First Generation
1. Jesse OSBURN. Born in 1780 in North Carolina, USA. Jesse died in Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA, in 1863; he was 83.
- Jesse’s parentage is still in question.
- 1807 Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
Name: Jesse Osbourn
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1807
Marriage Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Elizabeth Lainaster
Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line].
Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.
OR
- 1809 Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
Name Jesse Osborne
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Lancaster
Event Date 18 Feb 1809
Event Place Knox County, Kentucky
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01398-1
System Origin Kentucky-EASy
GS Film number 907997
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBD-WYV [no image]
- 1816 Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924
Grantee: Jesse Osbourn
Number of Acres: 50
Survey Date: 7 Sep 1816
County: Floyd
Watercourse: Mud Lick Fk
Book Number: A
Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925. [no image]
- 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Osburn
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Floyd, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 8
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 10
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Page: 19; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 28
[2 lines above is listed Francis Lemaster]
- 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Ausborn [Jesse Osborn] [Jesse Ausburn]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Floyd, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 13
1830; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 36; Page: 101; Family History Library Film: 0007815
[Also listed on same page: Eleazor? Lemaster, James Lemater, Stephen Ausburn - all 4 families in a group - plus Lewis Lemaster, John Lemaster, John Lemaster Sr, Lancaster Lemaster]
- 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Osborn [Jesse Osburn]
Age: 70
Birth Year: abt 1780
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 111
Household Members:
Name Age
Jesse Osborn 70 - 70 M, “ [farmer], $630 real estate, North Carolina, cannot read and write
Elizabeth Osborn 60 - 60, F, “?, cannot read and write
Dinah Sparks 23 - 23, F, Kentucky, cannot read and write
Elizabeth Sparks 1 - 1, F, “?, -
Eleazar Lemaster 90 - 90, M, none, North Carolina, -
Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_208; Page: 87B; Image: 179
Also on same page:William Lemaster 28 & family, Henry Osborn 22 and family
- 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth Osburn [Elizabeth Osborn] [written as Osburn]
Age: 70
Birth Year: abt 1790
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Johnson, Kentucky
Post Office: Hoodsfork
Family Number: 624
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jeessee Osburn 83 - 83, M, farmer, NC, cannot read and write
Elizabeth Osburn 70 - 70, F, VA, cannot read and write
Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_378; Page: 246; Image: 246; Family History Library Film: 803378
- c1863 Memorial for Jesse Osburn
Birth: 1780
North Carolina, USA
Death: 1862 Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Jesse Osburn (and this is the correct spelling of his surname) was born in about 1780 in North Carolina and died about 1863 in Johnson Co., Kentucky, near Flat Gap. According to a book by family historian, Josie Walker Blakey it was written in a letter from 1865 that "On the point of a ridge overlooking Mud Lick and mouth of Jesse Osburn's Little Creek, there is a very old graveyard...I am told that one can count five or six graves there from the old unmarked field stones. Walter Estep who now lives on Patterson Creek (formerly Jesse Osburn's Little Creek) told me about the graveyard. He is in his early sixties, and he said that Mantford Lemaster had told him with assurance that Jesse Osburn is buried there."
Jessie was married to Sarah "Elizabeth" Lemaster 18 February 1807 in Knox Co., Kentucky. They had ten children: Levina (Mrs. Wm. Henson), Sarah (Mrs. Samuel Seagraves), Jonathan Osburn, Lewis Osburn, Edmund J. "Ed" Osburn, Nancy Jane (Mrs. Wiley Blevins), Mary Ann "Aunt Pop" (Mrs. John Winkle), Wilkerson Osburn, Andrew Osburn, and Henry Osburn.
