The Emmersons and Portsmouth, 1737-1965
Subtitle: a record of eight generations of the Emmerson family in Virginia.
By: Compiled by John C. Emmerson, Jr.
Published: 1966
Place of publication: [Portsmouth, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 582
Subjects: Emmerson family.
Description: In addition to being a  record of the Emmerson family, this compilation of material , of necessity, constitutes   a valuable, comprehensive  and interesting source of historical information with regard to contemporaneous events which transpired in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and the surrounding region of Tidewater Virginia. This is especially true with regard to the periods of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The Battle of Craney Island (1813) and  the "Chesapeake Affair of 1807" (which led to the death of Stephen Decatur in a duel) are extensively covered. The material regarding the "Webfooted Barrons" (of Revolutionary War fame) is fascinating.