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Mathew
Osborn II (Mathew) was born about 1697 OS1. He was a Quaker, and he declared his
intention to marry Isabella Dobson on August 21, 1723 at the Duck Creek Monthly
Meeting in Delaware, and they were married between September 18 and October 15 in
1723 OS1. The record of the second publication of their intent to marry, in the
Duck Creek Monthly Minutes on September 18, 1723, logged their names as Matthew
“Ozbourn” and “Issabel” Dobson WR2. Mathew was mentioned in his father’s
will dated December 10, 1733 SU6.
Mathew, Isabel, and their family relocated in 1748 from
Delaware to Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, where they attended the
Warrington Monthly Meeting OS1.
According to the records of the Warrington Monthly Meeting, on June 17, 1749,
Mathew “Ozbun” produced a Certificate to the Warrington Meeting from the Duck
Creek Monthly Meeting for himself and his wife, which was dated July 18, 1748,
which recommended that the Warrington Meeting receive them CO14. Mathew was still in the Warrington area on February 15, 1752,
when the records of that monthly meeting stated, “Warrington complains of
Henery Clark for drinking to access: Mathew Ozbun to desire him to be at next
meeting” CO14. In the latter part of 1752, Mathew and his family traveled south
to Virginia, where they resided only temporarily, because allegedly they
discerned that the residents there who followed the doctrines of the Church of
England were unable to accept the Osborns’ Quaker beliefs OS1, LA1.
They continued on a
southerly path toward North Carolina, built their log home about twelve to
fifteen miles south of Greensboro OS1, LA1, and Mathew was received at the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting on
February 3, 1753, with a certificate from the Warrington Monthly Meeting which
had been issued on September 10, 1752 HI4.
A Warrington Monthly Meeting record, which was dated August 18, 1753, stated
that Mathew “Ozburn” had requested a certificate for himself and his family to
“Cain Creek”, North Carolina CO14.
In
addition to his work as a gunsmith, Mathew ran the mill on Cane Creek OS1. Because the Osborn family lived roughly equidistant between the
Cane Creek Monthly Meeting and the New Garden meeting location, each about
fifteen miles from his home, the local families decided to form a new meeting,
and they initially gathered in their own cabins OS1. After their small community attracted more Quaker families,
Mathew, John Beals, Isaac Beeson, Peter Dix, and William Hocket OS1 acquired a parcel of seven acres of land to construct a
meetinghouse OS1, LA1. The
New Garden Meeting permitted them to hold their own meetings in 1757, and their
meetinghouse, named Center Monthly Meeting, for it was between New Garden and
Cane Creek, was built in 1763 OS1. The
monthly meeting was established in 1772 OS1.
Seth Hinshaw claimed
that because Mathew was known as a gunsmith who created hunting rifles, he was
solicited to craft rifles for the Continental Army, but he refused HI3. Further, he attempted to re-purchase the
guns he had previously sold to his clients, and these he rendered inoperable
when he thrust each gun barrel into the heat and twisted it backward onto
itself HI3. Purportedly, one of the deer rifles he
had created was appropriated by an unnamed man and used in the Battle of
Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781, but after this individual returned the
rifle, Mathew dashed it against a tree stump to make it inoperative, because it
had become a tool of violence against humanity, which violated his core
principle of pacifism OS1.
Mathew
was said to have died at the age of eighty-six on June 5, 1783 LA1. The records of the Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County,
North Carolina state that Matthew Ozbun, Sr. died on the 22nd day of the 6th
month, 1783 and was buried the following day at the Center Friends’ Burying
Ground US11. A memorial marker at Centre Friends Cemetery was unveiled in
October 1926 LA1. According to Dr.
Elwood C. Perisho of Guilford College, “The base of this monument is an old
mill stone. The second part is an old rock wheel used to crush gold ore in the
early mining experiences of the North Carolinians. Then on top of the two
stones is a beautiful granite monument brought from the quarries of South
Carolina” LA1.
Isabell
Dobson was
the mother of William, Matthew, Samuel, John, Sarah, Joseph, and Daniel. William Ozbun was
born in 1725 OS1.
