Descendancy Narrative of Luke of Eglingham Ogle (2426)

I. Luke of Eglingham1 OGLE (2426) married Isabella CRASTER (2427), daughter of Edmund CRASTER (2428) and Alice MITFORD (2835). He died on
29 Oct 1604 Possibly buried at St. Nicholas Church in England (unknown record type: unknown subject, by unknown photographer; unknown series;
unknown repository, unknown repository address. Online unknown url; unknown file name.).
A. Nicholas2 OGLE (2432) (Sir Henry Ogle, Ogle and Bothal, Newcastle /Tyne, Northbumberland, England, 1902, Library of Congress.) married an
unknown person. He was born in 1600.
1. Luke3 OGLE of Berwick (2666) (Ibid.) married an unknown person.
a) Samuel4 OGLE (2667) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.) (Sir Henry A. Ogle, Ogle and Bothal.)
married an unknown person.
(1) Samuel5 OGLE (2668) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.) (Sir Henry A. Ogle, Ogle and Bothal.)
married an unknown person.
(a) Benjamin6 OGLE (2669) (Ibid.)
B. Captain Henry2 OGLE of Eglingham (2430). "Henry Ogle of Eglingham was born in 1600, for he was four a a half years old on the 19th of
January, 1605... In 1643 he was one of the sequestrators for land, for the parliament, and on the 29th of November, 1644, was a deputy lieutenant
for the county... He was a strong parliamentarian and in 1650... he entertained Cromwell in Eglingham, and the room where his guest slept is still
standing at the Hall... He was a representative for the county in the Little Parliament 1653, and was again returned as such on the 4th of September,
1654... Henry's name occurs frequently as Captain Henry Ogle in State Papers, and he seems to have been very active;...it...seems probable that
prior to the Restoration in 1660 he made over some of his property in case he should have been deprived, but however that may be, on the 20th of
June, 1668, he entailed his property on his two grandchildren, with remainder to his own sons. He probably died in 1669. (Ogle and Bothal). He Top
oPosted by: Phillip Ogle
Date: March 06, 2001 at 11:08:48
In Reply to: Ogle Manor House in England by JUDY OGLE EDWARDS
of 1565
Judy, I visited Northumberland 10 yrs. ago. The people who own Ogle Castle now are John and Boddil Bonas. I don't have the address for Ogle
Castle, but suppose once you get there you could contact them to see if they would give you a tour. I didn't get in the Castle when I visited, I just
drove up the drive and knocked at the door but no one answered. Yes, I played the "pushy American tourist" I would never have thought of doing
something like that here in the States, but I was "bound and determined" to make the attempt once I arrived in Northumberland. I did luckily get a
tour of Eglingham Hall where our John Ogle of Delaware's family lived. The owner at that time was April Potts. She was very gracious and gave me a
tour of the downstairs of the Manor House. She was interested in the Ogle info that I had. I also walked up to the door of Bothal Castle. The maid
who answered the door was very nice but she was amazed that I had gotten close enough to even knock! It seems the gardener is under instructions
to chase off any uninvited intruder. She was urgently pressing me to leave quickly since the day before the gardener had chased off (with the
dogs)another group of visiting Ogles! After she closed the door she quickly opened it again and gave me a small booklet on the history of the Castle.
Bothal is still owned by the Duke of Portlands family and is used for some sort of business retreat. The Chapel at Bothal was closed for renovation so
I couldn't get inside there either. But the Chapel at Eglingham was open and also Whalton Church close to Ogle. So I did get to see the tombstones
of our ancestors at those locations. There are also several Ogles buried in Westminister Abbey. The Duke of Newcastle has a monument there and
then the Ogle heiress who married the Earl of Shresbury has a large monument there. Some Ogle's I knew who visited Westminister talked to one of
the employees there and got a personal tour of other Ogle sites within the Abbey. Hexam's Abbey also has some Ogle monuments. Anyway I hope
some of this has been of help to you. I would be most interested in hearing about your trip when you return. It is a very moving experience to stand
where our Ogle ancestors stood all those hundreds of years ago! Phillip Ogle.
He married Jane FORSTER (2431), daughter of N. FORSTER (2434). He was born on 19 Jul 1600 (Ibid., p. 196-197.) (unknown subject unknown
record type, by unknown photographer.). He died circa 1669 (Sir Henry A. Ogle, Ogle and Bothal.).

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1. John3 OGLE of Eglingham (2433).

"John Ogle of
Eglingham was probably born about the year 1621. In 1650 he received a commission as captain of militia for the four northern counties, and the
next year he was under the commonwealth a commissioner and also commanding a troop of horses in Scotland. He died before the 11th of June,
1686." (Ogle and Bothal)
The Ogles of Eglingham held lands at Berwick-upon-Tweed, where Luke Ogle, a cousin of Captain John Ogle, became Vicar in 1655 (Ogle and
Bothal p. 210). Berwick-upon-Tweed was an important military extablishment in the seventeenth century, where Captain Henry and Captain John
Ogle were frequently present; Eglingham is in fact closer to Berwick than to Newcastle. With the men of the family occupied with military and
political matters and probably seeing very little of the family seat at Eglingham, it is entirely reasonable to suppose that Captain John Ogle's wife
resided during this period at Berwick, where she could be near her husband, and where her child was born. The records of Captain John Ogle's
family are meagre, which is easily understood, considering the turbulent years in which he lived; and in 1668, when Captain Henry Ogle made
over his property to his two grandchildren, young John Ogle had already gone to America. Thus his name is not mentioned in any surviving
family papers, and as he was christened away from the family seat of Eglingham, his existence was not noted by Sir Henry Ogle in "Ogle and
Bothal". (The English Origins of John Ogle) (Ibid.). He married Eleanor PRINGLE (2436). He was born circa 1621 at Eglingham,
Northumberland, England (Ibid., p.198.). He witnessed the christening of John OGLE (2437) on 30 Sep 1649 at Berwick on Tweed,
Northumberland, England (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.). He served in the military in 1650 (Sir Henry A.
Ogle, Ogle and Bothal.). He died say 1686 (Ibid.).
a) John4 OGLE (2437) ("In 1664 affairs in England's American colonies were not running smoothly. Disputes among various settlements
were prevalent. In addition to these troubles, the aggressive foreign policy of the Dutch government was a mater of serious concern in
America as well as other parts of the world. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, having decided upon summary action, appointed a
commission to go over and adjust the difficulties. Armed forces were to accompany them for the enforcement of their decisions and for
certain conquests which had no doubt been anticipated. Colonel Richard Nicolls, in charge, with Sir Rober Carr, Sir George Cartwright and
Samuel Maverick as the members, set out upon a mission that was destined to become an important and far-reaching event in American
history. While its ostensible purpose was to straighten out the difficulties among the English settlements, its primary object was the removal
of the Dutch menace to English trade and political power in America.
Easy victories for the English forces resulted in the fall of New Amsterdam and New Amstel, and their re-establishment as New York and New
Castle, as well as the complete surrender of the contiguous territory. The Dutch were almost eliminated, leaving only France and Spain as
serious contenders for supremacy in America.
John Ogle, "one of the soldiers at New Castle," was fearless, independent, stubborn, contentious, and possessed a considerable amount of
the arrogance that the Elizabethan tradition had transmitted to the individual British soldier. He was typical of the men going out from Britain
who were participating in the beginnings of a world empire which was finally to eclipse all of its predecessors) (John Ogle, Booklet, Library of

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Congress, Washingon, D.C.) (Ogle/Ogles Family Association, "Ogle," Ogle Genealogist, 20 (1999). Hereinafter cited as

"Ogle.").
Ancestor of the Month
October 2006
John (of Delaware) Ogle
b. 30 Sep 1649 d. 1683/84
If we were going to make a movie of our ancestor John Ogles life, we would probably choose an actor like Erroll Flynn to play the lead. (I
tried to think of a more modern actorat least one who is alive and known to our younger family members, but I just couldnt top Erroll Flynn,
the swashbuckling, handsome, daring, adventurous heartthrob of yesteryears silver screen. Maybe Antonio Banderas would come close, but
the accent needs to be British.)
The Ogles of Northumberland
John Ogle was born 30 Sep 1649 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England. He was the son of John (of Eglingham) Ogle and Elizabeth Pringle. John
of Eglingham came from a long line of Ogles who traced their lineage back to Edward I, William the Conqueror, and Charlemagne.
Though the Ogle family had been on the losing side during the battle of Hastings when William the Conqueror had taken over the throne of
England, they had somehow maintained their holdings, perhaps by pledging loyalty to the new king. Very few families in Northumberland, the
Ogles homeland since early times, had managed to keep their properties after the Normans took over the throne. Humphrey de Ogle,
however, was given a special document from King William which returned all the Ogle lands and holdings as they had been before the war.
This included Ogle castle and the town of Ogle, both of which are still in existence in Northumberland.
The Civil War, the Commonwealth, and the Restoration
In that respect, the Ogles were lucky. Their luck was not always good, however. Dissatisfaction with the monarchy led to a period of Civil War
that broke out in 1642. On 30 Jan 1649 the war ended with the beheading of King Charles I. Eight months later, on September 30, our John
Ogle was born.
Since the Civil War had been basically court versus country (aristocracy versus landed gentry) at first Johns family fared well. John, Sr.
received a commission in the army in 1650, one year after his son was born. He became captain of the militia for the four northern counties in
England, and the next year under the Commonwealth he was a commissioner and also commanded a mounted troop in Scotland.
In1661 King Charles II and the monarchy were restored to power. Our John was only twelve years old, and his future did not look promising.
Whereas the Commonwealth had been good for the Ogles, the period of Restoration would probably not have been, and even at Johns
young age, he was probably smart enough to be looking for a way to improve his lot.
Charles Blunders
Though Charles II was well loved by his people, he did a number of things that were unwise, and his reign was fraught with problems The
most compelling at this time were disagreements with the Dutch over lands in America which could easily lead to war. (Although unknown to
John and not influencing his decisions, things would worsen. Later the winter and summer of 1665 would see the Black Plague ravage
England again. Sixteen-sixty-six would bring the great fire that lasted five days and destroyed London.) Over some of his problems Charles II
had no control; for others he must take complete blame.
For example, in 1664, the Dutch were infuriated when Charles cavalierly gave all the Dutch holdings in America to his brother James, the
Duke of York, claiming that they were Englands by right of discovery. On 25 May, 1664, the Duke of York, later to become King James II,
sent Colonel Robert Nicholls with an expedition of four ships, three hundred soldiers, and four hundred fifty men to America to secure these
lands. At this time, our John was only fourteen years old; he wouldnt be fifteen until September. Nevertheless, he quickly saw a way out of
his familys possibly bleak future, joined Nicholls group, and sailed to the Colonies.
Off to the America
When the expedition reached New Amsterdam, the Dutch, after minor negotiations, surrendered without firing a shot. Immediately the name
New Amsterdam was changed to New York. John Ogles first encounter with war was an easy one.
Delaware, like New York, was of prime interest to European powers.
It had been an area of controversy among the Dutch, Swedes, and Finns for some time. Shortly before the English arrival, the Dutch had
captured Delaware from the Swedes and added it to New Netherlands. The British saw an easy solution to all the squabbling. They simply
moved into Delaware and took Fort Casimir, the major stronghold of the area. John served under Capt. Robert Carr during the takeover of
Delaware and actually saw some fighting. He probably lived at Fort Casimir with the other British soldiers after the takeover. He remained in
Delaware throughout his enlistment and continued to stay as a civilian.
Life in Delaware
After the British conquered Delaware, John settled first in New Castle and there lived the life of a conquering soldier. Shortly afterwards, he
apparently caught the land ownership fever that was prevalent in the area. The early Swedish and Dutch colonists wanted enough land for
baronial estateJohn OGLE (2437). They dealt in land parcels so large it was hard to make improvements on them. Such desire for land.
however, would make land speculation attractive.. Almost immediatelyprobably even before being discharged from the army--John began

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acquiring land and speculating in land and real estate. He did so for the rest of his life. Soon he had a home called The Fishing Place at
Christiana Bridge, Christina River. His land lay next to that of Anders Stille, a Swedish friend
The Marriage, the Elizabeths, and the Controversy
Somewhere between 1664-1671 came the biggest mixup of Johns life, for it was at this time that he met and married his wife. The confusion
is over who the wife was.
Version One says that John married Elizabeth Wollaston in 1665 He was sixteen; she was thirteen. Elizabeth Wollaston was the daughter (or
sister) of Sgt. Thomas Wollaston, a comrade-in-arms of John Ogle. Another account of Version One says that Elizabeth Wollaston was the
child of Thomas Wollaston, Sr., and that the couple married in England before John sailed.
Version Two says that at Anders Stilles home sixteen-year-old John Ogle met thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Petersdotter, who had moved from
her home to that of her uncle Anders in order to help take care of his household chores. Elizabeth was the daughter of Swedish colonists
Peter Jochimson and Ella Olafsdotter. In this version John and this Elizabeth married in1671. Although no record has been found to show
when John was discharged from the army, some of the other soldiers, including his friend Thomas Wollaston, were discharged in October
1669. Waiting to be discharged before marrying seems logical, but those in love arent always logical.
Version Three says that Elizabeth(s) Petersdotter and Wollaston were the same person: Elizabeth Petersdotter Wollaston. Now if she were
the same person, all problems would be solved; however, it is unlikely that she can be melded into one. First of all we have the ethnic
problem. Petersdotter is definitely Swedish; Wollaston is English. Secondly, there are at least two sets of parents involved. Thirdly, there are
two different (probable) dates of death.
A possible solution would be that John was married twice (Version Four) Again, there is a problem. There is no known divorce record for
Elizabeth Wollaston, and she apparently lived until 1713. John supposedly married Elizabeth Petersdotter in 1671. That would mean that
John would have been a bigamist or that he had gotten an unheard of divorce. What was Elizabeth Wollaston doing in the colonies anyway?
Did daughters accompany their soldier fathers and/or husbands or brothers to war?
Another possibility, Version Five, is that there are two John Ogles with wives named Elizabeth who moved to the same region at about the
same time and that the facts of one mans life have been incorporated into the life of the other.
Young John Ogles best friends were James Crawford and Thomas Wollaston, both of whom were older than he. His friendships with these
men and with Anders Stille further muddy the waters. Several marriages occurred among descendents of the Ogle, Crawford, and Wollaston
families. However, there are Stille spouses in the Ogle family, too. Thus, we need to verify just which of these theories about the Elizabeths is
correct. Wont that be fun? The more I look, the more possibilities there seem to be.
In any event, John (1) married somebody named Elizabeth and the couple went on to have two sons; Thomas Ogle (b c1672-d.1734) and
John (2) Ogle (b. c1674-d 1720 Either Thomas or John had a son named John (3). It is from this grandson of John Ogle of Delaware that we
descend. In 1997 the Ogle/Ogles Family Association determined that until more positive evidence is available to ascertain Elizabeth Ogles
maiden name she shall be known in Association records as Elizabeth, maiden name unknown or Elizabeth??. As to our definite ancestor
John (3)-- The Ogle/Ogles Family Association has taken the stand that until more conclusive evidence is available, John (3) will be noted as
a son of either John (2) or Thomas. Perhaps we shall never know for sure.
Land Deals
John continued with his land acquisition. In 1666 he and three of his friends-- Sgt. Thomas Wollaston, John Hendricks, and Hermann
Johnston--received part of a large grant from the Duke of York. Their land abutted a tract held by James Crawford, another comrade in arms
of John Ogle. Ogle, Wollaston, Crawford, and their families settled on plantations near each other in New Castle County and were friends all
their lives. John and Elizabeth also lived next door to Anders Stille.
Altercations and Disorder
Never one to be put upon, John Ogles outspokenness and temper sometimes got him into trouble. He was said by some to be rash and
reckless. One incident that shows Ogles spirit occurred on 4 June 1675. The magistrates of New Castle voted to build a road and dyke
across the marsh near the town. An additional dyke across a marsh owned by a board member named Hans Block was also approved.
Residents of the area were to contribute either labor or money to the projects. John Ogle led the group of objectors and informed the
governing body that no dykes at all would be built. He claimed that the conditions were unfair since public labor and money would be used to
improve Blocks private lands and raised such a ruckus that he was thrown out of the church where the meeting was being held. With Ogle
gone, Mathys Smith and Rev. Jacobus Fabricius, a Lutheran minister, picked up the battle. The result was that Ogle and Fabricius were
arrested for inciting a riot and held in a nearby anchored boat. From the boat Ogle and Fabricius continued to shout and curse. Eventually the
two men were released, but when Ogle encountered Hans Block later on the street and insulted Block and authority, something had to be
done.
The atmosphere in New Castle at that time was very much like that of a wild western border town or gold town. Fights, robberies,
drunkenness, and general bad conduct were common. The town was unsafe in many respects, so Ogle probably thought nothing much would
come of his shenanigans. The governor, however, saw things differently and issued warrants for Ogle and Fabricus who were considered the
ringleaders of the fracas. The two along with several others had also signed a grievance which didnt help matters. Ogle and Fabricus were
ordered to appear before court in August, and the rest of the signers were to appear at a later court. When the August court met, Rev.
Fabricus appeared, was found guilty, and defrocked. Ogle, who conveniently fell sick, did not appear and some reports say that no further
action was taken against him. Later reports, however, show that both John Ogle and Anders Stille were fined twenty guilders for refusing to
work on Hans Blocks dyke. John was also fined four hundred guilders for the charge of inciting a riot.
Public Works
Later In 1675 John was appointed overseer of the residents of Christina Creek when the Governor ordered the construction of new highways.
Citizens of New Castle, the surrounding area, and the south side of Christina Creek were to be responsible for constructing a road twelve feet
widefairly sizable in those days-- from New Castle to Red Lyon. Perhaps the governor showed good judgment in appointing John overseer
(on the governments side) rather than run the possibility of having him oppose the new road as he had opposed the dyke and road
construction earlier in the year.
Age 25 and Beyond
John Ogles life after 1675 continued as before. He acquired more land and got into more disputes. One quarrel occurred when he accused a
Dutch neighbor of stealing his heifer. The affair went to court, and since Thomas Wollaston was one of the jury members, should we be
surprised that John won?
As a tobacco planter, John Ogle suffered the financial ups and downs of farming. He was almost continually in financial difficulties which he
attempted to assuage with land dealings. Bartering was the high finance of the day, and little money changed hands