Parents:
William Osburn (1750 - 1805)
Hannah Gore Osburn (1755 - 1810) [NOTE: THESE PARENTS MAY NOT BE CORRECT]
Spouse:
Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn (1790 - 1860)
Children:
Levina Osburn Henson (1805 - 1895)*
Jonathan Osburn (1809 - 1875)*
Edmond J. Osburn (1813 - 1890)*
Nancy Jane Osburn Blevins (1827 - ____)*
Siblings:
Elizabeth Osburn Worthington (1775 - 1852)*
Joshua Osburn (1778 - 1849)*
Ann Osburn Leslie (1780 - 1820)*
Jesse Osburn (1780 - 1862)
Craven Osburn (1782 - 1846)*
Sarah Osburn Lovett (1785 - 1805)*
Landon Osburn (1787 - 1815)*
Turner Osburn (1792 - 1827)*
Herod Osburn (1794 - 1846)*
Hector Osburn (1795 - 1862)*
Norval Osburn (1801 - 1866)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Unknown
Created by: JMeister
Record added: Jan 09, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 63985177
From other researchers:
- from fwp735 on ancestry, an image containing the following text:
“The Marriage of Jesse & Elizabeth, early 1800, Mud Lick Creek, Kentucky
The records show that there were two children born before the recorded marriage of Jesse and Elizabeth. There wasn’t always a preacher to marry people in those times so they got permission from her father and later when a preacher passed through their area they were married. The records show they married then in 1809 and the census showed they already had two children.
Jesse Osburn and Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn lived on Mud Lick Creek near the mouth of whawt is known today as Patterson Creek, a right hand fork of Mud Lick Creek. They had about 1000 acres at this settlement in Kentucky. Of which he gave some of the land to his sons, while others moved to Washington County Arkansas.
As many of the Osburn families went their separate ways, they also began to spell the Osburn name how they thought it was spelled, which is how many variations have been acquired.”
From “Descendants of Jesse Osburn” - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html
- 18 children listed! - some may be duplicated
- “Sarah [Elizabeth Sarah] was likely Jesse's second wife. Evidence:1810 census for Knox Co, and 1820 and 1830 censuses for Floyd Co, report 3 children born before 1810, two of whom were girls.The two girls are positively identified as Lavina who Married William Henson, and Sarah who married Samuel Sagraves.
It is possible, however,that Sarah Elizabeth was Jesse's only wife. In these times many marriages were not formalized for some years because of long periods between availability of ministers and JPs, etc.
Have seen Elizabeth Sparks listed as wife, but no hard data yet.
Jesse and Sarah Elizabeth L. both came from Lee Co., VA to Knox Co., VA at about the same time (1802-1804), and settled in the part of Knox Co., that became Harlan Co. in 1819. As Lee Co., VA and Harlan Co., KY are adjoining, it is presumed that their move was a relatively short one. Jesse and Eleazer L. left Knox Co., about 1815 and both settled permanently on adjoining land on Mud Lick Creek less than 2 miles from Flat Gap [KY]. Both families appear in the 1820 and 1830 Floyd/John co. Census.The 1850 Johnson Co., Census lists Eleazer L. age 90 living with Jesse Osburn family.”
From various ancestry.com public trees:
- lists marriage in 18 Feb 1809 [about age 19], and 22 children between 1797 and 1829 with birth locations in several States - obvious errors!
RESEARCH NOTES:
Are William OBURN and Matilda BUCHANAN the right parents for Jesse? Here’s some discussion ...
- from ancestry.com public trees:
* b. 1745 Loudoun, Virginia, USA; d. 1805-12-13 Loudon, Virginia, USA
- from http://www.voy.com/3975/27.html:
“Date Posted: 16:31:25 08/14/00 Mon
Author: Lee Osborne
Subject: William Mattheis website contains fiction
In reply to: Sheri Osburn 's message, "Re: Henry Osborn s/o Jessie and Elizabeth?" on 21:36:39 07/12/00 Wed
Sorry to say, but the website of William Mattheis [which has been moved or deleted as of 2011 - now at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html] contains fiction regarding the ancestry of William Osburn (who was married to Matilda Buchanan) and father of Jesse Osburn of Floyd and Johnson Cos., KY.
There is absolutely no evidence connecting Jesse Osburn's father William Osburn to the Osborns of Loudoun Co., VA or Richard Osborn of Chester Co., PA. It appears that William Mattheis got his information from the book "An Osburn Family" by Josie Walker Blakely. In her book, Josie gives Jesse Osburn's parents as William and Matilda (Buchanan) Osburn which is family tradition. She then mentions various William Osborns (various spellings) who lived concurrently with Jesse's parents and she *speculated* that perhaps one of these other William Osborns was the same as Jesse Osburn's father William.