The records of the
Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Matthew
Ozbun, the son of Matthew and Isabel Ozbun, was born on the 12th day of the 1st month, 1729 (old style) US11. Matthew Ozbun married Mary Reynolds,
the daughter of William Reynolds, who was born on the 15th day of the 11th month, 1737/8 US11. The Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in
Alamance County, North Carolina which occurred on the 5th day of the 7th month, 1755 state that a report was
made that Matthew Osborn and Mary Reynolds were married US11. The New Garden Monthly Meeting in
Guilford County, North Carolina recorded that Matthew Ozburn, the son of
Matthew, married Mary Reynolds on the 24th
day of the 6th month, 1755 HI4. The records of the New Garden Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Matthew and Mary Ozbun
were the parents of Abigail, born on the 26th
day of the 9th month, 1756, Hannah, born on the 6th day of the 2nd month, 1758, David, born on the 29th day of the 10th month, 1762, William, born in the 11th month, 1764 (the day was illegible),
Lydia, born on the 24th day
of the 1st month, 1767, and Mary, born on the 3rd day of the 2nd month, 1770 US11. The records of
the Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Matthew
Ozbun II and Mary were the parents of Matthew, who was born on the 23rd day of the 9th month, 1773 and died on the 24th day of the 2nd month, 1785, and Jeremiah, born on the
5th day of the 1st month, 1781 US11. The Center Monthly Meeting records
state that Abigail Ozbun, the daughter of Matthew and Mary, married William Way
on the 11th day of the 4th month, 1776 HI4. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Hannah Ozbun, the
daughter of Matthew and Mary, married Joseph Stout on the 10th day of the 10th month, 1776 HI4. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Lydia Ozbun of Randolph
County, the daughter of Matthew and Mary, married Abner Barker on the 26th day of the 5th month, 1791; on the same date, Lydia’s
sister, Mary, married John Barker HI4.
The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Orange (now Alamance) County,
North Carolina stated that Jeremiah Ozbun of Randolph County, the son of
Matthew and Mary Ozbun, married Sarah Davison on the 26th day of the 11th month, 1801 HI4. Mary Ozbun, the daughter of William
Reynolds and the wife of Matthew Ozbun, died on the 13th day of the 12th month, 1804 and was buried two days
later at the Center Friends’ Burying Ground US11. Mathew Ozbun of Randolph County, North Carolina wrote his will
on the 30th day of the 3rd month, 1813, in which he named his
sons, David, William, and Jeremiah, and his daughters, Abigail, Hannah, Lydia,
and Mary NO16. He was called deceased in February
1816 when his will was proved in the Randolph County Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions NO16. Mathew
Ozbun was said to have died on January 27, 1816 and been buried at Center
Cemetery in Greensboro, North Carolina OS1.
Samuel Ozburn was born about 1731 OS1. The records of the New Garden Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Samuel Ozburn of “Roan”
(Rowan) County, the son of Matthew, married Elizabeth Lamb on the 7th
day of the 6th month, 1761 HI4. The records of the New Garden Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Samuel and Elizabeth
Ozburn were the parents of Samuel, born on the 18th day of the 5th month, 1765, and Jesse, born on the 14th day of the 7th month, 1766 US11. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Samuel Ozbun of Randolph
County, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth, married Phebe Hodson on the 29th day of the 4th month, 1790 HI4; Samuel Ozbun, Jr. and Phebe were the
parents of Ruth, Abner, Elizabeth, Rachel, William, and Jesse US11. The records of
the Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Jesse
Ozbun of Randolph County, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth, married Elizabeth
Hodson on the 10th
day of the 10th
month, 1793 HI4.
The records of the Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina
state that Elizabeth
Ozbun, the wife of Samuel, died on the 2nd
day of the 4th month, 1801 and was buried two days
later at Center, and that Samuel Ozbun died on the 15th day of the 4th month, 1807 US11.
John Ozbun was born about 1734 OS1. The New Garden Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North
Carolina recorded that John Ozbun was reported married to Sarah Ballard on the
30th day of the 10th month, 1756 HI4. John and Sarah (Ballard) Osborn were
said to have been the parents of Thomas (who married Rebecca Buller), Mary,
William, Sarah, and John, who was born on the 15th day of the 5th month, 1760 OS1. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that John and Sarah Osbun were
the parents of Mary, who died on the 11th
day of the 12th month, 1790, and William who died on
the 12th day of the 12th month, 1790; both were buried on the 13th day of the 12th month US11. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Sarah Ozbun of Guilford
County, the daughter of John and Sarah Ozbun, married Caleb Reece on the 11th day of the 11th month, 1790 HI4.
