas Osborne, by patent."
For this deed is chiefly valuable as showing that, in effect, Thomas Osborne of Henrico was not disinherited by his father, as a casual inspection of the latter's will would undoubtedly suggest: the original plantation of "Coxendale" had been divided, as previously recorded, between Edward Osborne of Henrico and Thomas Osborne of "Coxendale," the former acquiring the northern portion; the latter certainly bequeaths not an ell of land to his oldest son, and yet some four years later here is the younger Thomas Osborne disposing of land which was a part of the original "Coxendale," and which adjoins the line of Edward Osborne.
Hence the deduction is obvious that again the father has provided for the oldest son in his own lifetime, and has at some earlier period deeded to him, in this instance, the northern portion of the older Thomas Osborne's share of "Coxendale."
[137]This is further demonstrated by a less venerable transfer of land, when, on 2d of August, 1697, Thomas Osborne of Henrico sells to Philip Turpin, for thirty pounds, one hundred acres of land, "more or less," which tract is bounded thus: "to begin at a run called the Red Water at the maine Roade, thence down the said Roade to a pine marked four wayes, thence along a line of marked trees to a Chestnut standing by the Red Water, then crossing the Red Water to a line belonging to the Antient Patent of 'Coxendale,' thence up that line to a Chestnut, marked four wayes, on the line of the land of Henry Hatcher (called 'Proctor's'), then down to the Red Water, and so following the Red Water to the place where it first began."
From this time on, the land holdings of Thomas Osborne of Henrico were bounded on the north by Garden Creek, and on the east by James River, and on the south by the lands of his younger brother, John Osborne, who had by this come to maturity and had inherited his share of their father's property according to the terms of their father's will as previously recorded.
This is attested by a deed mutually given by Thomas Osborne and his oldest son -- yet another Thomas Osborne -- on 5th of January, 1732, in which they convey to Thomas Friend, for fifty pounds, some fifty acres of "Coxendale" -- which fifty acres on the south adjoin "the line of John Osborne." Clearly, Thomas Osborne of Henrico had retained for himself only the central portion of the land given him by his father; yet it is equitable to [138]add that he had, somehow, acquired a tidy property on Dry Creek, then in Henrico County, but now in Chesterfield.
Thomas Osborne of Henrico died in the earlier half of 1733.
He had married, before the year 1691 -- if a strict construction be placed upon the wording of his father's will, -- and presumably before 1689, Martha Branch, the widow of John Branch of Henrico (the son of William Branch, and the grandson of Christopher Branch of "Kingsland"), and the daughter of Thomas Jones of Bermuda Hundreds.
By this Martha Jones, Thomas Osborne of Henrico had issue:
I. Thomas Osborne of Henrico.
II. Edward Osborne of Henrico.
III. Mary Osborne, who, as previously recorded, married Benjamin Branch of Chesterfield.
IV. Elizabeth Osborne, who died unmarried before the year 1730.
V. Cicely Osborne.
The will of Thomas Osborne, Senior, of the Parish and County of Henrico, is recorded at Henrico Court-House; it is dated 27th of February, 1730, and was recorded in June of 1733.
It bequeaths to the testator's sons, Thomas Osborne and Edward Osborne, the testator's plantation on James [139]River; and Edward Osborne is to have the lower portion, "where I now live," as well as 200 acres of the testator's property on Dry Creek in Henrico.
To the testator's daughter, Cicely Osborne, is bequeathed "all her mother's clothes" and various household goods.
The will also mentions the testator's daughter, Elizabeth Osborne, now deceased.
To the testator's daughter, Mary Osborne Branch, the wife of Benjamin Branch of Chesterfield, is bequeathed:
"One Negro Woman Named Amy to her the Said Mary Branch and to her Heirs forever, and in case she have any Issue my Will is her Daughter, Mary Branch, shall have the first child, and her Daughter Martha the Second Child, to be given them and their Heirs forevere, and my Will is further that my Daughter Mary shall pay Yearly 20 shillings a Year towards the maintaining - of her Sister Sissly, or forfeit the Said Negro Amy to her Brother, Thomas Osborne. ... I give to my Daughter Mary also a Chest of Drawers, a Looking Glass and a Still."
