Title: My Family History
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My family is connected to Revolutionary War era individuals in Massachusetts and
Maryland and thus I luckily have many well documented names to include in my
family lineage.
On my father's side...
My Father's father was Courtney Stamp Ogg, the second great-grandson of
Alexander Ogg, an immigrant into Maryland on or about 1770. Parentage details
are missing but Mormon AFN data points to birth in 1745 in Scotland! I am still
trying to determine the exact birthplace of Alexander. Some Alexander Ogg
research has pointed to a voyage to the new world from Dumfries, Scotland through
Ireland and Canada to America while records of the time show Aberdeenshire,
Scotland as the primary home of the Oggs.
My recent contact with two Oggs has helped me fill in my Ogg family members.
Robert W. Ogg has done a wonderful job with descendents of Alexander Ogg and
his third wife, Ann Skinner.
George W. Ogg is also descended from Alexander and Susan Ogg and their son
Robert Washington Ogg (as am I). George has helped answer some of my questions.
The Oggs and the Hances were very good friends in Maryland during the 1700's,
and one of my ancestors was married to a Hance. I have collected a lot of Hance
information to go with my family's history. Both families moved to Ohio in the
1800's. I owe thanks to Janet Hance Summerville for much of the Hance Ogg
information.
My Father's mother was Mary Phyllis Boicourt, the 3rd great-granddaughter of
Jean Marie Boicourt, a French immigrant to Pennsylvania. I have to thank Jean
Boicourt for much of the information I have obtained on the Boicourt family. The
Boicourts were also a westward migrating family that populated the Ohio River
valley in the 1800's.
On my mother's side...
My Mother's father was Harry Valentine Seevers, Grandson of a German
immigrant (from Okel, Germany, I believe.) I have found Harry's father and
grandfather but I am at a roadblock here and I am interested in any Seevers
information related to German immigration records.
My Mother's mother was Mary Elizabeth Putnam, the 7th great-granddaughter of
John Putnam, the English immigrant and progenitor of the American Putnam
family which started in Salem, Massachusetts. John Putnam arrived in
Massachusetts in the 1600's and begat a huge family!
Since we live in Massachusetts, I have been lucky enough to have access to Eben
Putnam's book "A History of the Putnam Family"; which provides a great deal of
genealogical information as well as colorful family stories. Much of my Putnam data
came from family documents and was greatly enhanced by Eben Putnam's work.
Access to the New England Genealogical Society is another great advantage for
gathering Putnam family info. In addition, Bill Putman (http://www.billputman.com
) is a wonderful and helpful resource on family history for all Putnams!!! He has
census data and lineage maps of most family branches on his website!
My family information is posted on various genealogical websites.
--- http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-
bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=j_jogg&id=I0001
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Thanks for visiting... Jim Ogg
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Title: Ogg name history
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Here is some info on the Ogg name:
Ogg comes from the Gaelic/Celtic word meaning "young" (as opposed to old or elder).
The ancient Gaelic words for Ogg were UIG, OGE, OG, and OAG. "The name Ogg is
Gaelic and is common in Scotland, especially among the Highlands. Among the
Gaels, Og (Angus-Og) was the God of Youth. In the Mill on the Floss, George Eliot
speaks of the village of St. Ogg's and of Ogg, the son of Bron who was made a saint
because he carried the mother and Christ child across the flood in the Floss."
The "Modern Oggs" start to appear post 1300-1400 and according to Collins "Guide
to Scots Kith & Kin" the Ogg name began in Aberdeenshire during the 1400's.
Another documented source of this info is "The Surnames of Scotland" by George F.
Black (1946). In this very large and complete reference book, Black states the
following: "OGG, OAG. Both names are from the Gaelic adjective OG, "young." Donald
Oge was one of an inquisition in Aberdeen in 1457. Finla McJames Uig in Abernethie
was fined in 1613 for reset of members of outlawed Clan Gregor." I once attended a
seminar on history of family names. The speaker chose Ogg as an example of interest
because the the roots of Ogg are based in the use of the word "ogg" as an adjective
with another name to describe the individual.
Angus Og MacDonald is an example of how "Ogg" was used. Here it means Angus the
Younger MacDonald. Mor is opposite of Ogg and occasionally you will see Mor used
as part of a name as well as the stand-alone Moore!. When the family name was
dropped (for whatever reason) a new Ogg family was created! Because Ogg was used
with many different names we really have many different clans that we can claim.
Clan Young and Clan MacDonald both admit Oggs as official family members!
Oggs in America go back to the 1600's. At least two Oggs immigrated in the colonial
days, George Ogg came to the Baltimore area in the 1600's and Alexander Ogg
immigrated around 1770. My lineage goes back to Alexander Ogg 1745-1799.
You can tell if you're Scottish if you get a wee tear or your throat tightens up when
you hear the pipes!
SLAINTE'
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