SSSHOE@aol.com wrote: > > I was curious if anyone knows what the association between Morris County and > Sussex County may have been. I notice in an old the Morris Area newsletter > our Gen. Society had there were quite a few marriages ...one individual from > Sussex the other from Morris Co. I have been looking for family that went > from Morris to Sussex so I am curious...Any idea's? > Well, for starters, they neighbor each other. People traveled between them for various reasons. I'd say Sussex County was/is kind of the "vacation" spot with it's lakes/etc. The Morris Canal went thru both counties (didn't it?) so there were common commercial interests. People who lived near the borders would intermingle. Not sure why this would be considered "unusual". Rich in NH