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'''Thomas Doak''' was one of the first non-Spanish-speaking residents of California. He was a hunter-trapper (British? American?) who came to San Francisco by sea in 1816 and moved south to Branciforte, then up into the Summit Road area in 1850.
 
'''Thomas Doak''' was one of the first non-Spanish-speaking residents of California. He was a hunter-trapper (British? American?) who came to San Francisco by sea in 1816 and moved south to Branciforte, then up into the Summit Road area in 1850.
 
* [[History of Soquel Augmentation (3 books, 1st in 2021)|''The Tragedy of Martina Castro'']], p.113. A short item claims that a Summit resident named Daniel Post was actually "Thomas Doakes" [''sic''], then gives the info copied above. The source given for this info is:
 
* [[History of Soquel Augmentation (3 books, 1st in 2021)|''The Tragedy of Martina Castro'']], p.113. A short item claims that a Summit resident named Daniel Post was actually "Thomas Doakes" [''sic''], then gives the info copied above. The source given for this info is:
* [[Payne, Michael|Michael Payne]], ''A Howling Wilderness'', 1978.
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* [[Payne, Michael|Michael Payne]], ''A Howling Wilderness'', 1978. The date of Doak's California arrival is from:
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Howe_Bancroft Hubert H. Bancroft], [[History of California, Bancroft|''History of California'']]. Santa Cruz County arrivals within Bancroft's California list were extracted and published in:
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* [[Rowland, Leon|Leon Rowland]], ''Santa Cruz: The Early Years'' (1980), p.55 and 107.
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 14 December 2024

Thomas Doak was one of the first non-Spanish-speaking residents of California. He was a hunter-trapper (British? American?) who came to San Francisco by sea in 1816 and moved south to Branciforte, then up into the Summit Road area in 1850.

  • The Tragedy of Martina Castro, p.113. A short item claims that a Summit resident named Daniel Post was actually "Thomas Doakes" [sic], then gives the info copied above. The source given for this info is:
  • Michael Payne, A Howling Wilderness, 1978. The date of Doak's California arrival is from:
  • Hubert H. Bancroft, History of California. Santa Cruz County arrivals within Bancroft's California list were extracted and published in:
  • Leon Rowland, Santa Cruz: The Early Years (1980), p.55 and 107.