John ‘of Delaware’ Ogle

Evidence needed to support as son of Capt. John Ogle, of Eglingham & Eleanor Ogle

John Ogle of Delaware

• AKA John Ogall, Ogell
• (disputed) bp. 30 Sep 1649 Berwick-upon-Tweed[5][6][7] abt. age 32 on 27 Aug 1680.
• d. 1683
• parents: unknown.

13 Sep 1664: Sailed to Delaware on either the Guinney or the William & Nichols. Arrived 30 Sep 1664.

m. by 31 Dec 1671 Elizabeth _____.

John Ogle of Delaware and his wife Elizabeth, had two (2) proven sons:

1. Thomas[17]
2. John (dsp).[17][18]

Descent is through Thomas Ogle. Note that Blackburn & Welfy (1906), insert a third son William into the line, but there's no proof for his existence.

Disputed Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ogle-59

The parents of John Ogle of Delaware are UNKNOWN. Research by Hibbard followed the earlier work of Todd, which resulted in two popular theories but others exist[12]

Hibbard's Theory

Wikitree.com -- Some genealogists follow the early 1960's research of Francis J. Hibbard, and think that "John Ogle of Delaware" is the son of Cpt. John Ogall, who baptized an unknown child on 30 September 1649 at Berwick-upon-Tweed, co. Northumb., England.[[10] Based on this, some believe that John of Delaware has ties with the Ogles of Eglingham.[4]

As such, the idea that John's parents might be Cpt. John Ogle and Eleanor Pringle, is now one of two main theories of his lineage.[4][1][6][3] If true, his grandparents are Henry Ogle of Eglingham and Jane Forster from Whitehouse. The fact that Henry's nephew, the Rev. Luke Ogle, held Berwick has also played a hand in rationalizing the baptism's location.

Disputed Wife

John's wife, Elizabeth, is another missing piece to the puzzle, since her parents remain unknown. In the past some believed she was the daughter of Thomas Wollaston.[15] In the 1990s, Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig, thought her father could have been ][[Jochimsson-1|Peter Jochimsson. Both of these theories are disputed.

In any case, it's common to see genealogies state that Elizabeth was born around 1650. Ironically, this weakens the idea that she was a Wollastan ... because it would mean that she was born before her father shipped off to war, by a decade and a half. It also creates another problem...

According to the 1671 Census of the Delaware, Thomas Wollaston was single. He married sometime after that, but before 1678. His two daughters were also born after 1671, but before 1680. So how could John Ogle be married to either of them by the close of 1671 ... let alone have children with either one of them, before that time?[11]

Inevitably, this strengthens the case for Craig's theory, which considers Elisabeth Petersdotter (b. c.1654), as a plausible wife, but there's a major problem ... There is no proof that Peter Yochim ever had a daughter named, Elizabeth.[16]

War

While highly literate for the standards of his day,[16] John's rank and social status remain a mystery... But we do know that in 1664, John Ogle was a Red Coat. Sent to the Delaware River, the royal preogative to end Dutch rule turned bloody.

New Castle settlers were plundered and brutalized. Homes burned and land was stolen. The rogue troops even sold off Dutch soldiers and citizens as slaves.

Some blame Carr and Ensign Hook for the "storming party." Col. Nicolls certainly didn't approve. But at the end of the day, it was the future James II -- Duke of York and Albany -- who made the most gains. After all, he was the one who demanded total "conquest of the New Netherlands."

In short, the Dutch were terrorized by the English crown. No. It's not a pretty story. But that's how it went down. And for John ... life was just getting started.

Colonialism

According to Scharf (1888), he started living in New Castle around 1667 ... laid down roots with Elizabeth, and quit that red coat. We don't know much about the wife ... But we do know that she was widowed, and outlived him by almost thirty years.

Death

Court documentation from Wm. Welch detailing George Talbot's illegal homestead on Elizabeth's property, shows that John died in 1684. His sons Thomas and John went on to inherit his land. ... and buy a lot more. None of it remains in Ogle hands but today, many American Ogles trace their line back to this Colonial family. And that's why he's remembered as "John of Delaware."

John's wife Elizabeth was granted administration of his estate on 19 Feb 1683/4.[19]

Notes

Immigrated to Wilmington County, Delaware.

