Middlesex County, Mass., probate register, 'Nath. Oake's Real Estate Settled' (division of the real estate of Nathaniel Oak of Westborough), register pp. 501-502 (film 007554526, image 278). The commissioners' return to Judge Remington: the real estate of Nathaniel Oak, late of Westborough, found to amount to 800 pounds, and its division among the children: Nathaniel, the deceased's eldest son (mansion house and 32 acres, 200 pounds in all); John, the second son living; Jonathan, the third son living; George, the fourth son living; Hannah, the eldest daughter; Mary, the second daughter; Anne, the youngest daughter (her allotment continues on p. 503).

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

[p. 501, margin left: "Nath^ll Oak's / Real Estate / Settled"]

[£] Brought over [£] £ 660

Two Lotts of medow lying together in Cold Harbour medow being about seven

acres Forty nine Pounds fourteen shillings 49 14

Three Quarters of an acre of medow lying also in Cold Harbour Meadow

four Pounds. 4 —

Also a Fifty five Acre Lott of Land lying in two Peices commonly known

by the name of the new Grant Lott forty one pounds. 41 —

A lott of Cedar Swamp lying in two Peices Six pounds Sixteen shillings 6 16

A Town Right of Twenty Two acres and an half acre in all the Common

or undivided Land of the Town or Propriety of Marlborough without

the Cow commons four Pounds & Ten shillings 4 10

Two Acres of medow in Pine medow Four pounds. 4 —

Three Acres and an half Acres of medow in the River medow Thirty pound 30 —

£ 800 —

(Note, N: the items as written add to £800, matching the stated total; a check on the figures, not text of the page.)

And we have divided the same among the Children of the said

Nathaniel Oak Dec^d as followeth. —

To Nathaniel the s^d Dec^d's Eldest Son the mansion House &

Thirty Two acres of Land thereabout the house one hundred & seventy pounds 170 —

And it is bound South Easterly by Land Sett off to Hannah his Sister Northerly

by an highway Westerly partly by common Land and partly by Land

Sett off to his Brother George Easterly by common Land. —

Also Two acres and an half acre of medow lying in Cold Harbour

medow being part of the Lott of medow granted to John Rediat Sen^r

bounded Northerly by Cold Harbour Brook every other way as it is Record-

-ed to the Said John Rediat Sen^r in Marlborough Book of Records of

Land Seven teen pounds fourteen Shillings 17 14

Also Six acres of Land bounded Southerly by Land Sett off to his Sister

Hannah every other way by common Land ten pounds. 10 —

Also part of a Lott of Cedar Swamp lying in the Pond Swamp Six Rods

wide thro' the Swamp bounded South westerly by by the Pond Northwest-

erly by some Swamp Sett off to his Brother George Every other way

by common Land or touching upon a swamp lott of William Johnson

one Pound Eight Shillings 1 8

Also a Four acre And an half Acre Town Right Eighteen Shillings 18

£ 200 —

And to John the s^d Dec^d's Second Son living.

Forty seven acres of Land bounded Northwesterly by Land Sett off to

his Brother George North Easterly by Lands Sett off to his Sister mary

Easterly by the Land of Jacob Rice Westerly by common Land Sixty Eight

Pounds. 68 —

Also three acres and an half acre of medow lying in the River medow

bounded as it is Recorded to John Rediat Sen^r in Marlborough Book of

Records of Lands Thirty pounds. 30 —

Also part of a Lott of Cedar Swamp lying in the Pond Swamp five Rods

Wide thro' the Swamp bounded Northwesterly by the Swamp Lott of William

Ward Southwesterly by the Pond Southeasterly by Swamp Sett off to his Bro-

-ther Jonathan North Easterly by Common Land one pound Eight shillings 1 8

Also a Three Acre Town Right Twelve Shillings. 12

£ 100 —

To Jonathan the s^d Dec^d's Third Son living.

