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George Oak
born c. 1720 · Male
- 31 records (21 viewable)
- George Oak of Westborough and Rutland, and his son Sylvanus
- Mentioned in 2 other stories
- Documented military service (Likely)
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Overview
Service
Revolutionary War · Militia · 1777 Likely
Private, Capt. David Bent's Rutland company, Bennington alarm, August 1777.
In the story: The long war · Veterans of the family
Family
Parents
- Father: Nathaniel Oak(e) first record 1686; died 1720/21
Likely evidence: show why
Why: The 1906 register (entry 1) lists Nathaniel and Mary's eight children.
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: Mary (Holloway) Oak 1681/2–aft. 1749
Likely evidence: show why
Why: The 1906 register (entry 1) lists Nathaniel and Mary's eight children.
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.
Wife: Lydia Eager Likely evidence: show why
Why: Marlborough's marriage entry names George Oake and Lydia Eager on 23 October 1744; that this George is Mary Holloway's son rests on his age and on Parkman's mention of a 'Uncle George' of her grandson Jonathan Oake, and is Likely.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Likely evidence: show why
Why: Marlborough's marriage entry names George Oake and Lydia Eager on 23 October 1744; that this George is Mary Holloway's son rests on his age and on Parkman's mention of a 'Uncle George' of her grandson Jonathan Oake, and is Likely.
Records:
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- Child: Sylvanus Oak born 1748/49
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- Child: Aseph Oak 1751–1751
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- Daughter: Thankfull Oak born 1758
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- Daughter: Vashti Oak born 1754
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- Daughter: Luce Oak born 1744/45
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Wife: Marcy Bartlett Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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Life events
| Born | about 1720, Marlborough, Massachusetts Likely evidence: show whyWhy: The 1906 register (entry 1) lists the immigrant's eight children. Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. |
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| Died | No death date is recorded here. The site classifies this person as deceased from the dated records; no death record is cited. |
| Guardianship | Named among the eight children of Nathaniel Oak in a guardian's bond: 'To George in his second by my special appointment'; his guardian was Jonathan Forbush of Sutton, Feb 1721/2, Westborough, Massachusetts Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: In the guardian's bond of early February 1721/2 (frame 774 of the Middlesex probate file), Jonathan Forbush of Sutton took the guardianship of eight children of the late Nathaniel Oak of Westborough, named Mary, Anne, John, Jonathan, George, Nathaniel, William and Hannah. George's age is given as 'in his second' (year) with the judge's own appointment of the guardian, which fits a birth about 1720. Records: Review: assessed 10-02-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Baptism | 7 JUL 1728, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
| Guardianship | Guardianship: minor; guardian Jonathan Forbush; bond 300 pounds, surety Nahum Ward (Worcester probate case 44108), 7 NOV 1734, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
| Marriage | 23 OCT 1744, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, with Lydia Eager died 1758 |
| Marriage | 23 Oct 1744, Marlborough, Massachusetts, with Lydia Eager Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Marlborough's entry of the marriage; the groom's identity as Mary Holloway's son George is Likely. This marriage does not identify him with a later military namesake. Records: Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. |
| Marriage | 13 JUN 1765, with Marcy Bartlett |
| Military service | 20 AUG 1777, Rutland, Massachusetts, USA |
| Military service | Private in Capt. David Bent's company of Rutland, which marched to Bennington on the alarm of 20 August 1777; also on Rutland's list of alarm men in 1775, 20 Aug 1777, Rutland, Massachusetts Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors vol. 11 p. 603 lists 'Oaks, George', private in Capt. David Bent's company (Rutland), detached 20 August 1777 and marched from Rutland to Bennington on an alarm (11 days). Reed's History of Rutland (p. 177) lists 'George Oak' among Rutland's alarm men of 1775 (not on the minute-men roll, as the family register says). The identification with this George rests on there being one George Oak in Rutland in 1775-86 and on Westborough and Rutland records tying his family to Rutland (a son Jesse baptised there in 1771, and the 1771 guardianship papers of his daughters Thankful and Vasti); no record gives his age. The seaman 'Oaks, George' and the sailor 'Oakes, George' also printed in Soldiers and Sailors are other men. A 'Ens. George Oaks' on a Rutland committee report of the 1780s may be the same man or a son of the same name and is not used here. Service in the earlier colonial wars, claimed by the family register, was not found in any roll. Records:
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Record images
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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.1703-1720 (entries) · p. 142 (Births)