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A seemingly insignifiant yet important event occurred 25 Aug 1680. At that time Thomas Wollaston asked his friend John Ogle to deliver a
letter he had written to John Briggs of West Jersey. Briggs had owed Wollaston a debt for three years. John Ogle agreed, took the letter, and
stopped by New York where he made an affidavit on 27 Aug concerning the transaction between Briggs and Wollaston. The affidavit begins:
John Ogle, aged thirty-two or thereabouts, andbecause of his age--permits us to link him with more certainty to the Ogle family in
Northumberland. If there were two John Ogles, the notebearer is ours.
Johns Debts fall on Elizabeth
For the remainder of his life, John Ogle was involved in acquiring land and participating in lawsuits. When he died in the winter of 1683/84 at
the age of thirty-four, he left many debts and no will. His wife Elizabeth had to take up the battle. On 16 December 1684 Elizabeth was in
court to complain that her husband had already paid more than the appropriate amount of taxes on their holdings. She was harassed by
claims of owing taxes for most of the rest of her life. Finally in March of 1698, the court agreed that she hath over and above paid the
inventory of goods belonging to the said [John] Ogle deceased and discharged her from having to pay any more debts of her husband to the
court.
There were, however, other debts and problems. In 1684 Colonel James Talbot from Maryland raided the area, destroyed Elizabeths hay by
throwing it into the river, and built a fort on her property. Anders Stille and Elizabeth Ogle sold that property and moved to property called the
Hopyard in White Clay Creek . The Hopyard had been surveyed for John Ogle the previous year. In 1687 Peter Petersson Yokum
purchased the Hopyard to protect it from Elizabeths creditors. These two events present perhaps the best evidence in the wife mystery, as
Anders Stille, Elizabeth Petersdotters uncle, appears to be helping take care of her, and Peter Petersson, Elizabeth Petersdotters brother,
was also assisting. (Note: In The History of Gatlinburg, 1931, the author describes the Ogle family as blond. Could this be a Swedish trait
inherited from Elizabeth Petersdotter? Hmmm.) (Note 2: The name Yokum comes from Peter Jochimson. Jochimson was anglicized to
Yokum. Peter Jochimson (Yokum) was Elizabeth and Peters father.)
Elizabeths Death
In 1696 Elizabeths son John began selling off the other Ogle lands, possibly around the time of his mothers death, which occurred sometime
before 12 Sept 1702. On that date the executors of the Yocum estate sold the Hopyard property. (Elizabeth Wollaston reportedly lived until
1713)
After Elizabeths death and the selling of the Ogle properties, the Ogle families relocated to an area which came to be known as Ogletown.
The lands originally owned by the Ogles are located in what is now Christiana, Delaware.
John Ogles life was brief but full of action. Never one to walk away from a fight, he showed the spirit, determination, and occasional
brashness needed by the early settlers of our country who wanted to acquire land, establish homes, and prosper in the new world. Like many
of our forefathers, John Ogle was a young man who came to America hoping to fulfill his dreams.of making his own way in life.
John (3) (of Delaware)Ogle is Eli McCarters great, great, great, great, great, great (6 greats) grandfather
Sources:
Celebrate Boston.com ( American History, Part II. A History of the Colony of New York Back to Dutch Rule)
Craig, Dr. Peter Stebbin. Peter Jochim and his Yocum Descendents. Swedish Colonial News. Vol #15, Spring 1997
Craig, Dr. Peter Stebbin. Elisabeth Petersdotter Yocum, Wife of the English Soldier, John Ogle. The Ogle Genealogist. Vol 18, 1997. pp.
19-27.
Exchange of Views Regarding the Identity of Elizabeth, Wife of John Ogle, Immigrant to Delaware and Parent of John (3) Ogle. The Ogle
Genealogist, Vol 18, 1997. pp. 27-51.
Greve, Jeanette. The History of Gatlinburg. Nashville: Premiere Press, 1931
Hibbard, Francis Hamilton, The English Origins of John Ogle, 1976, pp..9-14
John Ogle of Christiana (www.xtinahs.org/Digitaltour/JohnOgleGrave.html)
John (of Delaware) Ogle. Smokykin.com
Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans, Vol I.
Robert Nicholls in Pioneers of New Jersey. Wikipedia
Scharf, Thomas J. History of Delaware 1609-88. Vol 2. Philadelphia: W. Richard and Co., 1886., Ch. XLII, p. 848 (unknown compiler, online
http://ebmfamily.tripod.com/mccarterarchives/id10.html, unknown author (unknown location).).
Http://xtinahs.org/Digitaltour/JohnOgleGrave.html
JOHN OGLE OF CHRISTIANA
John Ogle was born on September 30, 1649, at Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England to John Ogle of the same place. The elder
John was from Eglingham, and in 1650 received a commission as captain of militia for the four northern counties, and the next year he was
under the commonwealth a commissioner and also commanding a troop of horse in Scotland. According to Mormon Church which deals in
genealogy, John was a direct descendant of King Edward the First. The Ogle?s had their own castle in Northumberland.
Young John Ogle early became aware of the difficulties which his family were likely to experience after the Restoration, and he undoubtedly
had heard tales of adventures in the New World; and so when the opportunity was presented to him, John Ogle joined Colonel Nicolls'
expedition, bound for America. He was a scant 14 when he joined Nicholl?s ranks.
In March 1664, the whole of the territory in America occupied by the Dutch on the Atlantic seaboard was granted by Charles II to his brother,
the Duke of York, on the plea that it was British soil by right of discovery. On 25 May 1664, Colonel Nicolls, with four ships, 300 soldiers and
450 men, sailed from Portsmouth. The expedition arrived at New Amsterdam, and without firing a shot, Governor Stuyvesant surrendered the
town on 29 August and promptly changed the name to New York.
Delaware had been originally settled by Swedes, who quarreled with the Dutch, who built Fort Casimir 6 miles from the Swedish Fort
Christiana. In 1654 Governor Rising brought a large number of colonists from Sweden; he took Fort Casimir, renaming it Fort of the Holy
Trinity, in honor of the day of capture. Governor Stuyvesant, who later came down from New Amsterdam and recaptured the fort, renamed it
New Amstel.
John Ogle, who had served under Captain Carr in Delaware, became a permanent resident of White Clay Creek Hundred, named from the
deposits of white clay found along its banks. John Ogle first resided at New Castle, where he was a large land-buyer; he afterwards lived at

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various sites on his extensive holdings. He commenced acquiring land at an early date, probably as soon as the confusion of the conquest
and the settlement of Indian troubles permitted it.
The first grant that John Ogle received was in February 1666, from Governor Nicolls, who had empowered the officers of Delaware to dispose
of 'implanted' land there for the best advantage of the inhabitants. This tract was 800 or 1000 acres total, including a 300 acre tract known as
"Muscle Cripple". The original document omits the exact acreage, but it requires a yearly quitrent of 8 bushels of wheat, the standard being 1
bushel for each hundred acres per year. Later records record him owning 1,000 acres in Christiana, although it is unknown if it was all from
the original grant or a combination of lands. The following is the wording in the Duke of York?s grant of this land:
"A Confirmation granted unto Sergeant Thomas Wollaston, John Ogle, John Hendrick, and Hermann Johnston, for a certain parcel of land in
White Clay kill in Delaware River
Richard Nicholls, Esqr. &c Whereas there is a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in White Clay kill near unto Christeen kill in
Delaware River bounded to the E. with Hans Bones Plantation to the South with James Crawford's, to the North and West by a fresh creek or
Run of water at the head of Bread and Cheese Island containing about (blank) acres of woodland, as also a piece of valley or meadow
ground known by the name of Muscle Cripple running up the kill about (blank) of a mile which said piece or parcel of land was by the officers
of Delaware who were empowered by my commission to dispose of implanted land there for the best advantage of the inhabitants granted
unto Sergeant Thomas Wollaston, John Ogle, John Hendrick, and Herman Johnson, the said grant bearing date (blank) day of February
1666. Now for a confirmation unto them the said Thomas Wollaston, John Ogle, John Hendrick, and Herman Johnston, in their possession
and enjoyment of the premises. Know yee that by virtue of the commission and authority to me given, I have given ratified confirmed and
granted unto the said Thomas Wollaston &c. the afore recited parcels of land and premises, &c., yielding and paying therefore yearly and
every year unto his Majesties use eight bushels of Wheat as a Quit Rent when it shall be demanded, by such person or persons in authority
as his majesty shall please to establish and empower in Delaware River and the parts and plantations adjacent. Given under my hand and
seal, at Fort James, in New York, on the Island Manhattan, the first day of August, in the 20th year of his Majesty's reign, Anno Domini, 1668."
The land as platted for Ogle was a long rectangle, lying between the north side of the Christiana Creek and the south side of the White Clay
Creek. It encompasses the area currently encompassing the town of Christiana, the Christiana Mall, and the Christiana Hospital Center
Complex. 39 degrees 40' 50.33 N and 75 degrees 39' 04.28 W It was bounded on the east by Hans Bones, the south by James Crawford,
and the southeast by Sergeant John Erskine. The north and west were undeveloped, due to the fact that they were above the head of
navigation on the streams.
The parcel known as Muscle Cripple was granted to Sgt Thomas Wollaston, John Ogle, John Hendricks and Herman Johnson. It consisted of
a part of 300 acres and was bounded by a creek at the head of Bread and Cheese Island and also by the plantations of Hans Bones and
James Crawford. Sgt Wollaston had been a comrade in arms, as had James Crawford of the adjoining plantation. James Crawford, having
gained some knowledge of medicine in the army, was known as 'Doctor' on the early assessment rolls. His daughter Mary was later to marry
into the Ogle family. Crawford was one of the heroes of the Nicolls expedition, his grant specifically stating that it was given 'in consideration
of the good service performed by James Crawford, a soldier'. In addition, John Ogle purchased lands along St. George?s Creek, near the
present town of Delaware City. It was on these lands to which some of his sons would later relocate. The story of John Ogle is closely bound
up with that of his friends Thomas Wollaston and James Crawford, who took a liking to young Ogle and formed a friendship which continued
throughout their lives. In about 1670, Ogle married Elizabeth Petersdotter.
Elizabeth Petersdotter was the daughter of Peter Jochimsson, a settler in New Sweden in the first voyage in 1642. She was born in 1654,
moved from her home as a teenager to help in the household of her uncle, Anders Stille, living on Christina River. Here she met and married
John Ogle, an English soldier who had participated in the English conquest of the Delaware in 1664. John and Elizabeth Ogle had two sons:
Thomas Ogle, born c. 1672, died 1734 in White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County; married [1] Mary Crawford, [2] widow Elizabeth
Graham., John Ogle, born c. 1674, died 1720 in White Clay Creek Hundred; married widow Elizabeth Harris.
John Ogle and Rev. Jacob Fabritius were indicted in 1675 for inciting the Swedes and Finns to riot in opposition to orders of the New Castle
Court to build a dike and road for Hans Block, a Dutchman. The three friends settled on nearby plantations in New Castle County, where their
wives survived them. The Records of the Court of Newcastle give a picture of their lives after 1676.
An eye-witness account of the events of June 1675 has revealed something of the character of John Ogle of that period - swashbuckling, rash
and reckless, with an amount of courage appropriate to the rough and tumble frontier environment. He was not one to be imposed on,
especially by one of the Dutch who certainly did not amount to much in the eyes of His Majesty's soldiers. Under order of the GovernorGeneral, the magistrates met at New Castle on 4 June 1675, and decided that it would be necessary to build a road across the marsh and to
build a dyke in the marsh next to the town. Another dyke across Hans Block's marsh was also thought necessary, and the inhabitants were
ordered to assist in the project by contributing labor or money. The project was strenuously opposed by the settlers because the dyke across
Hans Block's marsh was an improvement to private property. John Ogle was a leader of the objectors and peremptorily informed the
magistrates that no dykes at all would be built under any such unfair conditions. His objections stirred the people to great excitement in the
church where the public meeting was held; and Ogle was put out of the church. Mathys Smith and the Rev. Jacobus Fabricius took up the
cause and as a result Ogle and Fabricius were arrested. They were confined in a boat which was anchored nearby, where they continued
their public imprecations. Excitement was high, and they were eventually released. Later Hans Block encountered Ogle on the street and was
told that if the Finns had been drunk no good would have come from the incident. It was an affront to constituted authority and called for
severe disciplinary measures.
Conditions in New Castle were not good at that time; carousals, fights and robberies were the order of the day, and it wasn't a safe place for a
stranger. William Edmunsdon, 'a Public Friend' visiting there, found it difficult to secure lodgings, 'the inhabitants being chiefly Dutch and
Finns addicted to drunkenness', who refused to take him in, even though he had money.