Came in as a soldier in the 1663 to run the Dutch out of Delaware and claim for England. He spent his life collecting land and losing it in courts. He was not the wisest of business men. His Grandsons would later migrate to Maryland to live nearer their newly arrived cousin the newly appointed royal governor. The built a hugh tobacco plantation in Maryland one of his Grandson's would be known as a hero of the Revolution and have a county in Illinois named after him

Be sure to see Elizabeth's page too Johns wife)

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http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f000/f37/a0003794.htm

DWYER - LAYE

OGLE-GASCOIGNE of NORTHUMBERLAND

Connected by Marriage to AIREY-BARNES-BUTLER-LAYE-DWYER FAMILIES

NAME Lady Dorothy OGLE

• SPOUSE Sir Thomas GREY b 1515 Horton d 1570 - 10 children- 2nd marriage to Thomas FORSTER, 1522, 11 children
• BORN 1541 Eglingham, Northumberland
• DIED Unknown
• PARENTS Ralph OGLE and Margaret GASCOIGNE
• MARRIED Northumberland
• CHILDREN
• Isabel GREY was b ABT 1533 in Horton, Northumberland,d BEF 11 Jul 1582 in Horton, Northumberland. She married Ralph GREY ABT 1555 in Horton, Northumberland, England, son of Edward GREY and Anne GOWER =Son Edward Grey.
• Anne (Agnes) Grey b: (39-1571) 1532 in Of Horton Castle, Northumberland, England
• Margery Grey b: ABT 1535 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, Bu: 1613.
• Barbara Grey b: ABT 1536 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, m William STROTHER.
• Roger Grey b: ABT 1538 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, sp.
• Ursula Grey b: ABT 1539 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, Possibly m Humphrey HERON in 1559. [Note: Margaret Forester, step-sister of Ursula, married William HERON].
• Margaret Grey b: ABT 1541 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, m John BAXTER.
• Catherine Grey b: ABT 1542 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, m John CARE.
• Catherine Grey b: ABT 1530 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, m Lancelot OGLE. (Son of John OGLE and Anne SHAFTO).
• Miss Grey b: ABT 1545 in Of, Horton, Northumberland, m Thomas RUTHERFORD.

NAME Ralph OGLE

• SPOUSE Margaret GASCOIGNE
• BORN 7 Nov 1468 Of, Bothal, Northumberland
• DIED 16 Jan 1512/3, Morped Buried: Bothal, Northumberland
• PARENTS Owen (Ewyn) OGLE and Eleanor HILTON
• MARRIED Gawthorpe, Yorkshire
• CHILDREN
• Sir William OGLE 1491 Cockle Park, Northumberland, England Died: Bef 30 1542 Jun m 1536, Margery DELAVAL B: Abt 1493 Of, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland,
• Oswin OGLE Born: Abt. 1491 Place: Of, , Northumberland, sp
• John OGLE Abt 1495 Place: Of, Ogle, Northumberland, Died: Aft 1545 m Sybil HERON B: Abt 1499 Of, Ogle, Northumberland,
• George OGLE Born: Abt. 1497 Place: Of, Hirst, Northumberland, Margaret OGLE Born: Abt 1506 Place: Of, Horton, Northumberland, Died: 25 Jul 1548 m George HARBOTTLE B: 1504 Of, Horton, Northumberland, D: 20 Jan 1528
• Anne OGLE Born: Abt 1509 Place: Of, , Northumberland, m Humphrey LISLE B: Abt 1469 Of, Felton, Northumberland, D: Bef 1554 M: Abt 1509
• Margaret OGLE Born: Abt. 1513 Place: Of, , Northumberland, sp
• Dorothy OGLE (See above)
• Robert OGLE Born: (22/23-1512/13) 1490 Place: Durham, Died: Btw 28 1531/2 Jan 26 - 1530 Sep Place: , Paunherhaugh, Scotland m Ann LUMLEY Marriage: 1501Lumley, Durham,

