Arthaud, John. A Head Family History, Boston, MA: Newbury Street Press, 1999.
Pages 145-152 Appendix B - Lingan Fmily
George Lingan d. Calvert Co., MD ca. 1710, md. Anne (--?--). Children:
1. Thomas Lingan md. Martha Cockshutt
2. Anne b. say 1670, d. by 8/7/1718 md. Edward Boteler
3. Martha Lingan md. Josiah Wilson, a gentleman, who died in Prince Georges Co., MD b/t 11 Nov & 5 Dec. 1717. His will named his wife Martha, five sons and 1 daughter. Sons Josiah & Lingan were named executors and the first division was to occur when Lingan reached 16. Josiah was the son of James. See Shearer, Ralph & Star Wilson Rowland. Wilsons & Burchells & Related Families, 1608-1976 for more information.
4. Katherine Lingan md. 1) ca. 1690 Henry Boteler (brother of Edward above), b. say 1667 Calvert Co., MD, d. Prince Georges Co., MD 1713. 2) by 1722 Richard Normandsell. Richard died by 1729. Katherine died by November Court 1725.
1a. Martha Lingan b. b/t 1706 & 1722
1b. Ann Lingan b. before 1722
1c. Elizabeth Lingan b. before 1722
1d. Thomas Lingan b. b/t 1722 & 1734
1f. Samuel Lingan b. b/t 1722 & 1734
2a. Martha Boteler b. say 1700, d. after 1775 md. Bigger Head (the family subject of this book)
2b. Edward Lingan Boteler b. ca. 1708, died w/o heirs by 1745
2c. Elizabeth Boteler md. Thomas Swann settled St. Mary's Co., MD by 1747
3a. Josiah Wilson, presumably the oldest, d. Prince Georges Co., MD b/t 12/9/1726 & 3/14/1726/7. His will named wife Elizabeth, children and property Buttington
3b. Lingan Wilson b. Prince Georges Co., MD ca. 1702 md. before 3/14/1734 Mary Bates d/o William & Elizabeth (Buckerfield) Bates.
3c. James Wilson b. ca. 1703 md. Sophia Wilkenson, six children
3d. Joseph Wilson d. May 1746
3e. Joshua Wilson d. Nov. 1745
3f. Martha WIlson md. William Magruder Selby
4a. Charles Boteler md. by 1729 Sophia Drury
4b. Edward Boteler
4c. Henry Boteler md. by 1729 Sarah Magruder
4d. Thomas Boteler
4e. Alice Boteler
4f. Catherine Boteler
3a1. Henry Wilson
3a2. Martha Wilson
3a3. Margaret Wilson
3b1. Lingan Wilson b. by 1734
Pages 167-170 Appendix E - Wilson Family
Susanna Wilson b probably Frederick Co., MD ca. 1742-44 & d. probably in Washington Co., KY in 1823 or later. SHe md. Bigger Head, son of Bigger & Martha (Boteler) Head.
Both of Susanna's parens named 10 children in their wills written in Frederick Co., MD, 45 years apar. Thomas Wilson b. 5/2/1720, d. young; his will signed 2/1/1764, probated 3/22/1764. Mary Wilson signed her will 10/21/1805, probated 7/27/1810. The sequence of children varies some between the two wills. The five daughters were all listed with married surnames in their mother's will. Merritt Wilson's book has a complete transcription of the wills of both Thomas & Mary (--?--) Wilson.
In addition to being the executor of his father's will, James WIlson was also to receive 60 pounds more and above his part. Thomas WIlson described part of his land in relation to the "plantation where James Wilson my son now lives." For these reasons, James Wilson, is interpreted as the eldest son. The sequence of the first five children is the same in both wills. The next three children are in different order. The last two are reversed. In the mother's will, Michael is mentioned last in a long paragraph that leaves him more than all the other children and names him as executor. Mrs. Buckey had exact birthdays, without the original source, of 5 April 1740 for Thomas & 14 August 1763 for Priscilla. If Priscilla's birthday is correct, she certainly has to be the last child in a list made 1 February 1764.
Thomas Wilson's will 1765 - James, executor, Thomas, Susannah, Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, William, Esther, Michael, Priscilla.
