On the list of prisoners who were taken at the Battle of Fort Montgomery that was published in 1846 in the History of Orange County, you will find the name Isaac Hofman. The creator of this memorial for (Private) Isaac H. Osman believes this name was transcribed incorrectly as Isaac Hofman and is in fact Isaac H. Osman.
This list of prisoners was sent to Col. Taylor in Newburgh, NY and was intended to inform the families that they needed to send food and supplies for the prisoners. The Provost Marshal of the Prison, William Cunningham, confessed later to selling the food and supplies that were sent for the prisoners. William Cunningham was later found guilty of financial crimes and was executed in London on August 10, 1791.
Isaac's parents were Isaac Osman (1701-1786) and Mary (Bailey) Osman, who were married October 27, 1726, Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Isaac Osman & Mary (Bailey) Osman were the parents of:
Margaret, b. 1727
Ezekiel, b. 1729, d. after 1775
Mary (1731-1787), wife of John Williamson
(Pvt.) Israel Osman (1736-1778)
(Pvt.) Isaac H. Osman (1738-1778)
Jacob Osmun m. Mary Smith
(Sgt.) John Osmun of Lamb's Artillery
Author's Notes: The captain of the Upper [Smith's] Clove Company was Garret Miller (1737-1777) and the Ensign of this company was Aaron Miller.
Is there any family connection between this Miller family of Orange County, New York and the Osman/Osmun/Ozmun family of Smith's Clove?
EDWARD HENRY OZMUN - the great grandson of (Pvt.) Isaac H. Osman:
Edward Henry Ozmun was Consul General at Istanbul from May 28, 1906, until his death on December 09, 1910. He was also a member of the Minnesota Society, Sons of the American Revolution by descent from "Isaac Ozmun" his great grandfather, who died in 1778 at the old Sugar House Prison in New York City during the Revolutionary War.
Edward Henry Ozmun (1857-1910), the great grandson of (Pvt.) Isaac H. Osman, wrote these words on his membership application for the Minnesota Society, S.A.R., "My great grandfather, Isaac Ozmun, was captured by the British Army at Fort Montgomery and sent by them as prisoners of war to the Old Sugar House in New York City, then a British prison, where they starved to death. My father, Abraham Ozmun, often stated these facts to me as being the well-known family tradition. It is substantially further confirmed by William Andrew Jackson Ozmun (1827-1900) in a recent statement to me.
He [W. A. J. Ozmun] is the son of William Ozmun (1783-1862), who is the eldest son of my grandfather, Abraham Ozmun (1764-1848)."
Edward Henry Ozmun signed and dated his application to the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) on June 02, 1892.
On the list of prisoners who were taken at the Battle of Fort Montgomery that was published in 1846 in the History of Orange County, you will find the name Isaac Hofman. The creator of this memorial for (Private) Isaac H. Osman believes this name was transcribed incorrectly as Isaac Hofman and is in fact Isaac H. Osman.
This list of prisoners was sent to Col. Taylor in Newburgh, NY and was intended to inform the families that they needed to send food and supplies for the prisoners. The Provost Marshal of the Prison, William Cunningham, confessed later to selling the food and supplies that were sent for the prisoners. William Cunningham was later found guilty of financial crimes and was executed in London on August 10, 1791.
Isaac's parents were Isaac Osman (1701-1786) and Mary (Bailey) Osman, who were married October 27, 1726, Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Isaac Osman & Mary (Bailey) Osman were the parents of:
Margaret, b. 1727
Ezekiel, b. 1729, d. after 1775
Mary (1731-1787), wife of John Williamson
(Pvt.) Israel Osman (1736-1778)
(Pvt.) Isaac H. Osman (1738-1778)
Jacob Osmun m. Mary Smith
(Sgt.) John Osmun of Lamb's Artillery
Author's Notes: The captain of the Upper [Smith's] Clove Company was Garret Miller (1737-1777) and the Ensign of this company was Aaron Miller.
Is there any family connection between this Miller family of Orange County, New York and the Osman/Osmun/Ozmun family of Smith's Clove?
EDWARD HENRY OZMUN - the great grandson of (Pvt.) Isaac H. Osman:
Edward Henry Ozmun was Consul General at Istanbul from May 28, 1906, until his death on December 09, 1910. He was also a member of the Minnesota Society, Sons of the American Revolution by descent from "Isaac Ozmun" his great grandfather, who died in 1778 at the old Sugar House Prison in New York City during the Revolutionary War.
Edward Henry Ozmun (1857-1910), the great grandson of (Pvt.) Isaac H. Osman, wrote these words on his membership application for the Minnesota Society, S.A.R., "My great grandfather, Isaac Ozmun, was captured by the British Army at Fort Montgomery and sent by them as prisoners of war to the Old Sugar House in New York City, then a British prison, where they starved to death. My father, Abraham Ozmun, often stated these facts to me as being the well-known family tradition. It is substantially further confirmed by William Andrew Jackson Ozmun (1827-1900) in a recent statement to me.
He [W. A. J. Ozmun] is the son of William Ozmun (1783-1862), who is the eldest son of my grandfather, Abraham Ozmun (1764-1848)."
Edward Henry Ozmun signed and dated his application to the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) on June 02, 1892.
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement