When Colonel Adlai Osborne was born on 4 June 1744, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Alexander Osborn, was 34 and his mother, Agnes McWhorter, was 31. He married Margaret Lloyd on 20 January 1771, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Iredell, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1783. He died on 16 December 1814, in Mount Mourne, Iredell, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Mourne, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.
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"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
English: from the Middle English personal name Osbern, partly from late Old English Ōsbern, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Ásbiǫrn (from áss ‘god’ + biǫrn ‘bear’), but more usually from Norman use of the cognate ancient Germanic Ōsbern. Osbern was often treated as an alternative form of Osbert. For pet forms see Hoskin and Opie . The surname has also been established in Ireland (Waterford, Tipperary) since the mid 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesOsborne, Adlai by D. W. Adams, 1991 4 June 1744–14 Dec. 1814 Adlai Osborne, lawyer and political and educational leader, was the son of Alexander Osborne, of New Jersey, a prominent frontiersman of …
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