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Special warrants were issued by the Governor against Fabricius and Ogle, who with others had signed a remonstrance. The two chief trouble
makers were ordered to appear in the August Court, and the other signers before a later court. Fabricius appeared and the proceedings
resulted in the unfrocking of the troublesome person; Ogle, who conveniently fell sick, failed to appear, and no further action was taken
against him.
After the excitement of the summer of 1675, Ogle proceeded to acquire more land, and the tract known as Hampton, on the south side of St.
George's Creek, consisting of 300 acres, was confirmed to him by Governor Andross on 5 November 1675.
New Castle court records reveal that in February 1676 Ogle accused one of the Dutch residents of stealing his heifer. As one of the jurymen
was Thomas Wollaston, the outcome was predictable.
The above incident marked the beginning of a series of court proceedings which involved John Ogle and James Crawford for the rest of their
lives. Ogle was an extensive producer of tobacco, and like other planters he was continually involved in financial and other difficulties. Little
ready money changed hands in those days, and the barter system was the common way of doing business.
In 1675 the Governor ordered the construction of highways, and the inhabitants of New Castle and the surrounding area, and on the south
side of Christiana Creek were made responsible for constructing a highway from New Castle to Red Lyon between the first of January and the
end of February. The highway was to be a good passable one, twelve feet wide, and John Ogle was appointed overseer of the residents
around Christiana Creek.
Various deeds of the period after 1678 record transfers of extensive tracts of land to a number of Ogle's associates; among them, Swart
Neuton's Island was transferred to John Darby of Maryland, and other lands to John Test and to Augustine Dixon.
Ogle was instrumental in the construction of a bridge over the Christiana Creek on his land. "The court at New Castle in 1679 specified that
certain roads were to be laid out ten feet wide, under the jurisdiction of an overseer. The inhabitants on the north side of the Christiana were
ordered to clear a road to Christina Head and there erect a bridge. The head of tidewater on the Delmarva Peninsula was the preordained site
of a town, so at an early date, the little hamlet that was to become Christiana Bridge had sent its roots into the soil. Higher up on the
Christiana, John Ogle and the Quaker, Valentine Hollingsworth had each come into possession of 1000 acres. (Weslager 1947:39). "The area
that was to become the village was originally part of a tract called "Eagle's Point" which was surveyed for John Ogle by the government of
William Penn in 1683. This parcel of land was located to the north of the present-day intersection of routes 7 and 273, and contained the
upland and high ground north of the modern town. Ogle (sic :Ogle's descendants) sold this parcel in 1731 to Dr. Rees Jones, a "practicioner
of Physick", and a prominent individual in the village, and the land was resurveyed to Jones in 1741" (Catts 1989:22).
On 25 August 1680, Thomas Wollaston of White Clay Creek wrote a letter to John Briggs of West Jersey which he gave to John Ogle for
delivery. Wollaston had a debt of three years standing against Briggs. Ogle made the journey, stopping in New York, where 27 August he
made an affidavit concerning the transaction. The affidavit began: 'John Ogle, aged thirty-two or thereabouts," The incident itself is not
important, but Ogle's statement of his approximate age has been of crucial importance to ogle genealogy, as without it, it would have been
impossible to connect him with absolute certainty to his Northumberland Family.
John Ogle was recorded as owning 400 acres of land near New Castle, and the 1,000 acre plantation in the "Constabulary of North Christina
Creek" in 1680 (Records of New Castle, II, pps 80, 83).
In November 1681 Ogle received a court order to take up 200 acres of land for each of his two sons, Thomas and John Ogle, and on 27
December 435 acres, called the 'Fishing Place', on Christiana Creek were surveyed on the warrant. On August of the following year,
Northampton, a tract of 200 acres in White Clay Creek Hundred was surveyed for Ogle. On 14 October 1683 more acres in Mill Creek
Hundred were surveyed for him, and on 8 December Eagles Point in White Clay Creek Hundred was also surveyed. This ended the
accumulation of the original Ogle acreage, for in late 1683 John Ogle died.
John Ogle died insolvent in the winter of 1683/4. A clue to the death is found in the will of Ralph Hutchinson, which. Although written and
signed on February 16, 1679, it was not proved until December 31, 1683, and mentions land to go to ?John Ogle?s sons?, suggesting he
may have died soon before (Calendar of Delaware Wills, p. 7).
As early as December 16, 1684, Elizabeth Ogle was complaining to the Court that her husband had already paid more than the appropriate
amount of taxes on their holdings:
"Att a Court held at Newcastle for our Lord ye King & ye Hon?ble Proprietary December ye 16th 1684?Elisabeth Ogle brings in an account in
Court that She hath paid many pounds more to her husbands account than the whole Estate of her said late husband did amount to by ye
Appraysment (Records of New Castle, II, 93)."
Adding to his widow's troubles was a 1684 raid by Colonel James Talbot from Maryland which resulted in the destruction of her hay and the
building of a Maryland "fort" on her property. Elizabeth Ogle and Anders Stille then sold their property and moved to White Clay Creek. She
lived at the "Hopyard," which had been surveyed for her husband the year before.
The next listings of the taxables in Delaware, recorded in early 1685, early 1686, and 1687 listed Elizabeth Ogle as owning 1,000 acres on
the north side of Christiana Creek (Records of New Castle, II, p. 102. 122. 170). However, apparently the question of whether the taxes were
paid on the estate continued to plague Mrs. Ogle most of her life. She appeared in court a second time, in March of 1689, wherein it was
recorded:
"Came into Court Elisabeth Ogle widdow and Administratrix of John Ogle deceased and made appear by Inventory and other papers and
accounts in Court produced, that she hath over and above paid the Value of the Inventory of goods belonging to the said Ogle deceased, and

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committed to her Administration whereupon the Court grant her a Quieta est and discharge her from paying any more debts of the said John
Ogle."
Unable to pay all of the estate's debts, Elizabeth Ogle was discharged from all further debts of her husband on 17 June 1690 by the New
Castle Court. Meanwhile, her brother Peter Petersson Yocum in 1687 had purchased the "Hopyard" to protect it from creditors.
In 1696, Elizabeth's son John began to sell off the lands around present day Christiana. A tract of 75 acres was sold by John Ogle to John
Latham on March 16th, 1696, for "land at Christina Bridge" (Records of New Castle, II, 224); and on the same day sold the upper half of a
tract of land at White Clay Creek, three hundred acres (Records of New Castle, II, 225). These land sales suggest that Elisabeth Ogle may
have already been deceased by that date.
Elizabeth died before 12 Sept. 1702 when John Hans (mvw note - this could be Stalcop) Steelman and Judith Yocum, as executors of the
Yocum estate, sold the property. The family relocated to the area which was to become known as Ogletown, but maintained a wharf in
Christiana as late as 1806, when the Orphans Court in the estate of Joseph Ogle recorded a Wharf and two old Store houses in Christiana
Bridge. (New Castle County Orphans Court, Record I-I-451). However, the passing of Elizabeth Ogle and the division of her lands by her sons
finally set the stage for the town of Christiana to be able to be developed.
(Here's a note from a gen forum:do not have the information with me, but there is a story that John (?) was originally and Adrienson (or
something similar), but while coming to this county by ship was given the nickname "Steelcape" because of his attire. He decided to keep it as
his surname.)
Sources
Smoky Mountain Clans, Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 128b. 'The English Origin of John Ogle',
Francis Hamilton Hibbard, 1967, p 9-14, 16.
Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Langston & Buck, 1986, p 199.
'Ogle & Bothal', Sir Henry Ogle, 1902, Pedigree XIB.
Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800. Historical Dames of Delaware, Frederick H. Hitchcock, New York.
Records of the Court of New Castle, Vol. II, 1681-1699. Published by the Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, Meadville, PA, 1935
http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f000/f37/a0003794.htm
http://www.oghgul.org/Ahnentafel/Chart-uk/geneuk.htm
http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Yocum.html John Ogle's House, formerly at Ogletown, Delaware. He was born in Sep 1649 at
Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. He was christened on 30 Sep 1649 at Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England (unknown
subject unknown repository.). He immigrated in 1664 to New Castle, DE. He served in the military in 1664 (John Ogle, Booklet Library of
Congress.). He was described as "The town was taken on October 1, 1664. Later in October Colonel Richard Nicolls, deputy governor for
the Duke of York, of all the Duke's conquered territory in America, came to New Amstel to establish his authority over the Delaware colony,
because Sir Roert Carr, when called to account for his plundering of the people, had sent to New York a defiant message claiming
independence of Nicolls in the reduction of the river.
...it was on the occasion of this visit that Nicolls changed the name of New Amstel to New Castle. It may be that Col. Nicolls was impressed
by the beauty of the site upon the majestic river ... and remembered Newcastle-on-Tyne at home, famous for a similar distinction of site.
Taken from "New Castle on The Delaware" published by the New Castle Historical Society. on 1 Oct 1664 at New Castle, DE. He married
Elizabeth (--?--) (2438), daughter of Peter JOCHIMSSON (4934) and Ella STILLEY (4933), in 1665 at New Castle, DE (Internet file
Owen.Kardatzke@GSFC.nasa.gov, 1999 Owen Kardatzke, appears accurate - see list of his sources which are the traditional ones for the
family.). He died before 19 Feb 1683 at New Castle, DE (John Ogle, Booklet Library of Congress.) (unknown subject unknown record type,
by unknown photographer.). Notes from the Daily News, Frederick County, Maryland April 2, l914
"The older Ogle arrived in Delaware on military expedition about September, 1664. His grandson (Joseph Ogle) married in Old Swedes
Church, Wilmington, Delaware December 4, 1729 and settled in Frederick County Maryland where he died in 1756. His will mentioned his
two brothers, Thomas and Benjamin and children. Benjamin, his brother witnessed the will. Joseph Ogle and his wife Sarah Winters Ogle had
10 children."
He accumulated much property in New Castle, Delaware and his widow assessed for 1,000 acres. The following is a quote from Founding
the American Colonies 1583-1660 written by John E. Pomfret: Stuvesant's last months were difficult and unhappy. The Hudson overflowed
destoying crops, and there was an earthquake. The Indians threatened trouble, and Connecticut was again advancing extravagant claims.
The New Amsterdam magistrates were busy drawing up their usual remonstrances addressed to the States General and the company. Only
a Charter, the sort of thing an Englishman dotes on as an idol would satisfy them wrote the director. The Dutch West India Company informed
Stuyvesant in the spring of 1664 that the English Expedition intended to bring New England under one government and it said that henceforth
there would be less trouble from the north. On August 18, 1664, the English fleet of four frigates entered New Amsterdam waters. Meanwhile,
the Connecticut General court had resolved that its charter embraced the whole of Long Island. The English fleet under Richard Nicolls
reached the Narrows on August 28, 1664 and Nicholls published the king's patent. Nicolls was named deputy governor of the kings domains
(by King James) and he remained in New York to carry out the king's assignments. King James and England now had control from Maine to
the Carolinas. In spite of the fact that King James was not a colonizer, nevertheless, small settlements grew up along the Delaware River.
It is said that John Ogle came to America in 1664 on a military expedition to claim New York and Delaware for the King of England. Peter
Stuyvesant surrendered August 29, l664. New Amsterdam became New York and New Amstel became New Castle, Delaware. John resided

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at New Castle and later acquired 1,000 acres there. THE ENGLISH ORIGIN OF JOHN OGLE In March of 1664, the whole of the territory in
America occupied by the Dutch on the Atlantic seaboard was granted by Charles II to his brother, the Duke of York, on the plea that it was
British soil by right of discovery. On May 25, 1664, Colonel Nicholls sailed from Portsmouth with four ships, 300 soldiers and 450 men. The
expedition arrived at New Amsterdam, and without firing a shot, Governor Stuyvesant surrendered the town on August 29 and it became
known as New York. Among the members of colonel Nicoll's military expedition of 1664 was young John Ogle. His mission was to defeat the
Dutch and help establish English rule in New York and Delaware. Serving under the command of Captain Carr, John participated in the
capture of New Castle Delaware and the surrounding territory. Delaware had been originally settled by the Swedes who quarrelled with the
Dutch located at Fort Casimir located six miles from the Swedish outpost of Fort Christiana. The quarrel continued until in 1654 Governor
Rising arrived from Sweden with a large number of colonist and overran Fort Casimir taking it from the Dutch and renaming if in honor of the
day of capture, Fort of the Hold Trinity. In time Governor Stuyvesant brought troops from New Amsterdam and recaptured the fort and
confering upon it the name of New Amstel. In time the name would be changed to New Castle under the English. Why would the sixteen year
old John Ogle be involved in a military expedition designed to sieze lands from the Dutch and what sort of life did he leave behind in order to
enjoy this adventure? He was essentially a victim of revolutionary times. He was the son of Captain John Ogle and Eleanor Pringle of
Eglingham, Northumberland. Both his father and his grandfather, Captain Henry Ogle distinguished themselves in Cromwell's army and
young John Ogle no doubt became aware at an early age of the difficulties which his family was likely to experience after the Restoration and
certainly he had heard tales of adventures in the New World. One plus one equaled two and John Ogle jumped at the opportunity to join
Colonel Nicoll's expedition bound for America. No doubt leaving the County of Northumberland in the north of England was a difficult decision
for it was anciently the home of the Ogles where they lived for many generations before the Norman conquest and where even in the
seventeenth century various branches of the family continued to hold considerable estates.
The Northumberland Ogles have been thoroughly investigated and well-chronicled by Sir Henry Asgill Ogle in his exhaustive and authoritative
work, which was published in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1902. Unfortunately, Sir Henry's otherwise excellent book failed to mention a young
Ogle who left his home in 1664 and eventually settled in Delaware. How then is it possible to connect the John Ogle of Delaware with this
ancient family of Northumberland? The connection was made by Francis H. Hibbard and is documented in the work, The English Origin of
John Ogle, First of the Name in Delaware, 1664 much of which is quoted here. The book states on page six, "If John Ogle's connection with
his Northumberland ancestors was to be discovered and proved, research obviously would have to be done in the original records in England
where I would hope to uncover one essential fact which had eluded not only Sir Henry Ogle but every other Ogle genealogis to the presnet
time -- namely, contemporary evidence of the birth of John Ogle about 1649. My search for the English origin of John Ogle was carried out
mainly on the spot in Northumberland with a number of excursions into other localities having records of seventeenth century Ogles and of
course, in the fine specialist libraries in London and Newcastle." The connection was made on February 21, 1963 in the following manner: "
On Saturday afternoon February 16, 1963 I attended a lecture on "The Manuscript Collections in the Newcastle Central Library" given at the
rooms of the Society of Genealogists in London by Mr. A. Wallace, F.L.S, of the Central Library, Newcastle; and I then determined to go
immediately to Newcastle for research. Five days later, I was at work in the Central Library when Mr. Wallace came over to my table carrying
a volume of parish records which he opened in front of me, and pointing to an entry for 1649, asked me it that might be the information I was
searching for. It was; and thus the discovery was made.
The volume which we examined was a volume of parish registers of Berwick-upon-Tweed Volume A, 1574-1700, Holy Trinity Parish in which
we read: CHRISTENINGS: 30 Sep. 1649 John, son of John Ogell, captain. After my excitement at the long hoped for discovery had abated,
my checking for evidence that might disprove the identification of the son of Captain John Ogle with John Ogle of Delaware began; but to this
day I have found no further evidence. John Ogle was not mentioned in any of the legal records concerning his father or his grandfather,
Henry Ogle of Eglingham, nor was any further information uncovered in the parish registers. The inescapable conclusion is that young John
Ogle left his home in Northumberland at the age of 15 to join Colonel Nicoll's expedition." He would marry and settle in Delaware founding
the American branch of the Ogle family. His widow would be recorded as living near New Castle, Delaware in 1684. The whole of this highly
speculative find would be better confirmed by an unimportant incident for On August 25, 1680 a Thomas Wollaston of White clay Creek wrote
a letter to John Briggs of West Jersey which he gave to John Ogel for delivery. It seems that Wollaston had a debt of three years standing
against Briggs. Ogle made the journey, stopping in New York where on August 27, 1680 he made an affidavit concerning the transaction.
The affidavit began: "John Ogle, aged thirty-two or thereabouts..." (Pennsylvania Archives, First Series, Vol. I, p.89) The incident itself is not
important, but Ogle's statement of his approximate age has been of crucial importance to Ogle genealogy as without it connecting him with
absolute centainly to his Northumberland family would have been impossible.
The place where John Ogle would settle to begin his new life was originally called Nieuw Port May by the Dutch, but before long the name
was changed to Delaware. A phamplet put out by the state gives a nice summary of the early history of the territory. It says," Delaware's
history is a long and proud one. The earliest explorations of the coastline were made by Spanish and Portugese sailors in the sixteenth
century. The state derived its name from Lord De La Warr, an early governor of Virginia. In 1610 Captain Samuel Argall, sailing for Lord De
La Warr, was blown off course and sailed into a strange bay which he named in honor of his governor. The Dutch made the first European
settlement on Delaware soil. A party of approximately thirty individuals landed near the present town of Lewes in 1631. Their settlement
named Zwaanendael (Valley of the Swans) was destroyed by Indians in less than a year. In 1638 Swedish colonist led by Peter Minuit
landed at a spot that is now part of downtown Wilmington. This first permanent settlement was called Fort Christina after the young queen of
Sweden, and the river likewise named for her. Their colony soon extended along the Delaware River from the mouth of the Bay up to modern
Trenton. In 1651 the Dutch returned to Delaware Bay building Fort Casimir and about twenty houses where New Castle now stands. In 1654
the Swedes seized control of this Fort but the next year Dutch soldiers and warships from New Amsterday, led by Peter Stuyvesant,
conquered all of New Sweden. By 1657 the village outside Fort Casimir, renamed New Amstel, had grown to nearly a hundred houses. [Then
in 1664 came John Ogle and Col. Nicholl's expedition] When the English under the Duke of York in 1664 captured all the Dutch territory in
America, they called the town New Castle. The Swedes ruled here for thirteen years, the Dutch for nine. The English stayed in power for 112
years. The Duke of York kept possession until 1682. Then he transferred the colony to William Penn who joined it to Pennsylvania as The
Three Lower Counties. After twenty-two years these Lower Counties became partly independent, with their own Assembly which met at the
old town of New Castle. In 1776 Delaware became completely seperate from Pennsylvania as well as independent of Great Britain. Delaware
played a substantial role in the Revolution. It raised nearly 4000 men. Its long-term continental regiment fought in almost every important
battle from Long Island in 1776 to Yorktown in 1781. The only Revolutionary engagement fought on Delaware soil was a skirmish at Cooch's
Bridge near Newark on September 3, l777. Tradition has it that it was here that the American flag was unfurled in land battle on United States

