Hello: I am new to the list and have recently come in possession of some military commissions on two LAWRENCES. The person I am trying to trace is Charles Earl LAWRENCE. I have found information on his parents and siblings, but have not been able to trace him as yet. This is what I have found so far: John LAWRENCE Birth: 10 Apr 1754, Monmouth County, NJ Death: 30 Dec 1821, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Canada Father: William LAWRENCE (1719-1795) Mother: Margaret (Mary) TILTON (1725-?) Spouse: Mary REZEAU (HEREAN)? Birth: 22 Mar 1766 Death: 18 Sept 1842, Vaughan, Upper Canada Married:4 May 1783, Richmond, Staten Island, New York Children: William Henry (1784-) Margaret (1786-) Peter Rezeau (1788-1860) John R. (1791-) Mary (1794-) Alexander Cairns (1796-1879) Elisha (1800-1869) Charles Earl (1802-) Abraham Perine (1805-1886) Elizabeth Ann (1807-) Sarah Catherine (1810-) The commissions I have on Charles are as follows: Assigning Charles E. Lawrence to Ensign dated Nov. 20, 1831; to Captain dated June 8, 1838; and to Major on Oct. 13, 1856 in the 4th Battalion of North York in Toronto, Canada. Since these were in my father-in-law's mother's possession and his maternal grandmother's maiden name is LAWRENCE I can only assume that John & Charles were her ancestors. Any information or help with this search is greatly appreciated. Jan Nordhoff [email protected]