Well, William Mattheis has turned Josie Walker's speculation into "fact", without having any evidence at all.
In your genealogy files, please do not connect the Loudoun Co., VA Osborns to William Osburn who was married to Matilda Buchanan. If you have already added them based on William Mattheis' webpage, please remove them. Please do not pass on William Mattheis' mistake.
I have a website, Osborne Origins, at http://home.att.net/~osborne_origins, [can’t access as of 2011] with much information on Osbornes (all spellings) from all over the U.S. Another speculation in "An Osburn Family" was William Osburn who died in Laurens Co., SC in 1817 and who had a son Jesse W. and son-in-law Jesse. I have traced Jesse W. to Cherokee Co., AL and Jesse to Gwinnett Co., GA. Neither of these is the same person as Jesse Osburn of Floyd and Johnson Cos., KY.”
- response from http://www.voy.com/3975/45.html:
“Date Posted: 15:09:57 01/12/01 Fri
Author: William Mattheis
Subject: Re: William Mattheis website contains fiction
In reply to: Lee Osborne 's message, "William Mattheis website contains fiction" on 16:31:25 08/14/00 Mon
I see that I will have to update my home page for sure. Back when I posted that I was an innocent rookie. The info did not come from Blakey's book unless my great Aunt took it from there. It turns out that it actually come from family oral tradition that was first set down in writing in the early part of the 20th century by one of my Henson relatives.
Since posting that report, I have been on line many times in many places to point out that (1) I live about 12 miles from the home place of the Loudoun Osburns, (2) have extensive and detailed data about them, and can easily prove that their William born in 1749 could NOT be Jesse Osborn's father. While there are some pretty good theories about who Jesse Osborn descended from, their is not absolute proof that I am aware. Howard Osburn makes a very strong case that Jesse is actually related to the family of Capt Enoch Osborne. His is perhaps the most logical argument the I have heard to date. And while there are no obvious facts extent to connect his Osborne family to the Osburn brothers of Loudoun Co., VA I offer the following as a matter of conjecture and interest:
1) It is believed that he father of John and Nicholas Osburn of Loudoun Co., VA used the spelling of Osborne for his name.
2) Loudoun Co., VA is just a few miles across the Blue Ridge Mtns. from where Howard O. locates many of his Osborne relatives in WVA
3) I have well documented evidence that the offspring of John and Nicholas Osburn moved into what was Frederick Co., VA and is now W. VA.
4) I have less good documentation that suggests that Capt. Enoch Osborne lived in Loudoun Co. for some time - - perhaps during the Rev. War.
5) Descendents of John an Nicholas migrated into eastern KY where we find them, Osbornes related to Capt. Enoch and Jesse who is well documented in regard to his life there.
So yes, bad boy Bill did have some bad data on his page (could be more as I was far less carefull about documenting things then), but he shares this particular error with many other folk so don't be too hard on him for his rookie efforts.
Better yet, if anyone out there can really put some hard evidence on the table regarding the origins of Jesse Osborn of Mudlick in what is now Johnson Co., KY please tell me. My email address is mattheis.bill@hq.navy.mil. As far as the balance the Osburn data on my sight. Been there a while but still pretty darned good.
William/Bill (Older and Wiser)”
NOTE: William G Mattheis website last updated Jun 18, 2002: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/index.html
- the findagrave memorial for his son Jesse by JMeister #63985177 claims Jesse’s parents were William Osburn (1750-1805) and Hannah Gore Osburn (1755-1810) [rather than Matilda Buchanan}, reportedly of Loudoun County, Virginia [see more on this debate above - which is right?]
- from the new Mattheis site last updated 2002 - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html:
Jesse was the son of William X [detaills not listed].
See also Descendants of Richard Osburn (1660-1729 PA) - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE12-0001.html - lists the William Osburn (1745 Loudoun VA) who married Hannah Gore. No son Jesse listed.