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soil. In 1787 Delaware was the first of the thirteen original states to ratify the United States Constitution, thus earning the nickname, The First
State."
A good biographical sketch of John Ogle appears on page 10 of The English Origin of John Ogle by Francis Hibbard in which he states:
"John Ogle , had served under Captain Carr in Delaware, became a permanent resident of White Clay Creek Hundred, named from the
deposits of white clay found along its banks. John Ogle first resided at New Castle where he was a large land-buyer; he afterwards lived at
various sites on his extensive holdings. He commenced acquiring land at an early date, probably as soon as the confusion of the conquest
and the settlement of Indian troubles permitted it. The first grant that John Ogle received was in February 1666 from Governor Nicolls who
had empowered the officers of Delaware to dispose of "implanted" land there for the best advantage of the inhabitants. The parcel known as
Muscle Cripple was granted to Sgt. Thomas Wollaston, John Ogle, John Hendricks and Herman Johnson. It consisted of a part of 300 acres
and was bounded by a creek at the head of Bread and Cheese Island and also by the plantations of Hans Bones and James Crawford.
Sargent Wollaston had been a comrade in arms as had Hames Crawford, having gained some knowledge of medicine in the army, was
known as "Doctor" on the early assessment rolls. His daughter, Mary, was later to marry into the Ogle family. Crawford was on of the heroes
of the Nicoll's expedition with his land grant specifically stating that it was given "in consideration of the good service performed by James
Crawford, a soldier". The story of John Ogle is closely bound up with that of his friends Thomas Wollaston and James Crawford who took a
liking to young Ogle and formed a friendship which continued throughout their lives. The three friends settled on nearby plantations in New
Castle county, where their wives survived them. The Records of the Court of Newcastle give a picture of their lives after 1676. The three are
the foundation of the Ogle genealogy. John Ogle's son, Thomas, married Mary Crawford, daughter of James. Wollaston connections appear
in the fourth and fifth generations. Joseph Ogle married Priscilla Wollaston and their son, Samuel, married Deborah Wollaston.
An eye-witness account of the events of June 1675 has come down to us revealing something of the character of John Ogle of that period swashbuckling, rash and reckless with an amount of courage appropriate to the rough and tumble frontier enviorment. He was not one to be
imposed on, especially by one of the Dutch who certainly did not amount to much in the eyes of His Majesty's soldiers. Under order of the
Governor-General the magistrates met at New Castle on June 4, 1675 and decided that it would be necessary to build a road across the
marsh and to build a dyke in the marsh next to the town. Another dyke across Hans Block's marsh was also thought necessary, and the
inhabitants were ordered to assist in the project by contributing labour or money. The project was strenuously opposed by the settlers
because the dyke across Hans Block's marsh was an improvement to private property. John Ogle was a leader of the objectors and
preemptorily informed the magistrates that no dykes at all would be built under such unfair conditions. His objection stirred the people to great
excitement in the church where the public meeting was held; and Ogle was put out of the church. Mathys Smith and the Rev. Jacobus
Fabricius took up the cause and as a result Ogle and Fabricius were arrested. They were confined in a boat which was anchored nearby,
where they continued their public imprecations. Excitement was high and they were eventually released. Later Hans Block encountered Ogle
on the street and was told that if the Finns had been drunk no good would have come from the incident. It was an affront to constituted
authority and called for severe disciplinary measures. Conditions in New Castle were not good at that time; carousals, fights and robberies
were the order of the day, and it wasn't a safe place for a stranger. William Edmundson, "a public friend" visiting there, found it difficult to
secure lodgings, "the inhabitants being chiefly Dutch and Finns addicted to drunkenness," who refused to take him in even though he had
money. Special warrants were issued by the Governor against Fabricius and Ogle who with others had signed resistance. The two chief
trouble makers were ordered to appear in the August Court, and the other signers before a later court. Fabricius appearned and the
proceedings resulted in the unfrocking of the troublesome parson; Ogle, who conveniently fell sick, failed to appear, and no further action was
taken against him. After the excitement of the summer of 1675, Ogle proceeded to acquire more land, and the tract known as Hampton, on
the south side of St. George's Creek, consisting of 300 acres, was confirmed to him by Governor Andross on November 5, 1675. New Castle
court records reveal that in February 1676 Ogle accused one of the Dutch residents of stealing his heiffer. As one of the jurymen was
Thomas Wallaston, the outcome was predictable. The above incident marked the beginning of a series of court proceedings which involved
John Ogle and James Crawford for the rest of their lives.
Ogle was an extensive producer of tobacco, and like other planters he was continually involved in financial and other difficulties. Little ready
money changed hands in those days as the barter syster was the common way of doing business. Various deeds of the period after 1678
record transfers of extensive tracts of land to a number of Ogle's associates; among them, Swart Neuton's Island was transferred to John
Darby of Maryland, and other lands to John Test and to Augustine Dixon. In 1675 the Governor ordered the construction of highways and the
inhabitants of New Castle and the surrounding area, and on the south side of Christiana Creek were made responsible for construction a
highway from New Castle to Red Lyon between the first of January and the end of February. The highway was to be a good passable one,
twelve feet wide and John Ogle was appointed overseer of the residents around Christiana Creek." We know the names of John Ogle's sons
because in November 1681 Ogle received a court order to take up 200 acres of land for each of his two sons, Thomas and John Ogle, and on
December 27 to take up 435 acres called "The Fishing Place" on Christiana Creek were surveyed. On August 16, of the following he took up
a tract, Northampton, of 200 acres.
(1) Mary5 OGLE (4902) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) is still living.
(2) William5 OGLE (4901) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) is still living.
(3) Thomas5 OGLE (2440) (Thomas and Mary were the parents of at least eight children. After her death he married a widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Graham, who had a number of children by her first marriage. Thomas and Elizabeth had an additional six children) ("Ogle.").
Thomas Ogle owned extensive lands at Ogletown, Delaware. He was mentioned in the Calendar of Delaware Wills as follows: Ralph
Hurchinson February 16, 1679, Dec. 31, 1683 A-61 named Peter Alrichs, Thomas Wolleston, Daniel Tilewant (of Fairfield, John Ogle's two
sons, Joanes Arskin, John Smith, John Anderson, Ann Wolleston, Uncle John Bedford and brother Robert. He married Mary
CRAWFORD (2441), daughter of Sargent James CRAWFORD (2454) and Judy (--?--) (2836). He was born circa 1672 at New Castle,
DE. He married Elizabeth GRAHAM (2442) in 1720 at New Castle, DE. He died say 1734 at Ogletown, DE, Lived at White Clay Creek
Hundred (, Calendar of Delaware Wills, Atlanta Public Library.

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(a) Joseph6 OGLE (2455) (Joseph, the second son crossed over into Lancaster County, which at the time was in the disputed borders
of Maryland and Pennsylvania. He finally settled in Frederick County, Maryland, where he became an important figure in the founding
of the county whose borders he had helped survey. He was a Major in the frontier-defending militia;engaged in planting and at his
death left over three thousand acres of land) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.)

("Ogle.").
Lord Baltimore's debt books housed at the Maryland Historical
Society in Baltimore Maryland record Joseph Ogle under taxes. In his will Joseph is recorded as Major Joseph Ogle.
Correspondence of Governor Sharpe later addressed him as Colonel. Joseph Ogle owned about 3,000 acres of land in Frederick Co.,
Md. which is recorded in Annapolis Tax Books. The births of all the children are recorded at All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick
County, Maryland.
In the Wills of Frederick County, Maryland (Adm. Acct. B#2 p.108) is recorded that: "Came Sarah Henry (widow, remarried)
executrix of Joseph Ogle, deceased."
To: Mary Butler, Judith daughter of Mary Butler Mary, daughter
of Benjamin Ogle (b:1715 -?) Susanna and Johanna his other two daughters
To: Sarah, Eleanor, Joseph, Benjamin, Thomas, William and James (George
has since died) 1/9 part
To: Sarah, this accountant 2/9 part. Dated 21 June 1771.
The following is a list of land owned in Frederick County, Maryland by Major Joseph Ogle.
Chestnut Hill
13 Acres
Hillside (Ogleton, where he lived)
100 Acres
Ogle's Necessary Compact
40 Acres
Lisbon and Good Luck
150 Acres
Peace
250 Acres
Peace and Plenty
750 Acres
Fountain Lou
1050 Acres
Resurvey and Content
685 Acres
Part of Creve
50 Acres
Worley's Delight
104 Acres
Resurvey on Black Walnut Bottom
440 Acres
Farmers Delight
310 Acres
Kingslonhad
100 Acres
Tasker's Chance
14 Acres
Mountain Tract
100 Acres
Hard Bargain
75 Acres
Content
71 Acres
Hazzard and Never Fear
50 Acres
TOTAL
4352 Acres
This land is now Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland
He owned two sites on Patrick Street in Fredericktown. One site on Patrick Street was later Francis Scott Key Hotel and in 1982
became the site of the Homewood Retirement Center.

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He was a Major in the French and Indian Wars and was later addressed as Colonel in correspondence of Governor Sharpe. He was
one of the officials who drew up the Mason-Dixon Line ("Compiled Notes of Mary Carey Durkin", 1976-1996, Mary Durkin Carey
(Takoma Park, MD (now deceased)), to Margaret Vollmer Woodrough (100 Beach Dr. # 1801 St. Petersburg, FL 33701); MVW file,
Margaret V. Woodrough, 100 Beach Dr. # 1801, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL 33701. Hereinafter cited as "MDC notes."). He
was born in 1705 at Ogletown, DE, Another record says born 1707 ("Ogle."). He immigrated in 1729 to Frederick, MD, After his
marriage in Delaware the couple moved to Frederick County Maryland (Mary Durkin Carey, "MDC notes."). He married Sarah
WINTERS (2456) on 4 Dec 1729 at Wilmington, DE, Married at Old Swede's Church see P. 310 of marriage record book (Ibid.). He
was buried on 29 Apr 1756 (Brumbaugh, Earliest Record of All Saints Parish, Atlanta Public Library, 929.3, Volume 1 Frederick,
Maryland 1727-1781 p. 260.
).
i) John (Jehu)7 OGLE (2463) married Ruth BEALL (2464), daughter of William BEALL (2944) and Anna MAGRUDER (2945). He
was born on 5 Aug 1731 at Frederick, MD (Ibid.). According to Jean Godwin of the Ogle society he went to Allegheny Co., MD and
his children went on to Pennsylvania and Ohio.
(a) Joseph8 OGLE (2465)
(b) Charles8 OGLE (2466)
(c) Samuel8 OGLE (2612)
(d) John8 OGLE (2469)
(e) Benjamin8 OGLE (2611)
(f) Alexander8 OGLE (2467) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.) married Mary WILLIAMS
(2468). He was born on 10 Aug 1765.
ii) Mary7 OGLE (2470) married Thomas BRAWNER (2948). She married Captain Peter BUTLER (2471) This was Peter Butler's
second marriage. Her married name was BRAWNER (2470). Her married name was BUTLER (2470). She was born on 15 Apr
1735 (Brumbaugh, Earliest Records All Saints.). She died in 1818 First Admin Acct in August 1818.
(a) Judith8 BUTLER (2472)
iii) Sarah7 OGLE (2473) was born on 22 Apr 1739 (Ibid.). She married Thomas OGLE (2474) in 1756 at Frederick, MD, Her
husband is her cousin (Ibid.). She died in 1759.
iv) Eleanor7 OGLE (2476) married Ninian Magruder BEALL (2949) This is first husband. He died shortly after marriage. She
married Guy ELDER (2477). Her married name was BEALL (2476). Her married name was ELDER (2476). She was born on 2
Mar 1740 (Ibid.). She died before 1800 Died before 1800 census.
v) Joseph7 OGLE (2478). According to Maryland Records by Brumbaugh he voted for John Tyler the Federalist candidate in the
election of 1796. The election was held November 9 to 12, 1796 and there were a total of 1,917 voters. He was born on 10 Oct
1743 (Ibid.). He married Martha BRAWNER (2479) circa 1762 Some say wife is Brawner, but no marriage record found. He died
on 30 Aug 1827 at Frederick, MD, aged 83.
vi) Major Benjamin7 OGLE (2480). Benjamin Ogle served as a Vestryman of All Saints Episcopal Church from 1801 to 1807.
See: Vol.11 Page 428 and 426 Maryland Archives
Vol 11 Page 53 Maryland Historical Magazine According to Maryland Records by Brumbaugh he voted for George Murdock the
Dem/Rep candidate in the election of 1796. Interestingly, two brothers, James and Joseph voted for the Federalist candidate in
this same election (Mary Durkin Carey, "MDC notes."). He was employed by Records from the Maryland Historical Society show
that Benjamin Ogle was in business at his dry goods store on Patrick Street in Frederick for many years. His town house was
across the street on the site of the present Francis Scott Key Hotel. at Frederick, MD (Ibid.). He was born on 13 Jan 1746 at
Frederick, MD (Brumbaugh, Earliest Records All Saints.). He served in the military in 1776 He served first as a Captain in the
Upper District of Frederick County Militia and his younger brother, James Ogle, was Ensign in the same regiment. Later in 1776
on May 15 after Benjamin had been commissioned Major, James was appointed Captain to take his place (Mary Durkin Carey,
"MDC notes."). He married Rebecca STILLEY (2481), daughter of Peter STILLEY (2522) and Mary (--?--) (2523), on 1 Oct 1776
Date of 1776 given by Jean Godwin of Ogle Society 11-99. He died on 6 Sep 1813 at Frederick, MD, aged 67 Note I believe these
comments are best attached to Benjamin's son, but until I have time to study it further am leaving them here - mvw 2007
He was one of the appointed executors of the will of Rebecca Stilley Ogle and stated, "do renounce all my right of title and claim to
the executorship, accordingly desiring at the same time that letters of administration be granted to Ezra Mantz of Frederick County"
dated and signed November 28, 1821.
Later he moved to Georgetown and fought in the War of 1812-1814. He was educated in Frederick Maryland, but moved to
Georgetown (once a part of Maryland) as an apprentice to Mr. Thomas Hyde in his tannery busniness. Mr. Hyde was a close
friend of Major Benjamin Ogle. The following is taken from a letter that his sister - in-law, Catherine Clements wrote to Ambrose L.
Ogle in response to a request for family information:
Well my child its a great any years since I lived with your grandfather, You must know that when sister "Polly" ( a family nick-name
for Mary, married your grandfather Horace Ogle. I went to live with them. They were considered the most handsome couple in
Georgetown, (now West Washington) at that time and your grandfather was I think the proudest man I ever knew.
From what I heard during the time I was living with your grandfather, his father's name was Benjamin and he kept a dry goods and
general merchandise store in Frederick, Md. Your grandfather had one brother named Eli and another named Benjainin, after
whom your Uncle Benjamin was named. He also had a sister whose name was Elizabeth. I do not remember having seen any of
your grandfather's relations except his brother Benjamin who I think must have been the youngest child of the family. He
(Benjamin) made frequent visits to Washington to see his brother Horace and I have always supposed from the earnest
conversations that passed between them that there was some important business connected with the visits. What his business
was, however, I never understood or at least do not remember now; but you must remember child that has been a long, long time
ago -~ nigh four score years. His brother ( Benjamin) often invited your grandfather to accompany him to Fredericktown~ but
he,(grandfather), seemed indignant at these invitations and often remarked that he would never ask them for anything. During the
war (1812) , however, while he (grandfather) was in service, Sister Polly received regular remittances of gold coin - and my child
gold was gold then - as well as provisions and clothing from ~ his people in Frederick. These remittances were kept up during
Sister Polly's entire period of gestation and for some time after the birth of your. Father (Rezin). Here the old lady waxed eloquent,
referring to father's birth she said: "Will I ever forget that night (August 14, 1814); there lay Sister Polly in the agonies of travail

