Elizabeth (Howard) Osborne (abt.1726-1796)

Elizabeth Osborne formerly Howard

Born about 1726 in Virginia

[uncertain]

Ancestors

Daughter of John Howard [uncertain] and Elizabeth (Gassaway) Howard [uncertain]

Sister of Caroline (Howard) Edmunds, John Beale Howard Esq. Sr and Thomas Gassaway Howard

Wife of Ephraim Osborne Sr. — married about 1740 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Enoch Osborne Sr., Solomon Osborne, Stephen Osborne, James Osborne, Robert Osborne Sr., Ellender (Osborn) Hash, Ephraim Washington Osborne, Jonathan Osborne, Nancy Osborne, Thomas Osborne, William Osborne, Edmund Osborne, Jeremiah Osborne, Chloe Langley (Osborne) Howard, George Osborne, John Osborne and Zachariah Osborne

Died 1796 at about age 70 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth married Ephraim Osborne around the 1740s, the unreliable sources vary on exact year.^[1]^[2]^[3] These sources list her birth as 1723 in Virginia.

Her parentage is uncertain, and no reliable primary source identifies her maiden name, though a lot of personal trees list her without evidence as the daughter of John Howard and Elizabeth Gassaway, as they also do with Hannah, the wife of Ephraim's possible brother Caleb Osborne.

She is also frequently confused for, or incorrectly assumed to be the same person as, Elizabeth (Howard) Wells, who married (only) Thomas Wells; the 27 Apr 1714, Baltimore birth date and place come from that Elizabeth. There is also no actual evidence of "Melvina" or any other middle name.

Sources

↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 1225.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RSF
↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 228.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JMS
↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 1753.089; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Find A Grave: Memorial #57075701, citing Osborne Fort Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Graveyard Walker (contributor 47314881) .
- Note: This Find a Grave memorial offers no actual evidence for anything it states, and incorrectly still gives the birth date of Elizabeth (Howard) Wells.
Taken from family tree, handed down to Alice Long

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:

Susan Hautala : Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1be, FTDNA kit #1000252

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:

~1.56% ~6.25% Allen Robbins : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ET6519584 [compare]
~1.17% ~6.25% Don Bowman : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T711628 [compare], Ancestry member Stumpsaw + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T828573 [compare], FTDNA kit #256046
~0.78% ~1.56% Tammy (Blake) Ramirez : 23andMe
~0.78% R.c. (Newell, Jr.) Slocum : 23andMe
~0.78% Donna-Sue Calhoun : 23andMe, GEDmatch M222551 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M222551 [compare], Ancestry member donnasueh1
~0.78% Linda Depp : 23andMe
~0.78% Marcy (Osborne) Heathman : 23andMe, GEDmatch M119803 [compare] + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hystorybyts
~0.78% Jack Loomis : 23andMe, GEDmatch KN7954271 [compare], yourDNAportal JAC5c0a94c5 + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jnloomis1949
~0.78% Jeanie (Doran) Bond : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sweetbriarpress
~0.78% Kandace Blevin : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kandacekm
~0.78% Sally (Howard) Truxal : AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~3.12% Beverly Pelfrey : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Beverly (Brown) Osborn : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A078363 [compare], Ancestry member ozwords
~0.78% Ray Gryder : AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~3.12% Cleta (Turner) Pence : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A162791 [compare]
~0.78% Anonymous (Osborne) Crane : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UA8624193 [compare], Ancestry member Gcrane82
~0.78% Susan (Huffstetler) Manard : AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal SUS9690f15b, Ancestry member CaValleyGirlnAR
~0.78% ~4.69% Dana Morgan : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XS7886637 [compare], Ancestry member DanaMorgan51
~0.78% A. LaVar Hall : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Stephanie Howard : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AV8436133 [compare], Ancestry member Steff1namill
~0.78% ~4.69% Debbie (Macfarlane) Bartelen : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Michael Maggard : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Allen Robbins : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ex3326203 [compare]
~0.78% Alkilee (Tackett) Fraley : MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Sherrie (Crisp) Shofroth : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H509627 [compare]
~0.78% ~3.12% Bennie Jo (Corbin) Swinney : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch WL5670148 [compare], yourDNAportal BJZ9ed692aa
~0.59% Peggy (Siler) Kirby : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A421484 [compare], Ancestry member pskalabama
~0.39% Sharon (Stevens) Lighthouse : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A587547 [compare]
~0.39% Sherry (Holman) Stanfield : 23andMe, GEDmatch m172913 [compare]
~0.39% Sharon Frye : 23andMe + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M060847 [compare], FTDNA kit #b7544
~0.39% Dortha (Lovely) Jackson : 23andMe
~0.39% ~1.56% Larry Bennett : 23andMe, GEDmatch M352009 [compare] + Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M352009 [compare]
~0.39% Betty (Osborne) Jones : 23andMe, GEDmatch M611553 [compare]
~0.39% ~3.12% Janell Carberry : 23andMe
~0.39% J. Stephen 'Steve' Little : 23andMe, GEDmatch EU7902382 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XT360531C1 [compare], Ancestry member JSLittle1967 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MX7304653 [compare], FTDNA kit #B355835 + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H635984 [compare]
~0.39% Sarah Howard : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JH8999929 [compare], Ancestry member howardsarah1
~0.39% Diana Healy : 23andMe + AncestryDNA + Family Tree DNA Family Finder + MyHeritage DNA
~0.39% Susan Quinn : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SusannaQ201
~0.39% Nancy Caton : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ncaton
~0.39% Larry Arrowood : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a137187 [compare], Ancestry member olegroch
~0.39% Connie (Black) Waite : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A167616 [compare], Ancestry member ConnieBlackWaite
~0.39% Bernie Parsons : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A202945 [compare], Ancestry member Parsons_Kidd_Boy
~0.39% Connie (Cebulski) Wade : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A782050 [compare], Ancestry member conniewade1
~0.39% ~3.12% Sharon (Gott) Griffin : AncestryDNA
~0.39% Christie (McArdle) Kircher : AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal CHR58591664, Ancestry member ChristieMcArdle
~0.39% Elizabeth Owens : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ethomas24350
~0.39% ~0.78% Susan (Oldashi) Russell : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sloxana
~0.39% Ronald Houston : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A821724 [compare], Ancestry member RONALDRHOUSTON
~0.39% ~3.12% Carolyn Feltner : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A760021 [compare], Ancestry member CarolynFeltnerRecord
~0.39% ~1.56% Kelli Schofield : AncestryDNA
~0.39% L. K. Henderson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A294246 [compare]
~0.39% Karen Sullins : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A408006 [compare]
~0.39% Doug Gibbons : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A831399 [compare], Ancestry member gdouglaslee
~0.39% Gail Wells : AncestryDNA
~0.39% Nancy (Fugate) Harris : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member EugeneHarris89
~0.39% Nell (Payne) Byrd : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH9760713 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
~0.39% Johnny Begley : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jrbegleyx
~0.39% David Crutchfield : AncestryDNA
~0.39% James Quinn : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MC9553953 [compare]
~0.39% ~1.56% Cynthia (Bryant) Crafton : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WP1257191 [compare], yourDNAportal CIN3e6247f6, Ancestry member cindycrafton + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WP1257191 [compare], yourDNAportal CIN3e6247f6, FTDNA kit #MK75341
~0.39% Johnnie Cochran : AncestryDNA
~0.39% Kay (Daniel) Roof : AncestryDNA
~0.39% Connie Corbin : AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal CON1efe0545 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B914415
~0.39% ~3.12% Debra (Bedigrew) Carriker : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member debc3 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder
~0.39% Kenneth Webb : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T298290 [compare], FTDNA kit #119044
~0.39% Patrick Robbins : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #669313
~0.39% Casey Robbins : Family Tree DNA Family Finder

