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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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Keep in mind: A printed transcription of the town's record, not the manuscript.
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)
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: guardian's bond of Joseph Wheeler for Anne (film 007553698, image 778). Printed-form bond of 400 pounds to Jonathan Remington by Joseph Wheeler and James Ball, yeomen of Westborough, for Wheeler as guardian of Anne Oake, a minor in her seventeenth year, daughter of Nathaniel Oake late of Westborough, yeoman, deceased.
Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: guardian's bond of Joseph Wheeler for Anne (film 007553698, image 778). Printed-form bond of 400 pounds to Jonathan Remington by Joseph Wheeler and James Ball, yeomen of Westborough, for Wheeler as guardian of Anne Oake, a minor in her seventeenth year, daughter of Nathaniel Oake late of Westborough, yeoman, deceased. 17 Mar 1728 · film 007553698, image 778
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 778.
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Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Confirmed (B read it on a 100 percent enhanced zoom); the witnesses are doubtful. Old Style year (March 1728/9).
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: Mary and Anne ask for Joseph Wheeler as guardian (film 007553698, image 776). A two-line note in which Mary Oak and Anne Oak tell the judge that they choose Joseph Wheeler as their guardian, witnessed by Gershom Fay and Ebenezer Hayward, with the archivist's docket 'No 16186 / Mary & Anne Oake / Choice of Gdn / Mar. 17. 1728'.
Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: Mary and Anne ask for Joseph Wheeler as guardian (film 007553698, image 776). A two-line note in which Mary Oak and Anne Oak tell the judge that they choose Joseph Wheeler as their guardian, witnessed by Gershom Fay and Ebenezer Hayward, with the archivist's docket 'No 16186 / Mary & Anne Oake / Choice of Gdn / Mar. 17. 1728'. 1728/9 · film 007553698, image 776
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 776.
How it is shown: Complete frame (original, unaltered); no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Likely. The date line (read as a January, 'the twentyeth fift..') is not reliably read and conflicts with the 17 March 1728 allowance on the previous frame; it is not harmonised. Further parties tagged on 4 Oct 2026: Gershom Fay (witness 'Gershom Fay' to the slip of Mary and Anne Oak (Likely: the husband of their sister Hannah)).
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: Mary and Anne choose Joseph Wheeler as guardian (film 007553698, image 775). Slip, 'March 17. 1728': Mary Oake in her 19th year and Anne Oake in her 17th year, children of Nathaniel Oake late of Westborough, have chosen Joseph Wheeler of the town, yeoman, as guardian; James Ball surety in a bond of 400 each; allowed.
Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: Mary and Anne choose Joseph Wheeler as guardian (film 007553698, image 775). Slip, 'March 17. 1728': Mary Oake in her 19th year and Anne Oake in her 17th year, children of Nathaniel Oake late of Westborough, have chosen Joseph Wheeler of the town, yeoman, as guardian; James Ball surety in a bond of 400 each; allowed. 17 Mar 1728 · film 007553698, image 775
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 775.
How it is shown: Complete frame (original, unaltered); no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Likely. The year 1728 is Old Style (March 1728/9). One interlined word above 'Westborough' is not read.
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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.
How it is shown: Complete frame (original, unaltered); no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
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 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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Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 71, under MAYNARD: Gemima, d. David Jr. and Ann, Nov. 3, 1737; Hannah, d. David Jr. and Ann, Nov. 27, 1750; Levi, s. David Jr. and Ann, Aug. 24, 1745; Loveniah, d. David Jr. and Ann, March 20, 1742-3.
Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 71, under MAYNARD: Gemima, d. David Jr. and Ann, Nov. 3, 1737; Hannah, d. David Jr. and Ann, Nov. 27, 1750; Levi, s. David Jr. and Ann, Aug. 24, 1745; Loveniah, d. David Jr. and Ann, March 20, 1742-3. 1737-1750 (entries) · p. 71 (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 four entries above, each 'David Jr. and Ann'; the same page lists Hannah d. David and Hannah (1718), Marcy s. David and Hannah (1724-5) and Julia d. David Jr. and Sarah (1770), which are other children or another marriage. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed, on the same reasoning as p. 70: the tree's Ann Oak and David Maynard have children Gemima, Hannah, Levi and Loveniah with these dates. The Julia of David Jr. and Sarah is not tagged.
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Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 72, under MAYNARD: 'Solomon, s. David and Ann, April 8, 1739' (printed 'David and Ann', not 'David Jr.').
Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 72, under MAYNARD: 'Solomon, s. David and Ann, April 8, 1739' (printed 'David and Ann', not 'David Jr.'). 1739 (entry) · p. 72 (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: 'Solomon, s. David and Ann, April 8, 1739'; the same page lists Nathan s. David and Hannah (1722) and Sarah d. David Jr. and Sarah (1768), other families. The father is printed 'David' here and 'David Jr.' on pp. 70-71. Whether this is our person: Likely, not Confirmed, that Solomon is the tree's Solomon Maynard (b. 1739), son of Ann Oak and David Maynard, by name, date and parents' first names.
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Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 70, under MAYNARD: Abigail, d. David Jr. and Ann, May 5, 1757; Ann, d. David Jr. and Ann, Dec. 28, 1747; David, s. David Jr. and Ann, May 23, 1741 (and other Maynard families).
Vital Records of Westborough (1903), Births, p. 70, under MAYNARD: Abigail, d. David Jr. and Ann, May 5, 1757; Ann, d. David Jr. and Ann, Dec. 28, 1747; David, s. David Jr. and Ann, May 23, 1741 (and other Maynard families). 1741-1757 (entries) · p. 70 (Births)
Source: Vital Records of Westborough (1903); Internet Archive (public domain).
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Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed: Abigail, May 5, 1757; Ann, Dec. 28, 1747; David, May 23, 1741, each 'd. [or s.] David Jr. and Ann'; Abigail d. James and Mary (1733) and the other entries are different families. The page gives no maiden name for Ann. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed. The tree's Ann Oak (b. 1712, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary) married David Maynard, and the tree holds children Abigail (1757), Ann (1747) and David (1741) with these dates; the 1826 Worcester Magazine footnote says Ann married David Maynard of Westborough. The page itself does not say Ann was an Oak. A caution on age, not identity: if this Ann is Ann Oak (b. 1712), she would have been about 44 or 45 at Abigail's birth in 1757, old for a mother in this family's other recorded births. Kept here as a Likely-level caution, not a reason by itself to doubt the identification.
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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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