Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16188, Richard Oakes of Sudbury: warrant to appraise, 15 November 1756, with the appraisers' oath of 21 January 1757. Judge Samuel Danforth's warrant to Capt. Thomas Dammon, Deacon Ebenr Felch and Mr Joseph Beals; oath certificate at Sudbury, 21 Jan 1757, before Ebenr Roby, Justice of the Peace.

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794 warrant to appraise (15 Nov 1756, Samuel Danforth J. Prob.): to "Capt. Thomas Dammon of Sudbury, Deacon Ebenr Felch of Natick [LIKELY; written 'Nalick'], & Mr Joseph Beals of Sudbury"; "all the Estate whereof Richard Oaks [struck: of sd] late of sd Sudbury died seized". Oath certificate: "Sudbury January 21st 1757 ... sworn ... before me Ebenr Roby Justs Pac" (CONFIRMED in outline).

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Keep in mind: Confirmed in outline. Nothing in this case names Nathaniel Oak of Westborough or his family; any tie of this Richard Oakes of Sudbury to Nathaniel Oak undetermined (no tie shown); 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.

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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16188: Richard Oakes of Sudbury (1756-1757) · the original at FamilySearch (Probate records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; also published by Ancestry as Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991)