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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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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).
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)
Source: Vital Records of Westborough (1903); Internet Archive (public domain).
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Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed: under OAK, 'George and Lydia Eager, Oct. 23, 1744' (the marriage that the Marlborough search could not find), 'George and Marcy Bartlett of Marlborough, int. May 24, 1765', 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.', 'John and Susanna Allin, Nov. 3, 1742', 'Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard, June 7, 1736'; under OAKE, 'Ann and David Maynard, March 14, 1737. C.R.', 'Mary and Daniel Maynard of Marlborough, Feb. 20, 1735. C.R.', 'Susannah and John Butler of Shrewsbury, int. May 18, 1754'; under OAKES, 'Mary and Thomas Rice, July 2, 1722. In Marlborough.' Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed. The names and dates of these couples match the tree's children of Nathaniel and Mary (Holloway) Oak and their spouses, and Susannah Allen, widow of John Oak, who married John Butler; the page names no parents. Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard fit a Nathaniel Oak (b. 1703) with a second wife, but Keziah is not in the tree and the entry could also be another Nathaniel; George and Marcy Bartlett (1765) is not tagged.
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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.'.
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
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); vitalrecordsofwe00west.
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. The entries give no parentage; identification with the tree's people is by name, place and date (Likely): 'Mary Oakes' is Mary (Holloway) Oak (Ward 1858, p. 61); 'Hannah' (m. Gershom Fay) is taken to be Hannah b. 1707. The Susannah who intended to marry John Butler in 1754 has no parentage on any page read and is not identified.
Evidence for: Westborough church records and Vital Records of Westborough: marriages of Mary Oake and Daniel Maynard of Marlborough (20 Feb 1734/5), of Nathaniel Oake and Keziah Maynard (7 Jun 1736) and of Ann Oake and David Maynard (14 Mar 1737)
Evidence for: Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903), Marriages, p. 191 (under OAK and OAKE): 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.'; 'Ann and David Maynard, March 14, 1737. C.R.'; 'Mary and Daniel Maynard of Marlborough, Feb. 20, 1735. C.R.'; 'Susannah and John Butler of Shrewsbury, int. May 18, 1754.' · the original at Internet Archive
Evidence for: Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts (1903), Marriages, p. 191: 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.' (listed under both OAK and OAKE)
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: guardian's bond of William Holloway for John (film 007553698, image 781). Printed-form bond of 400 pounds to Jonathan Remington by William Holloway and James Eager, husbandmen of Westborough, for Holloway as guardian of John Oake, a minor in his fifteenth year, son of Nathaniel Oake late of Westborough, deceased; witnesses Jno Banister and Jonathan Goodenow.
Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: guardian's bond of William Holloway for John (film 007553698, image 781). Printed-form bond of 400 pounds to Jonathan Remington by William Holloway and James Eager, husbandmen of Westborough, for Holloway as guardian of John Oake, a minor in his fifteenth year, son of Nathaniel Oake late of Westborough, deceased; witnesses Jno Banister and Jonathan Goodenow. 24 Mar 1728 · film 007553698, image 781
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 781.
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Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Confirmed (on zoom). Old Style year (March 1728/9); the second obligor's surname is read Eager (Eayrs doubtful).
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: judge's note allowing William Holloway as guardian of John (film 007553698, image 780). The judge's note 'March 24. 1728 .. I allow Wm Holloway to be guardian to John Oak', surety of 400 pounds, with the endorsement 'John Oake / No 16186 / Mar 24 1728 / Choice of Gdn'.
Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: judge's note allowing William Holloway as guardian of John (film 007553698, image 780). The judge's note 'March 24. 1728 .. I allow Wm Holloway to be guardian to John Oak', surety of 400 pounds, with the endorsement 'John Oake / No 16186 / Mar 24 1728 / Choice of Gdn'. 24 Mar 1728 · film 007553698, image 780
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 780.
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Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Likely. The surety's name (read James Eayrs) is doubtful. Old Style year (March 1728/9).
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Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 81, under OAKE: 'Seth, s. Nathaniel and Tabitha, April 8, 1733' (from the church record), the first record found that names Seth Oak's parents; the page also lists Thankful, d. Nathaniel and Kezia (1739), William, s. Nathaniel (21 April 1728) and children of John and Susanah.
Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 81, under OAKE: 'Seth, s. Nathaniel and Tabitha, April 8, 1733' (from the church record), the first record found that names Seth Oak's parents; the page also lists Thankful, d. Nathaniel and Kezia (1739), William, s. Nathaniel (21 April 1728) and children of John and Susanah. 1728-1751 (entries) · p. 81 (Births)
Source: Vital Records of Westborough (1903); Internet Archive (public domain).