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while from the window could be seen the Capitol in flame. Despite the~ efforts of the kind old doctor and dear old Aunt "Winnie~
(the nurse), it seemed impossible to exclude the lurid glare, the red streaked sky and agonizing yells of horror that0 seemed to bid
defiance to paturition and the kind old doctor's effort."
(Her graphic description of this night of horror is beyond the power to depict - no pen could do it justice; not tongue could.
reproduce it, unless assisted by a memory of the scene)
But my child, I have quite drifted from my theme. You must know that your grandfather left his house in Frederick under quite
delicate circumstances and I trust my frank relation of them since it is by your request, will not give offense. From what I could
understand your grandfather fell in love with a pretty servant girl who was at that time in his father's employ. This proud and
dignified parent could never suffer their son to form a marital alliance with their domestic menial, and finding that the boy was bent,
upon his purpose, and their efforts to restrain him were useless they resolved upon the plan to send him to Georgetown (West
Washington) where he was bound as an apprentice to Mr. Thomas Hyde ( a former resident of Frederick and warm personal friend
of his (grandfather's) father ) in the tanning and currying business. My father lived directly opposite the tannery and there it was
that sister Polly first became acquainted with your grandfather, an acquaintance which ultimately ended. in their union, and this,
strange to say he did precisely what his parents had endeavored to prevent him from doing , that is marrying a poor girl. Upon the
death of his (Horace's) father, he went to Frederick to attend the funeral. He was mentioned as one of the executors or
administrators of the will I think which I also think he declined in favor of his brother (whether this brother was Eli or Benjamin the
old lady did not state and as she has now passed from earth the information is beyond ascertainment unless the testatory
documents on file in Frederick would show this) His father I understood died very suddenly if indeed he was not found dead in bed.
Of your grandather's mother I heard but very little which must have been very unimportant as I have not the slightest
remembrances of any incident connected with her life, not even do I remember having heard her first name.
Your grandfather's uncle Eli also died suddenly so I understood somewhat after the mannerof his father's death, apoplexy I
suppose. Of your grandfather's sister Elizabeth I also know but little save that I remember having seen some specimens of the most
handsome artistic- needle embroidery which bore her initials and which were said to have been executed by her. From what I could
understand her mind became impaired and she was sent to place called Bethlehem or Betheney (I am not certain about the
.orthography of the word, but the phonetic impression upon the ear was Beth er-ni) which at that time was celebrated for it s
excellent sanitarium for the insane. I never heard whether she recovered or not but suppose (and it is simply supposition) that she
died there. I believe my- child that I have related all the incidents 'that I remember, which occurred previous to the childhood of
your father. What has occurred since he can as well if not better inform you than myself. You might remark to your inquiring friend
Dr. Todd that I consider the Ogle Family the proudest flesh and blood I ever knew. If I can call to mind anything not here
enumerated or give you any further information I will be pleased to do so at some subsequent interview.
REMARKS made by Ambrose L. Ogle regarding Catherine Clements
I found this old lady tottering beneath the cares sad sorrows of nigh four score and ten, to be one of the most remarkable
personages I ever met. Congenial and pleasant, educated and refined, possessing a nice vocabulary an eloquent delivery, a most
lively imagination and above all the most wonderful power to vividly portray the many interesting incidents of the past decades. Her
knowledge of the past and store of general information seemed inexhaustible and I therefore feel confident that the accompanying
statement contains all the information relative to the family current at the time, for in my opinion she was the most wonderful and
reliable authority that could be consulted.
Yours truly, Ambrose L. Ogle.
(a) Peter Stilley8 OGLE (2533) was born on 18 Oct 1779. He was baptized on 3 Dec 1779. He died on 19 Mar 1807 at
Frederick, MD, aged 27 Death date from Frederick Herald obituary. Courtesy of Jean Godwin of Ogle Society. "died Thurs
morning last, Peter Ogle, son of Benjamin Ogle of this place." Taken from Western Maryland Newspaper Abstracts, 1806-1810
Vol. 3, F. Edw. Wright, Family Line Pub 1987.
(b) Aaron8 OGLE (2534) was born on 12 Feb 1781. He was baptized on 23 Feb 1781. He died on 25 Feb 1781.
(c) Eli8 OGLE (2535). On January 14, l809 Eli Ogle advertised for the store in Fredericktown, Maryland. He was employed at
Storekeeper. He was born on 23 Jan 1783. He was baptized on 3 Aug 1783 at Frederick, MD, Baptized at All Saints
Episcopal Church in Fredrick Maryland. He was buried on 16 Feb 1819. He died on 19 Feb 1820 at Frederick, MD, aged 37
Fredericktown Herald, Feb. 19, 1820. "Died suddenly Tues morning last, Mr. Elie Ogle, a young man, leaving an aged mother
and numerous friends." So his death would have been on 15 Feb. 1820. Note there is no mention of Horatio since he was in
D.C. I guess, and no mention of any brother, Benjamin, who I don't think existed. This obit. is published in MARRIAGES AND
DEATHS IN THE NEWSPAPERS OF FREDERICK AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, MARYLAND, 1820-1830, compiled by
F. Edward Wright, pub. Family Line, 1987. (Note from Jean Godwin of Ogle Society 11-99. His estate was probated on 25 Apr
1820.
(d) Elizabeth8 OGLE (2536) was born on 16 Oct 1785.
(e) Rebecca8 OGLE (2537) was born on 25 Dec 1787.
(f) Horatio (Horace)8 OGLE (2538) was born circa 1789 at Fredericktown, MD. He served in the military in 1812 Served in War
of 1812 as a private in Captain Edward Edmonston's Company of Grenadiers, 1st Regiment, district of Columbia Militia (Ibid.).
He was moved The Ogle family lived in Georgetown from 1812 when Horatio (Horace0 Ogle moved there from Frederick
County, Md. in 1812 at Georgetown, D.C (Ibid.). He married Mary Ellen SHIPLEY (2539) on 4 Feb 1812 at Georgetown,
Washington, D.C. He was one of the appointed executors of the will of Rebecca Stilley Ogle and stated, "do renounce all my
right of title and claim to the executorship, accordingly desiring at the same time that letters of administration be granted to Ezra
Mantz of Frederick County" dated and signed November 28, 1821.
Later he moved to Georgetown and fought in the War of 1812-1814. He was educated in Frederick Maryland, but moved to
Georgetown (once a part of Maryland) as an apprentice to Mr. Thomas Hyde in his tannery busniness. Mr. Hyde was a close
friend of Major Benjamin Ogle. The following is taken from a letter that his sister - in-law, Catherine Clements wrote to
Ambrose L. Ogle in response to a request for family information:
Well my child its a great any years since I lived with your grandfather, You must know that when sister "Polly" ( a family nickname for Mary, married your grandfather Horace Ogle. I went to live with them. They were considered the most handsome
couple in Georgetown, (now West Washington) at that time and your grandfather was I think the proudest man I ever knew.

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From what I heard during the time I was living with your grandfather, his father's name was Benjamin and he kept a dry goods
and general merchandise store in Frederick, Md. Your grandfather had one brother named Eli and another named Benjainin,
after whom your Uncle Benjamin was named. He also had a sister whose name was Elizabeth. I do not remember having seen
any of your grandfather's relations except his brother Benjamin who I think must have been the youngest child of the family. He
(Benjamin) made frequent visits to Washington to see his brother Horace and I have always supposed from the earnest
conversations that passed between them that there was some important business connected with the visits. What his business
was, however, I never understood or at least do not remember now; but you must remember child that has been a long, long
time ago -~ nigh four score years. His brother ( Benjamin) often invited your grandfather to accompany him to Fredericktown~
but he,(grandfather), seemed indignant at these invitations and often remarked that he would never ask them for anything.
During the war (1812) , however, while he (grandfather) was in service, Sister Polly received regular remittances of gold coin and my child gold was gold then - as well as provisions and clothing from ~ his people in Frederick. These remittances were
kept up during Sister Polly's entire period of gestation and for some time after the birth of your. Father (Rezin). Here the old
lady waxed eloquent, referring to father's birth she said: "Will I ever forget that night (August 14, 1814); there lay Sister Polly in
the agonies of travail while from the window could be seen the Capitol in flame. Despite the~ efforts of the kind old doctor and
dear old Aunt "Winnie~ (the nurse), it seemed impossible to exclude the lurid glare, the red streaked sky and agonizing yells of
horror that0 seemed to bid defiance to paturition and the kind old doctor's effort."
(Her graphic description of this night of horror is beyond the power to depict - no pen could do it justice; not tongue could.
reproduce it, unless assisted by a memory of the scene)
But my child, I have quite drifted from my theme. You must know that your grandfather left his house in Frederick under quite
delicate circumstances and I trust my frank relation of them since it is by your request, will not give offense. From what I could
understand your grandfather fell in love with a pretty servant girl who was at that time in his father's employ. This proud and
dignified parent could never suffer their son to form a marital alliance with their domestic menial, and finding that the boy was
bent, upon his purpose, and their efforts to restrain him were useless they resolved upon the plan to send him to Georgetown
(West Washington) where he was bound as an apprentice to Mr. Thomas Hyde ( a former resident of Frederick and warm
personal friend of his (grandfather's) father ) in the tanning and currying business. My father lived directly opposite the tannery
and there it was that sister Polly first became acquainted with your grandfather, an acquaintance which ultimately ended. in
their union, and this, strange to say he did precisely what his parents had endeavored to prevent him from doing , that is
marrying a poor girl. Upon the death of his (Horace's) father, he went to Frederick to attend the funeral. He was mentioned as
one of the executors or administrators of the will I think which I also think he declined in favor of his brother (whether this
brother was Eli or Benjamin the old lady did not state and as she has now passed from earth the information is beyond
ascertainment unless the testatory documents on file in Frederick would show this) His father I understood died very suddenly if
indeed he was not found dead in bed. Of your grandather's mother I heard but very little which must have been very
unimportant as I have not the slightest remembrances of any incident connected with her life, not even do I remember having
heard her first name.
Your grandfather's uncle Eli also died suddenly so I understood somewhat after the mannerof his father's death, apoplexy I
suppose. Of your grandfather's sister Elizabeth I also know but little save that I remember having seen some specimens of the most
handsome artistic- needle embroidery which bore her initials and which were said to have been executed by her. From what I
could understand her mind became impaired and she was sent to place called Bethlehem or Betheney (I am not certain about
the .orthography of the word, but the phonetic impression upon the ear was Beth er-ni) which at that time was celebrated for it s
excellent sanitarium for the insane. I never heard whether she recovered or not but suppose (and it is simply supposition) that
she died there. I believe my- child that I have related all the incidents 'that I remember, which occurred previous to the
childhood of your father. What has occurred since he can as well if not better inform you than myself. You might remark to your
inquiring friend Dr. Todd that I consider the Ogle Family the proudest flesh and blood I ever knew. If I can call to mind anything
not here enumerated or give you any further information I will be pleased to do so at some subsequent interview.
REMARKS made by Ambrose L. Ogle regarding Catherine Clements
I found this old lady tottering beneath the cares sad sorrows of nigh four score and ten, to be one of the most remarkable
personages I ever met. Congenial and pleasant, educated and refined, possessing a nice vocabulary an eloquent delivery, a
most lively imagination and above all the most wonderful power to vividly portray the many interesting incidents of the past
decades. Her knowledge of the past and store of general information seemed inexhaustible and I therefore feel confident that
the accompanying statement contains all the information relative to the family current at the time, for in my opinion she was the
most wonderful and reliable authority that could be consulted.
Yours truly, Ambrose L. Ogle (Ibid.). He was buried in 1831 at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., He was buried at the Old
Community Cemetery on the grounds of old Georgetown College. The following is the epitaph on his grave stone:
"Oh death, you have conquered me,I by your dart am slain, But Christ will conquer thee And I shall rise again".
The remains of those buried in the Old Community Cemetery were later removed to Georgetown University burying ground
where the priests were buried to make room for building expansion at Georgetown University (Ibid.). He died on 4 Sep 1831 at
Georgetown, Washington, D.C. On 19 Sep 1897 Letter Ambrose. L. Ogle Wash D. C. 9-19-1897 (These letters were in file of
Dr. Todd's - appear to be miscellaneous. Dr. Todd was the researcher who was working on linking the American Ogles with
the English Ogles.)
My grandfather. Horace as far as is known inherited nothing directly from his father; his sister. Elizabeth. died insane, in the
Bethalem asylum his bro Eli, according his will died possessed of nothing beyond personal effects and one slave (Kate); his
other brother Benjamin who died at the home of John Witherow on Tom's Creek according to his (Benj's will) died possessed of
nothing beyond tools and clothes; and since their mother Rebecca died possessed according to her will of real and personal
property which she willed to Horace, her only surviving child. It would seem evident that her husband. Benjamin made a will
leaving all his property to her for life in trust for chn, On the other hand: we know that her husb. Benj. died suddenly (was found
dead in bed)(intestate)
Letter A. L. Ogle, Wash. D. C. 12/17/1894

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He has just completed "The Naked Truth" which is as its name implies a truthful story of my life and parents. Tho it is not in the
nature of a history (being written in the guise of a novel) the whole constituting a series of moral essays which (pardon the
vanity) cannot fail to prove beneficial to mankind, both for their literary elevation, as well as their undeniable underlying truth. If
I can find apublisher etc.
1604 33rd St.(Note there is a picture of this block of houses in MVW file 1999)
Letter A. L. Ogle .8/24/1896 Wash. D.C.
I have in my possession the "quaint old mirror" of Benj. Ogle which I have endeavored to immortalize in verse in a poem
entitled "The Magic Mirror" wherein in a reverie I fancy the mysterious mirror possessed the power to reflect anew the many
scenes that have passed over in bygone years. It is quite a lengthy poem of which I feel somewhat Proud. Following I give an
extract: (Unfortunately the document that came to MVW in 1999 did not contain the extract - MVW 12-99). On 15 Oct 1897
Letter from Ambrose L. Ogle (at that time bookkeeper for W.T. & F. B. Weaver, 1208. 32nd St., Washington, D. C. ).Date Oct
15, 1897 To: Dr. S S. Todd, Kansas City, ~Mo.
(Regarding my)---grandfather, Horatio, father tells me that his mother, even when in need, when left a widow by 'the early death
of her husband , and that too with quite a large family, was too- independent, even though the best people of that time
importuned her, to make application for a pension; and she would say: "No ~ my husband fought to maintain his country's
liberty , because it was his duty - I should regard it as blood money - I wouldn't have it!" She reared her family with her needle
until father was able to support his family. I remember grandmother very well, though I was exactly 4 years old on the day she
died, she was buried on her 85th birthday. She was tall, stately, dignified, yet graceful, with features fine and feminine yet firm
as steel. Her modesty was such that father informs me that throghout her long life he never on a single occasion saw more of
her person than her bands and face,' tho he was the oldest arid she nursed every one of her children entirely upon the breast.
I can give you no personal description of grandfather Horatio but father informs me that he was 5'll~' tall and weighed about
170 to 180 lbs. He had a fair education, including Latin and some Greek; was a great lover of good books, his favorites for
constant perusal being the bible, Shakespeare, Plutaechts Lives and Alexander Pope. His favorite motto to his children was "If
you don't know a thing, you can, at least, keep silent."
i) Rebecca9 OGLE (2545)
ii) Rezin (Pap) Horatio9 OGLE (2541) (Rezin is a Biblical name. Rezin was king of

Damascus)
was born on 14 Aug 1814 at
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., He came into the world as Washington, D.C was set fire to by the British - it is said the sky
reflected the light of the flames as he gave his first cry. His father was in the war and life was tragic in those days. In family
records it is stated that gold was regularly sent to Mary Ellen and her baby Rezin Horatio from his father's family in