- Jesse’s parentage is still in question.
- 1807 Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
Name: Jesse Osbourn
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1807
Marriage Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Elizabeth Lainaster
Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line].
Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.
OR
- 1809 Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
Name Jesse Osborne
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Lancaster
Event Date 18 Feb 1809
Event Place Knox County, Kentucky
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01398-1
System Origin Kentucky-EASy
GS Film number 907997
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBD-WYV [no image]
- 1816 Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924
Grantee: Jesse Osbourn
Number of Acres: 50
Survey Date: 7 Sep 1816
County: Floyd
Watercourse: Mud Lick Fk
Book Number: A
Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925. [no image]
- 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Osburn
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Floyd, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 8
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 10
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Page: 19; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 28
[2 lines above is listed Francis Lemaster]
- 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Ausborn [Jesse Osborn] [Jesse Ausburn]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Floyd, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 13
1830; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 36; Page: 101; Family History Library Film: 0007815
[Also listed on same page: Eleazor? Lemaster, James Lemater, Stephen Ausburn - all 4 families in a group - plus Lewis Lemaster, John Lemaster, John Lemaster Sr, Lancaster Lemaster]
- 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Osborn [Jesse Osburn]
Age: 70
Birth Year: abt 1780
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 111
Household Members:
Name Age
Jesse Osborn 70 - 70 M, “ [farmer], $630 real estate, North Carolina, cannot read and write
Elizabeth Osborn 60 - 60, F, “?, cannot read and write
Dinah Sparks 23 - 23, F, Kentucky, cannot read and write
Elizabeth Sparks 1 - 1, F, “?, -
Eleazar Lemaster 90 - 90, M, none, North Carolina, -
Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_208; Page: 87B; Image: 179
Also on same page:William Lemaster 28 & family, Henry Osborn 22 and family
- 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth Osburn [Elizabeth Osborn] [written as Osburn]
Age: 70
Birth Year: abt 1790
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Johnson, Kentucky
Post Office: Hoodsfork
Family Number: 624
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jeessee Osburn 83 - 83, M, farmer, NC, cannot read and write
Elizabeth Osburn 70 - 70, F, VA, cannot read and write
Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_378; Page: 246; Image: 246; Family History Library Film: 803378
- c1863 Memorial for Jesse Osburn
Birth: 1780
North Carolina, USA
Death: 1862 Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Jesse Osburn (and this is the correct spelling of his surname) was born in about 1780 in North Carolina and died about 1863 in Johnson Co., Kentucky, near Flat Gap. According to a book by family historian, Josie Walker Blakey it was written in a letter from 1865 that "On the point of a ridge overlooking Mud Lick and mouth of Jesse Osburn's Little Creek, there is a very old graveyard...I am told that one can count five or six graves there from the old unmarked field stones. Walter Estep who now lives on Patterson Creek (formerly Jesse Osburn's Little Creek) told me about the graveyard. He is in his early sixties, and he said that Mantford Lemaster had told him with assurance that Jesse Osburn is buried there."
Jessie was married to Sarah "Elizabeth" Lemaster 18 February 1807 in Knox Co., Kentucky. They had ten children: Levina (Mrs. Wm. Henson), Sarah (Mrs. Samuel Seagraves), Jonathan Osburn, Lewis Osburn, Edmund J. "Ed" Osburn, Nancy Jane (Mrs. Wiley Blevins), Mary Ann "Aunt Pop" (Mrs. John Winkle), Wilkerson Osburn, Andrew Osburn, and Henry Osburn.
