Jonathan Ogden, Sr.

He died in the "86th year of his Age" (85 years old), according the gravestone.
He is buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, N.J.
Gravestone implies birth in 1648, making him 16 in 1664, presumably not of age to have witnessed a deed.
So there was evidently confusion about his age at the time he died.

Birth: 1646 New York, USA Death: Jan. 3, 1732 Elizabeth Union County New Jersey, USA

His father, John Ogden (b. 1609; d. May 1682, Elizabethtown, [present-day Union County], New Jersey, British Colony, was probably born in Lancastershire, England.

Based on research done by John Ogden (1609-1682) biographer, Jack Harpster ["John Ogden, The Pilgrim (1609-1682)," Cranbury, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickenson Press. 2006, (pages 193-195), Jonathan was most likely born after his parents arrived in the American colonies. He may have been born at present-day Southampton, Long Island, which was part of the British colony of Connecticut at the time. Contrary, and most likely incorrect, information on Jonathan Ogden was published in the 1907 William Ogden Wheeler publication, "The Ogden Family in America."

Note: When Jonathan Ogden (Senior) passed away, Julian calendar dates were in use. In 1752, British calendar dating changed, by law, from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as a means to correct an error of an additional 1 day every 128 years. The British Calendar Act of 1751, declared the day after Wednesday, September 2, 1752 would be Thursday, September 14, 1752. Therefore, the Julian calendar date of January 3, 1732 is equivalent to January 12, 1732 in the present-day Gregorian calendar.

When Jonathan Ogden (Senior) passed away, New Jersey was still a British Colony, and Union County did not exist. Therefore his correct death location is: Elizabethtown (the name for present-day Elizabeth), Essex County, New Jersey, British Colony. Part of what was Essex County became Union County, New Jersey in 1857.

Children of Jonathan Ogden (Senior) and wife Rebecca Wood Ogden, all born in the British colony of New Jersey:

- Son: Jonathan Ogden (2nd), b. about 1676; d. before 1731

- Son: Samuel Ogden, b. about 1678; d. about 1715

- Daughter: Rebecca Ogden (sometimes referred to as: Mary), b. about 1684; d. unknown

- Son: Robert Ogden, b. 1687; d. November 20, 1733, age 46

- Daughter: Hannah Ogden, b. about 1682; d. about 1730

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Information posted by the creator of this Find A Grave memorial, Barbara Doxey:

Some of my Farrand "kissing cousins' have Ogden ancestors. I have information supplied by one of these cousins that indicates that Jonathan Ogden, Sr. was the son of John (the Pilgrim) Ogden, Sr. and Jane Bond and that he married Rebecca Wood (or Warde) in 1764 possibly at Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

It has come to my attention on Feb. 4, 2007 that my original entry of birth on 11 Jan 1639 does not agree with the age of death on the tombstone (86 years) which was photographed by another person. I have therefore changed the date of birth to 1646. Further checking back indicates that I picked up the incorrect date of birth from Latter Day Saint internet records which means that the place of birth is also in question.

Jonathan Ogden and Rebecca Wood (or Warde) were supposed to have had six children (Jonathan, Samuel, Robert Ogden I (1687 to 1733), Hannah, Rebecca, and Benjamin. Another source says that Jonathan and Rebecca are buried in the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

My Farrand "kissing cousins" in New Jersey are descended from Robert Ogden I, Robert Ogden II, and the daughter Mary (b. 1778) of Robert Ogden III and his first wife Sarah Platt. Mary Ogden (b. 1778) married Elias Haines and one of their daughters Elizabeth Ogden Haines (1804 to 3/26/1889) married John Macaulay Nixon (1805 to 2/12/1869). One of their many children was the Rev. George Nixon (1834 to 9/28/1910 who married Mary Isabella Deacon (1840 to 2/21/1937) on 10/9/1867 at Kingston, Canada. Two of their daughters Blanche and later Florence were then married to Henry Carroll Farrand (1872 to 11/10/1946). Henry only had children by Blanche (eight). Florence, whom the children had called Auntie Bo, became their stepmother upon the death of her sister Blanche who died 12/10/1926. It is my understanding that Auntie Bo had done much research on her family roots in New Jersey.

Family links:
Parents:
John Ogden (1609 - 1682)
Jane Bond Ogden (1616 - 1682)

Spouse:
Rebekah Wood Ogden (1648 - 1723)*

Children:
Hannah Ogden (1682 - 1730)
Robert Ogden (1687 - 1733)

Calculated relationship

Burial: First Presbyterian Churchyard Elizabeth Union County New Jersey, USA

His father, John Ogden (b. 1609; d. May 1682, Elizabethtown, [present-day Union County], New Jersey, British Colony, was probably born in Lancastershire, England.

