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There is a story, that
Kent UK Osborns joined the Norman siege at the 1066 Battle of the Hastings.
(This has been called a myth or an
embellished story)
A branch of the Osborn family went to
Normandy. France in 1028 and two brothers were guardians of William the
Conqueror when he invaded England in 1066. William Fitsosborn (
son of Osborn) fought at the Battle of Hastings and was rewarded the
daughter of William the Conqueror and the Isle of Wight. Queen
Victoria's country home the Osborn castle is on the Isle of Wight.
The
Norman Conquest and the First Castles
The Norman conquest of England in 1066 introduced feudalism to England.
We have already seen that castles were a feature of feudalism so it
follows that the Normans introduced castles to England. In fact, castles
were the means by which William the Conqueror and his followers secured
their hold on England following their victory over the English army at
the battle of Hastings. The chroniclers of the period frequently refer
to the castle building activities of the Normans. Immediately after
Hastings, according to Ordericus Vitalis, William ordered castles to be
raised at Warwick, Nottingham, York , Lincoln, Cambridge and Huntingdon.
The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" tells us that in the following
year, 1067, while William himself was away dealing with affairs in
Normandy, his two co-regents in England, Bishop Odo of Bayeux and Earl
William fitz Osborn wrought castles widely thoughout the kingdom and
oppressed the poor people.
The
Osborns created other castles in the UK
The
foundations of the Castle were laid in about 1068 by William FitzOsbern,
Earl of Hereford, as one in a line of forts between Clifford and
Chepstow.
Some pedegree:
Peter
Osborn b1521 m?
2. Thomas
Osborne b1550, m1563 Elizabeth
(Elizabet) Wilmeth, and aft 1596 Elizabeth
Mellis, Mary.
3. Jeremy
(Hieremy) Osborn b1570, m1592 Joan
Wybourne
4. Thomas
Osborn b1594, m1622 Mary
Goatly
5a.John
Osborn b1631, m1659 Mariam
5b.Jeremiah
Osborn b1624, m1651 Mary
Davis b1628 and Elizabeth
Wheeler
http://ancestry.dexterprime.com/osborn/private_stuff/osbornbits.htm
Decendents
of William the conquerer Part
one
Part two Part
Three
See the other side of this
Osborn story in Normans |
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Vikings 1005AD east coast before Osborn 1500?
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Today Map
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Osborn Family ancestry from here: |
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Facts and Events
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Birth
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July 13, 1631, Ashford, West
Ashford, Kent, England.
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Baptism
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July 31, 1631, Christ Church,
Ashford, West Ashford, Kent, England.
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Death
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May 2, 1687, Wainscott, Suffolk Co.,
NY.
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Notes Lived in East Hampton. Or died
Wainscott, CT.
Marriages/Children
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Facts and Events
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Birth
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about 1594, Ashford, West
Ashford, Kent, England.
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Christening
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April 4, 1594, Ashford, West
Ashford, Kent, England.
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Death
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November 26, 1677, East Hampton,
Long Island, Suffolk Co., NY.
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Notes Or died 1686, married 1621. Came
to America between 1622 and 1630. Lived in East Hampton.
Marriages/Children
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Facts and Events
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Birth
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February 4, 1570, Ashford, West
Ashford, Kent, England.
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Death
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February 8, 1620, Ashford, West
Ashford, Kent, England.
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Notes Or Osborne, married 1593.
Marriages/Children
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Name:
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Thomas Osborn
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Gender:
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Male
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Father:
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Peter
Osborn
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Mother:
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Facts and Events
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Birth
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about 1550, Ashford, West
Ashford, Kent, England.
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Death
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October 12, 1611, Ashford, West
Ashford, Kent, England.
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Notes Or born 1543, or 1517.
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Ralph Waite 02/18/04 wrote:
You are doing too
much good work to ignore the early Osborn history, even if you
feel it is a myth or story. If Osborn Origins does not deal with
with it someone will.
It is all over
the internet with details showing that several (and maybe cruel)
Osborns were part of the Normanization of the UK. This has to be
more than just a myth or story. There is too much real physical
evidence of the work and role they played.
Osborn Origins needs to embrace
and expand our knowledge and help find the basis for this Osborn
cultural link to today.
It is more than DNA. It is at the
root of the culture origin of the Osborn Clans.
I am sure, like King Arthur, it is
was embelished but who cares about that. The fact that it is a
place to start - that is documented - makes it important.
The Norman Conquest
and the First Castles
The Norman conquest of England in 1066 introduced
feudalism to England. We have already seen that castles were a feature
of feudalism so it follows that the Normans introduced castles to
England. In fact, castles were the means by which William the
Conqueror and his followers secured their hold on England following
their victory over the English army at the battle of Hastings. The
chroniclers of the period frequently refer to the castle building
activities of the Normans. Immediately after Hastings, according to
Ordericus Vitalis, William ordered castles to be raised at Warwick,
Nottingham, York , Lincoln, Cambridge and Huntingdon. The
"Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" tells us that in the following year,
1067, while William himself was away dealing with affairs in Normandy,
his two co-regents in England, Bishop Odo of Bayeux and Earl William
fitz Osborn wrought castles widely thoughout the kingdom and oppressed
the poor people.
The
Osborns created other castles in the UK
The
foundations of the Castle were laid in about 1068 by William
FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford, as one in a line of forts between
Clifford and Chepstow.
Osborn Origins web site does not care about prior to
1600.
The reason I don't do it is that it is BS. I'll let
others deal with the BS as though it was true.
(Yes there were Osborn's with castles, whoopee. That doesn't help the 99%
of Osborns who are no relation and can't even find their own
great-grandparents anyway.)
Sorry for my attitude. You can create a website on the ancient Osborns.
I have my hands full with doing genealogy on Osborns living since
1600.
2/19/04
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Previous Osborn Origins: Lee Osborn comments: From other secondary sources I am familiar with the line from
Phineas Osborn back to Thomas Osborn married to Mary Goatley, but do not
know anything about Phineas O. Osborn or any other reputed children of
Phineas Osborn. Without any source citations in your genealogy, it is
impossible to make any judgement of Phineas' family.
Being familiar with the records of Hartford Co., CT though, I
don't believe there is any connection of your line to Hartford Co., CT.
Also, anything you might have read about "Sir Walter Osborn" and
William the Conqueror should be considered just a story. There are many
different *unrelated* Osborn families (proved in the Ausborn/Osborn DNA
Project) and none have any proven connection to "Sir Walter". (I
have never even seen *any* evidence that "Sir Walter" ever
really existed.)
Since you are on the Osborn line of Thomas and Mary (Goatley)
Osborn, perhaps you would be interested in participating in the Ausborn/Osborn
DNA project -- we need participants who are known or believed to be
descendants of this Thomas Osborn. You can find information on
participating in the DNA project by visiting 02/18/04
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tlosborne/AusburnSurnameProject/
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