In a message dated 5/27/02 3:45:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > My great-grandfather, Nelson ROGERS, apparently lived in New Jersey at one > time. His son, my grandfather Albert was supposedly born in New Jersey in > 1860. According to family lore, Nelson ROGERS was a sea captain. I have > not been able to find birth records for my grandfather, nor any census > record for Nelson ROGERS or his wife Anna. Since an older cousin told me > that my grandfather told him that he could see the city of Phildelphia as a > child, I assume that Nelson and family lived in the vicinity of Camden, > N.J. > My questions are, what exactly is a sea captain, i.e., and are there any > suggestions for searching specifically on sea captains? > > I have already looked in the census, in city directories, and in court > files > I'm sorry but I don't find either Albert or Nelson Rogers. Your best bet is to seach an 1860 census online for Nelson when it becomes available. (such as ancestry.com) Sea Captains were just that -- in charge of sailing vessels that plied the oceans delivering goods, people, emigrants, livestock, etc. I imagine a search for a Maritime museum or Historical Society history books would provide more detail on Sea Captains. Joan