"Ogden, Richard, s. of Richard. … Inv. 25 Jan. 1697 [1697/8]; widow Sarah to administer. Distribution ordered 31 Dec. 1700 to widow, three sons and two daus.; Joseph was 21, and desired his portion, 22 Oct. 1701; and Richard chose Mr. Samuel Cobbit for guardian, while Sarah chose Mr. Peter Burr; Thomas Staples their father-in-law being appointed guardian for Jonathan and Mary. Distribution 17 Aug. 1705; Widow, Richard, Jonathan, Sarah; and Thomas Staples for his ward Mary. 'There has been great devastations the Barn Blown down, the house much decayed, and the Mill Burnt.'"