Samuel OSBORN-9782

• Died: ca 1774 Boston,Suffolk Co.,MA[3]
• Father: Unplaced OSBORN-14752
• Refs: [Edgartown, MA Vital Recs.], [Boston, MA Vital Recs.]

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Marr: Not married[1,2,3]

Mercy NORTON-12346

Children[3]

1. Samuel OSBORN-12023 ;Died: 1754 res. Edgartown,Dukes Co.,MA[5]
   Marr: 9 Sep 1731 Edgartown,Dukes Co.,MA[4] Keziah BUTLER-12024

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Marr: 1 Jan 1710 Edgartown,Dukes Co.,MA

Jedidah SMITH-9783

• Father: Benjamin SMITH-9786
• Mother: Jedidah MAYHEW-9787

Children[4]

1. John OSBORN-9789 ;Died: 31 May 1753 Middletown,Middlesex Co.,CT[8]
   Marr: ca Jul 1738 int. Boston,Suffolk Co.,MA[6,7] Anna DOANE-9794
   [Boston, MA Vital Recs.], [Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT Cemeteries], [CT Town Vital Recs.]
2. Elizabeth OSBORN-9790 ;Born: 1716 [6] ;Died: 1798 Barrington,Nova Scotia,Canada[6]
   Marr: 23 Jan 1733/1734 Eastham,Barnstable Co.,MA[2] William MYRICK-9797
   Marr: 15 Jan 1744/1745 Eastham,Barnstable Co.,MA William PAINE-9798
   Marr: 10 Nov 1749 Edmund DOANE-9799
3. Mary OSBORN-9791 ;Bapt: 1718 Harwich,Barnstable Co.,MA[6]
4. Abigail OSBORN-9792
   Marr: 1749 [6] John HOMER-9800
5. Sarah OSBORN-9788
   Marr: 1 Nov 1744 Boston,Suffolk Co.,MA[9,10] Ephraim MORTON-12021
   [Boston, MA Vital Recs.]
6. Samuel OSBORN-9793 ;Died: ca 1753 res. Boston,Suffolk Co.,MA[13]
   Marr: 27 Oct 1746 Boston,Suffolk Co.,MA[7] Margaret BRIANT-11873
   [Boston, MA Vital Recs.]
7. Joseph OSBORN-12022

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Marr: ca 19 Oct 1743 Boston,Suffolk Co.,MA

Experience SCUDDER-9784

• Other Marr: 1) 9 Oct 1712 Barnstable,Barnstable Co.,MA[2] Elisha HOPKINS-9785

Comments

What I've found is that Samuel Osborn-9782 and Jedidah Smith did have a son Samuel Osborn-9793, but Samuel Osborn-9793 was married to a Margaret Briant and died in Boston about 1753, so couldn't be the same person as Samuel Osborn-12023 who married Keziah Butler. I have also found though that Samuel Osborn-9782 was sued in 1711 by Mercy Norton who claimed that Samuel Osborn-9782 was father of her child. Samuel Osborn-9782 was convicted of being the father of Mercy Norton's child and ordered to pay child support.

The library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society(NEHGS) has the manuscript of volume III of Dr. Charles E. Banks' history of Martha's Vineyard. The manuscript(Mss A B32) is titled "Settlers of Martha's Vineyard" and contains much information not included in the published history. A note in Osborn section of the manuscript reads "Dukes Co. Court Rec., 1711. Samuel Osborn convicted of being the father of an illegitimate child born of the body of Mercy Norton. Ordered to pay the mother 1/6 per week until the child be three years of age and thereafter for four years 1/- per week." A letter contained in the manuscript from Wm. C. Smith (author of a history of Chatham, MA) reads "Chatham, Massachusetts July 29th, 1918. Dear Doctor: Thank you for the payment for Part III record. There was no doubt a Samuel Osborn of Edgartown who claimed to be son of the Rev. Samuel. Very likely he may have been. It is curious, however, that Rev. Samuel had a legitimate son Samuel whom he mentions in one of his letters as the recipient of land in Dartmouth from him (page 312 to 22) and who died in Boston, (estate settled there in 1753) leaving an interest in said lands. The Osborn r---e still remains something of a ridelle. Your -- -t Wm. C. Smith".

So is clear that Samuel Osborn-9782 did have a son Samuel-9793 by his 1st wife Jedidah Smith, but Samuel Osborn-9793 was married to Margaret Briant. Samuel Osborn-9782 was also the father by Mercy Norton of an illegitimate child, this child most likely being Samuel Osborn-12023 who was married to Keziah Butler.

Notes:

1. "Vital Recs. of Edgartown, MA to the Year 1850"
2. "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations", v6 family of Stephen Hopkins
3. "A History of Chatham, Mass.", William C. Smith
4. "Vital Records of Edgartown, Mass. to ... 1850", NEHGS
5. Dukes Co., MA Prob Vol 4/19; Adm. of est. of Samuel Osborn-12023
6. "Library of Cape Cod Hist. & Gen.", Josiah Paine, No. 55, p12
7. "Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751", City of Boston
8. "The Barbour Collection of CT Vit. Recs.", "Index", Barbour
9. "Boston marriages from 1700 to 1751", City of Boston
10. "A History of Chatham Mass.", William C. Smith
11. "Boston Births, Marr. and Deaths, 1630-1699 ...", City of Boston
12. Suffolk Co., MA Prob Vol 489/385; Gdnshp of Samuel Osborn-11874
13. Suffolk Co., MA Prob. Recs.; Case #10361, adm of est of Samuel Osborn-9793