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Bozarth Family History
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This family
line potentially goes back to a Jean Bossard.
Many Bozarth researchers believe that Jean / John Bossard, the French
Huguenot refugee, who came to America in 1700 on the English ship "Peter
& Anthony" with his wife and three infant* children was the
progenitor of the Bozorth surname. It is believed that Jean Bossard was
originally from Strasbourg, Alsace Province of France. This region changed
hands between the French and German governments over a period of hundreds of
years and the people who lived there even developed their own language. The name Bozarth / Bozorth / Bossard are
the Germanic pronunciation of Bozorth. Bozier / Boshier / Beaushire / etc are
the French pronunciation. Many of these same researchers believe that one of
Jean’s sons was a Simon Bozorth possibly born in the Strasbourg, Alsace
Province of France c.1690. Simon probably
landed in the Jamestown, VA. area and possibly with his siblings and parents,
left to settle in the area of New Jersey. He is known to have purchased land
in Newberry County, NJ in 1713. Simon married Mary Mason/Marson abt 1712 in
Evesham Twp., Burlington Co., NJ. It’s thought that Mary and her parents may
have been Quakers. We know very little
of Mary Marson’s background. We
believe her father may have been a John Marson born in Frederick, VA. Mary is also thought to have had a sister
Sara and two brothers John and James. Simon and Mary
had 9 children that are known and of them the 8th child was Andrew
born in 1732 who married Mary Bishop on
21 May 1756 in Burlington Co., NJ. Together they raised 4 children all
of whom were boys. We do know quite a
bit about Mary Bishop’s parentage.
Mary was the fourth of six children born to Robert Bishop and Mary
Hall. Mary Hall was believed to be the
daughter of Daniel Hall and Mary French.
The second son thought to have been born to Andrew and Mary was named
Aaron and he was born abt 1773 in the same general location his grandfather
Simon had married and died in. Aaron
met and first married a girl named Rebecca and they had two children of which
we are aware. Rebecca died early in
life though and Aaron moved on and married a woman by the name of Jane
Nailor/Naylor abt 1795. Aaron was
buying land as early as 1805 and continued on for at least the next 25
years. Aaron and Jane had six children
that can be confirmed and a seventh child is sometimes found listed as
well. The next
ancestor in our line is Josiah born in August of 1805 in Burrs Mills,
Southampton Twp., Burlington Co. While
Josiah was the third of the 6 or 7 children born to Aaron and Jane he appears
to be the first born outside of the old Evesham Township area. It would appear that Aaron and Jane moved
their family further southeast into the Southampton Township area sometime
before Josiah’s birth. It was here in
the Southampton area that Josiah grew up and married a Barbara Ann Asay in
1833. Nine children were born to
Josiah and Barbara. Little has been
found of this Barbara Asay despite all of the extensive research of the ASAY
surname. We do know by way of her
marriage register that she was married in the home of a Samuel Asay of
Burlington County. And according to
Excerpts from Beluah's World by Alexander & Regn, the home of Samuel Asay
was also in Burrs Mills, Southampton Township. I have a map of this region that indicates
the land on which Josiah and Barbara most likely retired to. One of the
middle children, Leander Budd, was born in 1844 in Vincentown. Leander married a Margaret W. Shinn in 1866
in Pemberton Township. Margaret was
the daughter of a Samuel Shinn and Catherine West. Of the Shinn family a great deal of
information has been researched but at this moment it cannot be completely
determined which of several Samuel Shinn’s might have been Margaret’s
father. We know for certain that
Margaret’s mother was a Catherine West and that she did marry a Samuel
Shinn. This we know from Margaret’s
Death Certificate in which her mother and fathers names were given. The first of the children born to Leander
and Margaret was a Katherine S. in 1867.
Katherine had seven younger siblings that she would have helped to
care for. Apparently by the age of 13
Katherine and her family had moved to Bordentown near the northeast corner of
the county. There she likely went to
school with and later married Elwood Stokes Peiffer in 1886. * -
infant children were those children under age 21 |
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Origins of the Surname*
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Probably a reduced form of Swiss German Bozenhardt, a
habitational name from Botzenhardt in Württemberg. |
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* Many German names have their roots in the Germanic middle ages. The process of forming family names began around the year 1100 and extended through 1600. All social classes and demographic strata aided in the development of names. First Names (Rufnamen) identified specific persons. Over time the first name began to be applied to the bearer's whole family. At first through verbal usage, family names (Familiennamen) were later fixed through writing. Until the 17th century, first names played a more important role. The earliest family names derived from the first name of the first bearer (Patronym). Later names derived from the place of dwelling and location of the homestead. If a person of family migrated from one place to another they were identified by the place they came from. Of more recent origin are names derived from the vocation of profession of the first bearer. These names comprise the largest group and the most easily recognizable, for they tell what the first bearer did for a living. Another group are names derived from a physical or other characteristic of the first bearer. Finally, there are names that tell you the state or region a first bearer and his family came from; the age old division in tribes and regions (low German, middle German and upper German) is often reflected in names. |
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Bozarth Variations of
the Surname
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The
complexity of researching records is compounded by the fact that in many cases
an ancestors surname may have been misspelled. This is especially true when searching
census documents. |
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The Soundex
system was developed in an effort to assist with identifying spelling variations
for a given surname. Soundex is a method of indexing names in the 1880, 1900,
1910, and 1920 US Census, and can aid genealogists in their research. Soundex
Code for Bozarth = B263, Other surnames sharing this Soundex code: BECKWORTH
| BICKERDYKE
| BICKHART
| BOCKRATH
| BOGARD
| BOGARDUS
| BOGART
| BOGERT
| BOSSERT
| BOSWORTH
| BOUCHARD
| BOZARTH
| BUSSARD
| BUZZARD
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Source: Surname Resources at ROOTSWEB |
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for more Information about this and other surnames? Then
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Bozarth Direct Ancestors
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Additional
information about my DIRECT ANCESTORS and
their families
may be reviewed by clicking on the name LINK(s)
below. |
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NAME |
BIRTH / DEATH / LOCATIONS |
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b. abt 1690 in
Strasbourg, Alsace, France m. Mary Marson abt 1712 in Evesham Twp., Burlington
Co., NJ. d. Feb 1753 in
Evesham Twp., Burlington Co., NJ. |
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b.