Based on research done by John Ogden (1609-1682) biographer, Jack Harpster ["John Ogden, The Pilgrim (1609-1682)," Cranbury, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickenson Press. 2006, (pages 193-195), Jonathan was most likely born after his parents arrived in the American colonies. He may have been born at present-day Southampton, Long Island, which was part of the British colony of Connecticut at the time. Contrary, and most likely incorrect, information on Jonathan Ogden was published in the 1907 William Ogden Wheeler publication, "The Ogden Family in America."

Note: When Jonathan Ogden (Senior) passed away, Julian calendar dates were in use. In 1752, British calendar dating changed, by law, from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as a means to correct an error of an additional 1 day every 128 years. The British Calendar Act of 1751, declared the day after Wednesday, September 2, 1752 would be Thursday, September 14, 1752. Therefore, the Julian calendar date of January 3, 1732 is equivalent to January 12, 1732 in the present-day Gregorian calendar.

When Jonathan Ogden (Senior) passed away, New Jersey was still a British Colony, and Union County did not exist. Therefore his correct death location is: Elizabethtown (the name for present-day Elizabeth), Essex County, New Jersey, British Colony. Part of what was Essex County became Union County, New Jersey in 1857.

Children of Jonathan Ogden (Senior) and wife Rebecca Wood Ogden, all born in the British colony of New Jersey: - Son: Jonathan Ogden (2nd), b. about 1676; d. before 731 - Son: Samuel Ogden, b. about 1678; d. about 1715 - Daughter: Rebecca Ogden (sometimes referred to as: Mary), b. about 1684; d. unknown - Son: Robert Ogden, b. 1687; d. November 20, 1733, age 46 - Daughter: Hannah Ogden, b. about 1682; d. about 1730

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Information posted by the creator of this Find A Grave memorial, Barbara Doxey:

Some of my Farrand "kissing cousins' have Ogden ancestors. I have information supplied by one of these cousins that indicates that Jonathan Ogden, Sr. was the son of John (the Pilgrim) Ogden, Sr. and Jane Bond and that he married Rebecca Wood (or Warde) in 1764 possibly at Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

It has come to my attention on Feb. 4, 2007 that my original entry of birth on 11 Jan 1639 does not agree with the age of death on the tombstone (86 years) which was photographed by another person. I have therefore changed the date of birth to 1646. Further checking back indicates that I picked up the incorrect date of birth from Latter Day Saint internet records which means that the place of birth is also in question.

Jonathan Ogden and Rebecca Wood (or Warde) were supposed to have had six children (Jonathan, Samuel, Robert Ogden I (1687 to 1733), Hannah, Rebecca, and Benjamin. Another source says that Jonathan and Rebecca are buried in the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

My Farrand "kissing cousins" in New Jersey are descended from Robert Ogden I, Robert Ogden II, and the daughter Mary (b. 1778) of Robert Ogden III and his first wife Sarah Platt. Mary Ogden (b. 1778) married Elias Haines and one of their daughters Elizabeth Ogden Haines (1804 to 3/26/1889) married John Macaulay Nixon (1805 to 2/12/1869). One of their many children was the Rev. George Nixon (1834 to 9/28/1910 who married Mary Isabella Deacon (1840 to 2/21/1937) on 10/9/1867 at Kingston, Canada. Two of their daughters Blanche and later Florence were then married to Henry Carroll Farrand (1872 to 11/10/1946). Henry only had children by Blanche (eight). Florence, whom the children had called Auntie Bo, became their stepmother upon the death of her sister Blanche who died 12/10/1926. It is my understanding that Auntie Bo had done much research on her family roots in New Jersey. Inscription: Here Lyeth ye Body of Mr Jonathan Ogden Decd Jan. ye 3d 1732 in ye 86th year of his Age. My Life was Christ my Death is gain This bed gives ease To all my pain My Dust is safe my Soul at home To meet with Joy when Christ shall come

Note: husband of Rebeka/Rebecca Wood; parents John and Jane Bond Ogden

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Biography
Jonathan was the son of John Ogden and Jane Bond, born probably in Hempstead, New Netherland (family's residence at the time), probably in about 1645.[1]

When he died in 1732/3 his grave marker stated his age as 85 ("86th year of his age"), suggesting birth in 1648. But he must have been 21 in 1666 when he signed an oath of allegiance in New Jersey,[2] so he must have been born say 1645. Uncertainty about exact ages must have been common in a time when there were no birth certificates, often no available birth records. See Research Note for John Ogden.

