American AcornsTabitha (Fosket) Oak
1744–1820 · Female · died at 76
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Overview
Family
Husband: Beriah Oak 1743–bef. 1781 Likely evidence: show why
Why: Married 31 December 1767 (Bolton marriage per the Walton genealogy; the Bolton entry is on p. 157 of the printed Bolton records); her estate was administered in 1820 as the widow of Beriah.
Records:
- Walton, Walton family records (1898), p. 65: Beriah Oakes. p. 65 no. 123: Beriah Oakes, b. 22 Nov 1743 Westboro; m. Tabitha Tasket [sic] 31 Dec 1767; she d. 1820; nine children; at Bolton in 1775; 'He died in 1781 or '82' (family-compiled, 1898)
- Worcester County probate dockets for Beriah Oakes (d. before 28 Feb 1781) and his widow Tabitha (d. 1820). docket 44100: administration of the estate of Beriah Oakes opened 28 Feb 1781, inventory 22 Mar 1781; docket 44133: administration of Tabitha Oakes's estate 3 Oct 1820; 1795 distribution to Elizabeth, Asa, John and minors Beriah, Eunice, Daniel and Phebe (no relationship stated)
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Image examined; Index or transcription examined.
Likely evidence: show why
Why: Married 31 December 1767 (Bolton marriage per the Walton genealogy; the Bolton entry is on p. 157 of the printed Bolton records); her estate was administered in 1820 as the widow of Beriah.
Records:
- Walton, Walton family records (1898), p. 65: Beriah Oakes. p. 65 no. 123: Beriah Oakes, b. 22 Nov 1743 Westboro; m. Tabitha Tasket [sic] 31 Dec 1767; she d. 1820; nine children; at Bolton in 1775; 'He died in 1781 or '82' (family-compiled, 1898)
- Worcester County probate dockets for Beriah Oakes (d. before 28 Feb 1781) and his widow Tabitha (d. 1820). docket 44100: administration of the estate of Beriah Oakes opened 28 Feb 1781, inventory 22 Mar 1781; docket 44133: administration of Tabitha Oakes's estate 3 Oct 1820; 1795 distribution to Elizabeth, Asa, John and minors Beriah, Eunice, Daniel and Phebe (no relationship stated)
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Image examined; Index or transcription examined.
Life events
| Born | 27 May 1744, Marlborough, Massachusetts Likely evidence: show whyWhy: From the Marlborough birth entry as reported in the research notes and the Worcester dockets; the research did not see the Marlborough entry itself. Records:
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| Died | 16 Sep 1820, Bolton, Massachusetts Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Administration of Tabitha Oakes's estate was granted 3 October 1820 (docket 44133); the Walton genealogy says she died in 1820. Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined. |
| Also recorded as | Tabitha Foskett; Tabitha Tasket; Tabitha Oakes |
| Marriage | 31 Dec 1767, Bolton, Massachusetts, with Beriah Oak 1743–bef. 1781 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Bolton's printed marriages enter "Beriah and Tabitha Fosket, Dec. 31, 1767" (p. 157); the Walton genealogy gives the same date. Records:
Review: assessed 10-13-2026; evidence: Saved text examined; Image examined. Earlier: Likely (10-03-2026, prior research): The Bolton entry was not on a saved page; the date was the Walton genealogy's. · Likely (10-03-2026, research): The Bolton entry was not on a saved page; the date is the Walton genealogy's. |
Record images
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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
Worcester Probate Dockets, pp. 300-301: no. 44100, Oaks, Beriah, Bolton: 'Tabathy Oak appointed Administratrix. Feb. 28 Bond £1000 Jesse Walcutt & Oliver Barrett Jr., sureties' (1781), with a 1795 partition and distribution to heirs whose receipts name Elizabeth Oak, Asa Oak, John Oaks and the guardians Bezaleel Hale Jr. and Elnathan Polley; and no. 44101, Beriah and Eunice Oaks, guardianship nomination, Bezaleel Hale Jr. appointed guardian, 6 Oct 1795.1781-1795 (docket book 1731-1881) · pp. 300-301
Sources
Research sources
- Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to 1849 (printed), p. 157: Oak marriages, including "Beriah and Tabitha Fosket, Dec. 31, 1767" and "Seth and Elizabeth Shevally of Stow, May 25, 1757" Birth, marriage and death records view at Internet Archive
- Walton, Walton family records (1898), p. 65: Beriah Oakes Family histories and trees
- Worcester County probate dockets for Beriah Oakes (d. before 28 Feb 1781) and his widow Tabitha (d. 1820) Wills and probate
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