John Oakley (1762 - 1809)

Husband of Mary (Holly) Oakley — married 26 Jul 1784 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States

Husband of Catherine (Morgan) Oakley — married about 1788 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1809 at about age 47 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

John Oakley1 b. 1762, d. 23 February 1809 John Oakley was born in 1762.1 He married first at Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, on 26 July 1784 Mary Holly, daughter of William Holly and Martha Oldfield.1
John Oakley married second between 1787 and 1789 Catherine Morgan.2
John Oakley died on 23 February 1809 at Goshen, Orange Co., New York.1
His will was dated on 22 February 1809 probated 13 March 1809. John Oakley of Minisink. Names his wife, Catherine; sons, Augustus, Thomas and Israel; daughters Elizabeth, Hannah, Matilda, Levuice, Catherine and Sarah. Appoints as executors, his wife Catherine, Joshua Davis and David Christie. Witnessed by Peter Holbert, Augustus Oakley and Mary Oakley.3
Family 1: Mary Holly b. 4 Aug 1758, d. 1786
Hannah Oakley2 b. 13 Mar 1785, d. 23 May 1870
Family 2: Catherine Morgan b. 28 Oct 1769, d. 23 Dec 1844
Matilda Oakley+2 b. 8 Mar 1790, d. 3 Aug 1880
Israel Oakley2 b. 27 Feb 1792, d. 7 May 1839
Thomas Oakley2 b. 25 Dec 1793
Elizabeth Oakley2 b. 6 Sep 1795, d. Sep 1818
Lavina Oakley2 b. 13 Aug 1797
Augustus Oakley2 b. 11 Mar 1799
Catherine Oakley2 b. 7 May 1802
Sarah Oakley2 b. 6 Nov 1804
Citations [S2769] New York) D.A.R. Minisink Chapter (Goshen, Records of Orange County, New York; FHL film #0860318 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971), Microfilm of typescript (1923-1940), page 145. Holly-Oakley Family Data. "Records in the possession of Mrs. Frank Drake of Goshen, New York." The identity of the sources for this record were not disclosed. Hereinafter cited as Records of Orange Co., NY.
[S2769] New York) D.A.R. Minisink Chapter (Goshen, Records of Orange County, New York; FHL film #0860318 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971), Microfilm of typescript (1923-1940), page 145. Holly-Oakley Family Data. "Records in the possession of Mrs. Frank Drake of Goshen, New York. Record of John Oakley and wife mary Holly and second wife Catherine (thought to be Jones)."The identity of the sources for this record were not disclosed. Hereinafter cited as Records of Orange Co., NY.
[S2770] Elizabeth Jane MacCormick, Abstracts of Wills, Orange County, N. Y., 1787-1813; FHL film #0860318, item 2 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971), Microfilm of typescript (1946?), page 61. Hereinafter cited as Abs. of Wills, Orange Co., NY, 1787-1813.

Sources

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