John Osgood (1800 - 1841)

Born 3 Jun 1800 in Ovid, Seneca, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha A (Van Vleet) Osgood — married 27 Dec 1827 in Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1841 at age 40 in Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States

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Biography

John Osgood was born on June 3, 1800 in Ovid, New York, the eldest of twelve children born to William Osgood and Magdalene Covert. On December 12, 1827 John married Martha A. "Patty" Van Vliet in Lodi, New York. John and Patty had six children, including a set of twins:

1. Lester (1829-1907)^[1]
2. William Wilshire (1830-1919)
3. Mary Magdalene (Clarkson) (1833-1922)^[2]
4. George Van Vleet (1833-1891)^[3]
5. James Smalley (1837-1923)^[4]
6. Elizabeth A. (Miller) (1841-1910)^[5]

John owned land in upstate New York, making his home in the village of Ovid.^[6][7]The first census record of John Osgood is the 1830 census in Lodi, New York.^[8][9] It seems that John Osgood died suddenly on March 27, 1841 with the cause of death never determined. Martha Osgood made application to become administratrix of his estate with administration also by Jeremiah Van Vleet and Tunis Covert Osgood.^[10][1] John is buried in McNeal Cemetery in Ovid, New York.^[11]

Notes

Also on page 11 is found David Osgood

From the probate hearing of John Osgood's will:

"At a surrogate court held at Lodi in the county of Seneca on the 4th day of May 1841, before Jehiel H. Halsey, surrogate of said county; Martha Osgood of the town of Lodi in the said county, appeared and made application for letters of administration of the estate of John Osgood, deceased, as the widow of the said deceased, and made the following proofs. To wit: Martha Osgood of the town of Lodi in the county of Seneca being sworn said that her late husband, John Osgood, died on the 27th day of March, last, in said town of Lodi in the county of Seneca which was the place of his resident at, and immediately previous to the time of his death, that she was not present, and does not know the manner of his death. That the said deceased died intestate, leaving no last will or testament, to the knowledge, or belief of the deponent, that he left kindred entitled to his estate, whose names and places of residence are as follows; To wit: Martha Osgood, the deponent, who is the widow of the deceased; Leicester Osgood, William M. Osgood, Mary M. Osgood, George V. Osgood, and James S. Osgood, children of the deceased, all of whom reside with the deponent in said town of Lodi in the county of Seneca. That the amount of personal property left by the deceased, is about fifteen hundred dollars, according to the deponent's best information and belief--Martha Osgood. Jeremiah Van Vleet of the town of Lodi in the county of Seneca, being duly sworn said that John Osgood , late of the town of Lodi in said county, died on the 27th day of March last at Lodi in said county, which was the place of his residence at, and immediately previous to the time of his death. That he, the deponent, does not know by what means the said deceased came to his death. That the deceased, according to the deponent's best knowledge, information and belief, died intestate, leaving no last will or testament. That the probable amount of personal property left by the said deceased is one thousand five hundred dollars. Jeremiah Osgood. Tunis Covert Osgood of Lodi in the county of Seneca being sworn said that John Osgood, late of the town of Lodi in said county died on the 27th day of March last past, at the town of Lodi in the said county of Seneca, which was the place of his resident at, and immediately previous to the time of his death. That the deceased, according to the deponent's best knowledge, information and belief, died intestate and that no last will or testament of the said deceased, has been found or discovered, to the knowledge or belief of the deponent. That the probable amount of the personal property of the said deceased is one thousand five hundred dollars. -- Tunis Covert.

"Which said proof being satisfactory for the said surrogate, and the said Martha Osgood, the widow of the said deceased, having filed with the said surrogate her consent in writing, to have the said Jeremiah Van Vleet and Tunis Covert, of the said town of Lodi in said county of Seneca, joined with her in the administration of the estate of the said John Osgood, deceased, it was ordered by the said surrogate, that letters of administration of the goods, chatttles and credits of the said deceased be granted to the said Martha Osgood, Jeremiah Van Vleet and Tunis Osgood on their entering into a bond to the People of the State of New York, in the final sum of three thousand dollars, with sufficient security; conditioned that the said Martha Osgood, Jeremiah Van Vleet and Tunis C. Osgood shall faithfully execute the trust imposed on them as administratrix and administrators of the estate of the said John Osgood deceased; that they shall obey all orders of the surrogate of the county of Seneca, touching the administration of the estate of the said deceased, committed to them, bringing the said bond into the court of the said surrogate, and taking and subscribing the oaths of office prescribed by law. And the said administratrix, and administrators having complied with the requirements of the above orders, it was ordered that letters of administration of the good, chattles and credits of the said John Osgood deceased, be issued to them. And on their application it was further ordered that John Ingersoll and Abraham Slaght of the said town of Lodi in said county of Seneca be appointed appraisers, to appraise the personal property of the said deceased. J. H. Halsey, Surrogate"

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3Q-T3Z : 2 April 2020), John Osgood in entry for Lester Osgood and Saloni Clark, 25 Feb 1895; citing Marriage, Ridgeway, Lenawee, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207881.
2. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3R-JL9 : 13 March 2018), John Osgood in entry for Mary M Clarkson, 11 Feb 1922; citing Macon, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,841.
3. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3VN-86R : 2 April 2020), John Osgood in entry for George Van Vleet Osgood, 01 Oct 1891; citing p 152 rn 2376, Macon, Lenawee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,829.
4. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFH8-88V : 13 March 2018), John Osgood in entry for James S Osgood, 09 Jan 1923; citing St Johns, Clinton, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,221.
5. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6KZ-VHQ : 9 March 2018), Jno Osgood in entry for Elizabeth A Miller, 24 Jul 1919; citing Death, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, source ID cn 2195, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,689,645.
6. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:789G-W7MM : 26 March 2020), John D Osgood, 1828.
7. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZQXR-CK6Z : 20 May 2020), John Osgood, 1833.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPQ-VDV : 19 August 2017), John Osgood, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States; citing 123, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 109; FHL microfilm 17,169.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYN-G7K : 19 May 2020), John Osgood, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States; citing p. 255, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999," Probate Records; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Seneca County); Probate Place: Seneca, New York; Notes : Minutes, Orders, Decrees, Vol A1-0004, 1830-1849, pages 194-195. Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts. Ancestry.com. New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLS-LS9D : 11 June 2020), John Osgood, ; Burial Find A Grave: Memorial #83376987