NAME Margaret GASCOIGN

• SPOUSE Ralph OGLE
• BORN Abt 1473 Of, Gawthorpe, York
• DIED Aft 6 1515 Jul
• PARENTS William GASCOIGNE and Margaret(Margery) PERCY
• MARRIED Gawthorpe, Yorkshire
• CHILDREN See Above
• NAME Owen (Ewyn) OGLE
• SPOUSE Eleanor HILTON
• BORN 1440 Of, Ogle Castle, Northumberland
• DIED 1 Sep 1486 , Stokes,
• PARENTS Robert OGLE and Eleanor HILTON
• MARRIED 26 May 1467
• CHILDREN
• Robert OGLE b Abt. 1470, Northumberland m Isabel son Gilbert OGLE
• Joan OGLE b 1472 Northumberland m Robert CLAVERING
• Ralph OGLE b 7 Nov 1468 Bothal, d 16 Jan 1512/3 Morped, Bu Bothal. (See above)

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John (of_Delaware) Ogle

• b 30 Sep 1649, Berick, Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
• d 1684, , New Castle, Delaware
• 16 30 Nov 1953,
• c 30 Sep 1649, Berick, Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
• 24 14 Jan 1956, Luke Ogle >
• 61 02 Apr 1970, Luke (of_Eglingham) Ogle
• Henry (of_Eglingham) Ogle b 1580 Edmund Craster
• | b 1600 Isabella Craster Alice Mitford
• John (of_Eglingham) Ogle d 1669 b 1581
• |b 1621 | Nicholas (of_Whitehouse) Forster
• |d 1686 Jane Forster b 1575
• | b 1601

John (of_Delaware) Ogle

• |Elizabeth Wollaston-1 +
• |m 1665 Robert (of_Stichell) Pringle
• |, New Castle, Delaware |b 1600
• Eleanor Pringle
• b 1625 |
• d 1736

Children

• 1 < Thomas Ogle
• 2 < John Ogle, Jr.
• 3 William Ogle
• 4 Mary Ogle

Notes

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 him, John Ogle joined Colonel Nicolls' expedition, bound for America.

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 origanally settled by Swedes, who quarrelled 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 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. Sgt Wollaston had been a comrad 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'.

The story of John Ogle is closely bound up whith 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. Wollastaon 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 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 eys of His Majesty's soldiers. Under order of the Governor-General, 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 orderd 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 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.

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 heiffer. As one of the jurmen 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.

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 constructing a highway from New Castle to Red Lyon between the first of January and the end of Frebruary. The highway was to be a good passable one, twelve feet wide, and John Ogle was appointed overseer of the residenst around Christiana Creek.

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.

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 1683 John Ogle died.

Source: 'Smoky Mountain Clans', Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 128b. 'The English Origin of John Ogle', Francis Hamilton Hibbard, 1967, p 9-14. 'Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants', Langston & Buck, 1986, p 199.

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John Ogle, Jr.

• b 1668, Ogletown, New Castle, Delaware Luke (of_Eglingham) Ogle >
• d 1720, Ogletown, New Castle, Delaware Henry (of_Eglingham) Ogle Isabella Craster >
• John (of_Eglingham) Ogle b 1600 Nicholas (of_Whitehouse) Forster
• | b 1621 Jane Forster

John (of_Delaware) Ogle d 1686 b 1601

• |b 30 Sep 1649 | Robert (of_Stichell) Pringle
• |d 1684 Eleanor Pringle b 1600
• | b 1625

John Ogle, Jr. d 1736 |Elizabeth Graham Harris |m 1681 |New Castle, New Castle, Delaware | Elizabeth Wollaston

b ABT 1650 1655 |      

d 1713       

Children

• 1 < John Ogle, III
• 2 Elizabeth Ogle

Notes

It is said that Sir John Ogle came to America in 1664 as a soldier. That there were at least two sons, Thomas and John II, has been established.

Source: 'Smoky Mountain Clans', Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 128b.

http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f000/f06/a0000689.htm

 OGLE FAMILY GENEALOGY AND HISTORY 

Age seems to have all kinds of effects on people. I've noticed that as I age, it is important that I understand my past. I don't live in the past but I've found myself enjoying it more than I used to.

I guess that desire has led me to explore and learn what I can about "where I came from."

A few years ago I started a study of the Ogle Genealogy and it has been a fascinating journey!

Much of what I've learned is just too good to keep to myself so on this page I'll share with you some of the stories I've uncovered about us Ogles. I'll also include photographs when possible. I sincerely hope that my own family will find this information interesting. Check back regularly because you never know what you might find!

