This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carlsonjm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8629.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found one thing tonight: the immigration of Lewis vdPloeg and Gertje Dreyer (sp). They are listed next to each other on the manifest, but with different last names, so it doesn't seem they're married yet. The wife usually has her husband's surname on these manifests. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about L E Ploeg Name: L E Ploeg Arrival Date: 16 Sep 1882 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Age: 26 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Amsterdam, Netherlands Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Netherlands Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Netherlander Ship Name: Jason Search Ship Database: Search the Jason in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York Line: 24 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_457 List Number: 1334 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Gentje Drager Name: Gentje Drager Arrival Date: 16 Sep 1882 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Age: 24 Gender: Female Port of Departure: Amsterdam, Netherlands Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Netherlands Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Netherlander Ship Name: Jason Search Ship Database: Search the Jason in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York Line: 25 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_457 List Number: 1334 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Lieuwe's birth and parents: Source Civil register - Birth Archive location Tresoar, Frysk Histoarysk en Letterkundich Sintrum General Municipality: Ferwerderadeel Type of record: Geboorteakte Record number: B 103 Registration date: 31-10-1855 Child Lieuwe van der Ploeg Gender: M Date of birth: 29-10-1855 Father Eeltje Lieuwes van der Ploeg Mother Grietje Jans van der Wal I have the manifest if you'd like it. carlsonjm@hotmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.