William Oakes^[1]

1780 - 1846  (66 years)

• Name	William Oakes
  Birth	7 Jan 1780	, King William, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Nov 1846	Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I21480	Master
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Daniel Oakes,   b. 1757, , King William, Virginia, USA d. 21 Jun 1818, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Catherine,   b. 1762, , King William, Virginia, USA d. 1828, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1775  [3, 4]
  	The 1792 tax list of Pittsylvania County, Virginia shows Daniel Oakes with 2 horses. In 1793, Daniel is absent but Catherine Oakes is on the tax list with two horses. Similarly, Daniel Oakes is on the 1792 land tax list with 228 acres. In 1793, the land tax list shows Daniel Oakes, dec'd with 228 acres. These records show that Daniel Oakes died between 1792 and 1793 and that his widow, Catherine, was charged with the tax on his property in 1793.
  Family ID	F5458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Smith,   b. 5 Mar 1779, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 2 Mar 1822, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1801	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Joab Oakes,   b. Oct 1801, Museville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 2 Oct 1865, Museville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)   2. George William Oakes,   b. 1805, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1838 (Age 33 years)   3. Sabra Jane Oakes,   b. 12 Dec 1808, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 30 Apr 1886, , Warren, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)   4. Catherine Oakes,   b. 1810, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1839 (Age 29 years)   5. Daniel Warner Oakes,   b. 1 Sep 1813, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 3 May 1892, Whitesburg, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)   6. William Berle Oakes, Jr,   b. 15 Oct 1816, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 21 Aug 1887, Dunns, Mercer, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)   7. James Allen Oakes,   b. 2 Jun 1822, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jul 1863, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F5460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah "Sallie" Fraley,   b. 1801, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1868, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1824	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Mary Oakes,   b. Abt 1826, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA + 2. Ruth Ann Oakes,   b. 12 Jun 1827, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 2 Feb 1891, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) + 3. James Alfred Oakes,   b. 4 Sep 1829, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 16 Apr 1919, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)   4. Martha Oakes,   b. 1832, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   5. John Randolph Oakes, Sr,   b. May 1835, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 9 Oct 1912, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)   6. Elizabeth Oakes,   b. 22 May 1835, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 08 Oct 1861, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 26 years)   7. Margaret Oakes,   b. Abt 1838, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F5444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Jan 1780 - , King William, Virginia, USA Marriage - 30 Aug 1801 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Marriage - 10 Jul 1824 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - 24 Nov 1846 - Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  William was 1 of 7 children born to Daniel Oakes & his wife, Catherine (maiden unknown). William was drafted and served 6 months during the War of 1812. He married his 1st wife, Ruth (Smith), on either 08/30/1801 or 09/02/1801 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. Their 7 children: Joab, Sr., George W., Sabry Sarah, Catherine, Daniel Warner, James Allen, William Berle "Burl" Oakes. William married his 2nd wife, Sarah (Phraley), on 7/11/1824 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. Their 4 children: 1) Martha, b. circa 1828 Pittsylvania Co, VA; d. before 1880; on 11/27/1851 in Pittsylvania Co, VA married Calvin Collins 2) James Alfred 3) Ruth Ann "Rutha" 4) John Randolph, b. 1834 Pittsylvania Co, VA; m. Sarah Frances Townes (Haley) on 03/09/1859 in Pittsylvania Co, VA; their 8 children: William F, Marthie E., John Randolph Jr., Joseph H., Mary A., James R., Jesse Ben The 1792 tax list of Pittsylvania County, Virginia shows Daniel Oakes with 2 horses. In 1793, Daniel is absent but Catherine Oakes is on the tax list with two horses. Similarly, Daniel Oakes is on the 1792 land tax list with 228 acres. In 1793, the land tax list shows Daniel Oakes, dec'd with 228 acres. These records show that Daniel Oakes died between 1792 and 1793 and that his widow, Catherine, was charged with the tax on his property in 1793. On 10 July 1824, Wyatt Adkins was surety for the marriage of William Oakes and Sarah Fraley. On 13 Sep 1824, William Oakes was surety for the marriage of Wyatt Adkins and Phoebe Oakes. Given the ages of Phoebe and William Oakes, it appears that they are siblings. Consent for Phoebe's marriage was given by Catherine Oaks, widow of Daniel Oaks. From this evidence, I conclude that Daniel and Catherine Oakes were the parents of William and Phoebe Oakes. The death record for Margaret Oakes Kirby also provides evidence that William Oaks is the son of Daniel. The informant for the death record is identified as Joab Oakes, nephew. The death record names the parents of Margaret Kirby as Daniel and Catherine Oakes. Therefore, Joab, son of William, must be a grandson of Daniel and Catherine Oakes.

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S493] Garner, Glenna G., W. O. Oakes Cemetery. [S492] Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1797, 1792 & 1793 Tax List of D. Hunt, Commissioner. [S538] Compiler: Austin, Gayle, The Land Tax Lists of Pittsylvania Co., VA, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, 2006), p. 134. [S109] Catherine Lindsay Knorr, compiler, Marriage Bonds and Ministers Returns of Pittsylvania County, Va. 1767-1805, (Southern Historical Press, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1956), p. 62, William Oakes & Ruth Smith. [S28] Kathleen Booth Williams, Marriages of Pittsylvania County Virginia 1806-1830, (Kathleen Booth Williams, Danville Virginia 1965), p. 115. [S51] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.).