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Subject: Re: [OZIER] Ozier in Tennessee
Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 03:18:41 -0000


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Author: b2222b
Surnames: Ozier Ogier Auget Creuze Martin Butler
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Hi John - here is some information on the name Ozier; I am not an Ozier descendant, so perhaps there are other more knowledgable sources concerning this name.
It appears that Ozier is an anglicization of the French name Auget. An intermediate form of it found in England and America is Ogier. It may also be seen as Osier and perhaps other phonetically similar spellings. I know of three branches of Oziers in America - two of them lived in Montgomery Co. NC and then Carroll Co. TN, but came to America at different times. The third lived in Maine. I will arbitrarily call them branche #1, #2, and #3.
Branch #1 - Louis Ogier Sr. b. 1726 Moncoutant, Lower Poitou, France, married 15 Jul 1751 at St. John's Church, Hackney, London to Catherine Creuze. Louis Sr., Catherine, and most of their children came from London to NC Feb 1774 on the ship Union. Louis Sr. died 1780 in Charleston, SC; his presence in Charleston at this point in the Rev. War might indicate that he was a royalist, but may also have to do with his occupation (weaver, probably of silk); his widow Catherine apparently returned to England and died 1808 in Hackney, Middlesex. Some sources list the parents of Louis Sr., but in my opinion the proof is lacking or, at best, conflicting. His son Louis Ozier Jr. was born 1753 in London, came with his parents to NC in 1774, and married 2 Oct 1783 Susannah Martin (possibly in Montgomery Co. NC); in 1774 his occupation was "silk weaver". Louis Jr. died in Charleston, SC in 1820 and Susannah died there in 1827. The only child known to me is "Amy Arina" Ozier b. 28 Fe!
b 1799 NC (probably Montgomery Co. NC) and married about 1815 Neely Butler. Her name "Amy Arina" is spelled several different ways and is probably a mild corruption of the Dutch given name "Annetje Arians", a name found in Dutch families who immigrated to NY (Annetje Arians Van Amsterdam married Jacob Jansen Van Etten (later Vaneaton etc.) who immigrated to NY ca. 1650); similar Dutch names are Ariaentje and Jannetje. Although I list her name as Amy Arina Ozier, her first name may actually have been Anny/Anna/etc. Note that I am NOT suggesting that she had Dutch ancestors - similar names are found in many unrelated families, and examples include Anna Arrene, Arrena Jeanettie, Amy Irena, etc. Neely Butler is sometimes called Nathaniel or Cornelius, or both, for which Neely/Nealy may be a nickname, but I believe this was done without proof; I subscribe to the theory that his name is taken from the surname Neely, a family which also lived in Montgomery Co. NC and Carroll C!
o. TN. Since the Butler family appears to have lived in Montgomery Co
. NC until around 1825 when they moved to Carroll Co. TN, I would guess that Neely and Amy Arina were married in Montgomery Co. NC. The Montgomery Co. NC courthouse was destroyed by arson in 1843, which has made tracing families residing there very difficult. Neely and Amy Arina moved to Carroll Co. TN around 1825, and then to AR around 1836, in the area of Carroll Co. AR and Stone Co. MO; they are noted as the ancestors of President Lyndon B. Johnson, so their ancestry can be found in a number of places, not always presented with accuracy.
Branch #2 - John Ozier was born in France and naturalized 30 Apr 1736 in Cecil Co. MD; he married Elizabeth Hutchison and left a will dated 26 Aug 1777 in New Castle Co. DE, prov. Dec 1777, which named 9 children. His son William Ozier b. ca. 1750 New Castle Co. DE and died after 1810 when he is enumerated in the census of Montgomery Co. NC (page 564: Wm. Ozier 11101-30000). This census record indicates he may have had at least 6 chidren; his wife appears to have died a few years before 1810. Three of his chidren have been identified to me - Wm. Jr., Elizabeth (b. 1771, d. 1844, mar. William Bruton), and John (b. ca. 1780 NC) - John Ozier's wife is unknown, but he appears to have had at least 11 ch. John is enumerated in 1810 in Montgomery Co. NC (page 558: Jno. Ozier 21010-22010) but moved to Carroll Co. TN before 1830 where he is enumerated in the census there (page 150: John Ozier 00012101-01020001). The children of John Ozier known to me are Allen, Reuben, James R.,!
Lloyd, Dianna F., and Laura, all of whom remained in Carroll Co. TN or thereabouts. Some sources have included Amy Arina (Ozier) Butler as a daughter of William Ozier b. 1750, but there is no proof of this beyond their (coincidental?) presence in the same area of NC. Some sources have combined William Ozier and Louis Ozier Jr. and called him William Louis Ozier, , but this appears to be a convenient fabrication which allowed Amy Arina to be included in this family.
Branch #3 - a Lewis/Louis Ogier was b. 28 Oct 1760 in the same church in London as Louis Ogier Jr. b. 1753; this younger Louis Ogier was the son of Abraham Ogier b. 1728 London, ENG and Mary Cooper (mar. 1753 London), Abraham said to be son of Andre Ogier and Marie Ann Hanrot. Louis, son of Abraham, went to Knox Co. ME and is not to be confused with Ogier/Ozier in NC.
Notes: (1) Branch #2 came to America a generation before Branch #1 and followed a different track to NC; however, it is possible that they knew one another. I have noticed that Branch #2 followed the same track from New Castle Co. DE to Montgomery/Rowan Co. NC and then Carroll Co. TN as the Bracken and Lowrie/Lowrey families.
(2) as always, any data given here should be verified before incorporating it into databases.

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