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The driving force in the preparation of this material is the search for the ancestors of Jonathan Hudson Osborne. Although much has been learned about the Osborne heritage, a document has not been found that shows Jonathan’s direct relationship to the early Osbornes of Mecklenburg County. It is like working with a puzzle with many of the pieces missing. You can see enough of the puzzle that you feel comfortable about what the picture looks like, but there is always the possibility that one more piece will alter the picture. There is however, enough circumstantial evidence, along with a DNA test to indicate with high probability that Jonathan was related to the Osbornes that lived in the area of what is now Union County during the 1830’s.
Jonathan was born in Union County in 1825, but because Union County did not exist until December 19, 1842, we don’t know if he was born in the portion formed from Anson County or the portion formed from Mecklenburg County. Either way, all of the Osborne heads of families in the 1830 U.S. Census for the portion of these counties that later formed Union County were related.
These Osbornes from Union County are descendants of William Osborne (Abt 1750 – Aft. 1820). William Osborne was a Revolutionary War Soldier and provided the American Army with provisions. William is listed as a Patriot by the Daughters of the American Revolution. William’s father (also named William) came down the Old Wagon Road from Pennsylvania to settle in the McAlpine Creek and Twelve Mile Creek areas of Mecklenburg County. William, the father, died in 1769 and his estate papers are in the North Carolina Archives.
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