 The Ogdens were from Newark, and were the pioneers in furnace building in this section, as well as in the manufacture of iron generally.April 15th 1740 Cornelius BOARD sold to Josiah OGDEN, John OGDEN jr., David OGDEN sen., David OGDEN jr. and Uzal OGDEN, all of Newark and called the "Ringwood Company," sixteen acres of land at Ringwood, where they built the furnace afterward purchased of them in 1764 by Peter HANSCLEVER for the London Company.The Ringwood Company was thus the predecessor of the London Company.