Parents:
William Osburn (1750 - 1805)
Hannah Gore Osburn (1755 - 1810) [NOTE: THESE PARENTS MAY NOT BE CORRECT]
Spouse:
Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn (1790 - 1860)
Children:
Levina Osburn Henson (1805 - 1895)*
Jonathan Osburn (1809 - 1875)*
Edmond J. Osburn (1813 - 1890)*
Nancy Jane Osburn Blevins (1827 - ____)*
Siblings:
Elizabeth Osburn Worthington (1775 - 1852)*
Joshua Osburn (1778 - 1849)*
Ann Osburn Leslie (1780 - 1820)*
Jesse Osburn (1780 - 1862)
Craven Osburn (1782 - 1846)*
Sarah Osburn Lovett (1785 - 1805)*
Landon Osburn (1787 - 1815)*
Turner Osburn (1792 - 1827)*
Herod Osburn (1794 - 1846)*
Hector Osburn (1795 - 1862)*
Norval Osburn (1801 - 1866)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Unknown
Created by: JMeister
Record added: Jan 09, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 63985177
From other researchers:
- from fwp735 on ancestry, an image containing the following text:
“The Marriage of Jesse & Elizabeth, early 1800, Mud Lick Creek, Kentucky
The records show that there were two children born before the recorded marriage of Jesse and Elizabeth. There wasn’t always a preacher to marry people in those times so they got permission from her father and later when a preacher passed through their area they were married. The records show they married then in 1809 and the census showed they already had two children.
Jesse Osburn and Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn lived on Mud Lick Creek near the mouth of whawt is known today as Patterson Creek, a right hand fork of Mud Lick Creek. They had about 1000 acres at this settlement in Kentucky. Of which he gave some of the land to his sons, while others moved to Washington County Arkansas.
As many of the Osburn families went their separate ways, they also began to spell the Osburn name how they thought it was spelled, which is how many variations have been acquired.”
From “Descendants of Jesse Osburn” - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html
- 18 children listed! - some may be duplicated
- “Sarah [Elizabeth Sarah] was likely Jesse's second wife. Evidence:1810 census for Knox Co, and 1820 and 1830 censuses for Floyd Co, report 3 children born before 1810, two of whom were girls.The two girls are positively identified as Lavina who Married William Henson, and Sarah who married Samuel Sagraves.
It is possible, however,that Sarah Elizabeth was Jesse's only wife. In these times many marriages were not formalized for some years because of long periods between availability of ministers and JPs, etc.
Have seen Elizabeth Sparks listed as wife, but no hard data yet.
Jesse and Sarah Elizabeth L. both came from Lee Co., VA to Knox Co., VA at about the same time (1802-1804), and settled in the part of Knox Co., that became Harlan Co. in 1819. As Lee Co., VA and Harlan Co., KY are adjoining, it is presumed that their move was a relatively short one. Jesse and Eleazer L. left Knox Co., about 1815 and both settled permanently on adjoining land on Mud Lick Creek less than 2 miles from Flat Gap [KY]. Both families appear in the 1820 and 1830 Floyd/John co. Census.The 1850 Johnson Co., Census lists Eleazer L. age 90 living with Jesse Osburn family.”
From various ancestry.com public trees:
- lists marriage in 18 Feb 1809 [about age 19], and 22 children between 1797 and 1829 with birth locations in several States - obvious errors!
RESEARCH NOTES:
Are William OBURN and Matilda BUCHANAN the right parents for Jesse? Here’s some discussion ...
- from ancestry.com public trees:
* b. 1745 Loudoun, Virginia, USA; d. 1805-12-13 Loudon, Virginia, USA
- from http://www.voy.com/3975/27.html:
“Date Posted: 16:31:25 08/14/00 Mon
Author: Lee Osborne
Subject: William Mattheis website contains fiction
In reply to: Sheri Osburn 's message, "Re: Henry Osborn s/o Jessie and Elizabeth?" on 21:36:39 07/12/00 Wed
Sorry to say, but the website of William Mattheis [which has been moved or deleted as of 2011 - now at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html] contains fiction regarding the ancestry of William Osburn (who was married to Matilda Buchanan) and father of Jesse Osburn of Floyd and Johnson Cos., KY.
There is absolutely no evidence connecting Jesse Osburn's father William Osburn to the Osborns of Loudoun Co., VA or Richard Osborn of Chester Co., PA. It appears that William Mattheis got his information from the book "An Osburn Family" by Josie Walker Blakely. In her book, Josie gives Jesse Osburn's parents as William and Matilda (Buchanan) Osburn which is family tradition. She then mentions various William Osborns (various spellings) who lived concurrently with Jesse's parents and she *speculated* that perhaps one of these other William Osborns was the same as Jesse Osburn's father William.
