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Vital Records of Marlborough (1908), Births, p. 142, under OAKE: Natthaniel (7 Jan 1703), William (18 Feb 1705), Hannah (27 Dec 1707), Mary (31 Mar 1710), Ann (9 Sep 1712), John (16 Mar 1714-15), Jonathan (21 Aug 1717) and George (18 Feb 1719-20, 'of Westbrow'), all children of Nathaniel and Mary. — Vital Records of Marlborough (1908), Births, p. 142, under OAKE: Natthaniel (7 Jan 1703), William (18 Feb 1705), Hannah (27 Dec 1707), Mary (31 Mar 1710), Ann (9 Sep 1712), John (16 Mar 1714-15), Jonathan (21 Aug 1717) and George (18 Feb 1719-20, 'of Westbrow'), all children of Nathaniel and Mary. 1703-1720 (entries) · p. 142 (Births)
Source: Vital Records of Marlborough (NEHGS, 1908); Internet Archive (public domain)
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Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed from the page image, with the dates as printed: Ann, d. Natthaniel and Mary, Sept. 9, 1712; Gorge, s. Nathanil of Westbrow and Mary, Feb. 18, 1719-20; Hannah, Dec. 27, 1707; John, March 16, 1714-15; Jonathan, Aug. 21, 1717; Mary, March 31, 1710; Natthaniel, Jan. 7, 1703 (the year is printed 1703); William, Feb. 18, 1705; most with the note that the church record spells the name Oak. The same page prints 'OAK, Mary, bap. Nov. 29, 1741,' a different, later Mary, and later Oakes and Oaks families (Albert and Abigail; John and Experience) that are not Nathaniel's line. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed. The eight names, their birth order and the parents' names 'Natthaniel and Mary' match exactly the eight children the 1826 Worcester Magazine footnote gives to Nathaniel Oaks and Mary Holloway, and the tree holds the same eight; the page names no surname for Mary, and the tie to the tree's Nathaniel Oak(e) and Mary (Holloway) Oak rests on that match and the Marlborough place. William (b. 18 Feb 1705) is Likely the William Oakes of 18 who died in the 1723 Shrewsbury fire, by age alone. The 1741 baptism is not tagged. A caution on the date: Natthaniel's 7 Jan 1703 falls in the old-style January-to-March window, where a year written plainly as 1703 is often meant as 1703/4 in today's reckoning; the page does not say which the clerk meant. The parents' own Concord marriage, dated "March ye 2d 1703," carries the same ambiguity and is not independently resolved either (see the Nathaniel Oake story). This is a caution about reading the date, not a claim that one reading is correct.
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Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, p. 142: Oake births (children of Nathaniel and Mary). Births of Natthaniel (1703), William (1705), Hannah (1707), Mary (1710), Ann (1712), John (1715), Jonathan (1717) and George (1719-20), all to Nathaniel and Mary. — Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, p. 142: Oake births (children of Nathaniel and Mary). Births of Natthaniel (1703), William (1705), Hannah (1707), Mary (1710), Ann (1712), John (1715), Jonathan (1717) and George (1719-20), all to Nathaniel and Mary. 1703-1720 · p. 142
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Evidence for: Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1908), p. 142: 'John, s. Natthaniel and Mary, March 16, 1714-15' · the original at Internet Archive
Evidence for: Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1908), births: 'Jonathan, s. Nathaniel and Mary, Aug. 21, 1717' · the original at Internet Archive
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: guardian's bond of Jonathan Forbush for the eight children (film 007553698, image 774). Bond to Francis Foxcroft, Judge of Probate, by Jonathan Forbush of Sutton and John Fay of Westborough, reciting that Forbush has taken the guardianship (with their mother's consent and desire) of eight children of the late Nathaniel Oak of Westborough, deceased intestate: Mary, Anne, John, Jonathan, George, Nathaniel, William and Hannah. — Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: guardian's bond of Jonathan Forbush for the eight children (film 007553698, image 774). Bond to Francis Foxcroft, Judge of Probate, by Jonathan Forbush of Sutton and John Fay of Westborough, reciting that Forbush has taken the guardianship (with their mother's consent and desire) of eight children of the late Nathaniel Oak of Westborough, deceased intestate: Mary, Anne, John, Jonathan, George, Nathaniel, William and Hannah. 1 Feb 1721/2 · film 007553698, image 774
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 774.