Seventy Eight acres of Land commonly known by the name of the Farm

bounded Northerly by Land called new granted Land Westerly by the Land of

Simon Hayward Southerly by Land Sett off to his Brother George ninety

Eight Pounds. 98 —

Also Part of a Lott of Cedar Swamp lying in the Pond Swamp Seven

Rods wide thro' the Swamp bounded North westerly by Swamp Sett off

to his Brother John Southwesterly by the Pond South Easterly by Swamps

Sett off to his Brother George. North Easterly by Common Land one Pound 8/ 1 8

Also a three Acre Town Right Twelve Shillings. 12

£ 100 —

And to George the s^d Dec^d's fourth Son living

Fifty [p. 502:]

Fifty acres of Land bounded Easterly by [the?] Common Land Northerly partly by

Land Sett off to his Sister Anne and partly by Land Sett off to his Brother Jonathan

South Easterly by Land Sett off to his Brother John every other way by Com-

-mon Land Eighty Two pounds. 82 —

Also Eight Acres of Land bounded Easterly by Land Sett off to his Bro-

-ther Nathaniel Northerly by Common Land every other way by Land

belonging to the Heirs of Jonathan Hayward Twelve pounds. 12 —

Also Three Quarters of an Acre of medow lying in Cold Harbour medow bounded

Southerly by Cold Harbour Brook Easterly by the medow of James Eager West-

-erly by the medow of Joseph Rice. Northerly by Common Land four Pounds. 4 —

Also part of a Lott of Cedar Swamp lying in the Pond Swamp Eight Rods wide thro'

the Swamp bounded northwesterly by the Swamp Sett off to his Brother Jonathan

Southwesterly by the Pond South Easterly by Swamps Sett off to his Brother Natha-

-niel North Easterly by Common Land one pound Eight Shillings 1 8

Also a Three Acre Town Right Twelve Shillings 12

£ 100 —

[p. 502 margin right: "Nath^ll Oak's / Real Estate / Settled"]

To Hannah the s^d Dec^d's Eldest Daughter. —

Fifty Seven acres of Land bounded partly Northerly by Land Sett off to her Brother

Nathaniel Every other way by Common Land and the River ninety nine Pounds. 99 —

Also one Third part of a [Piece of] Cedar Swamp lying in Chaney Swamp or Birch Swamp

it being part of a Lott of Cedar Swamp granted to the Right of John Rediat Sen^r. The

other Part of the s^d Lott lying at the Road Sett off to the Sons as above is Expressed

Eight shillings. 8

Also a Three acre Town Right Twelve shillings. 12

£ 100 —

And To Mary the s^d Dec^d's Second Daughter

Fifty Seven Acres of Land lying at a place called Edmund Field bounded Southerly

by an highway North westerly by Lands Sett off to her Brother John Easterly touching

upon the Land of Peter Rice every other way by Common Land ninety nine Pounds. 99 —

Also one Third part of a [Piece of] Cedar Swamp lying in Cheney Swamp or Birch Swamp

being part of a Lott of Cedar Swamp granted to John Rediat Sen^r the other part of

s^d Lott lying by the Road Sett off to the Sons as above is expressed Eight shillings. 8

Also a Three Acre Town Right Twelve shillings. 12

£ 100 —

And To Anne the s^d Dec^d's youngest Daughter.

Fifty five Acres of Land lying in two Peices commonly called the new Grant Lot

Fifty Acres thereof is bounded Northerly by the Town Line Northwesterly by the Land

of Josiah Newton Southwesterly by the Land of Thomas Newton Easterly by

the Land of Edward Johnson the other five Acres is bounded Westerly by the

Land of John Macholster [?] North Easterly by the Land of Josiah Newton South-

-erly by some other Land Sett off to her Forty one Pounds. 41 —

Also Twenty Two Acres of Land lying adjoyning to the Five Acres last men-

-tioned and bounded partly Northerly by the s^d Five Acres and partly by the

Land of John Macholster [?] Westerly partly by Land Sett off to her Brother

Jonathan and partly by Land Sett off to her Brother George Southerly partly

by Land Sett off to her Brother George & partly by Common Lands Twenty

Two pounds. 22 —

Also a Lott of medow in Cold Harbour medow being the Lott granted to

John Rutter bounded as it is Recorded to the s^d John Rutter in Marlborough

Book of Records of Land and that part of the Lott of medow granted to John

Rediat Sen^r in Cold Harbour medow that lieth on the northerly Side of Cold Harbour

Brook bounded Southerly by the s^d Brook Westerly by the s^aid Lott granted to John

Rutter every other way as it is Recorded to the s^d John Rediat Sen^r the s^d Lott &

part of a Lott Thirty two pounds. 32 —

Also two Acres of medow lying in Pine medow being a Division of the Common

medow Taken up upon the Right of the s^d John Rediat Sen^r Four Pounds. 4 —

Also one Third part of a Peice of Swamp lying in Cheney Swamp or Birch Swamp

Carried over £ 99 —

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Note: only the Nathaniel Oak entry on this page is transcribed.