Alexander Ogle (abt. 1730 - abt. 1783)

Born about 1730 in New Castle, Delaware

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1783 at about age 53 in Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Alexander Ogle performed Patriotic Service in Maryland in the American Revolution.

This profile is part of the Ogle Name Study.

Alexander Ogle (Oggle)^{[1][2][3][4][5]} (b. 21 May 1730, age 15 in May 1745 - d. [bef. 21 Mar] 1783),^[2][6][1] was the son of:

• Thomas Ogle
• and Elizabeth (d. 1734).

In 1734, his mother died, leaving him an orphan around the age of five. Guardianship was given to his half-brother Francis Graham until May 1745, when Alexander's half-brother William Graham, became his guardian.^[2]

Noted for his patriotic service as miller during the Revolutionary War, Alexander supplied flour to troops. He died in 1783 and was succeeded by his son Alexander II, who sold the family estate to John Devilbiss and moved to Kentucky.

Marriage

About c. 1752, Alexander married a woman named, Martha [...].^[2][3][4]

children

• Elizabeth (b. 13 Jul or 26 Aug 1753; bp. 26 Dec 1753 Holy Trinity, Wilmington, Delaware).^[7][2][3]

m. George Devilbiss^[1]

• Rebecca (17 May 1755/7 - 23 Mar 1805)^[7][4]

m. John Casper Devilbiss^[1][8]

• Martha (b. 23 Sep 1761).^[9]

m. 04 Dec 1781 John Wood^[1]

• Alexander Ogle, Jr. (b. 25 Dec 1759 New Castle, DE - d. after 1829 probably Kentucky).^[7]

m. (28 Nov/02 Dec 1783 Frederick, MD) Mary Beatty^[1][10]

• Jane (b. 23 Sep 1761).^[7]

m. 14 Apr 1783 Adam Link^[1][11]

• Mary (b. 30 Oct 1763).^[7][1]

m. Samuel Cock

• Jemima (b. 25 Oct 1766 MD - d. bef. 1783).^[7]

• David (b. 06 Aug 1770 MD - d. bef. 1783).^[7]

Residence

• bef. 16 Dec 1763: Newcastle co., Delaware.^[1]
• abt. 1764: Frederick co., Maryland.^[1][2]

Property

• 16 Dec 1763: purchased "William's Project" in Frederick, MD (250 acres).^[2]
• parts of: Mount Bair, Puzzle, Lisbon, Good Luck, and Survey Paw of Paw Paw Botton (all in Frederick, MD).^[2]
• 200 acres in Berkeley co., VA (now West Virginia).^[2]
• 320 acres in Ohio co., VA (now West Virginia).^[2]

Occupation

• May 1745: apprenticed to wheel-wright, David Robinson.^[2]
• Sep 1748: apprenticed to wheel-wright, John Springer.
• Miller

Revolutionary War

Patriotic Service^[6]

• Maryland.^[6]
• supplied flour to troops

Notes

• Use the "Frederick County, Maryland 1778 Supply Tax" (PDF) to apply for the NSSAR.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Tracey. G.L. & Dern, J.P. (1987). Pioneers of Old Monocacy: The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland ... (pp.331-332). Genealogical Publishing Com. Google Books.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Hibbard, F. (1992). Alexander Ogle: Frederick County miller of Revolutionary Times. The Ogle Genealogist, 13, p. 36-41. O/OFA. www.ogles.org. Print.[1]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Elizabeth Oggle, 26 Dec 1753." Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896. FamilySearch: accessed 19 Apr 2014 FHL microfilm 908217; b. 26 Aug 1753. christened: 26 Dec 1753 Holy Trinity or Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Rebecca Oggle, 26 Jul 1755." Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896. FamilySearch: accessed 19 Apr 2014; FHL microfilm 6692; b.17 May 1755. christened: 26 Jul 1755 Holy Trinity or Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE
   alt birth: 17 May 1757; bp. 26 Jul 1757 Holy Trinity, Wilmington, DE, (Hibbard, 1992, p. 37)
   "Rebecca Ogle Devilbiss." findagrave.com
5. ↑ Link, P. (1951). The Link Family, Antecedents and Descendants of John Jacob Link, 1417-1951, pp. 79, 80, 81, 205.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Ancestor no. A085796. DAR, citing MD HIST MAG, VOL 11, P 171.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Ogle, R.W. & Engler, J.F. (2012). Looking Back at the Ogle Family: A Comprehensive History and Genealogy of the Ogle Families in America, 1, pp. I-213. Seattle, WA: The Genealogy Printing Co. www.ogles.org. Print.
8. ↑ bur. Devilbiss Cemetery, Frederick Co, MD, (www.interment.net)
9. ↑ "John Wood and Martha Ogle, 04 Dec 1781." Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970. FamilySearch: accessed 16 Jun 2015; citing Frederick, MD; FHL microfilm 14,082.
10. ↑ "Alexander Ogle and Mary Beatty, 28 Nov 1783." Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970. FamilySearch: accessed 16 Jun 2015; citing Frederick, MD; FHL microfilm 14,082.
11. ↑ "Adam Linck and J. Ogle, 14 Apr 1783." Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970 FamilySearch: accessed 16 Jun 2015); citing Frederick, MD; FHL microfilm 14,082.
    "Adam Linck and Jane Ogle, 15 Apr 1783." Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970 FamilySearch: accessed 16 Jun 2015; citing Evangelical Lutheran Or Lutheran Congregation Of Z middletown, Middletown, Frederick, MD; FHL microfilm 13,934.

See Also...

• National Society Sons of the American Revolution (2013). Frederick County, Maryland 1778 Supply Tax. mdssar.org. PDF.
• Delaware Heritage Collection: Old Swedes Foundation(See photos of the historical church)
• Space: Ogles in the American Revolution