Thomas Oakley (abt. 1688 - 1760)

Born about 1688 in Long Island, Suffolk, New York or Boston, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1760 at about age 72 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York

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Biography

Spouse: Patience Skidmore b: 1697/1705 in Of Hempstead, Nassau, Long Island City, Queens, New York

Children

1. Samuel Oakley b: 1730 in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY
2. Andrew Oakley c: 16 May 1742 in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY
3. Thomas II Oakley b: 1725 in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY
4. Nathaniel Oakley b: 1728 in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY c: 3 Apr 1757
5. Phebe Oakley b: 1733 in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY
6. John Oakley b: 1737 in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY
7. Israel Oakley b: 27 Jul 1740 in Huntington, Long Island, Suffolk, NY c: 27 Jul 1740 in Huntington,Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY
8. Wilmot Oakley b: 28 Oct 1744 in Huntington, Long Island, Suffolk, NY
9. Jesse Oakley b: 12 Jun 1748 c: 12 Jun 1748 in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island City, Queens, NY.

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Will, Abstract of

Thomas Oakley, of Hunttington, in Suffolk County, on Nassau Island, yeoman, September 19, 1757, being well in health. My executors are to sell land enough to pay all debts and all charges. Or they may sell movables. I leave to my son Thomas, the house and orchard, and about 23 acres of land where he now lives, as his full share and portion of my estate. I leave to my wife Patience the use of all the rest of my estate, real and personal, for her support and that of my family, “ during the full term of her widowhood, but no longer.” If she marries, she is to have one third of the movable estate. After her death or marriage, my executors are to sell all the rest of my estate not herein given. I leave to my son Samuel two mares. I leave to my grandson, Nathaniel Oakley, so much of the proceeds of my estate as will, with what his father left him, make his full share. I leave to my sons, John, Israel, and Jesse, each one share. To my son, Wilmot Oakley, one half a share. To my daughter, Phebe Oldfield, one third of a share. I make my wife and my son Samuel and my father-in-law, John Skidmore, executors. My executors are to put my three youngest sons to trades, as they incline. Witnesses, Thomas Davis, Eliphalet Chichester, Zebnlon Ketcham. Proved before Henry Smith, Esq. November 19, 1760. ^[2]

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Footnotes

1. ↑ https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=420angel&id=I996139
2. ↑ Pages 179-180 of Unrecorded Wills in NY. https://ia801303.us.archive.org/26/items/abstractsofunrec00pell/abstractsofunrec00pell.pdf

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Oakley-151 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Todd and others.
• Abstract of will inserted by Meehan-411 11 May 2018.