Abigail Osborne: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Abigail Osborne was born on 15 Jan 1757 in Orange Co, Virginia (daughter of Caleb Osborne and Hannah Howard); died on 15 Mar 1856 in McMinn Co, Tennessee.

Abigail married Zachariah Wells about 1782 in North Carolina, and was divorced on 15 Mar 1856 in Letcher Co, Kentucky. Zachariah was born between 1740 and 1745 in Virginia; died in 1825 in Big Stone Gap, Wise Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Jemima Wells was born in 1782 in North Carolina; died on 15 Mar 1856 in Letcher Co, Kentucky.

Generation: 2

2.	Caleb Osborne was born in 1725 in Williamsburg, Virginia; died on 7 Aug 1781 in Rowan Co, North Carolina. Caleb married Hannah Howard about 1755. Hannah (daughter of John Howard and Elizabeth Gassaway) was born in 1735 in Virginia; died in 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah Howard was born in 1735 in Virginia (daughter of John Howard and Elizabeth Gassaway); died in 1782.

Children:

1. Abigail Osborne was born on 15 Jan 1757 in Orange Co, Virginia; died on 15 Mar 1856 in McMinn Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

John Howard was born about 1698 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland (son of Cornelius Howard, Jr. (FFDNA-JS) and Mary Katherine Hammond (or Roper)); died on 18 Mar 1805 in Baltimore Co, Maryland.

John married Elizabeth Gassaway about 1732. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Gassaway and Susannah Hanslip) was born on 6 Jan 1712 in All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died on 18 Aug 1760 in All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Gassaway was born on 6 Jan 1712 in All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland (daughter of Thomas Gassaway and Susannah Hanslip); died on 18 Aug 1760 in All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland.

Children:

3. Hannah Howard was born in 1735 in Virginia; died in 1782.

Generation: 4

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Cornelius Howard, Jr. (FFDNA-JS) was born in 1655 in Virginia (son of Capt Cornelius Howard, Sr. and Elizabeth Gorsuch); died on 22 Feb 1717 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland.

Cornelius married Mary Katherine Hammond (or Roper) about 1683 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland. Mary was born in 1670 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died on 24 Dec 1714 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Mary Katherine Hammond (or Roper) was born in 1670 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died on 24 Dec 1714 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland.

Children:

Cornelius Joshua Howard was born in 1698 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died in 1777 in Baltimore, Maryland.
6. John Howard was born about 1698 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died on 18 Mar 1805 in Baltimore Co, Maryland.

14. Thomas Gassaway was born on 20 Feb 1682; died on 12 Sep 1739.
Thomas married Susannah Hanslip about 1710. Susannah was born on 8 Feb 1682; died after 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Susannah Hanslip was born on 8 Feb 1682; died after 1713.

Children:

7. Elizabeth Gassaway was born on 6 Jan 1712 in All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died on 18 Aug 1760 in All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland.