It has to be OH's goodness knows how many greats uncle Joseph Samain who was born in 1773 in London, son of Abraham and Ann. He joined the Navy and fought on Admiral Duncan's flagship the Venerable in the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 as an ordinary seaman, but the lovely fellow wrote a letter to his family whilst waiting on board ship at the Nore in the Thames Estuary for repairs.
This letter is now held in the Naval Museum in London, and in it he gave a detailed account of the Battle, plus he wrote out a list of all the Dutch ships and their captains.
This alone drew me to him as none of the Samain family - right up to the present day - are known for their letter writing skills......lol
He eventually settled in America where he married and started the Samain dynasty over there and there was much information to be found about him.
I have really enjoyed researching Joseph.
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Val
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