Rebecca (Hawkins) Osborn (1729 - 1775)

Born 23 Feb 1729 in St George's Parish, Baltimore, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Osborn Jr. — married 18 Apr 1745 in Swan Creek, Harford, Maryland

Descendants

Died 1775 at about age 45 in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky

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Biography

Rebecca Hawkins was born in Maryland in 1729.

Births

St. George's Parish Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1681 - 1799

"Joseph....... }..............born April 23d 1728.

Rebecca........} Hawkins born Feb'y the 23d 1729.

{Son & Daughter of John

Hawkins Jun'r and Rebecca

his wife," ^[1]

and married Benjamin Osborn Jr (see transcript of letter from Benjamin Jr's son James Ozburn below). She passed away in 1775.

From Letter by James Ozburn, Son of Benjamin Ozburn and Rebecca Hawkins, 1790:

Capt Welsh Living near ----- From: James Ozburn

Linkun County December 26/1790

Sir

After my Complaments to you and family I Beg Leave to in form you by the information of Soloman Oston to an aquantance of mine in form me that your Lady Mrs. Oston menshun my kname She thugh I was Likely to be of Distance a ralation of him and she was Desirous his whether I was of the family She Made Expect of no I can ashore her I thout -- Be very happy in answer hir Request and give hir Every Satafation in my power Lays I was born near the mouth of Susquahanna my Father and granfather my Father [sic] names was Benjamin Ozburn my granfather was Benjamin and as well as I Remember my Grat Gran Father name was benjamn when the County he Settle in bush River --- my father brthers sisters names William James Thomas Jacob John Sussey mareded John west ho in his Lifetime and the ---- Fryer Fery on Suscohanna Peggy was married to Joseph Baley Saley and Hannah was maried to two of the michels my mothers madan name was Rebeccah Hawkins. I Shall say no more in this Case Cannot give you any Firther Satisfation in Less a per Sonnal Conversation So more at present but Desiring answer the first oportunity

S------- your Frien and most abeadant James Ozburn

You will please to send or derect anything to ----- John Mill-- live 7 mils from thir

From Letter by James Ozburn, Son of Benjamin Ozburn and Rebecca Hawkins, 1799:

Thomas Welsh Esq Charlotvaill James Ozburn

Barton January 13/1799

Sir I have been Lately favid with your Letter and is happy to hear that I have some Ralation in this Country Tho I am apperhensif that I am not the person Mrs. Welch Suspected all tho Equal as near related my Father Left Maryland 12 years before William Thomas & Jacob Jacob Ozburn' My father and 3 uncles Removed from South Calinea to Caintuck about 5 years ago and I herd from them 12 months ago I think long to hear from oll my friend and ralations that was Left in Maryland I intend as soon as I can make it Convennant to Com and See you --- you will please to give my Cynd Complaments to all my frinds and Ralations you no in provence all the in ---- Stronger<Stranger?> to me as yeat My family Resable good health at present all but my Wife she complains of the ruemactic pains -- hoping these few Lins will find you and your famil<?> in good health Sir I hope you will Faver me with a few Lins the first opertunity you have Let me know your will fair health

So no more at present but remains your humble Servent James Ozburn

Sources

1. ↑ St. George's Parish, Harford Co. Register image 1067 /page 254

• Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL13-S379 : 8 March 2021), Rebecca Hawkins, 23 Feb 1729; citing Birth, Maryland, British Colonial America, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm .
• Osborne Origins, "Benjamin OSBORN-843" (accessed 2017-12-8)
• "Re: Rebeccah Hawkins of Baltimore Co., MD, 1700's," By Edith Griffin February 02, 2010 at 12:09:04, Genealogy.com forum
• Letters by James Ozburn, 1790, 1799 in "Thomas Walsh Papers" B704, J.J. Talman Regional Collection, The D.B. Weldon Library, The University of Western Ontario, (Regional Collection shelf #1313).