Answer to Questions #2: Is it possible? Yes. "First ferry between Brooklyn and Manhattan - 1642, operated by Cornelius Dircksen, a row boat" "First steam ferry between Brooklyn and Manhattan - May 1814, Nassau of the Fulton Ferry Line...offering service between Fulton Street and Fulton Street." SOURCE: http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/bbridge/bbridgefacts.htm The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1882. The Williamsburgh Bridge, from Williamsburgh to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, did not open until 1903. If you look at an early map they mayshow ferry lines bydashes across the East River. See early maps here> The Bklyn Info Pages Website: www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/ How likely, is like asking if the Jets will win the Super Bowl! Barb N of NYC GO JETS! TMcorner@aol.com writes: > 2. How likely would it be for someone living in Williamsburgh (which > was part of Brooklyn > during the 1860's-1890's ) to have possibly worked over in > Manhattan? I have seen in looking > at the census records people that lived in NJ worked in > Manhattan. > > ************** Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)