IMPORTANT!!!!!

Anyone desiring to do serious genealogical work on the Ogle family MUST be a part of the Ogle/Ogles Family Association! You can become a member today! Check out their website for more information.

You can click here to go to the Ogle/Ogles Family Association Website. After visiting click on your "Back" button to return here.

    The name Ogle and its many derivations are so ancient that the exact origin, spelling and true meaning of the name may be lost in antiquity. 

    The name Ogle may have come from the Celts who immigrated from Western Europe to the British Isles as early as 1000 BC. The Swedish name Ogell, which existed in the eighth century, may have been the source of our name. Some researchers believe that the name Ogle, or its equivalent, was Gotho-Scandinavian, possibly from Jutland. 

    The first identified Ogle or Hoggell ancestor among the English, a Humphrey de Ogle, was, in about the eleventh century, granted, "all such lands and liberties as he or any of his predecessors had before the coming of the Normans." Therefore, knowing who his "predecessors" were was of prime importance to Humphrey de Ogle, a Saxon, because it enabled him to regain his land from the Norman conquerors of England. 

    Historians record that in Northumberland only a handful of Saxon families survived the Norman takeover. The Ogles of Ogle (a small hamlet) who probably did homage for their lands, were among the few survivors. 

    The history of the Ogles in England, during the 600 years following the landing of William the Conqueror in 1066, is rich and colorful. The Ogles' history kept close pace with events in Northumberland--the wild border region between England and Scotland--where the Ogles originated, expanded and flourished. 

    Scores of English Border families in Northumberland held their lands in fief of the king for wars and raids on the Scottish Border. Many Ogles were knighted for service to Crown and Country. At least seven lords and thirty knights descended from Humphrey Ogle, Esq. 

    Most Ogles and Ogleses in America are very likely descendants of King Edward I through the children of Sir Robert Ogle (1380-1436) of Ogle Castle and Matilda (Maude ) Grey, daughter of Sir Thomas Grey of Heton. Matilda, a descendant of King Edward I, married Sir Robert in 1399. They had several children. 

The Ogle motto is:

Prenez en Gré

"Accept in Gratitude"

This is one of my favorite pictures of my Dad, David Wesley Ogle (1891-1979).

The picture above really IS my Mama's Family or at least a part of it. My Granddad, Tim Frank Farris (1878-1936) and my Grandmother, Lula Margaret Mason Farris (1875-1950) are shown with (left to right) Thurman Farris, Everett Farris, and Novelle May Farris (1905-1999) , my Mom!

We begin our search for ancestors with my own ANCESTRAL CHART. Family members can use this information to develop their own chart.

JAMES HARLAN OGLE

ANCESTRAL CHART

John Ogle, b. 1648/49 or earlier in England d. before 8 Feb. 1684 in New Castle Co., Del. m. Elizabeth Their son:

Thomas Ogle, b.c. 1666/72 in Del. d. between 30 July and 18 Sep. 1734 in New Castle Co., Del. m. (1) Mary Crawford, before 4 Mar. 1694 Their son:

John Ogle, b. 1690/97 in Del. d. 9 Apr. 1741 in Pa. m. Elizabeth (Robinson?) (A certified genealogist reportedly stated in 1988 that Elizabeth's name was Robinson. Circumstantial evidence indicates Elizabeth's name may have been Ball. Their son:

Thomas Ogle, b. 25 July 1721 in New Castle Co., Del. d. between Mar. 1802 and Mar. 1803 in Grayson Co. (later Carroll Co.) Va. m. Elizabeth Robeson (name recorded on the marriage record), 17 Mar. 1748 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., Del. Elizabeth may have been from a family who more commonly spelled the name Robinson or other similiar form. Their son:

John Ogle, b 19 Jan. 1753 in New Castle Co., Del. d. poss. 1808 in Green Co., Ky. m. Sarah Dennis, 18 Jan. 1773 in Rowan Co., No. Car. Their son:

Dennis Ogle (Ogles), b. about 1781/86, probably in Montgomery Co. Va. d. after 1843 in Coffee Co., Tenn. m. (2) Rebecca Bedwell, prob. in Grainger Co., Tenn Their son:

Abner Ogle (Ogles), b. 1 Dec. 1811 in Tenn. d. 16 Sep. 1876 in Tulahoma, Coffee Co., Tenn.