19 Oct 1732 in Evesham Twp., Burlington Co., NJ. m.
Mary Bishop 21 May 1756 in Burlington Co., NJ. d.
10 Feb 1812 in Philadelphia, PA. |
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b.
abt 1773 Northampton Twp, Evesham, Burlington Co., NJ. m.
Jane Nailor 24 Jan 1799 in Burlington Co., NJ. d.
abt 1845 in Burlington Co., NJ. |
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b.
abt 18 Aug 1805 in Burrs Mills, Southampton Twp., Burlington Co., NJ. m.
Barbara Ann Asay 25 Aug 1833 in Burlington
Co., NJ. d.
abt 12 Jan 1873 in Burrs Mills, Southampton Twp., Burlington Co., NJ. |
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b.
29 Aug 1844 in Vincentown, Burlington Co., NJ. m.
Margaret W. Shinn 25 May 1866 in Pemberton
TWP, Burlington Co., NJ. d.
7 Sep 1931 in Bordentown TWP, Burlington Co., NJ. |
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b.
5 Oct 1867 in Pemberton Twp, Burlington Co., NJ. m.
Elwood Stokes Peiffer, Sr. 9 Sep 1886 in Bordentown, Burlington Co., NJ. d.
21 Mar 1926 in Bordentown, Burlington Co., NJ. |
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The following LINK will
take you to a complete listing of individuals in my database with this surname. |
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Free
Genealogy Surname Search
Help from Google |
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This free
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improve your results. The different searches will give you many different
ways of using Google and the Internet to find ancestry information about this
or any other Surname. |
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Bozarth Family Location Information
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Researching the locations
where my ancestors lived has provided me with valuable evidence needed to
fill-in the gaps in my family trees.
It has also led me to many interesting facts that enhance the overall
picture of each family group. The
names of states and counties on the following list were derived from the
known places where the persons in the “Direct Ancestors” list (see above)
were born, married, and/or died. |
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COUNTRY |
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COUNTY / SUBDIVISION |
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UNITED STATES |
New Jersey |
Burlington County |
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France - Germany |
Alsace |
Strasbourg |
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Use this LINK to find out
more about the locations listed above. |
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Bozarth Source Documents
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The documents and
headstones contained within the “Source Documents Archives” have been located
during my research of this family, and used as evidence to prove many of the facts contained within the
database of this family’s record. Most of these documents can be considered as
primary or secondary evidence. Primary
evidence is usually defined as the best available to prove the
fact in question, usually in an original document or record. Secondary evidence is in
essence all that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary
evidence. That does not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there
is a greater chance of error. Examples
of this type of evidence would be a copy of an original record, or oral
testimony of a record’s contents.
Published genealogies and family histories are also secondary
evidence. Classifying evidence as either primary or
secondary does not tell anything about its accuracy or ultimate value. This is especially true of secondary
evidence. Thus it is always a good
idea to ask the following questions: (1) How far removed from the original is
it, (when it is a copy)?; (2) What was
the reason for the creation of the source which contains this evidence?; and
(3) Who was responsible for creating this secondary evidence and what
interest did they have in its accuracy? SOURCE:
Greenwood, Val D., The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, 2nd
edition, Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Baltimore, MD 21202, 1990, pgs. 62-63 You
are welcome to download any of the documents contained within this archive. Should you encounter a problem obtaining a
copy you may get in touch with us via the contact information found at the
end of this page. |
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Use the following LINK to
view the source documents pertaining to this family. |
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Bozarth Website Resources
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The
Google search engine and following websites may provide you with additional information
to assist with your research about persons with this surname. |
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Search
these sites for this surname or any of its varients:
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Linkpendium Surnames - Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a
surname. |
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Family
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral family we would greatly appreciate hearing
from you. |
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Use the following
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Contact Information
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