Mary Wilson's will 1805 - James, Thomas, Susannah Head, Mary Ogal (Ogle), Joseph, Esther Smith, Elizabeth McClain, William, Priscilla Biggs, Michael, executor
Ahnentafel for Susanna Wilson:
1. Susanna Wilson b. 1742-44, d. 1823 md. BIgger Head
2. Thomas Wilson b. 5/2/1720, d. Frederick Co., MD, 1764
3. Mary (--?--) d. Frederick Co., MD ca. 1810
4. Thomas Wilson b. Calvert Co., MD c.a 1690, d. Prince Georges Co., MD 1744
5. Priscilla Kent
8. Joseph Wilson b. Calvert Co., MD c.a 1665, d. ca. 1716
9. Frances Hilleary, b. Calvert Co., MD ca. 1670, d. there February 1735/6
10. Absolem Kent will probated 7/28/1718 Calvert Co.
11. Mary Wadsworth
16. James Wilson b. ca. 1630, d. Calvert Co., MD after 5/3/1670
18. Thomas Hilleary, d. Calvert Co., MD 1697. Lieutenant colonel in Calvert County militia and high sheriff of Prince Georges County.
22. William Wadsworth, a merchant, d. Calvert Co. b/t 12/20/1710 & 7/7/1711
44. Richard Wadsworth, Puritan and planter, received grant of 400 acres in Calvert Co., 1663. He died there after 6/17/1675.
Notes on sources:
Wilson, Merritt, Jr. The Wilson Family, Athens, OH, 1971 - mistakenly places Susanna's father Thomas as the immigrant ancestor and gives Mary's surname w/o documentation. Descendants properly cited.
Buckley, Ethel - abstracted many documents about this family before 1937 creating a set of handwritten notes that have moved around a bit and are microfilmed at FHL Library, Salt Lake City.
Hilleary: Photocopy of Thomas Hilleary's will (7:321-23) from the Hall of Records Commission, Annapolis, Maryland Calendar of Wills 2(1906):130. Thomas Hilleary md. 2) Eleanor Sprigg, who haas mistakenly been thought to be the mother of Frances (Hilleary) Wilson.
Wadsworth, Mary. The Wadsworth Family in America, 1632-1922, Wilmington, OH, 1978
Galbraith, Walter. We Galbraiths: Ancestors & Descendants of William & Nancy (Huston) Galbraith of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2001.
While our Colclasures & Galbraiths came through Westmoreland Co., I can find no connection to this family which arrived in the United States in 1815. This was a considerable time after our lines at up and gone to Kentucky, Indiana and were beginning to settle in Illinois.
Page 4 - The name Galbraith is derived from the Old Gaelic gall, meaning "strange" or "stranger" and Bhreaton meaning "Briton." So, Gilchrist [Bretnach] was considered a "strange Briton" or a "British stranger."
Attorneys, recorders of deed, census enumerators, ministers, or those who have borne the name have been responsible for many variations in the spelling. Irish friends often substituted C or K for the G and so the stay in Ireland itself was a cause of variations as well. Often there was no attempt to reassume the original name because it was easier not to.
There is ample evidence that ancestors in our line used both Galbraith and Galbreath. In courthouse records and census reports we find Galbreaith, Galbreth, and Gilbreath.
Page 5 - Anyone doing much research concerning Galbraiths is certain to read somewhere that the family is a sept of one or another clan. R.R. McIan shows Galbraith to be a sept of Clan McPharlan. Robert Bain lists the name as a sept of both Clan McDonald and Clan McFalane (the more common modern spelling of McPharlan). Other auhors list us as a sept of still other clans.
The main difference is that a clan properly has [p. 6] a history of its own. A sept's history is tied up primarily with the clan to which it is attached.
Letter from the Lord Lyon, the arbitrar in such matters, state the "Galbraiths are a separate and independent family with their own Chief or Head and are not regarded as a sept of Macdonald or Macfarlane" and "the Lyon Office regards the family of Galbraith as a separate family."
In Scotland, he chief was father and head of the family. His authority extended not only to those directly under him, but also to those in younger branches of the family who might live elsewhere, to individual members of the clan who lived away, and to those who by gift of an animal or by using the surname indicated a desire of protection.
Both Grimble and Moncreiffe agree that Gilchrist Bretnach was the first Chief of Galbraith. In 1193, he lived in a castle on Inchgalbraith ("Island of the British Stranger"), a man-made island in Loch Lomond. He was married to the daughter of Alwyn Og Mureadhach, Earl of Lennox, and a descendant of ancient Mormaers (usually close relatives of a king) at a time when the daughters of earls were not accustomed to marry anyone below the rank of thane or baron. Because of this connection, Gilchrist may well have been a remote cadet of the old Royal House of Strathclyde.
