Cornelius Board (d. 1745) found iron ore in 1739 on a site in Bergen County (now Passaic County), New Jersey while searching for deposits of copper ore, and he built a small forge on the north branch of the Pequannock River. Board sold the tract of sixteen acres on April 15, 1740 to five members of the Ogden family of Newark: Colonel Josiah Ogden (ca. 1679-1763), David Ogden Sr. (1707-1798), David Ogden Jr. (1726-1801), John Ogden Jr. (1709-1795), and Judge Uzal Ogden (1705-1780). The Ogdens, in partnership with Samuel and Nicholas Gouveneur, formed The Ringwood Company and built a furnace in 1742. The Ogdens ran the company from offices in Newark and New York City until they sold it to the American Iron Company in 1764.
From the description of Ringwood Company records, 1760-1764. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53007910
