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OGLE TREE NELLIE ALLEN OGLE TREE
MARY ELLEN FINN OGLE TREE
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OGLE TREE
From the earliest Ogles in England to the Ogles of America, almost thirty
generations of men and women have left a trail of information, both
genetic and anecdotal, resulting in who some of us are today. There
remains in this body a glaring omission, which is any clear and distinct
connection between a family of Ogles in the United Kingdom to John Ogle,
born around 1649, who came to Delaware, on the shores of Colonial America.
The Ogle ancestry in England includes American Ogle family roots linked
somewhere in English history, but this writing explains one line that is
believed and followed by some genealogists and historians, both amateur
and professional. This information was compiled to be shared with family
members who have an interest in their origins, and to recount tales of
interest from some past individuals who made their marks in the world and
left stories that are worth sharing. The idea that this writing begins
with Humphrey Hoggell as “Generation 1” is obviously not genetically
accurate. There were dozens of generations in the hundreds of years prior
to the Norman Conquest that included his ancestors, either in England or
another country. This writing begins with the earliest written information
included in the pipe
rolls of England, from the 12th century through the 18th
century, and as such, were recorded from transactions related to land and
property aquisitions, fees, rents, and the business of the English elites.
It must be noted that all of the research herein is superficial and comes
from detailed research done by other individuals, as noted herein. Nothing
in these pages has benefited from my hands-on reviews of physical
documents, most of which I believe do exist. Some of what is written is
conjecture, based on sequences of events and should be taken as such. The
information herein is merely to serve as a compilation of anecdotes, based
on a specific line of ancestry, digested from many different sources, and
narrowed down for easier access. It is my hope that these stories will
inspire others to add their own research and help clarify any vague
connections.