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Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16175, John Oakes of Medford: administrator's account, debit side (1757 payments). Heading 'the Estate of John Oakes Deceasd Dr: Paid to..' with payees including william grubb, henery Burchsted, Stephen hall Esq, francies whitmore, Samuell Oakes.
Image · dated 1757 · source: Middlesex County (Massachusetts) Probate Court, via FamilySearch.

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Keep in mind: Heading Confirmed; lower lines and totals Likely or not read. Nothing in this case names Nathaniel Oak of Westborough or his family; NOT KIN (a separate Cambridge/Medford/Malden/Sudbury Oakes group); it is shown here as a probate record of the surname, linked to its own research source and not to a person in the tree.