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Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Confirmed: the eight children and the ordinals for John (seventh), Jonathan (fifth) and George (second). Likely: Anne (tenth) and Hannah (fifteenth). Not reliably read: the ages for Mary, Nathaniel and William. Date and sum Likely. Tagging the eight to the tree's persons rests on the names and the 1906 register order (Likely).
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Middlesex probate index, p. 352: 'Nathaniel, Westborough, 1722, Administration, 16185', and the guardianships under case 16186 for his children Anne, George, Hannah, John, Jonathan, Mary, Nathaniel and William. — Middlesex probate index, p. 352: 'Nathaniel, Westborough, 1722, Administration, 16185', and the guardianships under case 16186 for his children Anne, George, Hannah, John, Jonathan, Mary, Nathaniel and William. 1722 (index printed 1914) · p. 352
Source: Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts (1914), via the Internet Archive.
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. An index prints name, residence, year, type and case number only; the eight children's tags rest on the case 16186 papers (the guardian's bond names all eight), matched by given name: Likely for each.
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: account of Jonathan Forbush, guardian of the eight children, with the judge's allowance (film 007553698, image 782). 'The Account of Jonathan Forbush Guardian of Nath. William John Jonathan George Hannah Mary and Anne Oak Eight Children of Nath. Oake late of Westborough .. decd Intestate', Cambridge, June 30 1729, with the judge's allowance (Jona. Remington) in the presence of Nathaniel Oake, eldest son (now of full age), William Holloway as guardian of John, and Joseph Wheeler as guardian of Mary and Anne; includes 20 pounds paid the widow for quitting her right of dower. — Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: account of Jonathan Forbush, guardian of the eight children, with the judge's allowance (film 007553698, image 782). 'The Account of Jonathan Forbush Guardian of Nath. William John Jonathan George Hannah Mary and Anne Oak Eight Children of Nath. Oake late of Westborough .. decd Intestate', Cambridge, June 30 1729, with the judge's allowance (Jona. Remington) in the presence of Nathaniel Oake, eldest son (now of full age), William Holloway as guardian of John, and Joseph Wheeler as guardian of Mary and Anne; includes 20 pounds paid the widow for quitting her right of dower. 30 June 1729 · film 007553698, image 782
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 782.
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Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Confirmed: heading and the allowance in outline. Likely: the sums (a balance of 146-0-10 less 67-9-6 gives 78-11-4, which the arithmetic confirms). Only Nathaniel, John, Mary and Anne are present or accounted for individually; William, Jonathan, George and Hannah are named only in the heading.
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate register, 'Nath. Oake's Real Estate Settled' (division of the real estate of Nathaniel Oak of Westborough), register p. 503 (film 007554526, image 279). The close of the Oak entry: Anne's last items (each single share 100 pounds), the committee's charges (10 pounds 13s 6d, dated Westborough May 28th 1729, signed James Eager, Daniel Warren, James Ball, Jonathan Goodenow, John Banister), the heirs' signatures (Nathaniel Oak his mark, William Holloway, Joseph Wheeler), and the court's order of Cambridge June 30th 1729 that the return be recorded as a settlement of the deceased Nathaniel Oak's real estate, noting that Nathaniel has bought out his sister Hannah's right. — Middlesex County, Mass., probate register, 'Nath. Oake's Real Estate Settled' (division of the real estate of Nathaniel Oak of Westborough), register p. 503 (film 007554526, image 279). The close of the Oak entry: Anne's last items (each single share 100 pounds), the committee's charges (10 pounds 13s 6d, dated Westborough May 28th 1729, signed James Eager, Daniel Warren, James Ball, Jonathan Goodenow, John Banister), the heirs' signatures (Nathaniel Oak his mark, William Holloway, Joseph Wheeler), and the court's order of Cambridge June 30th 1729 that the return be recorded as a settlement of the deceased Nathaniel Oak's real estate, noting that Nathaniel has bought out his sister Hannah's right. 28 May - 30 Jun 1729 · film 007554526, image 279 (register p. 503)
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 7554526, image 279.
