This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hZ.2ADIB/1780.1 Message Board Post: Have you borrowed the following book via interlibrary loan? The History of the Alison or Allison Family in Europe and America A.D. 1135 to 1893 By Leonard Allison Morrison pub. 1893. (A few years ago it was either reprinted or put onto microfilm.) This book is very helpful and might provide some clues. You might try to get copies of death certificates for some of Matthew's children. One of them might contain the correct information. [In my own family, Rachel, the daughter of the deceased, provided the information for her mom's death certificate. Rachel gave the wrong name for her maternal grandmother, who was the mother of the Rachel's mom. Death certificates for Rachel's maternal aunts and uncles had the correct name for their mother, who was Rachel's grandmother.] [In another situation, my ancestor's brother's death certificate had the exact location in MASS for the birthplace for their mother.] If that fails, you might try to get a death certificate for one of ! Alexander's children. Since the "boys" were still pretty young in 1819, I'm assuming that you've already checked deeds for Margaret and her husband. Sometimes when a person first purchased land in a place, the deed will say "late of ____ County" to show where he moved from. You have probably already looked at the county histories for that time period. Often a biography of a relative will contain information about your ancestor. An every name index is such a blessing! Hope this will help a bit. Kathleen (STANFIELD) COOK