Page 7 - From about 1190 for a 50-year period, the Galbraith sphere of influence extended between Dumbarton and Inchgalbraith and centered on the southern end of Loch Lomand.
It is known that Gilchrist Bretnach had two sons, Gillespic and Ridderch (or Roderick). Gillespic was the older and was probably born between 1170 and 1200. It is reported that he spent years in Gaul before becoming the second Chief.
Moncreiffe comments that the Galbraith arms of three bears' heads could allude to the ancient British hero Arthur, whose name means "a bear." There is some indication that the clan felt close ties to Arthur which could explain why the third Chief was named Arthur. He was probably born about 1195. Little else seems available about him.
[Page 7+ - paraphrase]
- Fourth Chief - Sir William Galbraith of Burthernock b. b/t 1215-1220 md. (--?--) Comyn, sister of "Black Cummin," or Alexander III.
- Fifth Chief - WIlliam b. ca. 1239, d. 1299 md. 1259 Willelma Douglas d/o Sir William Douglas - no male heirs.
- Sixth Chief - Sir Arthur (Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1) - fought at Bannockburn with Robert the Bruce and lived to tell the tale
- Seventh Chief - Patrick (Arthur4, Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1) - Steward of Lennox. living as late as 1330, possibly until 1342.
- Eighth Chief - William, d. ca. 1398 (Patrick5, Arthur4, Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1) md. (--?--) Kincaid receiving Balmore and part of Kincaid as her dowry. No male heir.
- Ninth Chief - James (Arthur4, Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1) md. (--?--) Erskine. Children:
- James Galbraith of Culcreuch - Tenth Chief ca. 1455
- Thomas Galbraith of Millig
- Patrick Galbraith of Garscadden
- Eleventh Chief 1466-1478 - Andrew Galbraith (James5, Arthur4, Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1), Baron of Over-Johnstone and held Bannachra & Millig. Children:
- Thomas Galbraith of Culcreuch - Twelfth Chief (1476-1489) md. 1465 Agnes Cunningham, descendant of Robert the Bruce. Thomas fought at Sauchieburn, captured and hanged.
- James Galbraith of Culcreuch - Thirteenth Chief (1489-1512) md. (--?--) Colquhon d/o of Humphrey Colquhon. Five children:
- Andrew - Fourteenth Chief (1512-1534) md. Margaret Stirling d/o Sir John Stirling. Andrew d. by 1534.
- Christian (daughter)
- James - Fifteenth Chief, see below
- Humphrey - attended Glasgow University 1513
- Walter - outlaw and assassinator of political opponents
- Robert - Seventeenth Chief - see below
- Janet
- Humphrey Galbraith
- Fifteenth Chief - James (Andrew8, James7, Andrew6, James5, Arthur4, Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1) md. 1547 Catherine Barclay d/o David Barclay. James d. 1575, son James.
- Sixteenth Chief - James (James9, Andrew8, James7, Andrew6, James5, Arthur4, Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1). Sheriff-Depute of Dumbartonshire 1578. He died in 1592.
- Seventeenth Chief - Robert Galbraith (James9, Andrew8, James7, Andrew6, James5, Arthur4, Maurice3, Gillespic2, Gilchrist1). [see more on Robert below] He md. (--?--) Seton.
- James - Eighteenth Chief - couldn't recover from damage done by his father
- James - Nineteenth and last chief
Page 14 - Robert Galbraith - was in trouble almost from the start. It began because Robert was displeased when his mother married Sir Aulay MacAulay, Chief of the MacAulays, shortly after his father's death. A court order was issed that he was not to harm his stepfather. However, he was given a commission to pursue Clan Gregor (MacGregor) who had already been outlawed. Instead, he tookt he Buchanans as allies and began "besieging, looting and burning the homes" of MacAulays and Colquhons. Those clans complained to the Privy Council, which did not accept Robert's view that he was attacking the MacGregors. As a result, he was frequently outlawed. . . . To try to get out of debt, in 1621 he sold the lands of OverJohnstone. He then mortgaged Culcreuch Castle and the lands with it to his brother-in-law Sir Alexander Seton. He was not happy about that and he and some others waylaid Sir Alexander and attempted to murder him. With this he became an outlaw and his arrest was ordered by the Privy Council - although the order seems never to have been carried out. He lost the castle and lands to Sir Alexander before 1630. But in 1624 he fled to Ireland where he died before 1642.
