Hi, all. Here is what I have on AKERS, 1615 to Now, England to NEW YORK, then drifting into MASSACHUSETTS and NEW JERSEY: Lois Seeligsohn wordassoc@worldnet.att.net 1. THOMAS AKERS, b. 1610, Wiston, S. Molton, Devon, England, d. 1651, Charlestown, MA, "on shipboard, Mr. Garrett's Ship" NY or MA; married 1625-1636 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA to PRISCILLA _____ , b. ca 1610 South Molton, Devon, England. After Thomas died, Priscilla m. "old William Knapp" and outlived him. Thomas' and Priscilla's children are: 2. SARAH AKERS, b. ca 1635, South Molton, England, d. ca. 1687, MA, m. 1648 to William I. Mulford; 11 children (I HAVE TONS OF MATERIAL ON SARAH AKERS' and WILLIAM MULFORD's children and DESCENDENTS) 2. RACHEL AKERS, b. about 1643, d. ca. 1616-1721, m. ?; Aug. 22, 1659, Rachel engaged Anthony Waters, Esq., to help her obtain a portion of the estate of her brother Thomas, who had not been heard from in more than 10 years. 2. THOMAS AKERS, Jr., b. ?. About 1649, Thomas Akers went to the wars of Ireland and was never heard of thereafter. His sister, Rachel (above), testified 22 Aug 1659, that Thomas had not been heard of for more than 10 years. 1. THOMAS AKERS, Sr. was the son of: 0. unknown 1. Priscilla _______ Akers, Thomas Akers' wife, was the dau. of: 0. unknown SOURCES FOR AKERS: A General Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations on the Basis of Farmers' Register by James Savage Bibliography Bolton, Ethel Stanwood; Immigrants to New England 1700-1775 Ancestry World Tree World Family Tree Michael K. Mulford

----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Hicks" <mcchicks@swbell.net> To: <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 10:49 AM Subject: New to the list. > Dear Fellow Akers Researchers, > > I am new to the list and would like to post my line in the hopes that I > might find a long lost distant cousin. > AKERS, #1 > William Akers, purchased land in West Jersey prior to 1698. > b. unknown > d. Unknown > m. Unknown > Child of this marriage was Simon ? > AKERS, #2 > (2) Simon Akers, b. Unknown > d. in Hunterdon County NJ in 1722. > Letters of administration were > probably his oldest son, Simon Akers, > II > m. Unknown > Children: Simon Akers, II > (3) ROBERT AKERS, b.1703 > m. > Sarah, born 3/13/1706 > John Akers, married > Martha ? > > children: William, II > > Obadiah > > Thomas > > Susannah > > Jonathan > > Elsie > AKERS, #3 > ROBERT AKERS, married Sarah ----. Lived in N. J. *** This Robert Akers is not the father of William who married Elizabeth Martye. William who married Elizabeth was a son of another Robert Akers who was in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Both the Shearer-Akers and "Our Kinfolks" genealogies have 'misplaced' this line of Akerses. The reason I am certain about this is that the Robert Akers above married Sarah Hart, and I've been working on these Harts for well over a decade. Robert and Sarah (Hart) Akers did go to Virginia (Loudon County), but only for a short while before moving on the Bedford County, PA. If you use Seharer-Akers or Our Kinfolks, Beware--they contain numerous inaccuracies. Be sure to verify and document everything you find/use, for accuracy. Sincerely, Alice Smith *** > Children: WILLIAM, III > Born: 1730 > Died: 1810 > Married: Elizabeth Martye (or Marte), from PA., of > Holland-Dutch extraction. > Children: > 1) Sarah, m. Alexander Steele > 2) William IV, married Dolly Blackburn > 3) Mary (1st), born 3/15/1754 > married 1772 Andrew > Morrison Bryan > 4) Rachel, married Jos. McMinn > 5) Catherine (1st), married 1787 to Benjamin > Chapman > (5) 6) PETER AKERS, (1st) > Born: 1756 > Died: 1834 > Married: Martha Haraway. > In the American Revolution, a prosperous farmer > owning slaves. Moved to Columbia, TN > about 1816. > 7) Simon Akers, III > 8) John Akers, III > Born: 8/9/1763 > Died: 7/3/1803 > Married: 1783 to Agnes Bryan; Concord, VA > 9) Ruth, born 1766; died 11/20/1845; married Jno. > Webber. > I will send the rest in a second email, my computer beeped at me, this may > not get through completely > > Cathy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joni L Pontius <jlpontius@juno.com> > To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 7:58 PM > Subject: Re: Re: mailing list - let's get something going... > > > >Craig~Good man, good idea. I'll happily contribute my Akers data from > >southern Illinoi ca 1830, as nobody else seems to be tracking this line, > >and then they