During the last few years, my wife Joan and I have been assembling information on our ancestors. 

I was lucky to have a great deal of family information such as old bibles and photographs.  My father also had a great memory of many relatives on both sides of his family.  I was able to assemble my mother's side because my mother's mother was a Putnam and records were documented for the DAR.  The Putnam line was well documented from the Revolutionary War and Pilgrim times!  

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.    Recent DNA test results have revealed a match between my DNA and a HOGG family descendant. This may explain my roadblock in finding documentable evidence of my ancestry in Scotland.  It opens a new road for exploration and I will eagerly be in contact with these potential new cousins!  The Hogg Family DNA site contains information on our search progress.

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. {{I have included descendants of George Ogg of Baltimore in my file because I have received questions about this lineage, although it is not mine except through marriage with the Porter family.}}   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 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 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 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.  Please check these from the links below!! 

Thanks for visiting...

   Jim Ogg