William Osborn was born on 3 May 1782 on Long
Island, Suffolk County, New York. Adding to the difficulties of pinning down
the ancestors of William is the fact that his death certificate states he was
born in Long Island. There are a few
Thomas' of the right age located there, but little other information to make a connection.
In 1797, William was apprenticed to blacksmith
George Young in Troy, New York.[1]
In return for his term of indenture, George agreed to provide William with the
skills of a blacksmith, food, lodging, clothing, washing and 6 months of
schooling. At the end of the term he was to provide him with a new suit of
clothes
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William Osborn and Hannah (unk) were married sometime
between his release from indenture on 3 May 1803 and 1808 when their daughter
Millicent was born.
Hannah was born on 9 Aug
1785, her son William's death certificate says that his mother was born in New
Jersey. With no surname it is difficult to look for records. Available marriage records have been checked
in both New York and New Jersey with no result.
It is unknown when William moved from Troy
to New York City. Millicent was
supposedly born in Lansingburgh, which was a few miles from Troy, and is now a
part of the city. Henry born a year
later was supposedly born in New York City.
We do know that he is listed
at 63 Front Street (Old Ship & Cuyler Alley) in Manhattan at some point.[2]
This may be the address of his smithy rather than a home address. By 1826 the
family was living on Cherry Street.
William was injured in a fall caused by a fit and died on 19 Apr 1826 at the age of
43 in Manhattan, New York.[3]
He was buried after 21 Apr 1826 in Trinity (St. John’s Burial Ground) in Manhattan, New York.[4] In his journal, grandson Will Chapman transcribes the tombstone , "Sacred/To the Memory of/William Osborn/who departed this life/April 19,1826/in the 44th year of his age."
This cemetery was turned into a park in
the late 19th century. The
tombstones were buried rather than moved.
William died intestate and Hannah was appointed administratrix
of his estate which was all located in New York
Hannah was living in Ward Eight in New
York City in 1840.[5]
Living with Hannah were her son William Henry, her daughter Millicent who had
been widowed in 1832 and Millicent’s three children.
At the time of her death on 1 Aug 1847,
Hannah was living at 36 White Street.[6]
Her death certificate says that her body was removed from the city for burial. No age, maiden name or place of nativity was
recorded.
The Brooklyn Eagle reported her death, "Monday, Aug. 2, Hannah relict of
William Osborn in 60y."
Hannah is
buried in Lot 2066 section 66 in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[7]
One might wonder why she is not buried
with William, perhaps she was not a member of Trinity Church, or her children
might have been drawn to the new rural cemetery. Greenwood was not in existence at the time
that William was buried and by the time Hannah was buried, burials in downtown
NYC had been curtailed. Here is no
stone for Hannah in the Graveyard. She is buried in the same plot with Ezekiel Applegate, to date no connection has been found.
William and Henry had two known
children. While it is possible there were
others, when Hannah died in 1847 only William H and Millicent Clark were listed
as heirs.
William and Hannahs Dropbox File
[1]. Original
Indenture Papers -. signed 6 jul 1797 William Osborn son of Thomas apprentice
blacksmith to Geo. Young. Owned by Gregory Trindle June 2014
[2]. Chapman,
William Osborne Sr., The Journals of William Osborne Sr. A collection of sayings, civil war
remembrances, insurance sales , names dates and addresses of relatives and
other trivia. Owned by Gregory Trindle
June 2014. William found the address in
an old Directory in the possession of Husseys Express on Pine Street - Did not
note year of directory - but would need to be prior to 1826.
[3]. New York City New
York Death Register 6, Willm Osborne, 19
April 1826; New York City: Letters of
Administration Book 22:30.
[4]. Tombstone
reading by William Osborn Chapman, Sr. prior to 1900. Trinity Cemetery, head of Varick Street, New
York City, "Sacred/To the Memory of/William Osborn/who departed this
life/April 19,1826/in the 44th year of his age." Find a Grave Memorial 132020949; Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1750,
Trinity Wall Street.org: Osborne, William 04/21/1826 age 44, Gravesite: St.
John’s
[5]. Bureau of the
Census RG 29 M794 580 Rolls, Sixth Census of the United States 1840, population
schedules (Washington, National Archives and Records Administration), Roll:
302; Page: 385; Image: 779.
[6]. Death Record,
Certificate: at the time of her death Hannah was residing at 36 White
Street. Her body was removed from the
city for burial and no age, maiden name nor place of nativity was recorded. New York City New York Book 15, Hannah
Osborn. From an Original Obituary,
Brooklyn Eagle 4 Aug 1847.
[7]. Find A Grave,
Find A Grave Memorial# 58818005.
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