Page 15 - Other Galbraiths
- Arthur du Galbrath of Wigtonshire - living 1296
- Donal Galbrath du Kilbride of Dumbartonshire - living 1296
- Robert Galbraith, judge, priest, treasurer of the Chapel Royal at Stirling. Murdered 1543 by John Carkettle.
- Robert Galbraith, burgess in Edinburgh, prosecued 1617 for importing and selling "that infectious weed, tobacco."
- George Galbraith, a pirate & privateer during Dutch War 1672-4
- Major Hugh Galbraith of Cappahard in County Galway living 1699
- Rear Admiral James Galbraith who was involved in the capture of Havanna, Cuba in 1762
Page 157 - Appendix I - Additional Variations for the Name Galbraith - 1790 Census
- Breatnach, Cabreath, Calbeth, Calbratht, Calbraith, Calbreath, Calbret, Calbreath
- Cobreath, Colbaith, Colberth, Colbeth, Colbraith, Colbreath, Colbreth, Colbrith
- Coldbreath, Colebreth, Colebroth, Collbreath, Coolbeth, Coolbreth, Cudberth, Culbrath
- Culbreath, Culbreth, Cutbirth, Gailbraith, Gailbreath, Galbaitain, Galbeitain, Galbarth
- Galbrach, Galbraecht, Galbraeth, Galbraithe, Galbrath, Galbrathe, Galbrayt, Galbraytht
- Galbreadth, Galbrich, Galbrithart, Gallbraith, Gawbrath, Gilbraith, Gilbreath, Gilbreith
- Gilbreth, Gillbreat, Gillbreth, Gilreath, Gulbreath, Kibbeath, Kilbraith, Kilbreath
- Kilbreth, Kilbroth, Killbreath, Kulbeth, MacBreatnich, McBretan, McBretny
- McGalbreth, McVretney
Galbreath, Joseph. Galbreath Family Genealogy, Fairfield, IL: Bland Books, 1976.
Gen. 1. James Galbreath b. Ireland, became a Quaker, 1750.
Gen. 2. James Galbreath b. 1761 PA, d. 1816 md. 5/25/1795 Bush River, SC, Susanna Hiatt b. 1764 NC d/o John & Sarah (Hudson) Hiatt.
Gen. 3. David Galbreath b. 1799 SC md. 1818 Sarah W. Paxson b. 1801 PA d/o Jacob P & Elizabeth (Pettit) Paxson.
Gen. 4. Jacob Heston Galbreath b. 1825 OH, d. 1870 IL, killed in sawmill boiler explosion west of Mt. Erie, Moved to IL ca. 1851. Married 1) Margaret (--?--), 2) 10/7/1858 Rosanna Vanfossan b. 1833, d. 1894 d/o David V. Malinda (Fishel) Vanfossan. Rosanna md. 2) 1874 J.C.W. Applegate
Gen. 5. John Heston Galbreath b. 1870, d. 1957 md. Della Miller b. 1874, d. 1956 d/o William & Harriet (Yohe) Miller.
Gen. 6. Joseph William Galbreath b. 1902 md. 1928 Thelma Clay b. 1906 d/o Walter & Bertha (Trotter) Clay
Page 9 - By 1720 over 6000 Scots had left Ireland for America. Several Galbreaths fought in the early French & Indian wars and the Revolutionary War. Among those of the name who fought in the War of the Revolution were Major Andrew Galbreath of Pennsylvania; Robert & Hugh Galbreath of Virginia; Joseph Galbreath of Massachusetts; and others as well. Later they moved to South Carolina, then back to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, and most western states and Canada. . . .
The Galbreaths came to America and settled in Lancaster Co., Pa., about 1700. James Galbreath born 1666 in Ireland settled in Conestoga, Donegal, Pa. where he married Rebecca Chambers, daughter of Arthur Chambers. James moved to Chester Co., Pa., where he died in 1744 and is buried in Derry, Pa.
The first of the name in America are believed to have been the brothers John and James Galbreath of North of Ireland who were the sons of one John Galbreath. They emigrated to Pennsylvania about the year 1700. One of these brothers, John resided in Philadelphia and left issue there, although the names of the children are not of record. James made his home in Chester [p. 10] County, Pa., and was the father by his wife, Rebecca Chambers, whom he married about 1690 of John, Andrew, James, Eleason, Isabel and Rebecca.
