Ancestors include Jackson Westmoreland (1782-1871) of Virginia and Mississippi, Jacob Watson (b. ca. 1778) in South Carolina, and Capt. Joseph Ramage (d. 1824) in South Carolina.
Joseph Ramage (1747?-1825), a ranger and militiaman in the Revolutionary War, and his wife, Elizabeth, lived and raised their family in Laurens County, South Carolina. He died in Laurens County and is probably buried in the cemetery at Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church. The settlement of his estate, made in 1830, lists ten children, born 1780-ca. 1798. Descendants listed, chiefly those of his son, Jesse Ramage (b. ca. 1798), lived in South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, and elsewhere.
Lord Ramage has made his name through numerous brave, daring and extremely perilous sea battles. He has undertaken his tasks loyally with skill and valour. So it is with some surprise that he finds that perhaps his greatest enemy of all comes from within the British Navy itself. He is forced to undergo a battle that will require his all.
Setting off on a sweep for freebooters in the waters off Jamaica, Ramage and the crew of the Calypso stumble upon a scene of carnage: a sinking British ship, her crew and passengers—men and women alike—ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a French privateer. Supported by his men in a thirst for righteous vengeance, Ramage ferrets out the brigand's name and sets sail to bring him in.
Nathaniel Francis was born ca. 1760 in Virginia. He married Leeann (surname unknown) ca. 1787 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. They lived in Buckingham Co., Georgia and were the parents of twelve children. Nathaniel died ca. 1829 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. Descendants lived in Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and elsewhere.
A propulsive, scorching modern gothic, Yes, Daddy follows an ambitious young man who is lured by an older, successful playwright into a dizzying world of wealth and an idyllic Hamptons home where things take a nightmarish turn.
Admiralty spies are hunting for British officers and allies trapped on the mainland, among them Ramage's first love, Gianna, the Marchesa di Volterra. Ramage returns to the Tuscan coast, where Bonaparte holds a group of hostages for an unknown fate.
Ramage and the Drumbeat takes the brave Lord Ramage to the new world where he becomes embroiled in a series of electrifying sea battles and hazardous political shenanigans. He must once again prove his mettle as he undergoes the merciless enemy attacks. Fighting alongside Lord Nelson, this is Ramage at his best.