Early Settlers in America
Symon Ogbourne - Emigrant to Virginia - 1652 was one of 28 brought to Virginia in 1652 by Thomas Steevens. Symon may have originated in Gloucestershire, UK. Many modern Ogburns /Ogbournes in the USA are descended from this man.
Samuel (who married into a Quaker family from Bugbrooke, Northamtonshire, UK) and John Ogborne who settled in New Jersey around 1684 appear not to be descendants of Symon and may have come from the Middlesex area of England.
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No coat of arms is registered
in Ogb**rn* name(s) with the College of Heralds, but the coat of arms shown left of Okebourne appears
in Burke's General Armory. The person for whom this coat was prepared
is not known, but the inclusion of the globe would have fitted Adam
de Okeburne who in 1320 was "one of a number of men going beyond the
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African American Ogburns
A thriving organisation exists in the USA of African American Ogburns, formed in 1946. A bi-annual reunion is held, the next one is due in 2008, scheduled for Labor Day Weekend (Fri. Aug 29 thru Sun Aug. 31) in Wilmington, Delaware
The House of Ogburn
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In early records In England:
William de Okebourn was pardoned by King Edward III on 12 October 1346, dated at Calais, of all homicides, felonies, robberies etc." (Calendar of Patent Rolls 1345-1348)
The Battle of Crecy was fought in France, 26th August 1346, and it seems likely that William took part in that battle, and earlier skirmishes in France leading up to it.
7 Mar 1339 Order to the Bishop of Hereford, keeper of Ireland, to commit to Peter de Okebourn the office of changer for making the King’s money in that land, if he is fit for it; to hold that office at will.
A more detailed list from the UK Public Record Office for the years 1228 to 1485 is available.
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| The Baliwick of Ogbourne The manors of Ogbourne St George and Ogbourne St Andrew were given to The Abbey Bec-Hellouin in Northern France before 1133 by Maud of Wallingford with the assent of Brian Fitz Count, her husband.
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New Information?
This website is in the nature of a 'one name' study of variations on the name of Ogbourne,Ogborne, Ogburn etc and welcomes material for addition to the website.
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Slave Owners:
Extract from one of a number of wills of slave owners in Virginia:
Will of John Ogburn of Johnson County, North Carolina 1841
Itam give to my beloved Daughter Lucy Young one Negro girl named Evelinah
Itam I give to my beloved Daughter Charlotte Williams one Negro girl named Leanah
Itam I give to my Son Stephenson Ogburn one Negro Boy named Juleous
Item I give to my son Calvinn Ogburn one Negro Boy named Nathan one grind stone and one hand saw
| Criminal Convictions:
Elizabeth Ogborne convicted to be transported to Australia
For more information on this and other Ogborn*s convicted to transportation see attached page
The newly available access to records of the Old Bailey Criminal Court are throwing up interesting material - see 1902 conviction of John Ogbourne to 3 years penal servitude for assaulting a police officer. Also had twenty-six convictions for being drunk and disorderly. (Editor's note : maybe I should change my name !)
The Somerset Ogbourne Ploughmen
It seems that between the two World wars a family of ploughmen named Ogbourne were the most proficient in Somerset and miles around in ploughing competitions, where few could match their proficiency in achieving a straight furrow. Further details |
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The Manor of Ogbourne St George, was involved in
a plot to outwit the Germans during the 2nd World War - In the spring of 1943, Allied armies in North Africa prepared
to attack the Axis powers on the continent of Europe. Dominating
the central Mediterranean, Sicily was the obvious first target,
and it was clear the German High Command would heavily reinforce
the island. To counter this, British naval intelligence concocted
a bold disinformation operation aimed at fooling the Germans into
thinking the Allies' real targets were Greece and Sardinia.
Read all about it : ISBN
1-86227-187-9 Published by Spellmount ltd |
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Where is our surname most often found ?
A useful insight into this is provide from a study of Surname
Profiles in the UK which can be found by visiting this link. We
are grateful for the authors of this study for the map below showing
that in 1881 Ogbournes were most often found in an approximate area
between Bristol and Reading. The study also indicates that the frequency
with which the name occurs is between 2 and 3 per million - Truly a rare breed!
Similar information is available for other variations of the name such as Ogburn, Ogborne and for more recent years.
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