John B., eldest son of the immigrant James, above, made his home in Lancaster County, Pa., and was the father by his wife, Janet of: John, Robert, Elizabeth, Margaret, Rebecca, and Eleanor. Rebecca, daughter of John Galbreath could have been the Rebecca Galbreath who married Ephraim Blaine about 1765. Blaine was from Donegal, Pa. He was the son of Wm. Blaine from Ireland. Their son, James G. Blaine, was teacher, edior, Representative and Speaker of the House with Lincoln.
James, the third son of the immigrant James, was married in Philadelphia in 1734 to Elizabeth Bertram: Robert, Dorcas, Thomas, John, Andrew and Elizabeth were children of this marriage. Elizabeth Bertram inherited estate from Elizabeth Gillispie of Edinburg, Scotland.
17??-1799 - John Galbreath petitions Governor Shute 1718 for transportation to America - York Co., PA., fought in French & Indian War. Sold 150 acre plantation in Donegal Township, Westmoreland Co., Pa. (about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh) in 1765. John Galbreath's will probated Feb. 8, 1800. Joined Col. Archibald Lock's Pa. regiment to defent western fron from attacks by French & Indians. He was under Washington at Valley Forge. Born in Ireland, died in American in Lancaster Co., Pa. Served in Philadelphia as 2nd Lt. in the Revolutionary War; at Valley Forge 1777-1778. John Galbreath's will made Feb. 8, 1800 Donegal Township, Westmoreland Co., Pa., recorded will book No. 1, p. 328 at Greensburg, Pa., Mary Ann, his wife and children. She later remarried.
1753-1819 - Alexander and Agnes Galbreath of York Co., PA. Alexander Galbreath born June 24, 1753; died November 1, 1819, married on Dec. 28, 1779 to Agnes Fleming, born 1769, d. April 13, 1821. Alexander was the son of John Galbreath & Agnes Langwell of Campbelltown, Argyleshire, Scotland. Agnes Fleming was the daughter of Daniel Fleming, a merchant of Campbellto and of Isabel Johnstone. All were members of the Longrow Relief Church.
Alexander Galbreath left Campbelltown in 1785 and landed in Baltimoretown (Baltimore) Maryland on September 1, 1785. He remained there a short time and reportedly worked as a merchant tailer. His sign of business is in existence. He secured a tract of land, later known as Galbreath's Delight, just south of the Mason and Dixon Line near what is known now as Fawn Growve but later disposed of it. He secured another tract in what is now Peach Bottom Township where he lived until removed by death. This land remained in th efamily until the 1930's. A stone in th epresent main house is carved with date 1815. No where is there mention of any other brothers and sisters of Alexander.
1759-1839 William Galbreath eldest son of John above moved to Coles County, Illinois 1833. Served in the Rev. War under the [p. 11] command of General Lafayette near York Town, Va. Discharged 1782 at Sheperdstown, Va.
Andrew Galbreath 2nd son of John. Married Elizabeth Foreman March 30, 1789, Westmoreland County, Pa. Served with William in same company, in Revolutionary War. James (brother of Andrew) married Elizabeth Bertram in 1734, was executor of father John's will.
1792 - James Galbreath - Kaskaskia, Illinois. Had lived in Virginia, m. Isabella Findley of Petersburg. They moved to Illinois in 1792. They built the first brick house west of the Allegheny Mountains. James was on the roll of the Covenanters. Had moved from Penn. to Va. to Ill.
1805 - St. Clair County Galbreaths. Petitions to Congress by the inhabitants of Randolph & St. Clair Counties to the House of Representatives was signed by James Gilbreath, Hugh Gilbreath and John Gilbreath. The peition was to hold land they had settled on thinking they had a good title. All of Illinois and Indiana were then included in the Territory of Indiana. Part of the NW Territory.
Hayden, Horace. Virginia Genealogies. A Genealogy of the Glassell Family of Scotland & Virginia, Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company, Inc. 1992
Families - Barnes, Linton, Stribling, Talliaferro, Taylor, Tyler
Ogle, Wayne. Notes Concerning Ogles in Early Colonial America, The Ogle Genealogist, Vol. 38, The Ogle/Ogles Family Association, Inc., 2018.
