Do you know the surname of this Osee? It might make her the earliest I've heard of yet (with a birthdate plus or minus 1760). I still have hopes of finding the "first cause" on this name, some NJ woman of sterling reputation who inspired generations of girls to be named for her. Marilyn On Sat, 21 Apr 2001 13:16:16 -0400 (EDT) [email protected] writes: > I have been interested in the name of Osee or Osa (?) since my > 3GGrandfather, Reuben Searles, married her in 1779 and lived in > Oxford > Twp. and I believe Belvidere. Any info would be greatly appreciated. > Jean > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.