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Keep in mind: The interlined correction above the signature line and the clerk's abbreviation of 'Entred' are doubtful. The judge's signature does not appear in this order. The right-hand page (p. 504) is other estates, not the Oak family. 500 to the upper part of p. 503 and that p. 499 and the top of p. 500 are another estate.
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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). — 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). 1729 · film 007554526, image 278 (register pp. 501-502)
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 7554526, image 278.
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Keep in mind: Names, birth order and sums read clearly; spellings of some abutters (Rediat, Macholster, Eager) are uncertain. The page does not name William; the guardianship papers name eight children in 1722 and this return names seven living by 1729. 500 to the upper part of p. 503 and that p. 499 and the top of p. 500 are another estate.
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Index to the Probate Records of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts (1898), Series A (1731-1881), p. 1017: OAKS, OAK AND OAKES (1732 Jonathan, 1734 George, 1752 John, Hanah and Levina of Westborough, and others). Under the heading OAKS, OAK AND OAKES: 1732 Jonathan, Westborough, Guardianship, 44121; 1734 George, Westborough, Guardianship, 44108; 1752 John, Westborough, Administration, 44119; 1752 Hanah, Westborough, Guardianship, 44112; 1752 Levina, Westborough, Guardianship, 44122; 1781 Beriah, Bolton, Administration, 44100; and others. — Index to the Probate Records of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts (1898), Series A (1731-1881), p. 1017: OAKS, OAK AND OAKES (1732 Jonathan, 1734 George, 1752 John, Hanah and Levina of Westborough, and others). Under the heading OAKS, OAK AND OAKES: 1732 Jonathan, Westborough, Guardianship, 44121; 1734 George, Westborough, Guardianship, 44108; 1752 John, Westborough, Administration, 44119; 1752 Hanah, Westborough, Guardianship, 44112; 1752 Levina, Westborough, Guardianship, 44122; 1781 Beriah, Bolton, Administration, 44100; and others. 1732-1795 · p. 1017
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. An index prints only name, residence, year, type and case number: no parentage, guardian or heir. The links to Jonathan b. 1717 (guardianship 1732), George b. 1719/20 (1734) and John (1715-1752) (1752) rest on name, place and age (Likely). The three 1752 guardianships (Hanah, Levina, Nathaniell) match three surviving children of John and Susanna of Westborough. Further parties tagged on 4 Oct 2026: Hannah Oake (born 1749); Leviner Oake (born 1745) (index lines 1752 Hanah and 1752 Levina, Westborough, guardianship (Likely: the two daughters of John and Susannah)).
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Worcester County, Massachusetts, probate records, vol. 1, pp. 58-59: Jonathan Oak, aged about fifteen, son of Nathaniel Oak late of Westborough, chooses Jonathan Forbush as guardian (11 Aug 1732). — Worcester County, Massachusetts, probate records, vol. 1, pp. 58-59: Jonathan Oak, aged about fifteen, son of Nathaniel Oak late of Westborough, chooses Jonathan Forbush as guardian (11 Aug 1732). 11 Aug 1732 · pp. 58-59
Source: FamilySearch, Worcester. Probate Records 1731-1770, image 48.
