Thomas Osborne III (abt. 1641 - bef. 1692)

Born about 1641 in Coxendale, Henrico, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Griegg) Edwards — married 1688 in Henrico, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 1 Jun 1692 before about age 51 in Coxendale, Henrico, Virginia

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Biography

Thomas Osborne III was a Virginia colonist.

Generation Numbering System Alert: This profile has Thomas Osborne as the 3rd generation. John Frederick Dorman in his 4th ed. of “Adventurers of Purse and Person” has him the 2nd generation, leading to some confusion. See discussion under Research Notes in Capt. Thomas Osborne’s profile.

From: VMH&B, 1897, Vol.4. p.247:

Thomas, of "Coxendale," born 1641, died 1692; married Martha, widow of John Branch, and daughter of Thomas Jones of Bermuda Hundred. [No, Martha Jones married Thomas IV; she was Martha Greigg, see Timeline.] He is frequently referred to in the records of Henrico, as "Mr. Thomas Osborne." His will was proved in Henrico, in May, 1692. He left his son John 200 acres of his plantation at Coxendale, wife Martha the use of his house, &c., for life, and gave his son Thomas the land where said son then lived. In the county levy of 1679 he was assessed with seven tithables, and at his death his personal estate was appraised at L208. 15. 6. ^[1]

Thomas disposed on 02 Dec 1689 that he was 48.^[2] He was maried to an unknown wife, possibly the sister of Henry Baily, and then to Martha Unknown, widow of John Branch. ^[3] His only known children were sons Thomas and John. ^[4]

Timeline:

1641 born. [Was age about 48 in 1689 when he testified in court.] ^[5]

[Received an education, because he could sign his name.]

1660s est. married-1 _______. The date is based on son Thomas being of age by 1685, when father referred to as Sr.

She was possibly a sister of Henry Bailey who refers to “brother" Thomas Osborne in his 1667 will.^[6] No facts have been found to confirm. See discussion below.

1665 est. birth date of son Thomas.

1677 [Henrico County surviving records begin.] Is found frequently in the records.

1685 Mr. Thomas Osborne Sr. presented proof to the Henrico County court at Varina, which certified that he was due 500 acres for transporting ten more people to Virginia.^[7]

1685 receive a patent to 85 acres, which per the patent was at the corner of land called Proctor and Ruth and adjacent to Redwater Creek, Thomas Jefferson, and the old patent belonging to Coxendale.^[8]

1688 married-2 MARTHA GREIG BRANCH, widow of John Branch.^[9] (She was Martha Branch in April of 1688 when she was granted probate of the will of her deceased husband, John Branch,^[10] and Martha Osborne when she testified in court for Abel Gower, at which time the clerk re­corded that she was about age 26. ^[11]

1689 Aug: Thomas was appointed guardian of Martha’s chil­dren.^[12]

1689 at about age 48 he testified in a case brought against deceased Matthew Turpin regarding payment for a book.^[13]

____ son John Osborne born, [age about 3 in 1691].

1691 Oct 2 had will written while in perfect health. The dwelling house and orchard were to go to his wi­dow Martha "in lieu of her claiming no part of the whole planta­tion where Thomas Osborne lives" ; son John about age 3.^[14]

—- died.

1692 June 1 will probated;

1692 Oct 26 widow Martha licensed to marry Thomas Edwards.^[15]

Children by Thomas Osborne and first wife:

• Thomas Osborne IV m. Martha Jones

Children by Thomas Osborne and Martha (Greigg) Branch:

• John Osborne m1. ____, m.2 Edith (Harris) Trent.

Children by Martha Greigg and John Branch:

• Obedience Branch m.1 John Cocke, m.2 Alexander Trent, m.3 Thomas Turpin.

• Priscilla Branch m.1 Edward Skerme, m.2 Joseph Wilkinson.

Possible first wife:

Mary Bailey Various sources but no facts to support. There is no record of Henry having a sister Mary.

This is what we know:

Henry Bailey died in 1667 leaving five children: Thomas, Henry, Mary, Siselie and Ann Bailey. Per his will, daughter Siselie was to be cared for by John Davis, daughter Ann by John Perrin and younger son Henry by his sister Mary, if not by her then by "brother" Thomas Osborne. "Friend" William Farrar and "brother" Thomas Osborne were to be overseers.

From this we learn:

• Thomas Bailey was the eldest son.
• Mary Bailey was old enough to care for Henry.
• Siselie, Ann and Henry Bailey were under age.
• Wife had died.

That the eldest son was named Thomas could imply that Henry had married a sister of Thomas Osborne who had died by 1667, rather than Thomas marrying a Bailey.

New notes: I have notes from Osborne info, although no direct source, that Thomas 111 married twice. First to a Miss Bailey (possibly Mary) , daughter of one Henry Bailey and that she was the mother of Thomas IV. His second wife was Martha Griegg. That note was from a researcher on geneajourney.com/osborneinfo.html. I will not change any pertinent info above as again, I have no definite sourch beyond that. From "The Osborne Family, Some descendants of Skearm Osborne" compiled by Jimmie Dean Osborne", the Henrico Co wills of Thomas Osborne appears to have been written on Oct 1691 and there is a note written June 1, 1692. In the Will, Thomas mentions his sons Thomas and John and his wife Martha. There is no mention of a daughter. I am going to attempt to upload photos of the will from the book.

Sources

1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=o78RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=Tabitha+Platt+Edward+Osborne&source=bl&ots=0LLtSc-l3T&sig=7VgvOwQbP-VVk-NNuSjn2yoZGeI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMwOvQx8PMAhWMPj4KHdzwAAMQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=Tabitha%20Platt%20Edward%20Osborne&f=false
2. ↑ Adventurers of Purse and Person
3. ↑ Adventurers of Purse and Person
4. ↑ Adventurers of Purse and Person
5. ↑ Henrico County Record Book 1677-1739, p.107
6. ↑ Henrico Co. Bk.1650-1807, p.35.
7. ↑ Henrico Co. Bk.1678-1693, p.204.
8. ↑ Henrico Co. Bk.1678-1693, p.204.
9. ↑ "Story of History of Sites and People of Chesterfield County, Virginia, by Mrs. Maude Adkins Joyner, 1950.
10. ↑ Henrico Co. Bk.1678-1693, p.266.
11. ↑ Henrico Co. Bk.1688-1697, p.26.
12. ↑ Henrico CO. Bk.1677-1739, p.25.
13. ↑ Henrico Co.Bk.1677-1739, p.107.
14. ↑ Henrico Co. Bk.1688-1697, p.310.
15. ↑ Henrico Co. Bk.1688-1697, p.310 [will], p.435 [license to marry].

• Harrell, Elizabeth J. “Betty”, The Osbornes and Related families: Jones, Worsham, Fowlkes, Robertson and Gayle. 1983, Chapter 3. [Available on FamilySearch.org] https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/549305-redirection
• Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P. 4th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 2012. p. 738.

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