This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawrence, Welch and Arriola Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DAw.2ACIB/1714 Message Board Post: Looking for descendants of Joseph V. Lawrence who deserted off of the British ship "The Lady Blackwood" at bodega Bay, CA in 1821 with William Welch. Lawrence settled in Los Angeles and married Maria Arriola. my e-mail is [email protected]