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Keep in mind: A viewer capture of the spread, not an original file. FamilySearch's own machine transcript (which reads 1782) was not relied on. Ties the boy Jonathan to Nathaniel's estate in 1732; it does not tie him to the later Jonathan of Harvard and Canaan (that rests on the 1906 register). Further parties tagged on 4 Oct 2026: Nathaniel Oak(e) (first record 1686; died 1720/21) (the father named on the page: 'son of Nathaniel Oak late of Westborough' (Likely)). Re-released 4 Oct 2026 as a crop of the document image only, replacing the full viewer screenshot.
Evidence for: Worcester County probate records, vol. 1, pp. 58-59: Jonathan Oak, a minor aged about fifteen, son of Nathaniel Oak late of Westborough, husbandman, deceased, names Jonathan Forbush of Westborough as guardian, 11 Aug 1732; acknowledged before John Chandler, Judge of Probate (screenshot captures of the viewer saved; the viewer's transcript reads 1782 for 1732). · the original at FamilySearch, Worcester, Massachusetts. Probate Records 1731-1770 (Full-Text Search), image 48 of 832
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Worcester Probate Dockets, pp. 308-309: no. 44121, Oak, Jonathan, Westborough: 'Jonathan Forbish appointed Guardian minor. Aug. 11 Bond £200 William Ward, surety. Letter.' (1732); no. 44122, Oak, Levina, Westborough: 'Susannah Oak appointed Guardian minor. Nov. 3 Bond £500 Thomas Billing, surety. Letter.' (1752); the spread also carries no. 44123, Oak, Lydia, Northborough, a partition. — Worcester Probate Dockets, pp. 308-309: no. 44121, Oak, Jonathan, Westborough: 'Jonathan Forbish appointed Guardian minor. Aug. 11 Bond £200 William Ward, surety. Letter.' (1732); no. 44122, Oak, Levina, Westborough: 'Susannah Oak appointed Guardian minor. Nov. 3 Bond £500 Thomas Billing, surety. Letter.' (1752); the spread also carries no. 44123, Oak, Lydia, Northborough, a partition. 1732-1752 (docket book 1731-1881) · pp. 308-309
Source: Worcester County (Massachusetts) Probate Court docket book, via FamilySearch.
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Keep in mind: Confirmed as the clerk's docket entries. A docket abstract: it gives no petition text and usually no parentage; identities of the Oak entries rest on name, place and year (Likely) as stated below. Jonathan (1732) is Jonathan Oak, born 1717, who chose Jonathan Forbush as guardian on 11 Aug 1732 (Confirmed independently by the Worcester probate record, vol. 1, pp. 58-59); Levina is Leviner Oake (born 1745), daughter of John and Susannah (Likely). Case 44123 (Lydia Oak of Northborough, a land partition) is not identified with this family.
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Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 179: Oak marriages (Jonathan Oak and Elizabeth Wheeler, intention 19 Jan 1748-9). Under OAK: 'Jonathan and Elizabeth Wheeler, int. Jan. 19, 1748-9.'. — Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 179: Oak marriages (Jonathan Oak and Elizabeth Wheeler, intention 19 Jan 1748-9). Under OAK: 'Jonathan and Elizabeth Wheeler, int. Jan. 19, 1748-9.'. 19 Jan 1748/9 · p. 179
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); vitalrecordsofst00stow.
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. An intention only: no residence, marriage date or parentage is printed. Whether this Jonathan is Jonathan b. 1717 of Marlborough (the tree's chain: Westborough guardianship 1732, Stow 1748/9, Harvard 1749-1771, Canaan) is Unconfirmed; the chain is inference from names and dates.