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
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
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
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
Ward, A Genealogical History of the Rice Family (1858), p. 60: (104) Thomas Rice m. Mary Oakes of Westboro', 2 July 1722; 'George Oaks, her son by a former husband,' bap. 7 July 1728. Family (104): Thomas Rice m. Mary Oakes of Westboro', July 2, 1722; they were admitted to the church 31 Dec 1727; 'George Oaks, her son by a former husband,' was baptised at Westborough 7 July 1728; after two children there the parents moved away.1722-1728 (printed 1858) · p. 60
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
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
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)
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)
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
Worcester Probate Dockets, pp. 302-303: case 44108, Oak, George, Westborough: "Jonathan Forbush appointed Guardian minor[s]. Nov. 7 [1734]. Bond £300, Nahum Ward, surety." (The spread also carries the Bolton guardianships of 1795 for the children of Beriah Oaks.)1734 (docket book 1731-1881) · pp. 302-303 (docket image 161 of 706)
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. 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. 312-313: no. 44134, Oak, Thankful, Rutland: 'George Oak appointed Guardian minor. June 17 Bond £100 Moses Maynard, surety. Letter.' and no. 44137, Oak, Vasti, Rutland (same, 1771); no. 44138, Oaks, William, Winchendon: 'Relief Oak appointed Administratrix' (1774-1783), an insolvent estate; the spread also carries no. 44133, Tabitha, Bolton, administration, 1820.1771-1820 (docket book 1731-1881) · pp. 312-313
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)
Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (1906), p. 13: George, colonial and Revolutionary service claims. He had served in the colonial wars (1755 Crown Point, 1759, an ensign in 1762) and in the Revolution is named in a company of Rutland minute men at the Lexington alarm and in Capt. David Bent's company marching to Bennington.1906 · p. 13
Sources
- H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register: Nathaniel Oak of Marlborough, Mass., and Three Generations of His Descendants (Los Angeles, 1906), entry 72, pp. 33-34 (printed page 34). Internet Archive item oakoaksoakesfami00oakh Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Death, Military service
- Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: Franklin P. Rice, 1908), Births, p. 142 (printed page), entries under OAKS: "Elizabeth, d. John and Experience, Aug. 23, 1733." and "Philip, s. John and Experience, April 13, 1735." Internet Archive item vitalrecordsofma00marl, leaf n145 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth
- Westborough Church Records (Rev. Ebenezer Parkman's church ledger; expanded transcript by Ross W. Beales Jr., Colonial Society of Massachusetts), p. 15 (original; 7 Jul 1728): 'The Same Day George Oake, the Son of Mary Rice (by her former Husband Oake) and Deliverance ye Daughter of Samll Fay junr & Deliverance, were baptized.' CSM node 3844. Westborough VR p. 81: 'Oake, George, s. Mary Rice by Other documents Citation only Baptism
- Worcester County probate docket, case 44108 'Oaks, George, Westborough': '1734 Nov. 7 Jonathan Forbrish appointed Guardian minor. Bond 300 Nahum Ward, surety' (FamilySearch, Worcester Probate Dockets 1731-1881, image 161, pp. 302-303;. Index: Worcester probate index, Series A, p. 1017: '1734 George Westborough Guardianship 44108' Wills and probate Citation only Event
- Westborough Church Records (Rev. Ebenezer Parkman's church ledger; expanded transcript by Ross W. Beales Jr., Colonial Society of Massachusetts), Marriages, p. 313, entry 76: 'October ... 23. George Oake to Lydia Eager.' (year 1744 from the margin marker at entry 75). CSM node 4137. Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: Franklin P. Rice, 1903), Mar Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Marriage
- Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, 1903), Marriages, p. 191: "Marcy of Marlborough and George Oak, int. May 24, 1765" (Internet Archive item vitalrecordsofwe01west, leaf 194); Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough (Boston, 1862), p. 320 (Bartlett genealogy): "Mercy, b. May 31, 1730; m. June 13, 1765, George Oaks." Item URL only; printed pag Family histories and trees Citation only Marriage
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
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War vol. 11, p. 603: 'Oaks, George. Private, Capt. David Bent's co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's regt.; ... company detached Aug. 20, 1777, and marched from Rutland to Bennington on an alarm' Other documents view at Internet Archive
- Middlesex County probate case files 16185 (administration) and 16186 (guardianship) of Nathaniel Oak of Westborough, 1721-1729: inventory heading, appraisers' oath of 23 May 1721, guardian's bond to Jonathan Forbush of Sutton, guardians' bonds of 1728/9, guardian's account of 1729. Wills and probate
- Reed, History of Rutland (1836; 1879 reprint) p. 177 ('List of Alarm Men of 1775 ... George Oak') and p. 53 ('Ens. George Oaks', school-plot report of the 1780s) Other documents
- Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts: marriage of George Oake and Lydia Eager, 23 October 1744 Birth, marriage and death records
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