Mary Osborne (daughter of Capt. Richard Osborn and his first first, Elizabeth) was born circa 1648 East Chester, New York.[1] NOTE: East Chester not founded until 1664. Her birthplace most likely Fairfield, Connecticut, where many of her siblings were born.
Note
Mary Osborn and Thomas Bedient were step-siblings, not siblings by blood.[2]
Research Notes
Alternative locations for birth/death reported:
Born 1648 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Died 1688 in Eastchester, Westchester County, New York
Sources
↑ Davis, Crystal Toronyai, Baird: From Monmouth to Monkland (Casco, Maine: Ancestral Spotlight, 2022), page 140.
↑ Davis, Crystal Toronyai, Baird: From Monmouth to Monkland (Casco, Maine: Ancestral Spotlight, 2022), page 140.
Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 1, page 456
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
I believe I am related to Mary Osborn Bedient as the Osborn family Crest has been passed down in my family. I was doing a little on line research and see there is a Mordecai Bendient ( aka Bendent) born in 1665 ish— but having trouble tracing his decendents
Osborne-1723 and Osborn-95 appear to represent the same person because: Father's last name is generally shown as Osborn, which should be her name.
Same father (mother should be unknown), same birth year. Place should be Fairfield, Connecticut. Spouse on -1723 is correct per reliable sources. Please merge to Osborn-95
Osborne-1723 and Osborn-95 are not ready to be merged because: Will look at my data - this does look like a likely match but have been mistaken before so will look for source off the data.
Same father (mother should be unknown), same birth year. Place should be Fairfield, Connecticut. Spouse on -1723 is correct per reliable sources. Please merge to Osborn-95
Same father, same birth year. No sources on -95 support death date. Please merge to Osborn-95