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Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed from the page image. The Oake entries read: George, s. Mary Rice by 1st husband, ---- Oake, July 7, 1728 (C.R.); Leviner, d. John and Susanah, May 23, 1745; Nathaniel, s. John and Susanah, May 16, 1751; Seth, s. Nathaniel and Tabitha, April 8, 1733 (C.R.); Thankful, d. Nathaniel and Kezia, Aug. 19, 1739 (C.R.); William, s. Nathaniel, April 21, 1728 (C.R.). The page does not say which Nathaniel, and a mother 'Tabitha' for Seth against 'Kezia' for the later children is as printed. The George entry gives 1728, while the Marlborough record (p. 142) gives George 18 Feb 1719-20; that difference is not resolved here. Whether these are our people: Likely that Seth, s. Nathaniel and Tabitha (b. 1733) is the tree's Seth Oak (b. 1733), son of Nathaniel Oak (b. 1703) and Tabitha (Rice) Oak: the name, the date and the parents' first names agree with the tree, which already holds Tabitha Rice as Nathaniel's wife (the Marlborough marriage of 1726-7). This changes an earlier working theory that Seth came through a Nathaniel of Bolton; that question is still open. Not tagged: William (1728) and the other children.
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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.'.
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
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); vitalrecordsofwe00west.
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. Entries marked C.R. are church-record dates printed as births: George's 7 July 1728 is a baptism (the Marlborough record has his birth about 18 Feb 1719-20), and Seth's 8 Apr 1733 is a baptism (his birth is 1 Apr 1733 per the loose return). William, son of Nathaniel (1728), is not William Oak b. 1705. Identification of the fathers with the tree's Nathaniel b. 1703/4 and John (1715-1752) is by name, place and date (Likely).
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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 case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: John chooses his uncle William Holloway as guardian (film 007553698, image 779). 'Westborough March ye 24th 1729 .. I John Oake Choose and Appointed my unkill William Holloway to be my gardean', signed with the mark of John Oake, witnessed Jos. Dowsing and William Badcock.
Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: John chooses his uncle William Holloway as guardian (film 007553698, image 779). 'Westborough March ye 24th 1729 .. I John Oake Choose and Appointed my unkill William Holloway to be my gardean', signed with the mark of John Oake, witnessed Jos. Dowsing and William Badcock. 24 Mar 1729 · film 007553698, image 779
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 779.
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Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Confirmed text. The marginal note read 'son Nath Oak' is Likely-weak. The page says 'unkill' (uncle); it does not state how the uncle was related.
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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.
How it is shown: Complete image; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight. The facing page (p. 504) belongs to other estates.
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
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); indextoprobatere03mass.
How it is shown: Complete page as scanned; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
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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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).
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)
Source: Vital Records of Westborough (1903); Internet Archive (public domain).
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Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed. Under OAK: Aseph, s. George and Lydia, June 15, 1751; Beriah, s. Nathaniel and Kezia, Nov. 22, 1743; Luce, d. George and Lydia, Jan. 9, 1744-5; Lydia, d. George and Lydia, Aug. 19, 1746; Nathaniel, s. Nathaniel and Keziah, Jan. 12, 1742; Vashti, d. George and Lydia, April 14, 1754. Under OAKE: Ebenezer, s. Nathaniel and Kezia, Sept. 28, 1738 (C.R.); Elijah, s. John and Susanah, April 27, 1747; Hannah, d. John and Susanah, July 20, 1743 and April 20, 1749. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed. The couples Nathaniel (with Kezia), George (with Lydia) and John (with Susanah) match the tree's Nathaniel Oak (b. 1703), George Oak (b. 1720) and Lydia Eager, and John Oak (b. 1714/15) and Susannah Allen, and Beriah (b. 1743) is in the tree as Nathaniel's son; the page does not give surnames beyond Oak or the men's own parents, and Kezia is not in the tree.
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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.
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
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. The page gives no parentage for the fathers: Nathaniel (m. Keziah Maynard 1736) is taken to be Nathaniel b. 1703/4, John (m. Susanna Allin 1742) to be John (1715-1752) and George (m. Lydia Eager 1744) to be George b. 1719/20 (Likely, by name, place and date). 'Beriah, s. Nathaniel and Kezia, Nov. 22, 1743' is printed as a birth; the mother is Kezia, not Tabitha. The children are not in the tree.
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Kent, Northborough History (1921), p. 15: Parkman's diary, John Oak's report that 'his aunt, Mrs. Holloway' wished him to come to the raising of the meeting-house (1745). Kent records that Parkman had been informed by John Oak that his aunt, Mrs. Holloway, was desirous that he should come over to the precinct on the day of the raising of the meeting-house 'to pray with them'.
Kent, Northborough History (1921), p. 15: Parkman's diary, John Oak's report that 'his aunt, Mrs. Holloway' wished him to come to the raising of the meeting-house (1745). Kent records that Parkman had been informed by John Oak that his aunt, Mrs. Holloway, was desirous that he should come over to the precinct on the day of the raising of the meeting-house 'to pray with them'. 1745 (printed 1921) · p. 15
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. The page does not say which Mrs. Holloway; John Oak is taken to be John (1715-1752) of Westborough (Likely; the page gives no parentage).
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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).
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)
Source: Vital Records of Westborough (1903); Internet Archive (public domain).