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Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, p. 289: Oak deaths (Elizabeth 1750, Sarah 1761, a child 1749). Elizabeth, w. of Jonathan, Nov. 23, 1750, a. 23 y. 9 m.; Sarah, w. of Jonathan, May 22, 1761, a. 28 y. — Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, p. 289: Oak deaths (Elizabeth 1750, Sarah 1761, a child 1749). Elizabeth, w. of Jonathan, Nov. 23, 1750, a. 23 y. 9 m.; Sarah, w. of Jonathan, May 22, 1761, a. 28 y. 1749-1761 · p. 289
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Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, p. 75: Oak baptisms (children of Jonathan and of Seth). Baptisms of Elizabeth, Sarah, Levi, Lois, Melea, Solomon, Sybel, Abel and others, children of Jonathan. — Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, p. 75: Oak baptisms (children of Jonathan and of Seth). Baptisms of Elizabeth, Sarah, Levi, Lois, Melea, Solomon, Sybel, Abel and others, children of Jonathan. 1750-1771 · p. 75
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Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, p. 197: Oak marriages (Jonathan and Abigail Rand 1762; Lydia and Ebenezer Conant Jr. intention 1766). Jonathan Oak and Abigail Rand, Apr. 26, 1762; Lydia and Ebenezer Conant Jr. of Ashburnham, int. Nov. 29, 1766. — Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, p. 197: Oak marriages (Jonathan and Abigail Rand 1762; Lydia and Ebenezer Conant Jr. intention 1766). Jonathan Oak and Abigail Rand, Apr. 26, 1762; Lydia and Ebenezer Conant Jr. of Ashburnham, int. Nov. 29, 1766. 1758-1766 · p. 197
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Nourse, The History of the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts, 1732-1893 (1894), p. 199: seating of the meeting-house, 19 May 1766 ('In ye third Seat Below': Capt. William Butterick, Capt. Jonathan Oak, John Forbush). Under 'According to Dignity', the committee's report of 19 May 1766 seats each man and his wife; the third row of the third seat below reads Capt. William Butterick, Capt. Jonathan Oak, John Forbush. — Nourse, The History of the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts, 1732-1893 (1894), p. 199: seating of the meeting-house, 19 May 1766 ('In ye third Seat Below': Capt. William Butterick, Capt. Jonathan Oak, John Forbush). Under 'According to Dignity', the committee's report of 19 May 1766 seats each man and his wife; the third row of the third seat below reads Capt. William Butterick, Capt. Jonathan Oak, John Forbush. 19 May 1766 · p. 199
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. The seating reflects tax standing, not age; no other Oak name is on the page. Identification with Jonathan Oak b. 1717 of Marlborough rests on the Oak register (1906) and the tree's chain (Westborough, Stow, Harvard, Canaan), not on this page (Unconfirmed).
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Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 135: 'Assessment Laid on the Polls of the Adjacents' (Winslow, 1781), 'John Oaks(10)' under Canaan. The table of polls assessed in the adjacent plantations shows, under Canaan, 'John Oaks(10)' with one poll, 11 s. 11 d. — Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 135: 'Assessment Laid on the Polls of the Adjacents' (Winslow, 1781), 'John Oaks(10)' under Canaan. The table of polls assessed in the adjacent plantations shows, under Canaan, 'John Oaks(10)' with one poll, 11 s. 11 d. 1781 · p. 135
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. Note (10) on p. 136 corrects 'John' to 'Jonathan' for this entry only; Hanson's narrative on pp. 127-128 still says 'John Oakes'. Identification with Jonathan Oak b. 1717 of Marlborough rests on the Oak register (1906) and the tree's chain (Westborough, Stow, Harvard, Canaan), not on this page (Unconfirmed).
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Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 136: notes to the 1781 assessment: '(10.) John, should be Jonathan; he settled about a mile below Skowhegan falls'. The notes to the foregoing table read: '(10.) John, should be Jonathan; he settled about a mile below Skowhegan falls.' The assessors of Winslow signed the roll on 10 October 1781. — Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 136: notes to the 1781 assessment: '(10.) John, should be Jonathan; he settled about a mile below Skowhegan falls'. The notes to the foregoing table read: '(10.) John, should be Jonathan; he settled about a mile below Skowhegan falls.' The assessors of Winslow signed the roll on 10 October 1781. 1781 · p. 136
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. The correction is attached to the 1781 list only. Identification with Jonathan Oak b. 1717 of Marlborough rests on the Oak register (1906) and the tree's chain (Westborough, Stow, Harvard, Canaan), not on this page (Unconfirmed).
