American AcornsSusannah Allen
1723–1814 · Female · died at 90
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Overview
Family
Parents
- Father: Ephraim Allen c. 1691–1776
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Why: The 1906 register gives her parents as Ephraim Allen and Susanna Beacon (a compiled source only).
Records:
- H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (Los Angeles, 1906), entries 1, 7, 20 and 72 (record page · view at Internet Archive)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
- Mother: Susanna Beacon
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Why: Given only in the 1906 register.
Records:
- H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (Los Angeles, 1906), entries 1, 7, 20 and 72 (record page · view at Internet Archive)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Husband: John Oak 1714/15 - by 1752 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Daughter: Hannah Oak 1749–1838
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Why: Westborough's records name 'John and Susannah'; that this Susannah is Susanna Allen (born 1723) rests on her marriage to John Oake in 1742, which is Likely.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
- Son: Nathaniel Oak 1751-1840
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Why: Westborough records name his mother Susanah; she is the wife his father married in 1742.
Records:
- Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903), p. 81: 'Nathaniel, s. John and Susanah, May 16, 1751' (view at Internet Archive)
- H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (Los Angeles, 1906), entries 1, 7, 20 and 72 (record page · view at Internet Archive)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Saved text examined; Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
- Son: Elijah Oak 1747–1750
Likely evidence: show why
Why: Westborough's records name 'John and Susannah'; that this Susannah is Susanna Allen (born 1723) rests on her marriage to John Oake in 1742, which is Likely.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
- Daughter: Leviner Oak born 1745
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Why: Westborough's records name 'John and Susannah'; that this Susannah is Susanna Allen (born 1723) rests on her marriage to John Oake in 1742, which is Likely.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
- Daughter: Hannah Oake 1743–1745
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Why: Westborough's records name 'John and Susannah'; that this Susannah is Susanna Allen (born 1723) rests on her marriage to John Oake in 1742, which is Likely.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Husband: John Butler Likely evidence: show why
Why: The intention of May 1754 names Susanna of Westborough and John Butler of Shrewsbury, and Shrewsbury's records enter their children from 1754; no marriage record has been found.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Likely evidence: show why
Why: The intention of May 1754 names Susanna of Westborough and John Butler of Shrewsbury, and Shrewsbury's records enter their children from 1754; no marriage record has been found.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
- Son: Andrew Butler born 1756
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- Son: Elijah Butler 1758–1759
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- Daughter: Susanna Butler born 1760
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- Child: Sylvia Butler
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- Son: John Butler born 1754
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Why: Shrewsbury's records name 'John and Susannah'; that this Susannah is Susanna Allen, John Oake's widow, rests on the intention of May 1754 and on the register's account of her second marriage, and is Likely.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
- Son: Andrew Butler born 1756
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The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
- Son: Elijah Butler born 1758
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The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
- Daughter: Susannah Butler born 1760
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The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
- Son: Elijah Butler born 1762
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The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
Life events
| Born | 31 AUG 1723, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
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| Died | 6 MAY 1814, Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
| Baptism | 13 JUL 1729, Daughter of Ephraim and Susanna Allen (born 31 Aug 1723) |
| Marriage | 3 NOV 1742, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, with John Oak 1714/15 - by 1752 |
| Marriage | 1754, with John Butler |
Record images
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Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Marriages, p. 191, under OAK, OAKE and OAKES: George and Lydia Eager (23 Oct 1744), Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard (7 June 1736), John and Susanna Allin (3 Nov 1742), Ann and David Maynard (14 March 1737), Mary and Daniel Maynard of Marlborough (20 Feb 1735), Hannah and Gershom Fay (20 Oct 1727) and Mary and Thomas Rice (2 July 1722, in Marlborough).1722-1754 (entries) · p. 191 (Marriages)
Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1903), p. 191: Oak, Oake and Oakes marriages (Mary Oakes and Thomas Rice 1722; Hannah and Gershom Fay 1727; Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard 1736; John and Susanna Allin 1742; George and Lydia Eager 1744). Marriages under OAK include 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.', 'Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard, June 7, 1736.', 'John and Susanna Allin, Nov. 3, 1742.', 'George and Lydia Eager, Oct. 23, 1744.' and 'George and Marcy Bartlett of Marlborough, int. May 24, 1765.'; under OAKE 'Susannah and John Butler of Shrewsbury, int. May 18, 1754.'; under OAKES 'Mary and Thomas Rice, July 2, 1722. In Marlborough.'.1722-1765 · p. 191
Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1903), p. 81: Oake births continued (George, son of Mary Rice by her first husband, 1728; Seth, 1733; William, 1728; Nathaniel, son of John and Susanah, 1751). Entries include 'Oake, George, s. Mary Rice by 1st husband, ---- Oake, July 7, 1728. C.R.', 'Seth, s. Nathaniel and Tabitha, April 8, 1733. C.R.', 'William, s. Nathaniel, April 21, 1728. C.R.', 'Nathaniel, s. John and Susanah, May 16, 1751.' and 'Leviner, d. John and Susanah, May 23, 1745.'.1728-1751 · p. 81
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
Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 80, under OAK and OAKE: the children of Nathaniel and Kezia (Tabitha 1737, Ebenezer 1738, Nathaniel 1742, Beriah 22 Nov 1743), of George and Lydia (Aseph 1751, Luce 1744-5, Lydia 1746, Vashti 1754) and of John and Susanah (Hannah 1743 and 1749, Elijah 1747).1737-1754 (entries) · p. 80 (Births)
Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1903), p. 80: Oak and Oake births (children of Nathaniel and Kezia; of George and Lydia; of John and Susanah). The births under OAK and OAKE include Beriah (22 Nov 1743), Tabitha (2 Sept 1737), Ebenezer (28 Sept 1738) and Nathaniel (12 Jan 1742), children of Nathaniel and Kezia; Luce, Lydia, Salvenas, Aseph, Vashti and Thankfull, children of George and Lydia; and Hannah (1743), Elijah (1747) and Hannah (1749), children of John and Susanah.1737-1758 · p. 80
Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Deaths, p. 249, under OAK and OAKE: Aseph, s. George and Lydia (June 1751); Lydia, wife of George (10 September 1758); Elijah, s. John and Susanah (1 December 1750); Hannah, d. John and Susanah (16 September 1745).1745-1758 (entries) · p. 249 (Deaths)
Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1903), p. 249: Oak and Oake deaths (Elijah and Hannah, children of John and Susanah; Lydia, wife of George). Entries include 'Oake, Elijah, s. John and Susanah, Dec. 1, 1750', 'Hannah, d. John and Susanah, Sept. 16, 1745', and under OAK 'Aseph, s. George and Lydia, June 15, 1751' and 'Lydia, w. George, Sept. 10, 1758'.1745-1758 · p. 249
Worcester Probate Dockets, pp. 304-305: no. 44112, Oak, Hanah, Westborough: 'Susanah Oak appointed Guardian minor. Nov. 3 Bond £500 Thomas Billing, surety. Letter.' (1752).1752 (docket book 1731-1881) · pp. 304-305
Worcester Probate Dockets, pp. 306-307: no. 44119, Oak, John, Westborough: 'Susannah Oak appointed Administratrix. Oct. 18 Bond £400 Samuel Allen & George Oak, sureties. Letter. Warrant of Appraisal. Inventory Real £314-2-8 Pers. £82-05-6. 1754 Nov. 6 Account Allowed..' (1752-1757).1752-1757 (docket book 1731-1881) · pp. 306-307
Worcester Probate Dockets, pp. 310-311: no. 44127, Oak, Nathaniell, Westborough: 'Susanah Oak appointed Guardian minor. Nov. 3 [1752] Bond £500 Thomas Billing, surety. Letter.' and, 1766, 'Nathaniel Longley appointed Guardian minor. Nomination. May 13 Bond £500 Nathaniel Oak & Jonathan Oak, sureties. Letter.'; no. 44129, Oaks, Phebe, Bolton: 'Guardianship minor. For docket record see Case 44103' (1795).1752-1795 (docket book 1731-1881) · pp. 310-311
Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, p. 10 (births): Susannah, daughter of Ephraim and Susannah, 31 Aug 1723.1903 · p. 10
Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, p. 81 (births): Nathaniel, son of John and Susanah Oake, 16 May 1751.1903 · p. 81
Entries 16-19: Hannah, Levinah, Elijah and Hannah, children of John and Susanna Allen.1906 · p. 17
Entry 20: Nathaniel, born Westborough 16 May 1751, soldier of the Revolution, married first Susanna Hastings (nine children) and second Elizabeth, widow Gates.1906 · p. 18- Susannah Allen Oaks Butler
Sources
- Parkman diary, 4 Oct 1752: 'N.B. Mr. John Oake, was bury'd this afternoon.' (quoted in Ross W. Beales Jr., Reconstitution Data for Westborough Families (Ebenezer Parkman Project working file, 12 May 2023), p. 822; Beales gives 'Died: Oct. 1752'). Worcester probate docket case 44119: 'Susannah Oak appointed Administratrix. Oct. 18 Bond 400 Sa Wills and probate Citation only Baptism, Death, Will
- Westborough Church Records (Rev. Ebenezer Parkman's church ledger; expanded transcript by Ross W. Beales Jr., Colonial Society of Massachusetts), Marriages, p. 312, entry 62 (under 1742): 'November 3. John Oake to Susanna Allen.' CSM node 4136. Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: Franklin P. Rice, 1903), Marriages, p. 191: 'John and Susanna Allin Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Marriage
- Andrew H. Ward, History of the Town of Shrewsbury (1847), Family Register, p. 242: 'BUTLER, JOHN m. Susanna Oak of Westboro', 1754. Chil. John, b. Sept. 24, 1754; Andrew, June 13, 1756; Elijah, April 17, 1758, and d. 1759; Susanna, March 15, 1760; Elijah, July 24, 1762; Sylvia, bap. Aug. 1764, removed to Winchester, N. H., 1766.' Internet Archive item historyoftownofs00ward, leaf n247 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Baptism, Birth, Death, Marriage, Residence
Research sources
- H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (Los Angeles, 1906), entries 1, 7, 20 and 72 Family histories and trees view at Internet Archive
- Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts: marriage intention of John Butler of Shrewsbury and Susanna of Westborough (May 1754) and the births of their children John (24 Sep 1754), Andrew (13 Jun 1756), Elijah (17 Apr 1758), Susannah (15 Mar 1760) and a second Elijah (24 Jul 1762) Birth, marriage and death records
- Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903), p. 81: 'Nathaniel, s. John and Susanah, May 16, 1751' Birth, marriage and death records view at Internet Archive
- Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903), pp. 80-81 and 249: births and deaths of the children of John and Susannah Oake (Hannah 20 Jul 1743, Leviner 23 May 1745, Elijah 27 Apr 1747, a second Hannah 20 Apr 1749, Nathaniel 16 May 1751; the first Hannah d. 16 Sep 1745, Elijah d. 1 Dec 1750) Birth, marriage and death records
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