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Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. III (1861), p. 521, REDIAT: John Rediat's will of 5 Feb 1687 names 'Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'. The entry for John Rediat of Sudbury gives his will of 5 Feb 1687, made at Marlborough and proved 28 April following, which favors his daughter Farrowbush and 'ano. Part to Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'.

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Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. III (1861), p. 521, REDIAT: John Rediat's will of 5 Feb 1687 names 'Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'. The entry for John Rediat of Sudbury gives his will of 5 Feb 1687, made at Marlborough and proved 28 April following, which favors his daughter Farrowbush and 'ano. Part to Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'.

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Word-for-word transcription (spellings kept; uncertain letters in brackets).

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REDIAT, RIDIAT, or RADYATE, JOHN, Sudbury, freem. 1645, by w. Ann had John, b. 19 Apr. 1644; Samuel, 22 Oct. 1653, d. in few wks. and Eliz. 12 Aug. 1657; perhaps others. Deborah R. m. at Concord, 22 May 1679, Daniel Farrabas, as sec. w. is in his will of 5 Feb. 1687, made at Marlborough, pro. 28 Apr. foll. call his d. Farrowbush, and therein favored with good part of his est. ano. part to Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes, and some provis. for gr.ch. John and Mary R. s. and d. of his dec. s. John.

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Keep in mind: Confirmed. 'Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes' is Savage's abbreviated paraphrase of the will, not its text; the will itself was not seen. Mehitable is not in Savage's list of John Rediat's children (John 1644, Samuel 1653, Eliz. 1657).

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