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Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine (Patterson, 1895), p. 149: will of Jonathan Oaks of Canaan, 2 Dec 1784 (first page). The printed will of Jonathan Oaks, Canaan, dated December 2, 1784. — Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine (Patterson, 1895), p. 149: will of Jonathan Oaks of Canaan, 2 Dec 1784 (first page). The printed will of Jonathan Oaks, Canaan, dated December 2, 1784. 1784 · p. 149
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Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine (Patterson, 1895), p. 150: will of Jonathan Oaks (continued). The will names sixteen children. — Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine (Patterson, 1895), p. 150: will of Jonathan Oaks (continued). The will names sixteen children. 1784 · p. 150
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Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine (Patterson, 1895), p. 151: will of Jonathan Oaks (end) and probate note. Probated 12 Mar. 1785; inventory 15 Mar. 1785, 219 pounds 11s 10d. — Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine (Patterson, 1895), p. 151: will of Jonathan Oaks (end) and probate note. Probated 12 Mar. 1785; inventory 15 Mar. 1785, 219 pounds 11s 10d. 1785 · p. 151
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The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal, vol. 2 (1826), p. 152: Joseph Allen's 'History of Northborough,' with a footnote saying Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet (died 25 Nov 1702, without children), and had by his second wife Mary, daughter of Adam Holloway, eight children, one of whom, William, was 'burned to death at Shrewsbury in the house of Capt. Keyes.'. — The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal, vol. 2 (1826), p. 152: Joseph Allen's 'History of Northborough,' with a footnote saying Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet (died 25 Nov 1702, without children), and had by his second wife Mary, daughter of Adam Holloway, eight children, one of whom, William, was 'burned to death at Shrewsbury in the house of Capt. Keyes.'. 1826 · p. 152 (Internet Archive leaf n159)
Source: The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal, vol. 2, Worcester, 1826; Internet Archive (public domain).
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Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed. The footnote says Nathaniel Oaks came from England; married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet, who died 25 Nov 1702 without children; his second wife Mary was a daughter of Adam Holloway; the children were Nathaniel (of Bolton), William (burned at Shrewsbury in Capt. Keyes's house), Hannah (m. Gershom Fay Jr., d. 8 Mar 1806), Mary (m. Daniel Maynard, Marlborough), Ann (m. David Maynard, Westborough), John, Jonathan (removed to Harvard) and George. The text says nothing of a shipwreck, a cabin boy or a catamount; it is a printed account of 1826, not a contemporary record. Whether these are our people: the page names Nathaniel Oaks of Marlborough, his two wives and his children, and the tree holds the same parents and the same eight children with the same spouses (Likely for each child, since the tie to Nathaniel rests on this 1826 account). That the 'William' of the footnote is the William Oakes aged 18 named in the Boston News-Letter of 15 Aug 1723 is Likely, not Confirmed: the footnote is a later secondary account. Not tagged: John Rediet and the other people named on the page.