move right to California ca 1910. For you to be willing to > >organize some of this stuff; it's too good to turn down, and a clearly > >logical approach to the research. As for people getting hung up on others > >"stealing" their research; it is public record, but I don't much like > >people passing my work off as their own. When I choose to share my > >findings for the public good, I accept that it becomes everybody's. > >Giving credit where credit is due, when possible, is a good idea, though. > > As I live in NY state I can contribute from my county, if there is > >anything here (Seneca County). If there is anything in adjoining counties > >that should be gathered I can try to get it? Cayuga, Wayne, Ontario. Let > >me know~Joni > > > > > >============================== > >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

MATTHEW LOVE AKERS The late Matthew Love Akers, capitalist and prominent railroad executive, had been a resident of Louisville for upwards of a third of a century. Mr. Akers was born in Floyd county, Indiana, September 10, 1866, and was descended from two families who became identified with the Ohio River valley in frontier days, and his ancestry goes further back, to Revolutionary war and colonial times. The founder of the paternal line was Simon Akers, who emigrated from England to Virginia when this country still belonged to Great Britain and for three years was a soldier in the Virginia Continental Line during the Revolution. For that service he was granted land on Warrant No. 4985, issued to him at Williamsburg, Virginia, February 18, 1801. About 1812 he came west to Kentucky and southern Indiana, and utilized his land grant in this section of the west. He died in Clark county, Indiana, March 19, 1819. His son, George Akers, was born in Virginia, March 30, 1791, and was a well known citizen of southern Indiana, serving as justice of the peace for many years. In 1832 he went to Texas, which was then a part of Mexico, lived there during the Texas revolution and the period of the Texas republic, and died in that state December 16, 1859. The third generation of the family was represented by Hiram Akers, who was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, February 26, 1811. He lived most of his life in Clark county, Indiana, where he died May 22, 1856. Of the fourth generation was Reason Lawson Akers, father of Matthew Love Akers, of Louisville. He was born in Clark county, Indiana, January 9, 1837, was educated in the common schools there and also in normal schools, and from 1862 to 1868 served as surgeon in the United States army. After the war he became a farmer, and was also a pioneer in the manufacture and development of the hydraulic cement industry. His associates in that enterprise were the well known Louisville men, J. B. Speed and Dexter Belknap. Reason L. Akers was a close friend of Michael C. Kerr, the first speaker of the house in the first democratic congress after the Civil war. He was a stanch democrat and a member of the Christian church. Matthew Love Akers was the eldest of four children. His mother was Louisa Abraham Miller, who was born in Clark county, Indiana, July 13, 1847, and was married to R. L. Akers, September 28, 1865. Reason L. Akers died in Clark county, Indiana, November 23, 1878. The maternal ancestry of Matthew L. Akers included some notable personages in the four generations preceding his mother. Her first American ancestor was Abraham Miller, who immigrated from Holland to Northampton county, formerly a part of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1740. He acquired a large amount of land purchased from Richard Peters, and died in that county in 1752. His son, Abraham Miller, was born in Holland, April 1, 1735, served during the French and Indian wars as a non-commissioned officer, was a member of the committee from Northampton county in December, 1774; a recruiting officer at Easton in June, 1775; captain of Miller's Company of Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, June 25, 1775; a captain of Pennsylvania Militia in 1776; member of the constitutional convention of July 15, 1776; and after the close of the Revolution was appointed by Governor Clinton the first judge of Tioga county, New York, on February 17, 1791. Judge Miller died in Tioga county, July 25, 1815. The third generation was represented by his son, John Miller, who was born in Northampton county, Pennsylvania, in 1760, and died in Tioga county, New York, in April, 