When Morris Osburn was born on 22 September 1769, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States, his father, Richard Osburn, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Purcell, was 29. He married Jane Copeland about 1789, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Middleburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States in 1820 and Hillsborough, Loudoun, Virginia, United States in 1830. He died on 19 July 1839, in Bedford Springs, Campbell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 69.