John Ogle, Immigrant - In a letter from William Penn to the Duke of York, John Ogle was called "one Ogle who came with Captain Carr" on the British expedition which captured Delaware from the Dutch in 1665. In 1672, John Ogle was called "soldier at New Castle." He said he was "ew years old or thereabouts" in an affidavit almost certainly signed in 1680 (New York Historical Manuscripts, Delaware Papers; English, p. 362, reads "Sworne the 27th of Agust (sic) 1680," but Francis H. Hibbard stated that the original document did not show the year next to the affidavit, but did show the year 1680 on the obverse). In 1673 he was addressed as "you, John Ogle, are an Englishman." In 1684 he was called by his widow, Elizabeth, "my late husband John Ogle" in disposing of the 1000 acres of land he owned at his death, which occurred between 8 December 1683 and 8 February 1683/4 (equates to 1684 using current calendar reckoning).
Colonial records, especially of Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware, have been searched diligently by genealogists, researchers, and professional and lay historians, in efforts to prove, beyond any doubt, John Ogle's date of birth, date of death, parentage, date of marriage, and wife's maiden name. Numerous theories and suggestions have evolved over the years regarding these important events in John Ogle's life. During the period 1999-2001, the Editorial Board of the Association, along with others, undert he direction of O/OFA president at that time, George W. Ogles, reviewed every document and scrap of information known to exist which relate to John Ogle, the immigrant, and to other events in the history of the Ogle family in early Colonial America. This review is a continuing process, and the Editorial Board welcomes information, observations, and analyses from any individual or group concerning the early history of the Ogle family in America.
The ancestry of John Ogle has been the target of much interest and speculation for well over 100 years. Dr. Simeon S. Todd spent a long period in England before 1900 and spent "a small fortune" in an effort to locate the parents of John Ogle. He returned to America with the firm belief that he had located John's correct ancestry, proclaiming that John was the son of Thomas Ogle and Anne (Annie) Ashton. Todd never published his findings or conclusions.
In 1967, Francis H. Hibbard, published his booklet, The English Origin of John Ogle, First of the Name in Delaware (privately published). Hibbard spent nearly a year in England religiously searching for records which would link John Ogle of Delaware to his ancestral line in England. Hibbard unequivocally asserted that John Ogle was a son of Capt. John Ogle and Eleanor Pringle. The publication of an ancestral line for John Ogle, the immigrant, was the answer to a genealogical puzzle that most members of the Ogle family were looking for, and the public embraced Hibbard's conclusions with enthusiasm.
Genealogically speaking, Hibbard had proved that a person given the name John Ogle had been christened on 30 Sep 1649 and that a person by the same name had sworn by affidavit that in 1680 he was abou 32 years of age, but Hibbard had not proved unconditionally that the two persons were, in fact, one.
While it is entirely possible that John Ogle, the immigrant, was the same person as John Ogle, the son of Capt. John Ogle and Eleanor Pringle, genealogists have not located documents that prove such a relationship, nor have any timely publications surfaced which add credence to the theory.
In the years that followed Hibbard's publication, the conclusions reached by Dr. Todd were swept aside, mainly because most researchers never had access to them. While most of Dr. Todd's papers became scattered and were finally lost, a few were preserved, some making their way to the Ogle/Ogles Family Association. While Todd believed that he had learned the anestry of John Ogle of Delaware, his findings have not been substantiated by any genealogical publication or documentation.
In all fairness, it should be mentioned that William J. McIntosh asserted in the 1970s that at least a dozen theories existed regarding the parentage of John Ogle, the immigrant, though none had ever been proved. The two theories recorded in preceding paragraphs have become popularly accepted, and both are recorded as fact on the Internet, but without supporting irrefutable documentation.
According to Dr. Simeon S. Todd, Ogle family genealogist of the 19th century, John Ogle married Elizabeth Wollaston, but no proof of this marriage is known to exist. Dr. Todd made his assertion about 1880, and the conclusion stood essentially unchallenged for 100 years.
