When Mattheus Bogart was born on 25 November 1775, in Harlem, New York County, New York, United States, his father, Mathew Bogaert, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Bogert, was 24.
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Bogaart, a variant of Bogaard . The surname Bogart is no longer found in the Netherlands. Compare Vandebogart .
Probably also an Americanized form of Flemish and Dutch Bogaert , a cognate of 1 above.
History: This surname is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY) in the mid 17th century, but it was also brought independently to North America by other bearers.
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