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Hannah Oak
1707–1806 · Female · died at 98 or 99
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Overview
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.
Husband: Gershom Fay Jr. 1703–1784 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
- Son: Joseph Fay 1738–1777
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Husband: Gershom Fay Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Westborough's marriage record of 1727 names Hannah Oake and Gershom Fay; in 1729 her brother Nathaniel 'bought out his Sister Hannah's Right'.
Records:
- Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts (1903), Marriages, p. 191: 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.' (listed under both OAK and OAKE). p. 191; the day (20 October) is printed in the entry
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Westborough's marriage record of 1727 names Hannah Oake and Gershom Fay; in 1729 her brother Nathaniel 'bought out his Sister Hannah's Right'.
Records:
- Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts (1903), Marriages, p. 191: 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.' (listed under both OAK and OAKE). p. 191; the day (20 October) is printed in the entry
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Life events
| Born | 1707, 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 | 3 MAR 1806, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Guardianship | Named among the eight children of Nathaniel Oak in a guardian's bond; she chose Jonathan Forbush as guardian at her own election, Feb 1721/2, Westborough, Massachusetts Likely 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. Her age is read as 'in her fifteenth' (year), which fits a birth in 1707. Records: Review: assessed 10-02-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Marriage | 20 OCT 1727, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, with Gershom Fay Jr. 1703–1784 |
| Marriage | 20 Oct 1727, Westborough, Massachusetts, with Gershom Fay Confirmed evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
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
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)
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)
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
Fay genealogy, p. 332: Gershom Fay, born at Marlboro 17 September 1703, married about 1728 Hannah Oakes (or Oaks), daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Holloway) Oakes, born 27 December 1707, died 3 March 1806, "nearly 100 yrs. Old."19th-century compiled genealogy (publication year not stated in the folder notes) · p. 332
Fay genealogy, p. 378: the sketch of Gershom Fay, whose wife Hannah Oakes died in her 99th year; her father Nathaniel Oakes "came from England" and married Mehitable Rediat, then on 20 May 1703 Mary Holloway, the mother of Gershom Fay's wife.19th-century compiled genealogy (publication year not stated in the folder notes) · p. 378
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
- Westborough Church Records (Rev. Ebenezer Parkman's church ledger; expanded transcript by Ross W. Beales Jr., Colonial Society of Massachusetts), Marriages, p. 309, entry 7: 'October 20, 1727. Gershom Fay was married to Hannah Oake.' CSM node 4133. Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: Franklin P. Rice, 1903), Marriages, p. 191: 'Hannah and Gershom Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Marriage
- Vital Records of Northborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: 'Hannah, widow of Gershom, March 8, 1806, aged 98 years 2 months 1 day' (pp. 134-135). Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough (1862), p. 426: Hannah 'd. March 3, 1806, lacking but a few months of a hundred years'; Orlin P. Fay, Fay Genealogy (HeritageQuest), p. 332: 'd. Mar. 3, 1806, nearly 100 yrs. old'. Internet Ar Family histories and trees Citation only Death
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
- 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
- Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts (1903), Marriages, p. 191: 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.' (listed under both OAK and OAKE) Birth, marriage and death records
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