This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawrence & Merritt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1793 Message Board Post: Has anyone out there ever came across a George Lawrence b.1855 in NYS.He was born on a ship.I do not have a clue as to his parents. He married a Josephine Merritt.He lived in Hackettstown,NJ. Josephine had family in NJ AND NY.They had a daughter Rose,and a son John Benjamin Lawrence and lived in Plainfield,NJ. Does anyone has access to directories of NYC. Thank You, [email protected]