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Elizabeth Howard & Ephraim Washington SR-SAR Application

Comments: 36

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Ryan Torchia

Howard-6368 and Howard-479 do not represent the same person because: This stems from the confusion between two different Elizabeth Howards: the one who married Ephraim Osborn and the one that married Thomas Wells. They are demonstrably different individuals.

posted Oct 13, 2023 by Ryan Torchia

Ryan Torchia

Howard-6368 and Howard-479 do not represent the same person because: This has already been (correctly) rejected.

posted Oct 13, 2023 by Ryan Torchia

Robin Lee

Howard-23490 and Howard-479 appear to represent the same person because: same/similar dates, same children, no source for mother on Howard-23490, can be added later with sources

posted Sep 24, 2020 by Robin Lee

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Howard-20706 and Howard-479 appear to represent the same person because: Birth and death need to be verified

posted Jun 16, 2020 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Alicia (Laski) Hunt

Howard-20706 and Howard-479 are not ready to be merged because: Research needs to be done on birth date and place

posted Jun 12, 2020 by Alicia (Laski) Hunt

Karen (Rollet) Lorenz

Howard-20706 and Howard-479 appear to represent the same person because: These two have same husband family and death date and location. Birth date needs to be verified before merging. These two are duplicates and need to be merged

Please approve and merge.

posted Jun 12, 2020 by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz

Karen (Rollet) Lorenz

Please approve and merge.

posted Jun 12, 2020 by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz

Debra (Adams) Akin

As both this profile and Howard-20706 have the same spouse, please provide source or merge profiles.

posted May 15, 2020 by Debra (Adams) Akin

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Howard-20706 and Howard-479 do not represent the same person because: Where is your proof that the Elizabeth born in Williamsburg was a Howard.

Where is your proof that EITHER of these women are Howards.

posted May 13, 2020 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Patricia Roche

Howard-20706 and Howard-479 appear to represent the same person because: same name, data and family. Only need one profile per person on WikiTree

posted May 12, 2020 by Patricia Roche

Donald Howard

For what it's worth... I have a Facebook group called Howard and Allied Families. For all sides of my family, but has a lot of Howards, and from 3 different lines.

