William & his brother, Seth, were the only 2 children born to Nathaniel Oakes, Sr. & his 1st wife, Tabitha (Rice).
William, Sr. married Relief (Whitcomb) on 03/27/1752 in Bolton, MA.
Their 9 children:
William Jr.,Keziah, Relief, Thankful, Abigail, Hepzibah, Joel, Abraham, Ephraim
William received a small legacy from his Grandmother Rice at the time of his marriage & his wife inherited some property from her father. In 1757 he moved from Bolton to Narragansett No. 6 (Templeton) where he bought a farm of 80 acres, adding other tracts later.
After sending his family to Bolton, from 04/07/1759 William served 10 mos. & 28 days against the French & Indians in Captain Samuel Clark's Co. His service entitled all his descendants to membership in the Colonial Societies.
In 1764-65 he sold his Templeton property for 160 pounds & bought, for 104 pounds, a farm in Ipswich, Canada, later known as Winchendon, MA, where he was one of the early settlers.
Between 1767 & 1772, because of failing health & financial troubles, he sold all his land, except his home lot, to kinsmen & others. His family had to give up the home lot after his death, as the estate proved insolvent.
William, Sr. married Relief (Whitcomb) on 03/27/1752 in Bolton, MA.
Their 9 children:
William Jr.,Keziah, Relief, Thankful, Abigail, Hepzibah, Joel, Abraham, Ephraim
William received a small legacy from his Grandmother Rice at the time of his marriage & his wife inherited some property from her father. In 1757 he moved from Bolton to Narragansett No. 6 (Templeton) where he bought a farm of 80 acres, adding other tracts later.
After sending his family to Bolton, from 04/07/1759 William served 10 mos. & 28 days against the French & Indians in Captain Samuel Clark's Co. His service entitled all his descendants to membership in the Colonial Societies.
In 1764-65 he sold his Templeton property for 160 pounds & bought, for 104 pounds, a farm in Ipswich, Canada, later known as Winchendon, MA, where he was one of the early settlers.
Between 1767 & 1772, because of failing health & financial troubles, he sold all his land, except his home lot, to kinsmen & others. His family had to give up the home lot after his death, as the estate proved insolvent.
William & his brother, Seth, were the only 2 children born to Nathaniel Oakes, Sr. & his 1st wife, Tabitha (Rice).
William, Sr. married Relief (Whitcomb) on 03/27/1752 in Bolton, MA.
Their 9 children:
William Jr.,Keziah, Relief, Thankful, Abigail, Hepzibah, Joel, Abraham, Ephraim
William received a small legacy from his Grandmother Rice at the time of his marriage & his wife inherited some property from her father. In 1757 he moved from Bolton to Narragansett No. 6 (Templeton) where he bought a farm of 80 acres, adding other tracts later.
After sending his family to Bolton, from 04/07/1759 William served 10 mos. & 28 days against the French & Indians in Captain Samuel Clark's Co. His service entitled all his descendants to membership in the Colonial Societies.
In 1764-65 he sold his Templeton property for 160 pounds & bought, for 104 pounds, a farm in Ipswich, Canada, later known as Winchendon, MA, where he was one of the early settlers.
Between 1767 & 1772, because of failing health & financial troubles, he sold all his land, except his home lot, to kinsmen & others. His family had to give up the home lot after his death, as the estate proved insolvent.
William, Sr. married Relief (Whitcomb) on 03/27/1752 in Bolton, MA.
Their 9 children:
William Jr.,Keziah, Relief, Thankful, Abigail, Hepzibah, Joel, Abraham, Ephraim
William received a small legacy from his Grandmother Rice at the time of his marriage & his wife inherited some property from her father. In 1757 he moved from Bolton to Narragansett No. 6 (Templeton) where he bought a farm of 80 acres, adding other tracts later.
After sending his family to Bolton, from 04/07/1759 William served 10 mos. & 28 days against the French & Indians in Captain Samuel Clark's Co. His service entitled all his descendants to membership in the Colonial Societies.
In 1764-65 he sold his Templeton property for 160 pounds & bought, for 104 pounds, a farm in Ipswich, Canada, later known as Winchendon, MA, where he was one of the early settlers.
Between 1767 & 1772, because of failing health & financial troubles, he sold all his land, except his home lot, to kinsmen & others. His family had to give up the home lot after his death, as the estate proved insolvent.
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