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Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 127: John Oakes of Canaan. In the autumn of 1772, came John Oakes, with several sons.. — Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 127: John Oakes of Canaan. In the autumn of 1772, came John Oakes, with several sons.. 1849 · p. 127
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Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 128: Oakes, Wolfe's coffin, death in Canaan. He died in Canaan, in 1788 (the will shows 1784-85). — Hanson, History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan (1849), p. 128: Oakes, Wolfe's coffin, death in Canaan. He died in Canaan, in 1788 (the will shows 1784-85). 1849 · p. 128
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Collyer, A Man in Earnest (1872 edition), p. 10: My mother's name was Lydia Oakes. John Conant's own words about his mother Lydia Oakes and the seven children. — Collyer, A Man in Earnest (1872 edition), p. 10: My mother's name was Lydia Oakes. John Conant's own words about his mother Lydia Oakes and the seven children. 1868 · p. 10
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Collyer, A Man in Earnest (1872 edition), p. 9: the Conant manuscript volume. A curious little manuscript volume inscribed Ebenezer Conant, his book, Ashburnham, Jan. 15, 1782. — Collyer, A Man in Earnest (1872 edition), p. 9: the Conant manuscript volume. A curious little manuscript volume inscribed Ebenezer Conant, his book, Ashburnham, Jan. 15, 1782. 1868 · p. 9
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Conant Genealogy (1887), p. 237: Ebenezer Conant and Lydia Oakes. He m. Lydia Oakes, of Harvard, who was b. 6 June, 1743, in Stow. — Conant Genealogy (1887), p. 237: Ebenezer Conant and Lydia Oakes. He m. Lydia Oakes, of Harvard, who was b. 6 June, 1743, in Stow. 1887 · p. 237
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Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 11: Jonathan, no. 8. The compiler's entry for Captain Jonathan Oaks and his four wives (the wives' names are the compiler's, not proved). — Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 11: Jonathan, no. 8. The compiler's entry for Captain Jonathan Oaks and his four wives (the wives' names are the compiler's, not proved). 1906 · p. 11
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Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 12: Jonathan, called Captain from about 1766, and the family tradition of Wolfe at Quebec. From about 1766 he was known as 'Captain'; the family tradition, several times in print, is that he fought with Wolf at Quebec and made the fallen hero's coffin. — Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 12: Jonathan, called Captain from about 1766, and the family tradition of Wolfe at Quebec. From about 1766 he was known as 'Captain'; the family tradition, several times in print, is that he fought with Wolf at Quebec and made the fallen hero's coffin. 1906 · p. 12
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Keep in mind: Family tradition, as the family compilation prints it; the book itself adds that no official record of his military service has been found. Not independent proof. Label: Unconfirmed.
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Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 20: Lydia, no. 22, wife of Ebenezer Conant. Lydia, born Stow June 6, 1743, married November 29, 1766 (or Nov. 19, 1767, Bible). — Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 20: Lydia, no. 22, wife of Ebenezer Conant. Lydia, born Stow June 6, 1743, married November 29, 1766 (or Nov. 19, 1767, Bible). 1906 · p. 20
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Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 7: the tradition of Wales and the start of John Conant's note. The register's page 7: the vague Welsh tradition and the opening of the cabin-boy account. — Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 7: the tradition of Wales and the start of John Conant's note. The register's page 7: the vague Welsh tradition and the opening of the cabin-boy account. 1906 · p. 7
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Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 8: the end of John Conant's note and the English fortune. The register's page 8: the end of the cabin-boy account. — Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 8: the end of John Conant's note and the English fortune. The register's page 8: the end of the cabin-boy account. 1906 · p. 8
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Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 9: Nathaniel I's burial ground and children under guardianship; Nathaniel (2) b. Marlboro 7 June 1704. — Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 9: Nathaniel I's burial ground and children under guardianship; Nathaniel (2) b. Marlboro 7 June 1704. 1906 · p. 9
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Typed copy of John Conant's note, page 1: 'The grandfather of my mother was a cabin-boy'. Page 1 of the typed copy. It tells the cabin-boy account and names the cabin-boy's son, Captain Jonathan Oaks of Stow. — Typed copy of John Conant's note, page 1: 'The grandfather of my mother was a cabin-boy'. Page 1 of the typed copy. It tells the cabin-boy account and names the cabin-boy's son, Captain Jonathan Oaks of Stow. undated typed copy · page 1
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Keep in mind: A typed copy made by someone other than John Conant, who wrote the note; who typed it and when is not known. Family tradition.
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Typed copy of John Conant's note, page 2: Lydia Oaks, and how the note was kept. Page 2 of the typed copy. It names Lydia Oaks and says the note was written in ink on blue writing-paper and pasted into John Conant's family Bible. — Typed copy of John Conant's note, page 2: Lydia Oaks, and how the note was kept. Page 2 of the typed copy. It names Lydia Oaks and says the note was written in ink on blue writing-paper and pasted into John Conant's family Bible. undated typed copy · page 2
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