Sarah
Ozburn was probably born on August 17, 1737. The New Garden Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina recorded that Sarah Ozburn of “Roan”
(Rowan) County, the daughter of Matthew, married Aaron Frazier on the 19th day of the 3rd
month, 1767 HI4. The records of the
Center Monthly Meeting state that Sarah Fraizer, the wife of Aaron Fraizer, was
born on the 17th day of the 6th month, 1737 (old style) US11. The
records of the Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state
that Sarah and Aaron Fraizer were the parents of Aaron, born on the 12th day of the 3rd
month, 1768, Mary, born on the 18th day
of the 10th month, 1769, John, born on the 4th day of the 2nd
month, 1771, Phebe, born on the 7th day
of the 6th month, 1772, Isabel, born on the 17th day of the 2nd
month, 1774, Alexander, born on the 3rd day
of the 1st month, 1776, Matthew, born on the 7th day of the 11th
month, 1777, and Abel, born on the 28th day
of the 12th month, 1779 US11.
The records of the Center Monthly Meeting state that Sarah Fraizer, the wife of
Aaron Fraizer, died on the 29th day
of the 12th month, 1784 and was buried at the Friends’ Burying Ground near
the Center Meetinghouse on the 31st day
of the 12th month, 1784 US11.
The records of the
New Garden Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Joseph
Ozburn, the son of Mathew Ozburn of “Roan” (Rowan) County in North
Carolina, married Mary Angell, the daughter of Charles Angell of Roan County,
at the Deep River Meetinghouse on the 8th
day of the 5th month, 1766 US11, HI4. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Joseph and Mary Ozbun
were the parents of Ann, born on the 7th
day of the 3rd month, 1767, Joseph, born on the 14th day of the 3rd month, 1771, Seth, born on the 4th day of the 6th month, 1773, Mary, born on the 7th day of the 3rd month, 1777, and Jonathan, born on the
15th day of possibly the 8th month, 1782 US11. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Ann Ozbun of Center, the
daughter of Joseph, married Caleb Lowder on the 26th day of the 12th month, 1782 HI4.
The records of the
Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Daniel
Ozbun, the son of Matthew and Isabel Ozbun, was born on the 3rd day of the 1st month, 1745 US11. Daniel married Margaret Stout, the
daughter of Peter Stout, who was born on the 27th day of the 7th month, 1744 US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly
Meeting in Orange County (now Alamance County), North Carolina state that
Daniel Osbun, the son of Matthew and Izabel Ozbun of “Roan” County, married
Margaret Stout on the 9th day
of the 2nd month, 1768 US11. The records of the Center Monthly
Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina state that Daniel and Margaret Ozbun
were the parents of Peter, born on the 1st
day of 1st month, 1769, Rachel, born on the 23rd day of the 2nd month, 1771, Daniel, born on the 1st day of the 10th month, 1773, Charles, born on the 21st day of the 8th month, 1775, William, born on the 18th day of the 12th month, 1777, Margaret, born on the 26th day of the 3rd month, 1779, Isaac, born on the 30th day of the 10th month, 1781, and Elizabeth, born on the
16th day of the 11th month, 1784 US11.
“Isabel
Ozburn” and Ann Hussey were appointed by the Warrington Monthly Meeting on
April 18, 1752 to “treat with” Susanna Key (also called Susanna Mills), who
bore a child out of wedlock CO14. According
to a notation in the Warrington Monthly meeting held on August 18, 1753 in York
County, Pennsylvania, Isabel Ozburn requested a certificate for herself, her
daughter, Sarah, and her husband, to “Cain Creek”, North Carolina CO14. This record was written directly below the record of her
husband’s request for a certificate to the same meeting CO14. The records of the Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County,
North Carolina state that Isabell Ozbun, the wife of Matthew Ozbun, died on the
19th day of the 1st
month, 1770 US11; another
record stated that she died on May 19, 1770 HI4, OS1.
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