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Subject: Re: [MANANTUC] ALLEY - Court Records
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:11:30 -0400


Sandy,
I don't have the answer to your question, but I did find 10 references to Jacob Alley on this website:

http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=3707337&pid=r&mode=ALL&n=0&query=%22Jacob+Alley%22

Coralynn

---- SandyY <> wrote:
> Hello Everyone
>
> Greetings from drought-stricken Brisbane!
> I have just joined this list and wonder if anyone can give me
> information re postage and payments for copies, please.
>
> From: _Wills & Estates_, Part II 1778 to 1815 Extracted From _Nantucket
> _Lands And Land Owners Henry B. Worth. Nantucket Historical Association,
> 1901. .....
> I found this entry:
> "1803. Jacob Alley declared insane." (Jacob was my 5th great
> grandfather ;-) ) I wondered if it was a will as he did not die
> until 1823 after fathering seven children to two wives.
>
> A librarian from NHA advised me to write to the Probate and Family Court
> in Nantucket. After many emails I was informed that
> "The only probate matter for Jacob Alley is a Guardianship in Book #4,
> 1789-1804 pages 401-416.;
> Jacob Alley - Guardianship, Book 5, 1805-1815, pages
> 228-242-274-275-276." She did not know if it was relevant to family
> history but documents are available at $1.00 per copy which need to be
> paid for in advance plus postage.
>
> Before I spend quite a bit of money for 21 copies plus postage from
> America to Australia, can anyone please enlighten me as to what
> information would be in a guardianship document? - Also, the best way
> to pay for them AND how to find what the postage would be beforehand??
>
> Thank you
>
> Sandra, Brisbane Australia
>
>
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