I am from Matthew Howard line (Howard-8458) but am getting a lot of legitimate DNA matches with the Howards from the line with Chloe Osborne/Samuel Howard. And have over a dozen more, so far, (probably many more left to find), with my Ancestry matches.

Here is a link to my FB page, if anyone is interested. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1042540139100937/ My gedmatch kit is A720036 For Ydna - DNA Test, 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269: FTDNA kit is #B385819 (I was placed in the same lineage as others with genealogy going to Matthew Howard,1609.

posted Nov 20, 2019 by Donald Howard

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

I found an SAR application at this site pasted below. If you are an Ancestry member you should be able to see that, while are are actual records referenced as to Ephraim's military service there are NO ACTUAL RECORDS associated with his marriage to Elizabeth Howard. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242505-00230?pid=1188774&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DSARMemberApps%26h%3D1188774%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D7836&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=32596_242505-00232

posted Aug 28, 2018 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

This is a note to all researchers, not just Melissa Merrero: The Millennium File and the U.S. and International Marriage Records are quite useless except as a starting point. For the most part, both are based on an Ancestry.com tree. They are not records. Contact Yates Publishing for their original source. You will probably find, as I did, that its not connected to the person you are actually researching and/or they it's based on Family Group Sheets submitted by congregants of the Mormon Church. These are not sources. They might send you to a source, but you have to eyeball the actual record to be sure.

What was the actual record submitted with the S.A.R. Application? Whose application was it? Perhaps I can find the record if I know which person made the submission.

posted Aug 28, 2018 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Kim (Kroesing) Marcus M.S.

Hi Jeanie, me again.

This is a buried, but informative post. I'm glad I found it.

My current understanding, at least in the South, is that official birth records could be created by our government based on the record in a family Bible. In other words, if a parent or grandparent recorded the birth of a child's name and birth date in their personal family Bible, officials would accept it as a fact.

What are your thoughts on this practice?

Thanks,

Kim

posted Jul 03, 2021 by Kim (Kroesing) Marcus M.S.
edited Jul 03, 2021 by Kim (Kroesing) Marcus M.S.

Kim (Kroesing) Marcus M.S.

Hi Jeanie, me again.

This is a buried, but informative post. I'm glad I found it.

My current understanding, at least in the South, that official birth records could be created by our government based on the record in a family Bible. In other words, if a parent or grandparent recorded the birth of a child's name and birth date in their personal family Bible, officials would accept it as a fact.

What are your thoughts on this practice?

Thanks,

Kim

posted Jul 03, 2021 by Kim (Kroesing) Marcus M.S.

Melissa Marrero

I have Elizabeth Melvina Howard

17261794 BIRTH 1726 Grayson, Virginia, USA DEATH 1794 Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA as Ephraim's wife from several sources.

Detail Source number: 145.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HCB Edit Source Source Information Title U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author Yates Publishing Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher Date 2004 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA

Title Millennium File Author Heritage Consulting Note The Millennium File Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher Date 2003 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA Edit Repository Repository Information Name Ancestry.com

Detail Volume: 280 Edit Source Source Information Title U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Mem

posted Aug 28, 2018 by Melissa Marrero

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Yates publishing is a USELESS SOURCE.

posted May 17, 2020 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Where is the evidence that Hannah Howard is Ephraim's wife? This is the problem with wikitree: TOO MUCH MERGING! Hannah had Sheri Havens says Hannah was married to Caleb. A note says her parentage is questionable. This was a merge made over my objections.

posted Aug 28, 2018 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Sheri Havens

Supposedly Hannah was married to Caleb Osborne. Elizabeth Howard was Ephraim's wife. You have Elizabeth in the bio too.

posted Aug 10, 2018 by Sheri Havens

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Howard-12857 and Howard-479 do not represent the same person because: The only difference I see in these two profiles is the birthdate. I would like to see a source for the more exact April birthdate before we merge these two and the perhaps bogus birthdate becomes 'fact' as it has in Ephraim's profile.

posted Dec 08, 2017 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

Philip Smith

Howard-12857 and Howard-479 appear to represent the same person because: Please review these potential duplicates.

Thank you.

posted Dec 08, 2017 by Philip Smith

Melissa Marrero

Howard-13975 and Howard-479 are not ready to be merged because: Same Person

posted Sep 02, 2017 by Melissa Marrero

Jeanie (Doran) Bond

The merge if Howard-6358 and Howard-479 was accomplished without taking Ephraim's children away from Thomas Wells' wife (Howard-479) AND without dropping the Wells name in the merge.

So we still have Elizabeth Howard Wells Osborne... that's wrong. Elizabeth Howard Wells is a different person from the wife of Ephraim. Quoting Seely Foley, "The Joshua Howard who was married to Joanna O'Carroll had a daughter named Elizabeth. According to genealogist Robert Barnes (and to genealogist James Quinn) this Elizabeth married a man named Thomas Wells. I have removed her as the daughter of Howard-6369 until there is documentation of a relationship."

posted Mar 23, 2017 by Jeanie (Doran) Bond

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Elizabeth (Howard) Osborne (abt. 1726 - 1796)

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