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Frederick (Ibid.). He was educated circa 1830 at Georgetown, D.C (Mary Durkin Carey says that the Ogle family gave
much land and money to Trinity Church when Rezin H. Ogle was sent to Georgetown College) (Mary Durkin Carey, "MDC
notes."). Rezin Ogle was with the Navy Department in Washington, D.C at the Navy Yard. When he retired he spent the
remaining years as a house painter. MVW has an extra long pair of scissors that he used in hanging wallpaper. He married
Elizabeth A. HANEY (2552) on 6 Oct 1839 The couple had five children all five of whom died in infancy. Two died within
days of each other (possibly a sickness.) One died two months after his birth that was survived by his mother for only one
month. This is truly a tragic start for Rezin Horatio Ogle's family. He lost all children and wife in a twelve year period (Ibid.).
He appeared on the CENSUS in 1850 at Washington, D.C (His occupation was listed as "painter") (U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the U.S., 1850: Population, Free Schedule, Micro-publication M432,
National Archives, Washington, DC; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1850), P. 168 line 301. Hereinafter cited as 1850
Census.). He married Margaret WELLS (2542) on 24 Aug 1852 Margaret Wells Shoemaker's husband died leaving her
with two small children. She moved with her son, George to Laurel Maryland where she met Rezin H. Ogle (Mary Durkin
Carey, "MDC notes."). He appeared on the census in 1860 at Washington, D.C. He appeared on the Census in 1880 at
Washingon, D.C (Census Place: Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Washington D.C. Source: FHL Film 1254121
National Archives Film T9-0121 Page 187C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Resin H. OGLE Self M M W 69 DC
Occ: Painter Fa: MD Mo: MD
Margaret OGLE Wife F M W 50 OH
Occ: Keeping House Fa: OH Mo: OH
Elizabeth OGLE Dau F S W 15 DC
Occ: At Home Fa: DC Mo: OH
Ambrose OGLE Son M S W 13 DC
Occ: At School Fa: DC Mo: OH) (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the U.S.,
1880: Population Schedule, Micro-publication T9, National Archives, Washington, DC; (Washington, D.C.: National
Archives, 1880), Census Place: Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Washington D.C.
Source: FHL Film 1254121 National Archives Film T9-0121 Page 187C
. Hereinafter cited as 1880 Census.). On 15 Oct 1897 Letter from Ambrose L. Ogle (at that time bookkeeper for W.T. &
F. B. Weaver, 1208. 32nd St., Washington, D. C. ). Date Oct 15, 1897 To: Dr. S S. Todd, Kansas City, ~Mo.
Father - 83 on 24th of August past, slightly bent, tho by no means feeble and infirm. He is about 5' 11", weight has ranged
from 195 to 210 lbs, being at present about 200 lbs, built so neatly you would not take him to be a large man, at all. He can
at present raise an ordinary bucket of water at arm's length with the utmost ease tho he has performed no manual labor for
nearly 20 years; he can out-walk me any day in the week, and thinks nothing of walking two or three miles two or three
times a week. When young he had extraordinary strength and endurance; and he and Uncle John Clements thought
nothing of walking 50 to 100 miles to some work, then working from sun-up to dark for a week or two, and then. walking
back, carrying an average luggage of 300 lbs. During the past decade he has worn a flowing beard, he much resembles the
poet, Longfellow, His integrity is firm and uncompromising, while his goodness of heart is unlimited. He loved about the
same books as he father did, particularly "Dodd's Beauties of Shakespeare Edition of l8l3",~ "Plutarch's Lives" and
Alexander Pope, the first two of which I have. His voice is strong and musical and it has always been a pleasure to me to
hear him quote a very few select passages from Shakespeare and Pope, his favorite of all being:.
"Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see;The mercy I to others show That mercy show to mee"
I knew this verse by heart at the age of 10 and I believe each of my brothers and sisters likewise. Another was:
"A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or touch not, the pierian spring; For shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drink largely sobers us again."
His education was good and solid, but curtained by the altered circumstances of his father; all his education was secured at
Georgetown University, he informs me at much expense in those days. While his vocabulary is comparatively limited, his
diction is accurate and elegant and the accompanying inflexions of voice just and proper; altogether he is a most
remarkable and charming old gentleman without dotage or puerility; whose education shows that it was started in the
highest channels but ceased to grow some- where between the bud and the bloom. His intellect is clear and his reasoning
almost infallible. His ideas on Political Economy are identical with those of the masters of that science, tho he knows
nothing of Adam Smith, etc. He never tires of praising George Wash1ngton, Thomas Jefferson, Ben. Franklin, Webster,
Calhoun and Clay. Up to the beginning of the last decade he kept his face clean shaven and his hair rolled under at the
ends, in the style of the gentlemen of the Old-School, and that time he resembled Washington. His hair, like all the Ogles I
know, was thick and of the color known as chestnut brown. Mother while 16 years his junior is by no means as hale as he,
she having suffered for many years from female troubles. During the past 3 years she has at times been very feeble; and
during the past year I have at several times thougt that the and was near. At present she is able to be about, but enervated
and super-annuated.
I will now give you a description of my father's 3 sons:Albert my eldest brother, is 5' 10", weighs about 180 lbs and is a fine
specimen of manhood; John, my next eldest brother is 5'll* and at present weighs 210 lbs. Of their educations I can only say
that they consist of common school branches, they never having evinced any desire for educational advancement, tho their
minds are strong and brilliant, with exceeding inherent reasoning powers. They are industrious. John is a thoro businessman and Albert is a master mechanic John is fond of music and plays the violin naturally (by air).
For obvious reasons I cannot say much of myself. I am 6' my average weight is 162 to 165 lbs. I'm just 30 yrs of age. If you
are a believer in Atavism, you would find in me a wonderfully-striking, and I believe to you, a very interesting reproduction of
the natural characteristics of your grandfather, Hiram, but the blush of egoism and vanity, would forbid me to write the
parallel. I might add in general that all Ogles look alike; and I am instantly recognized as an Ogle wherever I go by any one
who has ever known an Ogle.

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I might add that all Ogles have large heads; father and I wear a 7 1/4 hat, and I believe my two brothers wear the same
size.---A.L.0. P.S. I forgot to state a fact in relation to father that might prove interesting to you. He has always bathed in the
coldest water he could obtain thruout his entire life and does so at the present time. I have seen him day after day thru- out
the Winter break the ice upon the rain-barrel and take a basin of water there from and apply it freely to his head for 3 to 5
minutes. He informs me that this is a custom handed down from his grandfather Benj. (Its interesting that Margaret Knopp,
my grandmother told me this tale when I was very young and I never forgot it. she said he had beautiful rosy skin as a
result.- MVW). He appeared on the census in 1900 at Washington, D.C (He lives with his daughter and her husband and
their three daughters one of whom is grandmother(Margaret Mae Knopp Vollmer) to MVW) (U.S. Dept of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the U.S., 1900: Population Schedule, Micro-publication T623, National Archives,
Washington, DC; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1900). Hereinafter cited as 1900 Census.). He witnessed CENSUS
1900 in 1900 at 1604 33rd St., Washington, D.C (Ibid.). He was employed in 1900 at House Painter, Georgetown,
Washington, D.C. He was buried in 1904 at Holy Rood Cemetery, Washington, D.C., He is buried in the Single Site section
of Holy Rood Cemetery in Sec. 062 lot 9 west half site #3 next to his son Ambrose L. He died on 11 May 1904 at
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., aged 89 He was living at 1604 33rd Street N.W. Georgetown at the time of his death. His
estate was probated on 20 May 1904 at No. 58 folio 287; D.C Archives Record Grp 2 box 26, Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., I Reazin H. Ogle of Washington in the District of Columbia...I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Mary A
Knopp to her and the heirs of her body absolutely and forever the house in which I now live, No. 1604 Thirty-third St., NW
Washington, DC together with the lot whereon it is built. And this I do because among other reasons, it is my wish and
desire that she be reimbursed and compensated for expendatures made by her for the benifit of my dear wife during her
lifetime and myself, and rewarded for the loving care and attention she has bestowed on me and my dear wife in our old
age and upon my son in time of his last sickness.
I give and bequeath to Lena M. Ogle, the daughter of my son Albert G. Ogle, deceased, the sum of five dollars; to my
daughter Margaret M. Lucas the sum of five dollars; to the children of my son John R. Ogle, to wit, Edward, Nellie, Herbert,
Lula, Jane and Annie Ogle, the sum of five dollars between them, share and share alike and to my daughter Elizabeth M.
Durkin the sum of five dollars.
And I do devise the residue to beloved daughter Mary A. Knopp and her heirs and appoint her as executrix.
Dated March 22, 1904. See Repository list for address of DC Archives. In 1938 QUOTE FROM LETTER WRITTEN BY
REZIN'S DAUGHTER ELIZABETH
A letter from his daughter Elizabeth written to her nephew, Herman Vollmer says: My dear little Herman, As you are the
only one that has asked me about the Ogle's, I am honoring you with the first letter bearing the Ogle coat of arms, which
was given to me by one of my friends as a present for my birthday. It is my fond hope that one day I will be able to pass on
to you the facts that would give me the right to join the DAR. (Ironically, it was her daughter Mary who gave the "facts" to
Herman's daughter, Margaret) The seal is similar to the one "pap" (Horatio) used on the ceiling (sic) wax of his bitters and I
remember well of hearing him say how that seal was engraved on his Mother's silver and how she broke it up in pieces and
sold it to make ends meet after his father died. This little gift of paper brings all these old memories back to me and I feel
sure you will admire the seal as I do. Your loving Aunt Lizzie. In 1989 REMEMBRANCES OF MARY DURKIN CAREY
"My grandfather was precise in correspondence, underlining his signature with a scroll, and old English custom. Also,
he sealed the envelopes with sealing wax impressed with the family crest carved on his ring. in even the coldest weather
he bathed his face with a very cold water which he said was healthful. He believed no education was complete without the
study of Latin and Greek. He walked from his home in Georgetown to work at the Navy Yard in southeast Washington
when the horse cars were out of service due to high snow. In the winter, straw was used as a covering on the floors of
horse cars in winter to keep the passengers' feet warm.
As late as 1918 gas was used for lighting homes and street lamps All men's suits were made by women tailoresses.
(His wife was such a tailoress). Cigars were made by hand. Cigar making was a profitable trade in private homes in the
1800's (Mary Durkin Carey, "MDC notes.").
(a) Marthey E.10 OGLE (2878) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 22 Aug 1840 (Ibid.). She died on 5 Oct 1842 aged 2
She died one day before her younger brother, Horatiio (Ibid.).
(b) Horatio10 OGLE (2877) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 19 Aug 1842 (Ibid.). He died on 4 Oct 1842 This death day
only one day later than death of older sister Marthey. Must have been an illness going around (Ibid.).
(c) Mary E.10 OGLE (2879) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 26 Sep 1843 (Ibid.). She died on 20 Dec 1849 aged 6
(Ibid.).
(d) Horatio F10 OGLE (2880) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 30 Apr 1847 (Ibid.). He appeared on the CENSUS in
1850 at Washington, D.C. He died on 5 Nov 1850 aged 3 (Ibid.).
(e) Peteer10 OGLE (2881) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 4 Aug 1851 (Ibid.). He died on 9 Oct 1851 His mother died
September 7 1851 just over a month after he was born, and one month before he died (Ibid.).
(f) Alice A.10 OGLE (2553) was born on 30 Aug 1853. She died on 9 Aug 1855 aged 1.
(g) Albert C.10 OGLE (2554) married Sally ANTHONY (2555). He was born on 25 Feb 1855 at Washingon, D.C (1880
Census.). He appeared on the Census in 1880 at Washingon, D.C (Albert OGLE Self M M W 26 DC
Occ: Paper Hanger Fa: DC Mo: OH
Sallie OGLE Wife F M W 26 PA
Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: PA
Leona OGLE Dau F S W 1 DC
Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Benton ANTHONY BroL M S W 19 PA
Occ: Tinner ) (1880 Census.). He was New Tag in 1889 at Washingon, D.C (Boyd, compiler, Boyd's
Washington, D.C. and Georgetown City Directory (Washington D.C: Boyd), Occupation shown as paperhanger.
Hereinafter cited as Boyd's Washington.). He died on 18 Oct 1899 aged 44.
i) Lena M.11 OGLE (2829) Mentioned in grandfather's will. She was born in 1779 (1880 Census.).
(h) Margaret F.10 OGLE (2556) married Eugene LUCAS (2557). Her married name was LUCAS (2556). She was born
on 8 Mar 1856. She died on 5 Mar 1905 aged 48.

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i) William11 LUCAS (2876) (Mary Durkin Carey, "MDC notes.") (Ibid.) (Ibid.) is still living.
(i) John R.10 OGLE (2558) married Annie V. WOODY (2559). He was born on 8 Feb 1858 at Washingon, D.C (1880
Census.). He was He was a cigar maker in 1880 at Washingon, D.C (Ibid.). He appeared on the Census in 1880 at
Washingon, D.C (Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
John R. OGLE Self M M W 23 DC
Occ: Cigar Maker Fa: DC Mo: OH
Annie OGLE Wife F M W 18 DC
Occ: Keeping House Fa: ENG. Mo: ENG.
William E. OGLE Son M S W 8M DC
Fa: DC Mo: D) (1880 Census;, Census Place: Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Washington D.C.
Source: FHL Film 1254121 National Archives Film T9-0121 Page 190B.
). He died on 2 Mar 1903 at Washingon, D.C, aged 45 A John R. Ogle is buried at Holy Rood Cemetery in section
43 lot 385.
i) Edward11 OGLE (2570) married Lily RILEY (2571).
ii) Nell (Ellen)11 OGLE (2572) married William BOBINGER (2573). Her married name was BOBINGER (2572).
iii) Margaret Louise11 OGLE (2574) married Henry BOBINGER (2575). Her married name was BOBINGER (2574).
iv) Jane11 OGLE (2576) married Thomas GARFIELD (2577). Her married name was GARFIELD (2576).
v) Annie11 OGLE (2578) married Dr. ATKINS (2579). Her married name was ATKINS (2578).
vi) Herbert11 OGLE (2580) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.)
(j) Mary Amelia (Mamie)10 OGLE (2560) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.).

Mary and Charles lived at 1604 33rd Street, N.W. in

Georgetown. Apparently, according to Mary Carey, this house originally belonged to Ambrose L. Ogle.
It is said that she was educated by the nuns of the Visitation Convent in Georgetown, D.C. She was born on 17 Nov
1860 at Georgetown, Washington, D.C. As of 8 Jul 1879, her married name was KNOPP (2560) (Knopp, Marriage
Record, MVW file, Margaret V. Woodrough, 100 Beach Dr. # 1801, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL 33701.). She
married Charles J. KNOPP (2586), son of /Boswell/ (--?--) (2585) and Maria (--?--) (2584), on 8 Jul 1879 at Washington,
D.C., The marriage certificate of Charles Knopp and Mary Ogle recorded at Trinity Church in Georgetown, D.C. lists
Fillmore Sullivan and Veronica Wise as the witnesses. The pastor was Rev. A.F. Ciampi (Ibid.). She witnessed the
baptism of Margaret Mae KNOPP (2591) on 6 Apr 1884 at Catholic; Holy Trinity Church, Washington, D.C. She
appeared on the census in 1900 at Washington, D.C (1900 Census;, Vol. 2 ED 19 line 17 Sheet 10.). He witnessed
CENSUS 1900 in 1900 at 1604 33rd St., Washington, D.C (1900 Census.). She died on 20 May 1926 at Georgetown,
Washington, D.C., aged 65.
i) Alice Amelia11 KNOPP (2587). Alice Amelia KNOPP (2587) lived at 3516 34th st. N.W., Washingon, D.C. She
was born on 9 Jul 1880 at Georgetown, Washington, D.C. She was employed by She is shown on census as being
19 years old and working in a dry goods store. No doubt this is how she met her husband who later worked for the
Hecht Company (a department store) in Washington, D.C. in 1900 at Dry Goods Clerk, Georgetown, Washington,
D.C. He witnessed CENSUS 1900 in 1900 at 1604 33rd St., Washington, D.C (Ibid.). She married William T.
LITTLETON (2588) on 11 Jun 1902. As of 11 Jun 1902, her married name was LITTLETON (2587). She died on 10
Mar 1968 at Washingon, D.C, aged 87. She was buried in 1968 at Washingon, D.C, Buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery,
Bladensburg, Md.
(a) Preston12 LITTLETON (2595) married Betty GURSKY (2596). He was born on 28 Mar 1903 Birth and death
date from Mary Carey. He witnessed the baptism of Margaret Ann VOLLMER (2) on 23 Aug 1942 at Roman
Catholic; Church of St. Ann, Washington, D.C. He died on 17 Jul 1987 at Montgomery., MD, aged 84.

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i) Joan Carol13 LITTLETON (2599) is still living.