Well, William Mattheis has turned Josie Walker's speculation into "fact", without having any evidence at all.
In your genealogy files, please do not connect the Loudoun Co., VA Osborns to William Osburn who was married to Matilda Buchanan. If you have already added them based on William Mattheis' webpage, please remove them. Please do not pass on William Mattheis' mistake.
I have a website, Osborne Origins, at http://home.att.net/~osborne_origins, [can’t access as of 2011] with much information on Osbornes (all spellings) from all over the U.S. Another speculation in "An Osburn Family" was William Osburn who died in Laurens Co., SC in 1817 and who had a son Jesse W. and son-in-law Jesse. I have traced Jesse W. to Cherokee Co., AL and Jesse to Gwinnett Co., GA. Neither of these is the same person as Jesse Osburn of Floyd and Johnson Cos., KY.”
- response from http://www.voy.com/3975/45.html:
“Date Posted: 15:09:57 01/12/01 Fri
Author: William Mattheis
Subject: Re: William Mattheis website contains fiction
In reply to: Lee Osborne 's message, "William Mattheis website contains fiction" on 16:31:25 08/14/00 Mon
I see that I will have to update my home page for sure. Back when I posted that I was an innocent rookie. The info did not come from Blakey's book unless my great Aunt took it from there. It turns out that it actually come from family oral tradition that was first set down in writing in the early part of the 20th century by one of my Henson relatives.
Since posting that report, I have been on line many times in many places to point out that (1) I live about 12 miles from the home place of the Loudoun Osburns, (2) have extensive and detailed data about them, and can easily prove that their William born in 1749 could NOT be Jesse Osborn's father. While there are some pretty good theories about who Jesse Osborn descended from, their is not absolute proof that I am aware. Howard Osburn makes a very strong case that Jesse is actually related to the family of Capt Enoch Osborne. His is perhaps the most logical argument the I have heard to date. And while there are no obvious facts extent to connect his Osborne family to the Osburn brothers of Loudoun Co., VA I offer the following as a matter of conjecture and interest:
1) It is believed that he father of John and Nicholas Osburn of Loudoun Co., VA used the spelling of Osborne for his name.
2) Loudoun Co., VA is just a few miles across the Blue Ridge Mtns. from where Howard O. locates many of his Osborne relatives in WVA
3) I have well documented evidence that the offspring of John and Nicholas Osburn moved into what was Frederick Co., VA and is now W. VA.
4) I have less good documentation that suggests that Capt. Enoch Osborne lived in Loudoun Co. for some time - - perhaps during the Rev. War.
5) Descendents of John an Nicholas migrated into eastern KY where we find them, Osbornes related to Capt. Enoch and Jesse who is well documented in regard to his life there.
So yes, bad boy Bill did have some bad data on his page (could be more as I was far less carefull about documenting things then), but he shares this particular error with many other folk so don't be too hard on him for his rookie efforts.
Better yet, if anyone out there can really put some hard evidence on the table regarding the origins of Jesse Osborn of Mudlick in what is now Johnson Co., KY please tell me. My email address is mattheis.bill@hq.navy.mil. As far as the balance the Osburn data on my sight. Been there a while but still pretty darned good.
William/Bill (Older and Wiser)”
NOTE: William G Mattheis website last updated Jun 18, 2002: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/index.html
- the findagrave memorial for his son Jesse by JMeister #63985177 claims Jesse’s parents were William Osburn (1750-1805) and Hannah Gore Osburn (1755-1810) [rather than Matilda Buchanan}, reportedly of Loudoun County, Virginia [see more on this debate above - which is right?]
- from the new Mattheis site last updated 2002 - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html:
Jesse was the son of William X [detaills not listed].
See also Descendants of Richard Osburn (1660-1729 PA) - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE12-0001.html - lists the William Osburn (1745 Loudoun VA) who married Hannah Gore. No son Jesse listed.
