There are a couple of wills for Joseph Geary on http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 including; Will of Mary Geary, Spinster of Watford, Hertfordshire 23 November 1797 PROB 11/1298 Will of John Geary, Yeoman of Tring, Hertfordshire 09 December 1696 PROB 11/435 Will of Gilbert Geary, Gentleman of Bovingdon , Hertfordshire 17 June 1775 PROB 11/1008 Will of Sarah Geary, Widow of Harpenden , Hertfordshire 03 September 1774 PROB 11/1001 Will of Jeremiah Geary, Blacksmith of Watford , Hertfordshire 19 October 1791 PROB 11/1209 Will of Joseph Geary, Butcher of Berkhampstead Saint Peter , Hertfordshire 30 April 1822 PROB 11/1655 If there is a problem with the Registers they may be held at National Archives at Kew and deposited as non-conformists [a matter of National Security against subversive elements as such were considered] Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Waller" <coriander_1@hotmail.com> To: <ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:11 PM Subject: [HRT] Joseph GEARY - Berkhamstead > Does anyone have a Joseph GEARY in their tree please? Born c.1816 in > Berkhamstead > Father: Joseph > Occupation: Farmer > > They were Baptists. > > Joseph & his wife, Kezia (nee WALLER) sailed for NSW in 1849. > > I'm trying to find his family for Australian descendants who are visiting > the UK in August. > > Thank you, > Sue (Kent) > > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > To POST a message to this list use the address: > > eng-hertfordshire-l@rootsweb.com > > 2) To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: > > ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. > receiving > the messages individually or want them individually) or > > ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. > receiving a digest of multiple messages or want this mode) > > In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe > or unsubscribe. >