Noted Ogle family researcher of the mid-twentieth century, Francis H. Hibbard, maintained that the Ogle, Wollaston, and Crawford families arrived together in Delaware and remained close through intermarriages, but he confirmed that no proof was known to exist that John Ogle married Elizabeth Wollaston. Family historian William J. McIntosh stated at the 1979 Ogle Symposium in Indianapolis: "John Ogle married Elizabeth - Dr. Todd said for sure Wollaston; I put Wollaston with a question mark, chiefly because I've never found proof." From the time the Ogle/Ogles Family Association was formed in 1979, the organization acknowledged the doubt that existed in the name Wollaston as the maiden name of John Ogle's wife, Elizabeth. She was shown in O/OFA records as Elizabeth (Wollaston?). In 1989 O/OFA member Virginia L. Olmsted, a certified genealogist of the National Genealogy Society and member of the O/OFA Editorial Board at that time, reiterated that no documentation was known to exist to support the name Wollaston. Thereafter, O/OFA charts and records listed her as Elizabeth (--?--) or (maiden name not known).
Distinguished resarcher Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig, who has extensively researched records of the residents along the Delaware during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, published his theory that John Ogle's wife was Elisabeth Petersdotter, daughter of Peter Jochimson (Yocum). His article "Elisabeth Pettersdotter Yocum, Wife of the English Soldier, John Ogle" was printed in The Ogle Genealogist, Vol. 18, from page 19.
While the Editorial Board was much impressed with the extensive research conducted by Dr. Craig, his theory was not embraced by the board, which held the view that it fell short of establishing substantiated genealogical proof. At the end of 1999, Dr. Craig presented additional documentation and theorization, which were studied by a panel of eight O/OFA members appointed by the president. In November 2000, the panel released its unified position regarding issues which had been raised by Dr. Craig. On some points the panel agreed with Dr. Craig's findings, while on other points the panel rejected his conclusions. The panel determined that some of the data presented by Dr. Craig to support his conclusions were speculative, and some were subject to multiple interpretations, all of which left a certain degree of doubt in the minds of panel members as to the identity of Elizabeth, the wife of John Ogle.
In December 2000, Dr. Craig requested that he be allowed to communicate with each panel member in order to present his evidence and the conclusions he had reached. The Association and the Editorial Board interposed no objection to his request, which he conducted unilaterally.
Readers wishing to review questions and issues regarding the maiden name of Elizabeth, wife of John Ogle, are invited to consult The Ogle Genealogist, Vol. 18, pp. 19-51, which contains a thorough study and discussion of the subject.
It should be mentioned that other theories have been advanced regarding the identity of Elizabeth, wife of John Ogle, the immigrant. These theories were also conscientiously reviewed.
Ogle familky analysts, especially of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, referred to John Ogle, the immigrant to Delaware, as "Sir John Ogle." In Indiana, a branch unit of the DAR was named the "Sir John Ogle Chapter." In various Colonial documents John Ogle was called "Yeoman" or "Esquire," but no contemporary document has ever been found showing him having the title, "Sir."
Ancestry of John3 Ogle - In the opinion of the editorial board of the Ogle/Ogles Family Association, original source documentation casts considerable doubt on the ancestry of John3 Ogle, as determined by Dr. Simeon S. Todd, and as shown in the Ogle ancestral charts printed in The Ogle Genealogist volumes 1 through 10. In an explanatory not preceding the ancestral charts appearing in volume 11 of TOG (p. 114), the argument was set forth, based on a series of Colonial documents, that John3 Ogle was a son of Thomas2, rather than a son of John2, as perceived by Dr. Todd. The argument was later determined to be inconclusive and ancestral charts printed in TOG were revised accordingly.
Extensive discussions of these family relationships were conducted at each Ogle Family Convention thereafter; from Wilmington in 1991 through Fort Wayne in 2006. The subject has been held under constant review.
The Editorial Board has taken into account all known documentation concerning John3 Ogle, and has given special attention to these documents: property records which indicate that John3 acquired property through his mother Mary Crawford, who inherited it from her father, James Crawford (various New Castle, Del., deeds, court records and wills); recors which appear to indicate that John2 Ogle died without issue (New Castle, Del., Court Record Book A, Vol. 1, p. 197, and New Castle Deeds, I-1, pp. 412-413); New Castle Co. Indenture 29 Oct 1721, proving that Thomas2 Ogle had a son named John; and court records which identify Elizabeth and Lucretia Ogle as daughters of John Ogle and nieces of Thomas Ogle (New Castle Orphan Court Records, Vol. C, pp. 29-30). After studying these and other documents, the Editorial Board has determined that it is clear, beyond reasonable doubt, that John3 Ogle was a son of Thomas2 rather than a son of John2, as previously recorded. The Board recognizes that there are some who beliee the documentation is inconclusive, and that they hold that John3 Ogle may have been a son of John2.