On 18 Feb 1809 when Jesse was 29, he married Elizabeth Sarah LEMASTER 
, daughter of Eleazer LEMASTER & Machell TACKETT, in Knox, Kentucky, USA. Born in 1790 in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth Sarah died in Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA, in 1860; she was 70.
- 1860 memorial for Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn
Birth: 1790 Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Death: 1860 Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn, the daughter of Eleazer Lemaster and Machell Tackett was born in 1790 in Amherst, Virginia, and died between 1860-1870 in Johnson Co., Kentucky.
She married to Jesse Osburn 18 February 1807 in Knox Co., Kentucky. They had ten children: Levina (Mrs. Wm. Henson), Sarah (Mrs. Samuel Seagraves), Jonathan Osburn, Lewis Osburn, Edmund J. "Ed" Osburn, Nancy Jane (Mrs. Wiley Blevins), Mary Ann "Aunt Pop" (Mrs. John Winkle), Wilkerson Osburn, Andrew Osburn, and Henry Osburn.
Parents:
Eleazer Lemaster (1760 - 1857)
Machell Tackett Lemaster (1762 - 1793)
Spouse:
Jesse Osburn (1780 - 1862)*
Children:
Levina Osburn Henson (1805 - 1895)*
Jonathan Osburn (1809 - 1875)*
Edmond J. Osburn (1813 - 1890)*
Nancy Jane Osburn Blevins (1827 - ____)*
Siblings:
Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn (1790 - 1860)
Lewis LeMaster (1792 - 1864)*
Francis M. Lemaster (1793 - 1858)*
Ailsey Lemaster Pelphrey (1796 - 1885)**
Richard Thomas Lemaster (1807 - 1887)**
William R. Lemaster (1823 - 1899)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial: Unknown
Created by: JMeister
Record added: Jan 09, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 63985297
From http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html
- “According to Blakely, p. 19, Elizabeth's family moved from Amherst Co., VA to Spartenburg Co., SC during 1790.The 1850 census says NC, and the 1860 Census says VA.“
- LIsts an amazing 18 children: Lavina 1805, Lewis c1810, Edmond c1813, Dinah c1827, Nancy 1827, Jess Jr 1831, Andrew 1826, Mary 1817, Henry 1827, Lavina 1805 (variation), Sarah 1807, Jonathan 1809, Louis / Lewis 1811, Edmund J 1813, Nancy 1815, Dinah 1820, Stphen c1822 and Jess Jr 1824. Obviously many are duplicated.
RESEARCH NOTES:
From ancestry.com public trees:
- * Elizabeth Lemaster (1790-1856)[further pedigree listed]
- * Elizabeth Lemaster (1790-1860) daughter of Eleazer Lemaster (1760-1859) and Machell Tackett (1762-1793) (no further pedigree)
From online forums:
- Sheri Osborn: Jesse Osburn & Elizabeth Lemaster are in our line too. We are through their son Edmund "Ed" b.1813
- from familysearch KY marriage index, last name listed as Lancaster: ancestry say Lainaster
- see also Descendants of John (Lemaster) LeMaistre - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE10-0001.html
- Family Data Collection - Births
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster
Father: Eleazer Ealy Lemaster
Mother: Machell Lemaster Tackett
Birth Date: 1790
State: VA
Country: USA
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
- Family Data Collection - Deaths
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster
Death Date: 1860
City: Johnson
State: KY
Country: USA
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Deaths [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Is this the right person? age is not right
- 1860 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
Name: Sarah Osborn
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1776
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Age: 84
Death Date: Apr 1860
Cause of Death: Smallpox
Census Year: 1860
Census Place: District 1, Clark, Kentucky, USA
LINE: 21
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Clark, Kentucky; Page: 124
Sarah Osborn, 84, F, Virg’a, April, small pox, Clark County Kentucky, year ending 1 Jun 1860
, daughter of Eleazer LEMASTER & Machell TACKETT, in Knox, Kentucky, USA. Born in 1790 in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth Sarah died in Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA, in 1860; she was 70.- 1860 memorial for Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn
Birth: 1790 Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Death: 1860 Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn, the daughter of Eleazer Lemaster and Machell Tackett was born in 1790 in Amherst, Virginia, and died between 1860-1870 in Johnson Co., Kentucky.