(a) Greg14 BRUNS (2830) is still living.
(b) Nicolaus14 BRUNS (2808) is still living.
ii) Preston13 LITTLETON (2597) is still living.
(a) Matthew14 LITTLETON (2737) is still living.
(b) Emily14 LITTLETON (2738) is still living.
(c) Sarah14 LITTLETON (2739) is still living.
(b) Everett12 LITTLETON (2593) married Irene (--?--) (2594) Lived at 7101 Cabot St. Washington, DC. He was
born circa 1907. He died on 14 Jul 1992 (Mary Durkin Carey, "MDC notes.").
ii) Elizabeth (Lizzie) C.11 KNOPP (2589). Elizabeth (Lizzie) C. KNOPP (2589) lived at Elizabeth Lederer, 620 N.
Oak Land, Arlington, Virginia. She was born on 18 Mar 1882 at Georgetown, Washington, D.C. She was employed
by Census shows her as age 18 working in a bakery. in 1900 at Bakery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. He
witnessed CENSUS 1900 in 1900 at 1604 33rd St., Washington, D.C (1900 Census.). She married Henry
LEDERER (2590) on 9 Oct 1913. As of 9 Oct 1913, her married name was LEDERER (2589). She died on 3 Jun
1953 aged 71.
(a) Henry12 LEDERER (2601) is still living.
(b) Mary12 LEDERER (2603) was ill with cancer; She died of breast cancer. She married Ferruccio GIUSTI
(2604) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.). Her married name was GUISTI
(2603). She was born on 21 Sep 1917. She died on 20 May 1959 at Arlington, VA, aged 41. She was buried in
1959 at Columbia Gardens, Arlington, VA, Columbia Gardens located near Buckingham and Glebe Rd. in
Arlington, VA. She was buried from Fitzgerald Funeral Home 3245 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Va.
i) Robert13 GIUSTI (2605) is still living.
ii) Patricia13 GIUSTI (2606) is still living.

iii) Margaret Mae11 KNOPP (2591).

She was born on 10 Feb 1884 at
Georgetown, Washington, D.C. She was baptized on 6 Apr 1884 at Catholic; Holy Trinity Church, Washington, D.C.,
Copy of Baptism Certificate is in file of MVW 5-98. She appeared on the census in 1900 at Georgetown, D.C. She
was employed by On the census for 1900 she is shown as age 16 working in bakery. No doubt this is where she
met her future husband who was likewise employeed as a baker. MVW gave a wooden rolling pin to Page that
belonged to her and could have come from the bakery. in 1900 at Bakery, Washingon, D.C (1900 Census.). He
witnessed CENSUS 1900 in 1900 at 1604 33rd St., Washington, D.C (Ibid.). She married Herman Christian
VOLLMER (2592), son of Jakob Friederich (Frederick) VOLLMER (2769) and Anna Catherine JACOB (2770), on 4
Jun 1906 at Holy Trinity Church, Washington, D.C., Holy Trinity Catholic Church located at 3514 O St., NW in
Washington, D.C. Its likely that Margaret Mae met Charles Knopp while working as a helper in a bakery. On the
1900 census her occupation is listed as "helper in bakery." As of 4 Jun 1906, her married name was VOLLMER
(2591). She began military service on 29 May 1918 at Washington, D.C., Certificate states that Margaret Mae
Vollmer served between May 29, 1918 and July 31, 1919 in the Navy Department. Navy; Yeomanette 3rd class
War service certificate # 270012. Serial # 13,427,05 (Margaret Mae Voller; War Service Certificate.). She appeared
on the census in 1920 at 1611 33rd St., Washington, DC (The family is listed on the census, but the name is
misspelled as Vollmar) (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the U.S., 1920:
population Schedule, Micro-publication T-625, National Archives, Washington, DC; (Washington, D.C.: National
Archives, 1920), Name is mispelled as Vollmar. Hereinafter cited as 1920 Census.). She witnessed the baptism of
Margaret Ann VOLLMER (2) on 23 Aug 1942 at Roman Catholic; Church of St. Ann, Washington, D.C. As of 1956,
she was also known as "Mom Mom" (2591) This was how she was known to her grandaughter, Margaret Ann
Vollmer. She was described as She was tall with fair skin. She always wanted her hair to turn white as she aged,
but it wouldn't. Instead it stayed salt and pepper. in 1956. She was was a devout Catholic who read her prayer book
each day. She frequently attended Novenas. She was buried in 1967 at Mt. Olivet Bladensburg Rd; Lot 59,
Washington, D.C. She was ill with Heart disorder/stroke; After a long illness she died of a heart attack. in 1967 at
Washington, D.C. She died on 24 Feb 1967 at Washingon, D.C, aged 83 Death Certificate issued in D.C. File # 67
1545. She lived at 4740 Bradly Blvd. A-2 Chevy Chase, MD.

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(a) Herman Charles12 VOLLMER (1534)

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was Catholic. . He was born on 28 Aug 1907 at 1249 31st St., Washington, D.C., Birth certificate issued Sept 5,
1907. Record # 145.949. He was baptized on 11 Jan 1916 at Roman Catholic; Holy Trinity, Washington, D.C.,
There is a copy of Baptism certificate in MVW file 5-98.; Its curious why his parents waited until he was nine
years old to baptize him. Father was Episcopalian and mother Catholic. Perhaps that explains it. He was
educated in 1928 at Washingon, D.C (The following is the educational history for Herman Charles Vollmer: 19301931 George Washington University 1936 1955 1951-1954 Graduate School (Agriculture) probably this means
the George Washington graduate school which was located in the Department of Agriculture -1929-31 Business
High Western High 1928-1929 Devitt Prep (from which he graduated) This information was found written in inside
cover of one of his notebooks in his own hand). He married Margaret Annette FLOYD (2821), daughter of James
Edward FLOYD (1238) and Annie Jane HOLLAND (1270), on 4 Aug 1941 at St. Paul's Catholic Church,
Jacksonville, FL. He witnessed the baptism of Margaret Ann VOLLMER (2) on 23 Aug 1942 at Roman Catholic;
Church of St. Ann, Washington, D.C. He was ill with Had his first heart attack when he was about 45. Had
several episodes after that, but continued active life until dying of a heart attack at age 70. in 1952 at Bethesda,
Montgomery County, MD (Direct information taken from first person family knowledge. Not heresay or legend.).
He was employed circa 1970 at Civil Engineer; National Park Service, Washington, D.C. He lived in 1977 at
Herman C. Vollmer, 4740 Bradley Blvd., Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, MD (Ibid.). He loved to paddle the
canoe, and was fond of entering races. For many years he was a member of the Washington Canoe Club on the
Potomac River. He died on 14 Jun 1978 at Washington, D.C., aged 70. He was buried on 16 Jun 1978 at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery Bladensburg Rd., Washington, D.C., Section 59 lot 553. In 1999 He always told his daughter,
Margaret Ann (Margot) that she would be so fortunate to live to see the turn of the Millennium in 2,000. (She
thought that was great, but that she would be so old. Now, on the eve of the millennium she is still alive and only
feels twenty-nine years old.) She wonders what her father, an engineer, would think of the Y2K problem. Wish
he had lived to see the scientific advances of the latter part of the twentieth century.

i) Margaret Ann13 VOLLMER (2)

is still living.
(a) Stephens Blakely14 WOODROUGH Jr. (3) is still living.
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i) Mary Elizabeth WOODROUGH (3122) (She took her first airplane ride at age three months when
she visited both of her great grandmothers in Florida) is still living.
ii) Katherine Grace15 WOODROUGH (3838) is still living.
iii) Stephens Blakely15 WOODROUGH III (4235) is still living.
iv) Cecilia Ann15 WOODROUGH (5086) is still living.
(b) Page Annette14 WOODROUGH (4) is still living.
i) Shannon Evelyn15 MCDERMOTT (3446) (Bo) is still living.
ii) Brigid Anne15 MCDERMOTT (3865) is still living.
iii) Molly Jane15 MCDERMOTT (4213) is still living.
iv) Anna Margaret15 MCDERMOTT (5303) is still living.
v) Daniel Blakely15 MCDERMOTT (5302) is still living.
vi) Kelly Joan15 MCDERMOTT (5332) is still living.
ii) Elizabeth Jane13 VOLLMER (33) is still living.
(k) Annie A. M.10 OGLE (2562) was born on 15 Nov 1862. She died on 20 Jan 1863.
(l) Elizabeth Ann Rebecca10 OGLE (2563). Elizabeth Ann Ogle was educated at Curtis School in Georgetown, D.C.
and was a gifted painter in oil as well as skilled in needlework. She was born on 17 Apr 1864. She married John
Joseph DURKIN (2564) on 23 Apr 1882. As of 23 Apr 1882, her married name was DURKIN (2563). She died on 19
Feb 1945 aged 80.
i) Ambrose A.11 DURKIN (2567) married Florence CLARKSON (2607). He was born on 29 Dec 1882 at
Georgetown, Washington, D.C. He died on 16 Sep 1966 aged 83.
(a) Dorothy12 DURKIN (2608) was born on 19 Sep 1912.
(b) Francis C.12 DURKIN (2609) was born on 9 Dec 1914.
(c) Elizabeth12 DURKIN (2610) was born on 12 May 1918.
ii) Mary Margaret11 DURKIN (2568) (Ogle Family Records, Compiled records.). Mary Margaret Durkin Carey is
primarily responsible for compiling the information on the Ogle Family starting with her grandfather Rezin Horatio
Ogle. In addition, in 1976 she put together a comprehensive outline of the entire Ogle family using both historical
records and private family records. She gave this record to her grand niece, Margaret Ann Vollmer Woodrough as a
celebration of the Bicentennial year of 1976. Her gift started her niece on a fascinating hobby that has lasted for
more than twenty years. Mary Carey has been a member of the National Society of the Daughters of American

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Revolution since 1945 through her ancestor Benjamin Ogle. She has served as Historian and Librarian and her
DAR # is 352557. Until her death she lived in Takoma Park, Maryland and continued to carry on a lively
correspondence with her niece. Mary's letters are in MVW file.
She was educated by the nuns of the Visitation in Georgetown and at Immaculata Seminary in Cleveland Park, D.C.
She studied music (piano) and art 18 and 20 years respectively. She retired from Federal Government service after
thirty years at the Pentagon in the Department of Defense as an analyst. She There are many interesting letters in
MVW file from Mary over the years. She was DAR # DAR# 352557. She was born on 20 Jun 1900 at Georgetown,
D.C. She married Willard CAREY (2569) on 4 Sep 1939. As of 4 Sep 1939, her married name was CAREY (2568).
In 1989 REMEMBRANCES OF MARY DURKIN CAREY
Margaret V. Woodrough asked Mary Durkin Carey for
remembrances. Here are her notes:
"In 1904 we still traveled in horse drawn carriages. They were very
fashionable. About 1911 automobiles began to appear increasing as time went on. One summer day in 1904 my
mother and aunt and I were driving to Glen Echo, Md when our horse suddenly broke loose from our carriage and
left us on the road, mother and aunt received sprains and bruises, but I lit out of the carriage on my feet and, at four
years of age, i was just surprised and a fellow traveler on the road gave me a ham sandwich which kept me happy
while he picked up my mother and aunt and took us to our destination. The run-away horse was later found quietly
eating grass on a nearby lawn. This was my first eventful experience. In 1909 the big news of the discovery of the
north pole excited the world. Two separate explorers, Cook and Peary claimed the honor and although Peary was
given credit for the discovery everyone said Cook deserved the honor. In 1910 Haley's Comet was the big attraction.
I was ten years old when I had my first glimpse of outer space wonders and saw the comet through the telescope at
7th and Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. She lived in 1991 at Takoma Park, Montgomery County, MD (8302 Haddon
Drive, Takoma Park, MD). She died on 30 May 1994 aged 93 A FINAL NOTE ON MARY DURKIN CAREY
I received call in early June from Preston Littleton telling me that Mary had died. She died on Memorial Day (how
like her to choose that day). Her last note to MVW after almost twenty years of correspondence was sent on April
26, 1994 just two months before her death. it is hadwritten in the same clear "hand" as always, but it is shakey and
becomes very spidery at the end. It reads: Dear Margaret Ann: Thanks for sweet note. I am very weak almost at
end of my rope; flat on my back and depend on others to be moved about. Preston's son is overseeing my affairs
and I am at Adventist Hospital Center for rehabilitation in Takoma Park. I have congestive heart failure so I am in
Gods hands. So glad you are settled and wish Stevie good luck. Also, glad you use your name for your
grandmother she was my favorite. Broken hip was healed and heart failure followed. Love Cousin Mary.
(m) Ambrose L.10 OGLE (2565) (He was a violinist who wrote "Wherever I Roam, Thy Heart's My Home") was buried at
Washington, D.C., He is buried in Sec. 062 lot 9 of the Single Sites in Holy Rood Cemetery. He was employed at Cigar
Maker 1889. He was born on 10 Jan 1867. He appeared on the Census in 1880 (1880 Census;, Shown living at home
with parents, sister and her husband.). He died on 22 Mar 1903 aged 36 Living in 1889 at 1604 33rd St. Georgetown.
(n) Alice C.10 OGLE (2566) was born on 25 Jan 1874. She died circa 1874.
iii) Mary Ellen9 OGLE (2543) was born on 27 Apr 1819.
iv) Catherine9 OGLE (2544) was born on 4 Nov 1823 at Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
v) Benjamin Roumanis..9 OGLE (2547) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.) married Anna
Virginia NELSON (2548). He was born on 23 Feb 1824. He was employed by Ogle, Benjamin, painter, w side Frederick,
btw 3d and 4th, Georgetown. in 1853 at House Painter, Washington, D.C. He was incarcerated The 1860 census shows
him in jail since 1858. Evidentaly he was released by 1861 as he fathered a child born in 1862 as well as served in the war
according to family stories.
Here's a note from the internet: I've been taking a little break from the genealogy bit for a while, but am now picking it back
up. I wanted to tell you that I did some research as to why Benjamini Ogle was in jail, and I came across a census or
something that said it was for manslaughter. I don't believe he was in jail for long, maybe about two years or so, because he
was back with his family soon thereafter. Maybe involuntary manslaughter. That's all I've been able to find out. Kathy
Fitzgerald Graphics RST Marketing, Inc. in 1858 at Washington, D.C (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
Eigth Census of the U.S., 1860: Population, Free Schedule, Micro-publication M653, National Archives, Washington, DC;
(Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1860). Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census.). He appeared on the census in 1860 at
Washington, D.C (Benjamin is shown in jail serving time for manslaughter. His family is shown living elsewhere) (1860
Census;, Jail was located in the 7th ward. on p. 939.). He appeared on the census in 1870 at Washington, D.C (Benjamin
is out of jail and living with his family) (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Ninth Census of the U.S., 1870:
Population Schedule, Micropublication M 593, National Archives, Washington, DC; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives,
1870), Page 29. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census.). He appeared on the Census in 1880 (1880 Census;, He is shown with
daughter and son. No wife listed.). He lived in 1889 at 3402 N St. NW, Washington, D.C (Boyd, Boyd's Washington.). He
died after 1890 He is shown as a painter in the 1890 City Directory (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown
repository address.). On 15 Oct 1897 Letter from Ambrose L. Ogle (at that time bookkeeper for W.T. & F. B. Weaver, 1208.
32nd St., Washington, D. C. ).Date Oct 15, 1897 To: Dr. S S. Todd, Kansas City, ~Mo.
Uncle Benjamin as I remember him was 6'2",weighed about 175 lbs and was considerably bent, seeming slow in his
movements, yet somehow not slow either. It is said. that in his prime he was the most powerful, physically, of the three
brothers, and must have weighed at least 190 lbs. He had a good common school education, was very fond of reading, but
mostly confined himself to newspapers; war reminiscences etc tho he had many of the undeveloped traits of father and was
fond of the Bible.
He was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, from his service in which he attributed his physical enervation as
compared to father. His education was by no means as good as fathers, though much better then Uncle Columbus' - a fact
that shows plainly the altered circumstances of the family and its natural result. he and father were very devoted to each
other to the time of his death and scarcely a night passed that he was not at our house from dark to ten o'clock. He was
kind hearted and joky and was particularly fond of me. His eyes were somewhat bad.
(a) Joseph E. B.10 OGLE (3882) (1870 Census.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.)
(b) William F.10 OGLE (3877) (1860 Census.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) married Margaret DUNN (3881) (Jim Patrick, "Ogle
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February 2004. Hereinafter cited as "Ogle Discussion."). He was born in 1851 (1860 Census.). He was in 1880 at
Housepainter, Washington, D.C (1880 Census.). He Thanks very much for the completed text. Yes, I did receive it. I'm
sorry that I've not yet responded, but I was looking for the other text that had been truncated and was incomplete -- and
found it with John Ogle, born September, 1649, married to Elizabeth Wollaston. It would be great to have the rest of
that text, also., if you have time.
Peggy Ogle, who has been a good friend for 10-12 years, had always mentioned to me that her grandfather had been
born in England, certainly not a strange concept. It wasn't until I happened to look more closely at a birth certificate for
her father, that I realized that his father was born in Washington DC! I went to the library and checked out the census,
and found that, not only had he been born in DC, but also his father. Then, a little more digging, and found that after
Horatio moved to DC, there were four generations of Ogles born there, and that Peggy's Ogle line came to this country
a hundred years before the Revolution. Quite a surprise for someone who thought that her migrant Ogle ancestor was
her grandfather.
I've had to do quite a bit of digging, since there seems to be no other researcher online who is working the line from
Horatio. Of course, Horatio died before his son, Benjamin, was very old, and the pattern of father-estrangement or absence seems to have continued down the line, to the present day. I wish I had time to go to Washington, to see why
Benjamin was in prison in 1860, and how long he was incarcerated -- and if there were other men in the line who spent
time in jail.
I am trying to get everything tidied up as much as possible, in order to present a genealogy (however inadequate) to
Peggy at Christmas time. A couple of years ago, she visited Ireland and went to the village where her grandmother
(Margaret Leahy) was born. It's interesting that Peggy's great-grandfather, William F. Ogle (b. 03 Nov 1850 DC) had
also married an immigrant Irish girl, possibly a servant somewhere. Eventually, I'd like to discern if this pattern of
marriage to a lower-class servant girl is a pattern that was established by Horatio and continued to the present day. I
love being able to recognize certain patterns that are carried in families for many generations -- it's an insight reserved
for historians and genealogists. A family I'm working for some other friends has a pattern of men who travelled long
distances to find Indian wives. Thanks again for the completed text and I would certainly appreciate receiving the rest of
the text for John Ogle (1649). Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Jim Patrick in 2004.
i) Frank11 OGLE (3884) (1850 Census.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born in 1874 (Ibid.).
ii) Frederick11 OGLE (3885) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born in 1876 (Ibid.).
iii) Mary11 OGLE (3886) was born in 1878.
iv) Blanch11 OGLE (3887) was born in 1880.
(c) Benjamin Brook10 OGLE (3878) was born in 1855 (1860 Census.). He was #R3 CENSUS in 1872 (Jim Patrick,
"Ogle Discussion," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, February 2004.).
(d) John Harry10 OGLE (3879) (1870 Census.) (Jim Patrick, "Ogle Discussion," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, February
2004.) (1870 Census.) (Ibid.) was born in 1862 (Ibid.). He appeared on the Census in 1880 (1880 Census;, He is living
with father and sister. No mother listed.). He was New Tag in 1889 at Washingon, D.C (Boyd, Boyd's Washington.).
(e) Mary D10 OGLE (3883) (Jim Patrick, "Ogle Discussion," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, February 2004.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.)
was born in 1864 (Ibid.). She died in 1866 (Ibid.).
(f) Bessie Blanche10 OGLE (3880) (1870 Census;, In addition there is a Joseph E. under one year listed as being black.
Do not know if this is error or an orphan they took in.) (Jim Patrick, "Ogle Discussion," e-mail to Margot Woodrough,
February 2004.) (1870 Census;, In addition there is a Joseph E. under one year listed as being black. Do not know if
this is error or an orphan they took in.) (Ibid.)

