i believe this is one of your earliest relatives, found on a slave ship, his name was MICHEAL BROWN, HE WAS FOUND ON BOARD THE BRIG TRIBUNE OF NEW YORK, IN THE YEAR 1833-----THIS IS WHAT THE SHIPS MANIFEST STATES: REPORT AND MANIFEST OF THE THE CARGO OF SLAVES ON BOARD THE BRIG TRIBUNE OF NEW YORK......, THEN IF YOU KEEP READING IT MENTIONS NEW ORLEANS AND GUESS WHAT NORFOLK VIRGINIA!!!, YES THATS RIGHT, NORFOLK VIRGINIA!!!, I DO BELIEVE MISS BROWN IN RESEARHING YOUR RELATIVES, I FOUND A TREASURE OF INFORMATION, AND GUESS WHAT, YOU PROBABLY CAN COPY THIS INFORMATION FROM YOUR COMPUTER, YOU HIT THE MOTHERLOAD!!! THE MOTHER LOAD IS A SHIPS MANIFEST WITH YOUR ANCESTORS NAME ON IT!!! NOW I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU THE WEBSITE:HTTP://FTP.ROOTSWEB.COM/PUB/USGENWEB/VA/SHIPLIST/SLAVSHIP.TXT.------READ EVERYTHING ON THE PAGE, AND LOOK AT THE NAMES ON THE PASSENGER LIST, THEN CONNECT THE DOTS MICHEAL BROWN AND REMEMBER NORFOLK VIRGINIA WAS MENTIONED AS A PORT!!!!! DON'T FORGET TO MAKE A COPY! PEACE!