She married to Jesse Osburn 18 February 1807 in Knox Co., Kentucky. They had ten children: Levina (Mrs. Wm. Henson), Sarah (Mrs. Samuel Seagraves), Jonathan Osburn, Lewis Osburn, Edmund J. "Ed" Osburn, Nancy Jane (Mrs. Wiley Blevins), Mary Ann "Aunt Pop" (Mrs. John Winkle), Wilkerson Osburn, Andrew Osburn, and Henry Osburn.
Parents:
Eleazer Lemaster (1760 - 1857)
Machell Tackett Lemaster (1762 - 1793)
Spouse:
Jesse Osburn (1780 - 1862)*
Children:
Levina Osburn Henson (1805 - 1895)*
Jonathan Osburn (1809 - 1875)*
Edmond J. Osburn (1813 - 1890)*
Nancy Jane Osburn Blevins (1827 - ____)*
Siblings:
Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn (1790 - 1860)
Lewis LeMaster (1792 - 1864)*
Francis M. Lemaster (1793 - 1858)*
Ailsey Lemaster Pelphrey (1796 - 1885)**
Richard Thomas Lemaster (1807 - 1887)**
William R. Lemaster (1823 - 1899)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial: Unknown
Created by: JMeister
Record added: Jan 09, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 63985297
From http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE9-0001.html
- “According to Blakely, p. 19, Elizabeth's family moved from Amherst Co., VA to Spartenburg Co., SC during 1790.The 1850 census says NC, and the 1860 Census says VA.“
- LIsts an amazing 18 children: Lavina 1805, Lewis c1810, Edmond c1813, Dinah c1827, Nancy 1827, Jess Jr 1831, Andrew 1826, Mary 1817, Henry 1827, Lavina 1805 (variation), Sarah 1807, Jonathan 1809, Louis / Lewis 1811, Edmund J 1813, Nancy 1815, Dinah 1820, Stphen c1822 and Jess Jr 1824. Obviously many are duplicated.
RESEARCH NOTES:
From ancestry.com public trees:
- * Elizabeth Lemaster (1790-1856)[further pedigree listed]
- * Elizabeth Lemaster (1790-1860) daughter of Eleazer Lemaster (1760-1859) and Machell Tackett (1762-1793) (no further pedigree)
From online forums:
- Sheri Osborn: Jesse Osburn & Elizabeth Lemaster are in our line too. We are through their son Edmund "Ed" b.1813
- from familysearch KY marriage index, last name listed as Lancaster: ancestry say Lainaster
- see also Descendants of John (Lemaster) LeMaistre - http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/t/William-G-Mattheis/GENE10-0001.html
- Family Data Collection - Births
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster
Father: Eleazer Ealy Lemaster
Mother: Machell Lemaster Tackett
Birth Date: 1790
State: VA
Country: USA
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
- Family Data Collection - Deaths
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Lemaster
Death Date: 1860
City: Johnson
State: KY
Country: USA
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Deaths [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Is this the right person? age is not right
- 1860 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
Name: Sarah Osborn
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1776
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Age: 84
Death Date: Apr 1860
Cause of Death: Smallpox
Census Year: 1860
Census Place: District 1, Clark, Kentucky, USA
LINE: 21
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Clark, Kentucky; Page: 124
Sarah Osborn, 84, F, Virg’a, April, small pox, Clark County Kentucky, year ending 1 Jun 1860
They had the following children:
2i.
Lavina OSBURN (1805-1895)
3ii.
Sarah OSBURN (1807-)
4iii.
Jonathan OSBURN (1809-1875)
5iv.
Lewis / Louis OSBURN (~1810-)
6v.
Edmund J “Ed” OSBURN (~1813->1890)
7vi.
Nancy Jane OSBURN (~1815->1880)
8vii.
Mary Ann “Aunt Pop” OSBURN (1817->1880)
9viii.
10ix.
Andrew OSBURN (1826-1864)
11x.
Henry OSBURN (1827-1874)