The origins of Thomas Osman are unknown to me. However, I have seen on web pages that he was born in St. Cuthbert, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. I don't know the source for that information. See the Bedfordshire Heritage Page.

Born:  1621 in England. (Marriage given as 1653) Age 65 in deposition in 1686, in Southold Town Records.

Spouse:   Thomas Osman married Martha Purrier on 6 Jan 1652/53 in Long Island, New York and then had children over an estimated time span of 20 years. Marriage recorded in Southold Town Records. (Case, pg 464).

Immigration:  He probably migrated as a somewhat young man, sometime before 1653, and likely single.

Residences:   I only know of his residence in Long Island, most likely Southold.

Death:   Unknown to me. He is believed to have had his children through 1672, so at least living then.

Estate / Will:  None that I am aware of.

1658 Deposition: From the Wheeler Page, we have: "Thomas Osman gave a deposition in 1658 in which he told the story of he, William Purrier, Thomas Reeve, James Reeve, Thomas Terill, William Salmon, Thomas Benedict, Henry Whitney and others exploring for "sperrits resin" (turpentine) in "ye Chowan country" (North Carolina) in 1636/37. Upon failure of this adventure, these men in the following winter or spring settled on Hashamomuck Neck in the present town of Southold, Long Island. A copy of this deposition appears in the Southold Commemorative Book, 1636-1939. ("Genealogy up to 1800 of the Reeve Family of Southold, Long Island, NY," Wesley L. Baker, 1970, page 340)."
 

Still looking!

I have found very little on Thomas Osman. Most of what I have found is from the Corwin Genealogy.

Savage Entry:
 
Savage has no entry for the surname Osman in his New England Dictionary


Which son of Thomas Osman is the father of this family in the 1698 Southold census?
 

I see four sons that don't have families accounted for: John-2, Thomas-2, William-2, or Joseph-2?

Mary widdow, Deborah, Phebe, Johanna, Mercy, Samuel  (323-328)


Wife of Abraham in Torrey?
 

Torrey appears to be picking up information on the wife of Abraham that is erroneous. He shows Abraham married to a Martha (__), who died in 1706. The lady who died in 1706 was identified in the Salmon Records only as "Widow Osman", not Martha. Abraham is shown in the 1698 census with Rebecca Corwin as his wife, and Abraham didn't die until 1727. There were two widows in the 1698 census. The Widow who is unidentified as to which son she belongs to in the 1698 Census is Mary (__), but she didn't belong to Abraham. The other widow is a "Martha", but she is Abraham's mother: Martha (Purrier) Osman.

Children
 
I currently have the following family for immigrant Thomas Osman and his wife, Martha Purrier, daughter of immigrant William Purrier:
 
 
 Descendants of Thomas Osman

 1   Thomas Osman 1621 - 1698 b in England, poss St. Cuthbert, Bedford
..  +Martha Purrier 1636 - 1698 b in Prob Mass

........... 2   Thomas Osman 1654 - 1661 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........... 2   John Osman 1656 - 1697 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........... 2   William Osman 1659 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York

........... 2   Abraham Osman 1661 - 1719 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
...............  +Rebecca Corwin 1666 - 1698 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Joseph Osman 1692 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   John Osman 1694 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Dorothy Osman 1694 - 1734 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
............................  +Henry Wells 1690 - 1760 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Sarah Osman 1696 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Rebecca Osman 1702 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Abraham Osman 1704 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York

........... 2   Isaac Osman 1662 - 1716 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
...............  +Catherine [Elton?] 1662 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Isaac Osman 1694 - 1749 b in Long Island, New York
............................  +Hannah Mapes 1693 - 1729 b in Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Martha Osman 1692 -
........................ 3   Prudence Osman 1694 -

........... 2   Jacob Osman 1666 - 1756 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
...............  +Sarah Corwin 1661 - 1755 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Mary Osman 1687 - 1755 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Sarah Osman 1689 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Elizabeth Osman 1691 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Pinnina Osman 1693 - 1755 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Esther Osman 1695 - 1773 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
............................  +Zerubabel Hallock I 1688 - 1761 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Hannah Osman 1697 - 1755 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Peter Osman 1698 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Deborah Osman 1704 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Almodan Osman 1706 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Elizabeth Osman 1708 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York

........... 2   Joseph Osman 1669 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York

........... 2   [Which Son?] Osman 1670 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
...............  +Mary (___) 1670 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Deborah Osman 1686 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Phebe Osman 1688 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Johanna Osman 1690 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Mercy Osman 1692 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........................ 3   Samuel Osman 1694 - b in Southold, Long Island, New York
 
 
 

Entry for Rebecca Corwin in the Corwin Genealogy:

Pg 183: 1 REBECCA,3 (John, 1,) b. (???), 1660-70. M. Abram Osman before 1690. Ch. Joseph, John, Rebecca? Sarah? Abraham? Dorothy? (Doc. Hist. N. Y. i. 452. Moore's Index of Southold, 105, 106.) Probably Ab. Osman married a Martha, who died 1706, and Abram and Dorothy, and perhaps Sarah, may be the children of this second wife.
 

The Will of Jacob Osman - is this the son, or a grandson, of Thomas Osman?

Page 108.--In the name of God, Amen, October 12, 1755. I, JACOB OSMAN, of Southold, in Suffolk County, yeoman, being sick. I leave to my beloved wife Sarah the use of all lands and buildings for her comfortable support during the time she remains my widow. The reversion of said lands and buildings I leave to my eldest son, Peter Osman, and he shall pay to his sister, Elizabeth Osman, œ3 when the said lands become his. My executors are to sell personal property sufficient to pay debts, and the rest I leave to my wife for her  comfortable support and to dispose of at her discretion among my 4 younger children, Sarah, Deborah, Almodan, and Elizabeth Osman. I make my wife and my neighbor, John Clark, executors.

NOTE: My Esther not mentioned in this will...but she would have been out of the house for some years by then, b 1695. If this is his will and not a grandson of Thomas.

NOTE: This will doesn't seem to feel right for Jacob, son of immigrant Thomas. Maybe grandson? The girls are referred to as if they were unmarried and still at home. These ladies should be well into their forties by 1755.

From ancestry.com: New York City Wills, 1754-1760

 
 1   Thomas Osman 1630 -
....  +Martha Purrier 1636 - 1671
.... 2   Jacob Osman 1670 - 1758
..........  +Sarah Corwin 1660 - 1755
........... 3   Esther Osman 1695 - 1773
.................  +Zerubabel Hallock I 1696 - 1761
.................. 4   Zerubabel Hallock II 1722 - 1800
........................  +Elizabeth Swezey 1722 - 1806
........................ 5   Zachariah Hallock I 1749 - 1820
..............................  +Hannah Youngs 1754 - 1823
............................... 6   Bethuel Hallock 1790 - 1866
...............................  *2nd Wife of Bethuel Hallock:
.....................................  +Harmony Howell 1790 -
...................................... 7   John Kasar Hallock 1831 - 1875
............................................  +Mary Jane Aldrich 1836 - 1862
............................................ 8   Morris Wells Hallock 1858 - 1941
..................................................  +Harriet Loetta Pollock 1865 - 1936
................................................... 9   Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976
.........................................................  +Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961

The Osman GenForum

The Wheeler Page has our Thomas, and the Purriers, but no Osman kids.

The Osman Family Page at Parsons Tech, by Danny Osman

The Osman Family Page at FTM, by Danny Osman

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