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married Alexander Lee

THOMPSON (4263) (Kathy Fitzgerald, "Kathy Fitzgerald - Ogle correspondence," e-mail message from
KLAKF@wmconnect.com to MVW, July 2005. Hereinafter cited as "Kathy Fitzgerald."). Her married name was
THOMPSON (3880). She was born in 1867 at Washington, D.C (1870 Census;, In addition there is a Joseph E. under
one year listed as being black. Do not know if this is error or an orphan they took in.). She appeared on the Census in
1880 (1880 Census;, She is living with father and brother. No mother listed.).
vi) Columbus F.9 OGLE (2546) was employed at House Painter (Boyd, Boyd's Washington.). He was born circa 1830. He
served in the military circa 1861 at Georgetown, Washington, D.C (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown
repository address.). He appeared on the Census in 1880 at Washingon, D.C (Relation Sex Marr Race Age
Birthplace
Columbus OGLE Self M M W 48 DC
Occ: House Painter Fa: MD Mo: MD
Frances OGLE Wife F M W 44 DC
Occ: Keeping House Fa: DC Mo: DC
Leonard OGLE Son M S W 24 DC
Occ: House Painter Fa: DC Mo: DC
Ida OGLE Dau F S W 19 DC
Occ: At Home Fa: DC Mo: DC
Emma OGLE Dau F S W 14 DC

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Occ: At School Fa: DC Mo: DC

Laura OGLE Dau F S W 11 DC
Occ: At School Fa: DC Mo: DC
Francis OGLE Son M S W 9 DC
Occ: At School Fa: DC Mo: DC
Grace OGLE Dau F S W 6 DC
Occ: At School Fa: DC Mo: DC
Fanny M. OGLE Dau F S W 4 DC
Occ: At Home Fa: DC Mo: DC
Susie M. OGLE Dau F S W 2 DC
Occ: At Home ) (1880 Census;, Census Place: Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Washington D.C.
Source: FHL Film 1254121 National Archives Film T9-0121 Page 225B.
). He died in 1890 at Washingon, D.C, A Columbus F. Ogle is buried at Holy Rood Cemetery in section 44 lot 437 East
half site #1. On 15 Oct 1897.
(g) Benjamin8 OGLE (2540) was born after 1790. He died circa 1822. His estate was probated on 29 Jul 1822.
vii) Thomas7 OGLE (2482) (unknown subject, unknown repository, unknown repository address.). He was an Ensign in the
Revolutionary War and Member of the House of Delegates in 1782. He held office as Proprietor of Fredericktowne in 1746. He
married Sibylla SCHLEY (2483), daughter of John Thomas SCHLEY (2484). He was born on 23 Jan 1749 Another record says
born Jan 23, 1743 (Brumbaugh, Earliest Records All Saints.).
(a) Thomas8 OGLE (2496)
(b) Oliver8 OGLE (2506)
(c) John8 OGLE (2499) married Susan THOMAS (2500), daughter of Michael THOMAS Sr. (2501).
(d) Jane8 OGLE (2502) (unknown subject unknown repository.)
(e) Catherine8 OGLE (2503) (Ibid.)
(f) Ann8 OGLE (2504) married /Harshanan/ (--?--) (2505).
(g) Margaret8 OGLE (2507) married William OGLE (2508). She married Michael THOMAS Jr (2509). Her married name was
THOMAS (2507).
(h) Joseph8 OGLE (2497) married Elizabeth VALENTINE (2498). He was born on 7 Feb 1780.
viii) Ensign William7 OGLE (2485). William served as an Ensign in Lord Dunmore's war and later fought in Captain Michael
Cresap's famous Rifle Company which took part in action at Boston in 1775. William and his family moved to Adams county, Ohio
about 1800. He had a son, Benjamin Ogle, whose son was named Benjamin Franklin Ogle. He married Mary CRESAP (2486),
daughter of Daniel CRESAP (2519). He was born on 18 Apr 1751 (Brumbaugh, Earliest Records All Saints.). He died in 1810
Died in Sinking Springs, Adams Co., Ohio.
(a) Benjamin8 OGLE (2510) married an unknown person.
i) Benjamin Franklin9 OGLE (2512) married an unknown person.
(a) Cordelia Ann10 OGLE (2514) married /Hibbard/ (--?--) (2515).
i) Claude Simpson11 HIBBARD (2516). This is the genealogist who wrote "The Origin of John Ogle, First of the
Name in Delaware". This book was written after many years of research in both the United States as well as in
Northumberland, England. He married an unknown person.
(a) Francis12 HIBBARD (2518)
ix) Captain James7 OGLE (2487) (He is the forebear of Jean Godwin of the Ogle Society in 1999). He was Ensign and Captain in
his brother Benjamin's military company in Upper District of Frederick County, Maryland militia. When his brother was made Major,
James took his place as Captain of the Frederick County Troops 4th Company.
According to Maryland Records by Brumbaugh he voted for John Tyler the Federalist candidate in the election of 1796. The
election was held November 9 to 12, 1796 and there were 1,917 voters. He married Mary BIGGS (2488), daughter of William
BIGGS (2950) and Amy DERN (2951). He was born on 1 Jun 1753 (Ibid.). He died in 1830 Date according to Administraction
Account.
(a) Mary8 OGLE (2490)
(b) John8 OGLE (2491)
(c) Benjamin8 OGLE (2492)
(d) Samuel8 OGLE (2493)
(e) James8 OGLE (2494)
(f) William8 OGLE (2495)
x) George7 OGLE (2489) (unknown subject unknown repository.) was born circa 1755. He died before 1767.
(b) Thomas6 OGLE (2460). Thomas Ogle's gravestone reads: "My glass is run, my work is done, and I lie under ground, Abiding in
clay until the day the trumpets sound."
A monument to his memory was erected in the center of Ogletown, Delaware. His home was moved in 1945 by the DAR society of
Delaware to make way for a highway. The home later became a museum. (1991- I wonder if this highway could have been the road
from Baltimore to New York?). He married Catherine HOWARD (2462) She is his second wife. He married Mary LIVINGSTON
(2461). He was born in 1706 at White Clay Creek Hundred, Newcastle, DE. He died on 23 Dec 1771 at DE His will was probated Dec
31 1771.
i) Thomas7 OGLE (2524). Thomas was named in the will of Major Joseph Ogle who bequeathed him 100 acres of land in
Frederick county, Maryland.
ii) Joseph7 OGLE (2527). Joseph Ogle was one of the signers of a petition urging Delaware's speedy ratification of the
Constitution. This is recorded in Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware.
iii) George7 OGLE (2525)
iv) Catherine7 OGLE (2526)
v) Benjamin7 OGLE (2528)
vi) Mary7 OGLE (2529) married Peter HANSON (2530). Her married name was HANSON (2529).
vii) Anne7 OGLE (2531)

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viii) James7 OGLE (2532)

(c) Benjamin6 OGLE (2457) married an unknown person. He married Agnes (--?--) (2617). He was born on 20 Nov 1715 at
Ogletown, DE.
i) Joseph7 OGLE (2459). There is preserved at the Historical Society of Madison, Wisconsin, an autographed letter written by
Captain Joseph Ogle pertaining to the Cashacton, Ohio Expedition from Fort Henry, West Virginia. Data in historical encyclopedia
and History of Fulton County, Illinois, page 407 Edited by Boltman, Selby and Haylin (1908). This is the Joseph Ogle for whom
Ogle County, Illinois is named. Josepb Ogle distinguised himself in the Indian Wars in the west.
We are told that he was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and also served as Captain in Indian fights around Ft. Henry, West
Virginia. He moved to Illinois in 1785 where he distinguished himself in the Indian wars.
ii) Thomas7 OGLE (2613)
iii) Mary7 OGLE (2614)
iv) Susanna7 OGLE (2615)
v) Johanna7 OGLE (2616)
vi) Benjamin7 OGLE (2618)
vii) George7 OGLE (2619)
viii) James7 OGLE (2620)
ix) Alexander7 OGLE (2621)
x) Agnes7 OGLE (2622)
xi) William7 OGLE (2623)
(d) Edward6 OGLE (2443)
(e) David6 OGLE (2444)
(f) Alexander6 OGLE (2445)
(g) Susannah6 OGLE (2447)
(h) Jane6 OGLE (2448)
(i) Elizabeth6 OGLE (2446) My distant Grandmother was "Elizabeth OGLE" born 18 June 1725. She married "Joseph McDonald" on
17 February 1754 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. She died in 1795 in Montgomery County, Virginia and buried in the
Bane Cemetery their.
She is the daughter of "Thomas OGLE" born circa 1669 in New Castle, Delaware. He was married to "Elizabeth Graham" in 1720 in
New Castle, Delaware. She died in 1734. Thomas OGLE died 13 July 1734 in Ogletown, New Castle County, Delaware. They had six
(6) children. Thomas OGLE was married first to Mary Crawford, daughter of Dr. James and Judith Crawford. They had seven (7)
children.
Thomas OGLE was the son of the immigrant to America "John OGLE and wife Elizabeth Petersdatter". They had 4 known children, A)
Thomas, B)- William, C)- Mary and D)- John, who married Elizabeth Robinson.
John OGLE was baptized on 30 September 1649 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. He married Elizabeth Petersdatter, the daughter
of Peter Jochimson and Ella Olofsdatter, circa 1668 in New Castle, Delaware (then known as Colony of Pennsylvania.) JOHN OGLE
died before 19 February 1683 in New Castle, Delaware.
John OGLE is the son of "Captian John OGLE and Eleanor PRINGLE". Capt. John OGLE was born circa 1621 in Englingham,
England and died in Northumberland, England before 11 June 1686.
John OGLE (1621-1686) was the son of "Captian Henry OGLE" born 19 July 1600 in Englingham, England and died circa 1669 their.
He married "Jane Forster".
He was the son of "Luke OGLE" who married Isabella, daughter of Edm. Craster. Luke OGLE died 29 October 1604 in St. Nicholas
Church, England.
I have data on this OGLE family back to Humphrey OGLE, 1085-1155, the son of de OGLE, 1055-1125, and would like to exchange
data on this early OLGE family with anyone interested. You can write me at: James Erwin Kunkle, PO Box 140460, Edgewater,
Colorado-80214-0460, or e-mail me direct to jekunkle@uswest.net and I'd love to visit about out Old OGLE lines. This OGLE family
owned Slaves in Maryland, and I have some descending records on the Black Ogles, on down to living Black Ogles today, one of
which was a fellow employee with me for years. Warmest Regards, James E. Kunkle, Denver, Retired.
She was born on 18 Jun 1725 My distant Grandmother was "Elizabeth OGLE" born 18 June 1725. She married "Joseph McDonald" on
17 February 1754 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. She died in 1795 in Montgomery County, Virginia and buried in the
Bane Cemetery their.
She is the daughter of "Thomas OGLE" born circa 1669 in New Castle, Delaware. He was married to "Elizabeth Graham" in 1720 in
New Castle, Delaware. She died in 1734. Thomas OGLE died 13 July 1734 in Ogletown, New Castle County, Delaware. They had six
(6) children. Thomas OGLE was married first to Mary Crawford, daughter of Dr. James and Judith Crawford. They had seven (7)
children.
Thomas OGLE was the son of the immigrant to America "John OGLE and wife Elizabeth Petersdatter". They had 4 known children, A)
Thomas, B)- William, C)- Mary and D)- John, who married Elizabeth Robinson.
John OGLE was baptized on 30 September 1649 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. He married Elizabeth Petersdatter, the daughter
of Peter Jochimson and Ella Olofsdatter, circa 1668 in New Castle, Delaware (then known as Colony of Pennsylvania.) JOHN OGLE
died before 19 February 1683 in New Castle, Delaware.
John OGLE is the son of "Captian John OGLE and Eleanor PRINGLE". Capt. John OGLE was born circa 1621 in Englingham,
England and died in Northumberland, England before 11 June 1686.
John OGLE (1621-1686) was the son of "Captian Henry OGLE" born 19 July 1600 in Englingham, England and died circa 1669 their.
He married "Jane Forster".
He was the son of "Luke OGLE" who married Isabella, daughter of Edm. Craster. Luke OGLE died 29 October 1604 in St. Nicholas
Church, England.
I have data on this OGLE family back to Humphrey OGLE, 1085-1155, the son of de OGLE, 1055-1125, and would like to exchange
data on this early OLGE family with anyone interested. You can write me at: James Erwin Kunkle, PO Box 140460, Edgewater,
Colorado-80214-0460, or e-mail me direct to jekunkle@uswest.net and I'd love to visit about out Old OGLE lines. This OGLE family

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owned Slaves in Maryland, and I have some descending records on the Black Ogles, on down to living Black Ogles today, one of
which was a fellow employee with me for years. Warmest Regards, James E. Kunkle, Denver, Retired.
She married Joseph MCDONALD (4899) on 17 Feb 1754 at Wilmington, New Castle, DE. As of 17 Feb 1754, her married name was
MCDONALD (2446).
(4) John5 OGLE Jr (2439) married Elizabeth ROBINSON (4900) (unknown subject unknown record type, by unknown photographer.). He
was born circa 1674 at New Castle, DE (Owen Kardatzke, "Wollaston", Elsie Wollaston Administrative Support Librarian in Vancouver
Canada sent me this information. She saw my web site with the Ogle information. elbruijn@interchange.ubc.ca.). He died in 1720 at
Ogletown, DE.

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