Based on the foregoing, the Editorial Board of the Ogle/Ogles Family Association has determined that relevant Ogle ancestral charts which appear in The Ogle Genealogist will show that John3 Ogle (ca. 1690/97-1741) was a son of Thomas2 Ogle (ca. 1666/72 -1734).
Maiden Name of Elizabeth, Wife of Thomas Ogle (1721-1802/03), found in Old Swede's Church (Holy Trinity Church), Wilmington, Delaware, listed the bride's name as Elizabeth Robeson. The marriage occurred in Mar 1748 (later amended by hand to read 17 Mar 1748). Dr. Peter S. Craig has stated that Elizabeth was a member of the Robinson family, there being no family named Robeson living at the time in New Castle Co., Del. On the other hand, the name in various forms has turned up in pre-1750 records, not only in New Castle Co., Del., but also in nearby locations, including a family named Robeson in Philadelphia, Pa.
During the 18th century, there were no recognized standards for spelling of family names. As a consequence, nearly every family name shown in official records of that period included a variety of spellings.
Pending resolution of the question of her identity, relevant ancestral charts appearing in The Ogle Genealogist will list Elizabeth's name as shown on the marriage record. At the same time, editors recognize the possibility that Elizabeth may have been from a family who more commonly spelled the name Robinson, or some other form.
The Identity of Elizabeth, Wife of John Ogle (1690/97-1741) - Unsupported O/OFA records list the wife of John Ogle (1690/97-1741) as Elizabeth Robinson, as determined by Dr. Simeon S. Todd. Dr. Peter S. Craig has asserted that her maiden name was Ball, but provided no documentation to support the assertion.
O/OFA member Oren O. Ogle reported that certified genealogist Virginia L. Omsted stated in October 1998 that she had proof that Elizabeth's maiden name was Robinson. Mrs. Olmsted died in May 1989 without having submitted her proof to the Association. Since no documentationi has been found to establish with certainty the maiden name of John's wife, Elizabeth, the Editorial Board has determined that the records of O/OFA shall reflect both Robinson and Ball as possible maiden names, at the same time recognizing that neither may be correct.
Robson, George. The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Whalton, The Ogle Genealogist, Vol. 38, The Ogle/Ogles Family Association, Inc., 2018.
The church was built around the year 1100, only a few years after the Norman conquest of England, although extensions and modifications have taken place over the centuries since.
The Ogles had controlled the area and other places within Northumberland, even before the Norman Conquest. They were one of a very few Saxon families that were allowed to keep their lands following the conquest.
Imagine the numerous generations that have used the church: Elizabethans with ruffs around their necks. Georgian gentlemen doffing their tricorn hats on entering, Victorians in the clothing styles of their day. Along with the thousands of celebratory services that have taken place over the centuries: baptisms, weddings, national occasions, harvest, Christmas and Easter.
To the north of the altar is the Ogle chapel, with its burial vault below and Ogle memorials on its walls. One of particular note describes the sad story of John Ogle, who died at the young age of only thirty-two in 1831, fifteen months after the death of his young wife in childbirth. The baby girl survived only to die in Spain at the early age of sixteen. This memorial was sculpted by a London firm that later sculpted the statue of Horatio Nelson that is atop Nelson's column in London.
On the chapel floor are interesting ledger stones, one marks the burial of Lancelot Ogle in 1564 and which is the oldest gravestone in Northumberland. Another, marks the burial of Sir John Ogle, Lancelot's father, who died in 1566. A third notes the burial of Henry Ogle in 1613.
Ogles were laid to rest not only within the vault but outside in the churchyard immediately under the Ogle chapel window.
A stream runs diagonally under the Ogle chapel to exit the church near the main entrance. The clay pipe, which contained it, has crumbled over the centuries, so that the vault under the chapel is now known to be flooded.
There are at various points within the church memorials to local men who fell in the Great War and World War 2.
Until 1534, St. Mary Magdalene was a Roman Catholic Church and until that date the interior walls were covered with paintings and texts, as many of the worshippers would have been illiterate. Apart from a small area of Latin text above the central bay of the north aisle, these were removed by the strictures of the ascendant Protestants, as were much of the stained glass windows and other adornments.
St. Mary Magdalene is open during daylight hours throughout the year.
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