John Ogden left England sometime prior to 1641 and settled in: Stamford, New Haven Colony; Hempstead, Long Island, New Netherland; and Southampton, Long Island, which was claimed by the British. Jonathan witnessed a deed in Southampton, L.I. in Oct.1664.[3] Thereafter he relocated to Elizabethtown, NJ, and with his father and brothers, was one of the first settlers of the New Jersey colony.[4]

Deacon Jonathan Ogden was a leading contributor to the church in Elizabethtown, among the top two in 1679, with his brother John (£3).[5] Also, he took a leading and sometimes forcible role in resisting the rule of the New Jersey Proprietors, following in his father's footsteps. Jonathan was twice indicted for breaking other resisters out of jail (1699, 1700). He was among those petitioning the King in 1701 to eliminate the Proprietors' political authority.[6] Direct government by the Crown was instituted in 1702.[7]

Jonathan married Rebekah Wood in 1774 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. They had five children: Hannah, Jonathan, Samuel, Rebecca and Robert

He died in the "86th year of his Age" (85 years old), according the gravestone. [8] He is buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, N.J.[4][9] Gravestone implies birth in 1648, making him 16 in 1664, presumably not of age to have witnessed a deed.[10] So there was evidently confusion about his age at the time he died.

Will
Jonathan Ogden Death Date: Abt 1731 Will Date: 2 Jul 1731 Will Place: Elizabeth Town, Essex Co.

Proved Jan. 9, 1732-3.;

Jonathan Ogden, tanner; will of. Son, Robert. Grandsons--John and Samuel Ogden. Great grandson, Jonathan, youngest son of grandson Jonathan, deceased. Sisters of grandson Samuel Ogden. Great-granddaughters--Sarah Griffing and Rebekah Whitehead. Plantation whereon my son Jonathan, deceased, dwelt, joining land of Joseph Ogden; land bought of Mr. Effingham Townley and David Morehouse; pasture joining lands of John Miles deceased, Mr. John Woodruff and my son, Samuel, deceased; land bought of Mr. Samuel Barret, of Boston; land joining land of Benjamin Parkhurst, deceased; meadow called Bray lot, at mouth of Homan's Creek; farm joining lands of Abraham Baker and Isaac Whitehead, deceased; meadow which was John Parker's Bay lot; land purchased of Mr. Samuel Peck, joining farm of Joseph Crane, Esq., deceased; land bought of Abraham Baker, joining land of Daniel Woodruff; 100 acres joining lands of Samuel Headley. Executors--son, Robert, friend and relation, Joseph Woodruff, Sen'r, and grandson, John Ogden. Witnesses--John Woodruff, Daniel Price, William Ogden. Proved Jan. 9, 1732-3.; Lib. B, p. 351.; 1732-3, Jan. 15. Inventory £63.11; made by William Winans, David Whitehead. Page 359 [11]

Sources

1. ↑ Jack Harpster, John Ogden, The Pilgrim (1609-1682): A Man of More than Ordinary Mark (Staunton, VA: American History Press, 2015), p. 194.
2. ↑ Edwin F. Hatfield, History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, including the Early History of Union County.(New York: Carlton & Lanahan, 1869; Carlisle, MA: Applewood Books pp. 56-7, Archive.org
3. ↑ William S. Pelletreau, et al., eds, Records of the Town of Southampton [NY] (6 vols.; Sag Harbor, NY: J.H. Hunt, printer: 1847-1915), v. 5, p. 270 Archive.org.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 William Ogden Wheeler, Inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in the burying grounds of the First Presbyterian church and St. Johns church at Elizabeth, New Jersey. 1664-1892 (1892), p. 58; Archive.org.
5. ↑ Edwin F. Hatfield, History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, including the Early History of Union County (New York: Carlton & Lanahan, 1869; Carlisle, MA: Applewood Books, n.d.), pp. 277, 284 Archive.org
6. ↑ William Ogden Wheeler, Ogden family in America, Elizabethtown branch, and their English ancestry; John Ogden, the Pilgrim, and his descendants, 1640-1906 (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott: 1907), p. 45-6 Archive.org.
7. ↑ John E. Pomfret, Province of East New Jersey (The), 1609-1702: The Rebellious Proprietary (Princeton: University Press: 1962), p. 361.
8. ↑ Google Books
9. ↑ Findagrave.com.
10. ↑ Witnessing a deed probably did not require full majority. Under English Common Law, males at 14 were considered at the "age of discretion", which conferred a number of legal competencies, short of property ownership. This very likely included witnessing of deeds, although Blackstone does not specify it (Commentaries, 1765 edn., Bk. I, Chap. 17, p. 451). Common Law was (and is) not entirely codified by statute and was subject to variations of local custom.
11. ↑ New Jersey Historical Society. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc. Newark, NJ, USA: New Jersey Historical Society, 1901. Page 359

See Also

• "The Ogden Family in America - Elizabethtown Branch" 1896.
• Odgen Family

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from England to Elizabethtown, New Jersey in 1665