Thomas Osborn

Thomas Osborn was born about 1750 and died after 1797. Thomas’ son’s indenture to blacksmith George Young names Thomas and implies that he is living in Rensselaer County.  I have not found him there, but there is a Thomas in Hoosick Falls, which is about 25 miles from Troy in 1800, that could be a brother.  He is 25 or under and living with him is another male between 16 and 25, a female of that age, a male under 10 and a female over 45.  This connection is worth exploring along with other possibilities in New York and possibly Connecticut.  

Thomas Osborn and Millicent (unk) were married before 1782.

Signature on William Osborne's indenture

The back of William Osborn's indenture as a blacksmith is sent in the care of Millicent Osborn, who we assume was his mother. William named his daughter Millicent. The indenture was sent to Troy to the home of Mrs. Woods with a note to keep until the arrival of Mrs. Osborn. 

This presents a couple of possibilities, first it would seem that Millicent was not with Thomas when the indenture papers were signed, but she also wasn't in Troy where the apprenticeship was to be. Might she have been in Hoosack where another Thomas had set up household by 1800? Might that have been the family home and Thomas was travelling?  Might she have been visiting relatives somewhere else, going from that visit to Troy?

Among the tidbits of information that are floating in cyberspace is a marriage of Lt. Thomas Osborne to Millicent Garnsey the daughter of Jonathan.  This Millicent died in New York City, according to the cybernotes, in 1803.  The burial is real and it had seemed a likely fit for William's mother, perhaps they are the same person.  A Millicent Osborn died on 27 Apr 1803 in Manhattan, New York. She was buried after 27 Apr 1803 at St. Paul's Chapel and Churchyard in Manhattan, New York.^[1]

The tombstone reads, "In memory of Millicent, wife of Thomas Osborn; who departed this life April the 27th 1803 in the 43d year of her age./ While on this earth I did remain/ I was opprest with sorrow grief and pain / Adieu to friends and foes likewise / My journey is beyond the sky 

There is a burial listed for Thomas Osborn age 64 in St. Paul’s Churchyard 30 May 1811.  The age would be a fit for Millicent’s husband.  No tombstone has been found to date[2].

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[1]. Find AGrave Memorial# 11907379. Saint Paul's Chapel and Churchyard, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA, Plot: Section C1; Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1750, Trinity Wall Street.org: Osborn, Millicent; 4/28/1803; age 47; St. Paul’s Chapel

[2] Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1750, Trinity Wall Street.org: Osborn, Thomas; 5/30/1811; age 64; St. Paul’s Chapel