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Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed: 'Aseph, s. George and Lydia, June 15, 1751. Lydia, w. George, Sept. 10, 1758. Elijah, s. John and Susanah, Dec. 1, 1750. Hannah, d. John and Susanah, Sept. 16, 1745.' The Aseph entry carries the same day as his birth on p. 80, which is as printed. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed, that George and Lydia are the tree's George Oak (b. 1720) and Lydia Eager and that John and Susanah are John Oak and Susannah Allen; the page names no parents. The tree records Lydia without dates, so this is a date for her death that the tree lacks.
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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'.
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
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. No death for John (1752), George or Nathaniel appears on this page (Not found, scope: this page). Identification of John and George with the tree's people is by name, place and date (Likely).
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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).
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
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. Likely: John Oak is John (1714/15-1752), son of Nathaniel and Mary (Holloway) Oak, and Susannah his widow (Allen). The surety 'George Oak' is taken to be John's brother George (born 1720) as Likely only (the docket says nothing of kinship; left uninterpreted). Samuel Allen is not identified.
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John Butler Family Migration
John Butler Family Migration 1766
Source: Copied into the family tree from another contributor.
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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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Vital Records of Concord, Massachusetts, p. 60: Nathaniel Oakes of Marlbrough and Mary Haleway of Concord married by Justice Minott, 2 Mar 1703.
Vital Records of Concord, Massachusetts, p. 60: Nathaniel Oakes of Marlbrough and Mary Haleway of Concord married by Justice Minott, 2 Mar 1703. 1895 · p. 60
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Keep in mind: A printed transcription of the town record, not the manuscript. Confirmed as printed: 2 Mar 1703 (the family register says 20 May 1703). The bride's surname is printed Haleway (Holloway).
Evidence for: Concord, Massachusetts: Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (1895), p. 60: 'Nathanll Oakes of Marlbrough & Mary Haleway of Concord were marryed together by Justice Minott March ye 2d 1703' · the original at Internet Archive
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Walton, Walton family records (1898), p. 64: Nathaniel Oakes of Marlboro, who "probably" came from England before 1644 ("His name was Oak; the 's' or 'es' have been added"), his marriages to Mehitable Rediot (1686) and Mary Holloway (1703), and his children, including Nathaniel (1704), Hannah (1707), John (1715), Jonathan (1717) and George (1720).
Walton, Walton family records (1898), p. 64: Nathaniel Oakes of Marlboro, who "probably" came from England before 1644 ("His name was Oak; the 's' or 'es' have been added"), his marriages to Mehitable Rediot (1686) and Mary Holloway (1703), and his children, including Nathaniel (1704), Hannah (1707), John (1715), Jonathan (1717) and George (1720). 1898 · p. 64
Source: Internet-era scan of a public-domain 1898 book, via HeritageQuest Online; J. P. Walton, Walton family records.
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Keep in mind: A family-compiled genealogy, not a record: a lead for tree facts, not proof. The Oakes entries cite the Massachusetts Archives for Lexington Alarm service.
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Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the State of Maine (1903), p. 193: 'The Oaks of Garland'.
Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the State of Maine (1903), p. 193: 'The Oaks of Garland'. 1903 · p. 193
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Keep in mind: Written by Henry L. Oak, the compiler of the 1906 register: one witness, not two (Main's review, 2 Oct 2026). Family-written text; several dates in it are wrong (see the review). Unconfirmed where only this text says it.
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Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the State of Maine (1903), p. 194: 'The Oaks of Garland'.
Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the State of Maine (1903), p. 194: 'The Oaks of Garland'. 1903 · p. 194
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Keep in mind: Written by Henry L. Oak, the compiler of the 1906 register: one witness, not two (Main's review, 2 Oct 2026). Family-written text; several dates in it are wrong (see the review). Unconfirmed where only this text says it.
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Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the State of Maine (1903), p. 195: 'The Oaks of Garland'.
Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the State of Maine (1903), p. 195: 'The Oaks of Garland'. 1903 · p. 195
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Keep in mind: Written by Henry L. Oak, the compiler of the 1906 register: one witness, not two (Main's review, 2 Oct 2026). Family-written text; several dates in it are wrong (see the review). Unconfirmed where only this text says it.
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Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, p. 81 (births): Nathaniel, son of John and Susanah Oake, 16 May 1751.
Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, p. 81 (births): Nathaniel, son of John and Susanah Oake, 16 May 1751. 1903 · p. 81
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Keep in mind: Printed transcription of the town record; Confirmed as printed.
Evidence for: Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903), p. 81: 'Nathaniel, s. John and Susanah, May 16, 1751' · the original at Internet Archive
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Entries 16-19: Hannah, Levinah, Elijah and Hannah, children of John and Susanna Allen.
Entries 16-19: Hannah, Levinah, Elijah and Hannah, children of John and Susanna Allen. 1906 · p. 17
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Keep in mind: Printed compilation; tagged to John Oak and Susannah Allen, the parents named on the page (Likely).
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Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
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Record: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
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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
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