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Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. III (1861), p. 302, OAKES: 'NATHANIEL, Marlborough 1686, m. Mehitable, d. of John Rediat'. The OAKES entry for Nathaniel of Marlborough, 1686, who married Mehitable, daughter of John Rediat.
Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. III (1861), p. 302, OAKES: 'NATHANIEL, Marlborough 1686, m. Mehitable, d. of John Rediat'. The OAKES entry for Nathaniel of Marlborough, 1686, who married Mehitable, daughter of John Rediat. 1686 (printed 1861) · p. 302
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. Savage does not say where Nathaniel came from. A secondary compilation (Savage's own digest).
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Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. III (1861), p. 521, REDIAT: John Rediat's will of 5 Feb 1687 names 'Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'. The entry for John Rediat of Sudbury gives his will of 5 Feb 1687, made at Marlborough and proved 28 April following, which favors his daughter Farrowbush and 'ano. Part to Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'.
Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. III (1861), p. 521, REDIAT: John Rediat's will of 5 Feb 1687 names 'Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'. The entry for John Rediat of Sudbury gives his will of 5 Feb 1687, made at Marlborough and proved 28 April following, which favors his daughter Farrowbush and 'ano. Part to Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes'. 5 Feb 1687 (printed 1861) · p. 521
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. 'Mehitable, his d. w. of Nathaniel Oakes' is Savage's abbreviated paraphrase of the will, not its text; the will itself was not seen. Mehitable is not in Savage's list of John Rediat's children (John 1644, Samuel 1653, Eliz. 1657).
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Vital Records of Marlborough, p. 380: death of Mehitabel, wife of Nathaniel Oake, November 25, 1702. OAKE, Mehitabel, w. Natthaniell, Nov. 25, 1702.
Vital Records of Marlborough, p. 380: death of Mehitabel, wife of Nathaniel Oake, November 25, 1702. OAKE, Mehitabel, w. Natthaniell, Nov. 25, 1702. 1702 · p. 380
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History of Northborough (Joseph Allen, 1826, as printed in the Worcester Magazine), p. 152: Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet, then Mary, daughter of Adam Holloway, with their children.
History of Northborough (Joseph Allen, 1826, as printed in the Worcester Magazine), p. 152: Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet, then Mary, daughter of Adam Holloway, with their children. 1826 · p. 152
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); Worcester Magazine, vol. II.
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Keep in mind: Printed local history, not a record. The page says he came from England; his origin is a tradition, not proved (Family tradition). The IA item identifier was not recorded with the file.
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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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Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal, vol. II (1826), 'History of Northborough', p. 152, footnote: 'Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet'. The footnote says Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet, who died 25 Nov 1702 without children, and that his second wife Mary was a daughter of Adam Holloway, by whom he had the following children.
Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal, vol. II (1826), 'History of Northborough', p. 152, footnote: 'Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet'. The footnote says Nathaniel Oaks came from England, married Mehitabel, daughter of John Rediet, who died 25 Nov 1702 without children, and that his second wife Mary was a daughter of Adam Holloway, by whom he had the following children. 1826 · p. 152
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. Says only that he came from England: no cabin boy, wreck or vow (Hudson 1862 p. 426 says the same). Almost certainly the 'writer of 1826' cited in H. L. Oak's 1906 register.
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Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough (1862), p. 426: The Oakes Family (second scan).
Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough (1862), p. 426: The Oakes Family (second scan). 1862 · p. 426
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Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough (1862), p. 426: The Oakes Family. Nathaniel Oakes came from England, and m. Mehitable, dau. of John Rediat..
Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough (1862), p. 426: The Oakes Family. Nathaniel Oakes came from England, and m. Mehitable, dau. of John Rediat.. 1862 · p. 426
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Evidence for: Charles Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough (1862), genealogy of Oakes, p. 426: 'William, b. Feb. 18, 1705; burned to death at Shrewsbury in the house of Capt. Keyes.' · the original at Internet Archive
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Hudson, The History of Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1638-1889 (1889), p. 54: John Rediat ('lived at Sudbury for a time .. original proprietor at Marlboro .. died April 7, 1687'). The short sketch of John Rediat says he lived at Sudbury for a time, became an original proprietor at Marlboro with twenty-two and one-half acres, had one child born in Sudbury in 1652, and died 7 April 1687.
Hudson, The History of Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1638-1889 (1889), p. 54: John Rediat ('lived at Sudbury for a time .. original proprietor at Marlboro .. died April 7, 1687'). The short sketch of John Rediat says he lived at Sudbury for a time, became an original proprietor at Marlboro with twenty-two and one-half acres, had one child born in Sudbury in 1652, and died 7 April 1687. 1889 (events to 1687) · p. 54
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); historyofsudbury1889huds.
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. The tag is to his daughter Mehitable (Savage p. 521, from his will); this page does not name her, and Hudson mentions no Oakes. Hudson gives one child born at Sudbury in 1652, Savage three (1644, 1653, 1657): the two sources are not reconciled. The Confidence passenger John Riddett (Hudson p. 28) is NOT stated by Hudson to be this man (Unconfirmed).
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The Oaks 1686-1900, Volume I, page 2: the immigrant Nathaniel Oak
The Oaks 1686-1900, Volume I, page 2: the immigrant Nathaniel Oak 1897 · page 2
Source: American Ancestors (NEHGS), Mss 865, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections
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Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts (births): Mehetebell Radiat, daughter of John and Ann, 26 Dec 1645.
Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts (births): Mehetebell Radiat, daughter of John and Ann, 26 Dec 1645. 1903 · p. 116
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Keep in mind: Confirmed as printed (Main's review, 2 Oct 2026): the tree's 1645 is right, the register's 1646 is not.
Evidence for: Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Sudbury Births, p. 116: 'RADIAT (see Rediat, Redyat, Ridiat), Mehetebell, d. John and Ann, Dec. 26, 1645.' · the original at Internet Archive
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Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York (1905), vol. I, p. 145: the cabin boy, the wildcat and the family Bible..being the only survivor of those on an English vessel wrecked on the Massachusetts coast, on which he sailed as cabin boy.. written in the family Bible.
Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York (1905), vol. I, p. 145: the cabin boy, the wildcat and the family Bible..being the only survivor of those on an English vessel wrecked on the Massachusetts coast, on which he sailed as cabin boy.. written in the family Bible. 1905 · p. 145
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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Record: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Record: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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Record: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Record: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Record: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Record: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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