Mary, The library suggestion is a good one. Here are some titles to seek out, and in fact you might find information on the net in regards to these people or titles, that will provide you further answers to Norfolk, Virginia. Anything about George Cockburn( Admiral of the fleet, Royal Navy)involved in the Chesapeake Bay Campaign; skirmishes and battle. Battle of Crany Island.; Hampton Virginia (1)The Jefferson Gunboat Navy, by Spencer C Tucker, U of SC press 1993 (2)The Naval War of 1812: a documentary history, edited by William Dudley,U.S. Navy Dept., Wash. D.C. Government printing office 1985. (3) Norfolk: Historic Historic Southern Port, Duke University Press 1962 I mention these as there are direct connections with Norfolk and the war of 1812. There is also a site listed in a query answer on the war of 1812 general board that lists 100's of books written on the war of 1812. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Stephenson" <dixielady33@msn.com> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:15 AM Subject: William Aaron Lewis > My ancestor, William Aaron Lewis served in the War of 1812, Ohio County, VA, under Bonnett at Norfolk in 1814. > Is there any data available I could research besides the one site at Norfolk (of which I can get NO response) to find out any more about Norfolk, and its part in the War and my ancestor? > Thank you > Mary > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > UNSUBSCRIPTION DIRECTIONS > Warof1812-L-request@rootsweb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] > Warof1812-D-request@rootsweb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >