William Burl "Billie" Oakes^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1780 - 1846  (66 years)

• Name	William Burl "Billie" Oakes
  Born	7 Jan 1780	King William Co., Colonial Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Mar 1846	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Person ID	I7651	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Daniel [G6L1-5TD] Oakes,   b. 1756, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1791, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Catherine, Mrs. Daniel Oakes Oakes,   b. Abt 1780, King William Co., Colonial Virginia ,   d. Abt 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	Bef 1780	Prob. King William Co., Virginia
  	Daniel married Catherine (maiden unknown) in about 1779 in King William Co, VA. She was born in about 1762 in KWC, VA, & died in about 1828. Their 7 children: 1) William "Old Bill", b. 01/07/1780; 1st: Ruth Smith, 7 kids; 2nd: Sarah Phraley, 4 kids 2) Anthony, b. 1/13/1782; m. Mary (Elliot), 11 kids 3) John, b. abt. 1785; m. Elizabeth (Barton), 6 kids 4) Margaret, b. abt. 1786; m. Moses Kirby, 0 kids 5) Jesse, b. 3/31/1788; m. Mary Barbara (Cook), 5 kids 6) Elizabeth, b. abt. 1792 7) Phoebe, b. abt. 1797; m. Wyatt Adkins, 4 kids
  Family ID	F2640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Smith,   b. 5 Mar 1779, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 2 Jun 1822, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 43 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1801	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Children	1. Joab Anderson Oakes,   b. Oct 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Oct 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 64 years)   2. Daniel Warner Oakes,   b. Abt 1806, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George W. Oakes,   b. Abt 1808, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Burl Oakes,   b. Abt 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. James Allen Oakes,   b. 1822, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1863, Gettysburg, Virginia  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F2638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Ann "Sally" Phraley,   b. 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 67 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1824	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Children	1. Mary Oakes,   b. Abt 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Martha Oakes,   b. Abt 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 52 years)   3. Elizabeth Kirby Oakes,   b. Abt 1837, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Zachariah Oakes,   b. Abt 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. James Alfred Oakes,   b. 4 Sep 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 16 Apr 1919, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 89 years)   6. Ruth Ann "Rutha" Oakes,   b. 12 Jun 1832, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. 2 Feb 1891, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 58 years) + 7. Pvt. John Randolph Oakes,   b. 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 9 Oct 1912, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 77 years)   8. Christie A. "Chris" Oakes,   b. 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F2639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones » Slide Show		Oakes Family Cemetery William Burl 'Old Bill' Oakes 7651Wm Oakes-2.jpg
  		Headstone of William Burl "Billie" Oakes 7651Wm Oakes.jpg
  		Headstone William B. Oakes hs7651WilliamBOakes.jpg
  		Ruth Smith-Bill Oakes Headstone hsI7652RuthSmith-BillOakes-2.jpg
  		Ruth Smith-Bill Oakes Headstone hsI7652RuthSmith-BillOakes-3.jpg
  		Headstone Ruth Smith-Billy Oakes hsI7652RuthSmith-BillyOakes.jpg
  		Ruth Smith-Bill Oakes Headstone hsI7652RuthSmith-BillOakes.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] Bennett Twins , http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/oakes/messages/2369.html. Don Bennett 29 May 2014 to me Mary Frances, I have some new information for you about Daniel Oakes. You and I are both descended from Daniel. I have just finished going through the tax lists for 1797-1812. These are posted on my website now. One thing I was trying to confirm was the date of death for Daniel Oakes. All researchers have his death between 1809-1810. This is incorrect. He died between 1792 and 1793. I have just posted my analysis on the Oakes Genforum. I?ll let you read it here: http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/oakes/messages/2369.html. Here is a listing of Daniel Oaks from the personal property tax list of Pittsylvania County from 1782-1792. Daniel Oaks in the Personal Property Tax List of Pittsylvania County [image # on microfilm] From 1782-1786 the tax list lists the peson charged with the tax, the number of males over 21, and then counts the property. 1782 - 1 thite, 3 horses, 6 cattle [0184] 1783 - 1 thite, 3 horses, 8 cattle [0210] 1784 - 1 thite, 3 horses, 8 cattle [0222] 1785 - 1 thite, 2 horses, 5 cattle [0237] 1786 - 1 thite, 2 horses, 5 cattle [0237] Starting in 1787, the tax list names the person charged with the tax, names each person over 21, the number of white males 16-21, and then counts the property. 1787 - self, 1 horse, 4 cattle [0321] 1788 - self, 1 horse [0380] Starting in 1789, the tax list enumerate the numbe of males over 16, and then counts the property. The person charged with the tax is included in the enumeration. 1789 - 1 tithe, 1 horse [0406] 1790 - 1 tithe, 2 horses [0459] 1791 - 1 tithe, 2 horses [0499] The 1792 tax list (1792B) does not contain a column for white tithes. 1792 - 2 horses [0561] Daniel Oakes is absent from the tax list after 1792. The 1793 list shows his wife, Catherine, with 2 horses. Catherine appears in 1794 with 3 horses, in 1795 with 2 horses, and in 1796 with 2 horses. Catherine remains on the tax list through at least 1812. This researcher has not checked the years after 1812. From this information we can conclude that Catherine Oakes is the widow of Daniel Oakes. So far, I have been able to confirm 5 children of Daniel and Catherine Oakes: William, Margaret, John, Jesse and Phoebe. Well, that?s 5 children for Catherine and 4 for Daniel. Phoebe was born about 1797, four years after her father?s death. The register of death shows that Daniel and Catherine are the parents of Margaret Oakes Kirby. The informant for this death record was Joab Oakes, nephew of Margaret. Since Joab is the son of William, this confirms that William is Margaret?s brother. The widow, Catherine Oakes, is shown paying the tithes for her sons, John and Jesse, on the 1810 personal property tax list. Finally, Catherine gives consent for her daughter, Phoebe, to marry Wyatt Adkins. William Oaks is the bondsman. So, that is how I worked out these five children. There are probably others which I cannot prove yet. [S251] Various Books. Book: An Intimate History of the American Revolution in Pittsylvania County, Virginia by Frances Hallam Hurt. Pg. 219 In the family William Oakes is known as ?Old Bill,? and he was the father of Joab Oakes. He held lands lying on the east side of Snow Creek and the Kirby family held lands on the west side-part of their 3100 acres in Pittsylvania County. The Kirbys, too, were first tithables, John Kirby I died in 1772, and it was his son, John Kirby, Jr., who served in the Revolution. Bill?s son Moses married Elizabeth Hudson Kirby, who had inherited considerable land from her father, so the lands on both sides on Snow Creek became Oakes-Kirby property where the creek emptied into Pigg River. There was an Indian camp ground on this spot. The Indians were so tough, the family says that the Kirbys and the Oakses found difficulty in establishing homes. Family tradition says that a Kirby girl was scalped at Snow Creek within sight of her home. The road from Museville to Rocky Mount crosses Snow Creek by bridge. It was formerly Kirby?s Ford. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54120920. PVT William Berle ?Old Bill? Oakes Sr. Birth 7 Jan 1780 King William County, Virginia, USA Death 24 Nov 1846 (aged 66) Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Burial Oakes Cemetery Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Plot Tomahawk Creek, Virginia My Great Great Grandfather: I am Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston 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 #29695331 2) 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. #39659760, Joseph H., Mary A., James R., Jesse Ben [S38] Headstone, William Oakes.