American AcornsNathaniel Oak(e), the immigrant
Also spelled Oake, Oaks, Oakes and Oke.
- Origin: His birth date, birthplace, ship, arrival and parents remain unknown. The proposed parents John Oakes I and Elizabeth Harrison are unsupported. Unconfirmed
- First record: married Mehitable Rediat of Sudbury in 1686. Likely
- Life: farmer at Marlborough, Mass., in the part later set off as Westborough and Northborough; a garrison list of 1691/2 names him; his participation in the 1707 fight has not been established. Likely
- Second marriage: Mary Holloway. Concord records it as "March ye 2d 1703"; the year form remains unresolved. Likely
- Children: eight, including John, born 1714/15 (John's birth record: Confirmed).
- Died: at Westborough on February 17, 1720/21. Confirmed
- Family story: the shipwrecked cabin boy and the catamount, printed in the 1906 register. Family tradition The events it describes are Unconfirmed. Read the story.
Relationships shown: father of John Oak. Likely, because John of Westborough is identified with the John born in 1715 without a single record joining them.
Sources: 1906 Oak family register pp. 7-8 (archive.org/details/oakoaksoakesfami00oakh); printed Marlborough vital records p. 142; Middlesex probate case 16185 (index). See sources.