The executors are Thomas Osborne and Edward Osborne, the two sons of the testator.
SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN:
An update of the above was written by James Branch Cabell and is on page 224 of SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN:
The son Thomas Osborne of Henrico, born prior to 1670, died 1733, will dated 27 February 1730, recorded June 1733, sold to his uncle Edward Osborne, upon 1 June 1696, two hundred acres of land "granted to my great grandfather, Captain Thomas Osborne, by patent". He sold to Philip Turpin, on 2 August 1697, one hundred acres of land "more or less", which from the description of it appears to be the eighty five acres patented by his father on 20 April 1685. He married, prior to February 1688-89, Martha Jones, born 1662, who died prior to 1730, (since her husband's will does not mention her, and bequeaths to his daughter Cicely, "All her mother's clothes",) and by her had issue: Thomas Osborne; Martha Osborne, living in 1707, who died prior to 1730, since her father's will does not mention her; Mary Osborne, who married Benjamin Branch; Elizabeth Osborne, who died unmarried prior to 1730; Edward Osborne; and Cicely Osborne.
MORE:
The following is from http://www.geneajourney.com/osborneinfo.html:
The first Thomas Osborne for which more than scant information is available was born in 1665, Coxendale, Henrico County. It is recorded that he married Martha Jones bef 24 February, 1689, and had seven children. The unusual given name of Repps was introduced in this generation, through Martha's mother, Mary Repps.
COMMENT:
The birth year of Martha Jones given as 1662 is based on the fact that Martha Osborn, aged about 26, gave a deposition December 1, 1688. Since her name is given as 'Osborn', we can say she was married before that date. Her husband was probably at least 20 and thus was born in 1668 or earlier.
General Notes: Wife - Martha Jones
For more information about Mary Jones see pages 139-43 in BRANCHIANA (James Branch Cabell; 1907). BRANCHIANA is available online at
http://ia600303.us.archive.org/28/items/branchianabeingp00cabe/branchianabeingp00cabe.pdf
BIRTH YEAR, MARRIAGE DATE:
Henrico Co., Virginia Records 1688-1697, pg 26 (LDS microfilm 31770, item 3):
On December 1, 1688 Martha Osborn, aged about 26 years, gives a deposition.
SKK:
The following is on page 220 of SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN. See notes under Capt. Thomas Osborne for sources indicated by numbers in brackets.
But from the wills of Repps Jones and his mother, Mrs. Mary Skerme, it is evident that Martha Jones, daughter of Mrs. Mary Skerme by her first husband Thomas Jones, married an Osborne, and that she left children Mary, Martha and Thomas Osborne. Reps Jones' will was made February 19th, 1688-89 and was probated August 1st, 1689; he bequeathed property to Philip Turpin, who married his sister Elizabeth, (this was the property he bought from his brother Thomas Jones, which at the death of Philip and Elizabeth Turpin was to go to his cozen (sic) Thomas Jones, and if Thomas Jones left no male heirs, it was to go to Edward Skerme); his sisters Mary Skerme and Martha Osborne; and his honored mother.[28]
Mrs. Mary Jones married Edward Skerme, who died about 1677, and his widow was given the probate of his estate September 1st, 1677.[29] Mrs. Mary Skerme died about 1710 and left property to her grandchildren, Matthew, Philip, and Martha Turpin; daughter Elizabeth Turpin; son-in-law Philip Turpin; granddaughter Elizabeth Turpin; daughter Mary Brodneks (Broadnax); and to grandchildren Mary, Martha, and Thomas Osborne. She left Martha Osborne her wedding ring. (The will was dated November 16th, 1707, and proved October 5th, l710.)[30]
COMMENT:
It seems odd to me that Mrs. Mary Skerme left property to Mary, Martha, and Thomas Osborne but not to Cicely, Edward, or Elizabeth. It may be that they were born after she wrote her will in 1707.
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