Edward Osborne (abt. 1710 - aft. 1781)

Born about 1710 in Henrico (Chesterfield) County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Eppes) Osborne — married Feb 1739 in Henrico, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1 Aug 1781 after about age 71 in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Edward Osborne III, son of Edward Jr. and Agnes Osborne, was born c.1710 in Henrico (Chesterfield) Co. VA. He married c.1838 Elizabeth Epes. He died there sometime after writing his will 1 April 1781.

The records of St. Johns Church, Henrico Co. have “Edward Osborne to dau of Wm Eppes Feb. 1738/39.”^[1]

Will

He left a will that was later amended. Will of Edward Osborne of the Parish of Dale and County of Chesterfield. Chesterfield Co., VA, WB 3, pp. 260-262, w. 1 Apr 1781, no notation of when the will was proved. Digital image at Ancestry.com

son Edward Osborne
daughter Lucy Peterson
daughter Agnes Goode
daughter Bettey Eppes Branch
granddaughter Elizabeth Peterson
grandson Thomas Goode
Exr: son Edward Osborne
Wit: Joseph Royall, Robt Brooking, Archer Taylor

Will of Edward Osborne; legatees: son Edward, 44 negroes; daughter Lucy Peterson, 26 negroes; daughter Agnes Goode, i8 negroes; daughter Betty Eppes Branch, 7 negroes, and in addition 9 other negroes, for her life, with reversion to her children; grandaughter, Elizabeth Pe- terson, one negro; grandson, Thos. Goode, one negro; to daughter, Lucy Peterson, all she owed him; rest of estate to son Edward, who is appointed executor. Dated April Ist, I78I.

Will of Edward Osborne: Martha, daughter of Wm. Watkins, of Dinwiddie county, /6oo, &c.; Benj. Branch, Jr.; John, son ofJohn Archer; James Thweatt; rest of estate to sisters Lucy Peterson, Agnes Goode and Betty Eppes Branch. Dated March 7, 1783.

Sources

1. ↑ Moore, J Staunton. Annals of Henrico Parish 1904, p.229. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004875608&view=1up&seq=279

• Will of Edward Osborne of the Parish of Dale and County of Chesterfield. Chesterfield Co., VA, WB 3, pp. 260-262, w. 1 Apr 1781, no notation of when the will was proved. Digital image at Ancestry.com

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• “Decisions of Virginia General Court, 1626-1628.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 4, no. 3, 1897, pp. 246–52. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241960. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.