  m. Rutha Jane Meadows, abt. 1833   Their son:

Iverson H. Ogle, b. 11 Jan. 1834 in Hickory Creek, Warren Co., Tenn d. 26 Oct. 1863 in Coffee Co., Tenn.

  m. Nancy Catherine Minerva Bradshaw, 1 Dec. 1853 Their son: 

John Wesley "J.W." Ogle, b. 12 Oct. 1854 in Coffee Co., Tenn. d. 9 June 1930 in Manchester, Coffee Co., Tenn. m. Martha Hanna Yates, 29 Apr. 1887 in Coffee Co., Tenn. Their son:

David Wesley Ogle, b. 6 Jan. 1891 in Manchester, Coffee Co., Tenn d. 27 Feb. 1979 in Columbia, Maury Co., Tenn. m. (2) Novella May Farris, 5 Feb. 1929 in Manchester, Coffee Co. Tenn Their son:

JAMES HARLAN OGLE, b. 20 Apr. 1941 in Columbia, Maury Co. Tenn. m. Helen Gale Thurman, 2 June 1961 in Columbia, Maury Co., Tenn.

The picture above is a photograph of John Wesley Ogle, (1854-1930), MY GRANDFATHER, his wife (and MY GRANDMOTHER), Martha Hanna Yates Ogle, (1887-1936), along with unknown other family members. I believe that one of the children in the photo might be my Dad, David Wesley Ogle.

Below is a photograph of James Polk Yates, (1843-1907) MY GREAT GRANDFATHER and his wife (and MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER), Mary Jane Custer Yates (1845-1907). James Polk Yates fought in the Confederate Army and I believe he is wearing a military medal on his lapel. I have a copy of his application for an army pension. James Polk and Mary Jane Custer Yates were the parents of Martha Hanna Yates, the wife of John Wesley Ogle.

My Dad, David Wesley Ogle (1891-1979), lived with his parents in a house located at the Stone Fort in Manchester, Tennessee. I have been told that one of the little children standing in the photograph below is my Dad.

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RECORD:

1. Peter Stebbins Craig and Henry Wesley Yocom, Yocums of Aronameck in Philadelphia, 1648 - 1702, The (National Genealogical Quarterly Vol. 71 No. 3 December 1983), pg. 247, 270. NOTE: Swedish Colonial News Vol. 1 No. 15 (Spring 1997) ?updated version??. " John Ogle, born 1648 in Northumberland, England, left Portsmouth on 25 May 1664 at the age of 16 as a soldier under the command of Col. Richard Nicolls and participated in the English takeover of the Delaware River from the Dutch later that year.

He was one of the English soldiers who decided to stay on the Delaware and in 1666 acquired 800 acres on White Clay Creek in partnership with Sgt. Thomas Wollaston and two Swedish or Dutch Settlers, John Hendrickson and Harman Johnson. 

After his marriage, Ogle sold his share of this tract and acquired 300 acres called Hampton, on St. George's Creek in 1675. His last home was the Hoeyard, a 430 acre tract located on the north side of White Clay Creek in present Delaware, acquired by 1683.

Ogle died that year, leaving a Widow, Elizabeth Ogle, and two young sons, Thomas (born c. 1672) and John Jr. (born c. 1674).

See John Ogle Warfield Jr., John Ogle (1976), MS in the library of the National Genealogical Society, Washington, D.C. Warfield was unable to determine the parentage of Elizabeth Ogle. However, Ogle's active involvement in the affairs of the Swedish church at Crane Hook (present WIlmington) is convincing evidence that his wife was of Swedish parentage. See Charles T. Gehring, Delaware Papers (ENglish Period), 1664-1682 (Baltimore, 1977), 87, 91, 92."

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jochimsson-1:

Elizabeth Petersdotter, 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 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.

John Ogle and Anders Stille made their homes at Christiana Bridge, Christina River. Ogle, a big speculator in lands and tobacco, died insolvent in the winter of 1683/4. 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. 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. Elizabeth died before 12 Sept. 1702 when John Hans Steelman and Judith Yocum, as executors of the Yocum estate, sold the property.

John and Elizabeth Ogle had two sons:

Thomas Ogle, bom 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.

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