David Ogden (abt. 1674 - aft. 1750)

Born about 1674 in Rye, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Son of John Ogden and Judith (Budd) Brown

Descendants

Died after 1750 after about age 76 in White Plains, Westchester, New York

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Biography

David was born about 1674. He was the son of John Ogden of Rye and Judith Budd. He married (Elizabeth possibly Miller) about 1674.^[1] He died after 1750.^[2]

On 2 Jun 1696, four Native Americans sold a narrow strip of western Greenwich between the Byram River and the New York (Colony) line a six Rye landholders. They were: John Lyon, Richard Scofield, John Brundig, Joseph Ogden, John Ogden, Richard Ogden & David Ogden. ^[3] This provides circumstantial evidence that the four Ogden brothers were all living in this same neighborhood at the time and that they appear to have been listed in the order of their ages. Their brother-in-law John Lyon was also included.^[1]

5 June 1700. Francis Brown of Rye conveyed land to his son-in-law (step-son) David Ogden "my now dwelling lo that was formerly Witters of Westchester, and a piece of salt meadow on Mill Creek."^[4] Another source shows the salt meadow was "formerly called Bolluck's meadow."^[5]

On 13 Mar 1721/22 King George, granted to his petitioners "true letter patents, for their claims and purchases, lying within this province [New York], in the county of Westchester, known by the name of the White Plains." The petitioners, which included David Ogden, among others.^[6]

On 24 Dec 1735 David sold property in White Plains to George Sexton, his son-in-law (husband of his daughter. perhaps her name was Abigail). Later, on 20 Mar 1737/8, George Sexton, now of Trenton, West Jersey ordained his trusty friends Joseph Ogden and Jeremiah Fowler, both of Rye Township, his attorneys. Joseph Ogden and Jeremiah Fowler sold the land to Jonathan Purdy on 11 Jan 1741.^[4]

On 7 Oct, 1740, David Ogden of White Plains in the township of Rye, yeoman, for love and affection, gives to his eldest son David Ogden of the same place, yeoman, 198 acres, part of his farm in White Plains.^[7][8]

On 13 May 1745, David Ogden the elder & David Ogden the younger, both of Rye, sold to Henry Scott of Mamaroneck one hundred and thirty-eight acres in White Plains, purchased for four hundred and ninety-four pounds.^[5][7]

In 1750, David Ogden, yeoman, of Scarsdale, sold lands in the northmost part of White Plains to Samuel Purdy, Jr., of White Planis, yeoman. This is land adjoining the "line called the Indian Line," and bounded on the south by Gilbert Hatfield's land.^[2][5]

This is the last record found applicable to David. He died sometime after 1750.

Research Notes

• The most recent and authoritative treatment of the family of John Ogden of Rye is a 2015 article by Frederick C. Hart, FASG.^[1] He notes the absence of primary sources available to identify John's children, but allows that Ogden researchers have developed and published a reasonable listing, albeit without documentation. In his article he used that listing as his starting point, but updated it "with the available evidence included and evaluated." For consistency, in the absence of new evidence, it is recommend that the Hart's article be used consistently throughout, and that profile managers deviate from that only if supported by citable new evidence or evaluation. In this case, David's birth date is now based on Hart and shown as "About 1674."

• The Find-a-Grave and Beekmans Patent sources referenced below may not in-sync with current information. Use with caution, or better yet stick with Hart in the absence of new information.

• This David Ogden is often conflated with his son David Ogden. There are multiple transactions that clearly separate the father from the son. The last record identifying the father shows him to be "of Scarsdale," in 1750. Scarsdale is the adjacent township to where David Ogden lived in White Plains. Well before this date, records show that his son David was residing in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey.

• The following record is applicable to this David Ogden: United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W4LX-F4W2)

This profile is the result of a merge of Ogden-3468 and Ogden-3476

Sources

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Louis Ogden, FTDNA kit # 68553, and half his 11th cousin 1x removed, Aussie Ken, FTDNA kit # SI5949, match at a Genetic Distance of 9 on 693 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Richard Ogden, the 11x great grandfather of Louis Ogden and 10x great grandfather of Aussie Ken.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Frederick C. Hart, "Pressing Rewind: Reconsidering John Ogden of Rye", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, v. 146, no. 1, pp. 31ff.: 2015 ) esp. pp. 38-40. NewYorkFamilyHistory.org).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Theresa Hall Bristol, "Genealogical Gleanings from Land and Probate Records at White Plains and Rye, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 49 (1918):294.
3. ↑ Greenwich Land Records, 1:175
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Theresa Hall Bristol, "Westchester County, N.Y., Miscellanea," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 57 (1926):245 & 58 (1926):35.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Charles W. Baird, Chronicle of a Border Town, History of Rye," (New York, Anson D.F. Randolph, 1871), p. 481, available online: https://books.google.com/books?id=qXsVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA431&dq=david+ogden+step-father&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw6-2D5tDiAhVPXKwKHWSKCdsQ6AEICTAA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
6. ↑ Robert Bolton, History the County of Westchester, (New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848), volume 2, page 342-345. available online: https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo02inbolt.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, (1924):35.
8. ↑ New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 49 (1918):381-382, available online: https://books.google.com/books?id=EtgUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA381&lpg=PA381&dq=david+ogden.+white+plains&source=bl&ots=IIdNz_9SuP&sig=ACfU3U0c0R1ohg8nh-cgs8SM62IlJhjoiw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMgYfSs97iAhUFJKwKHfBtBAYQ6AEwBHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false.

• Families of Old Fairfield, Donald Lines Jacobus, https://books.google.com/books?id=5xYVpaBmRnEC&pg=PA449&dq=Families+of+old++Fairfield.+ogden+brown&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv3ejAsIngAhUDna0KHWCSAeAQ6AEICTAA

• Chronicle of a Border Town: History of Rye, Westchester County, New York...], By Charles Washington Baird, p. 430, http://books.google.com/books?id=qXsVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA430&lpg=PA430&dq=David+Ogden+1679+Westchester+Co.,+New+York&source=bl&ots=djDd0C5zyp&sig=_J0DB1W1bzcUF6UWLyoZbnw-BT0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Q1wiVOnMGsn2yQSKzIKADA&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=David%20Ogden%201679%20Westchester%20Co.%2C%20New%20York&f=false

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2021), memorial page for David Ogden (1668–1745), Find a Grave Memorial no. 130412555, ; Maintained by Charles Boetsch (contributor 48409474) Unknown.

• Doherty, Frank J. Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: Mills to Page, vol. 9, p. 669., https://www.americanancestors.org/DB409/i/37844/669/0, https://books.google.com/books?id=X-4pAQAAMAAJ&q=david+ogden+1679+elizabeth+miller&dq=david+ogden+1679+elizabeth+miller&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMofXdgr_fAhVJEawKHe_vBfoQ6AEIKDAA.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Ogden-523 created through the import of garn.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Dan Garnitz.

• by Jean Shaw