1833. In spite of his youth he served as a private in his father's company in 1775, and afterward continued in the same company when it became a part of the First Pennsylvania Continental Line. A number of years later this Revolutionary soldier was a member of the New York assembly from 1804 to 1807. He subsequently moved to Indiana, invested in land in that state, and was a member of the Indiana legislature from Clark county during 1820-21. His son, Abraham Miller, maternal grandfather of Matthew L. Akers, was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1787, and died in Clark county, Indiana, April 22, 1867. He was a volunteer in the War of 1812, and was wounded at the battle of Tippecanoe. While a resident of Jeffersonville, in Clark county, he served as a member of the city council during 1841-44. He was more than seventy years of age when the Civil war broke out but nevertheless enlisted and served with the United States naval forces on the Ohio, Mississippi and Red rivers from 1862 until 1865. In Jefferson county, Kentucky, August 24, 1842, Abraham Miller married Louisa Owen, a daughter of John and Rebecca (Love) Owen. The middle name of Mr. Akers was Love. His great-grandmother, Rebecca Love, was a daughter of Matthew and Susannah (Ross) Love, who were married in Jefferson county, Kentucky, August 12, 1794. Matthew Love was one of the early magistrates of that county, and his home on Cane Run road was one of the first brick houses erected in the county. The mother of Susannah Ross was Susan Oldham, a sister of John and William Oldham. The Rosses and Oldhams came from Virginia to Kentucky as early as 1789. Up to the age of twelve Matthew Love Akers attended the common schools of southern Indiana, and after that his education was under the direction of private tutors. At the age of sixteen he began railroading with the Pennsylvania system. He was station agent at different points and in 1889 joined the Chesapeake & Ohio as secretary to the general manager, and filled other positions until 1895, in which year he was appointed general agent for the Chesapeake & Ohio at Louisville. From 1910 to 1917 Mr. Akers was vice president and secretary of the Louisville and Jefferson Bridge Company, resigning that office when the railroad administration took over the railroad properties. During the war he was chairman of publicity for the railroad war board in Kentucky. In 1908 Mr. Akers reorganized the Louisville Soap Company, and was president of that local industry for three years, and he also at one time served as a director of the old Louisville Lighting Company. At the time of his death, which occurred June 4, 1926, Mr. Akers was executive general agent for the Chesapeake & Ohio, the New York Central and the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroads. Mr. Akers had always been a lover of good horses and did much to promote Louisville's prestige as a great thoroughbred center. In 1907-1908 he was president of the Louisville Horse Show. In association with Alfred G. Vanderbilt he reorganized the Madison Square Garden Horse Show, which after the reorganization held the first exhibit in November, 1909, and he was a director of the National Horse Show Association of New York. Mr. Akers was a member of the Pendennis Club of Louisville, the Louisville Country Club, the Westmoreland Club of Richmond, Virginia, and was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the American Revolution. He was an Episcopalian and a democrat. On December 16, 1901, Mr. Akers was married to Miss Frank Guthrie, only child of Benjamin F. and Keziah (Pollard) Guthrie, the former a native of Woodford county and the latter of Henry county, this state. Both parents died in 1891. Her paternal grandfather was James Guthrie, of Shelby county, Kentucky, while her grandfather in the maternal line was James Ireland Pollard, of Henry county, and both were descendants of early Virginia families. Matthew L. and Frank (Guthrie) Akers became the parents of a son, Frank Guthrie Akers, who was born in Louisville, Kentucky, December 9, 1902. He was graduated from both the Fay School and St. Mark's School at Southboro, Massachusetts, and then entered Harvard from which he was graduated in 1925. He is now connected with Lee, Higginson & Company of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the most prominent banking and brokerage concerns in the world and is a member of the Harvard Club. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Akers maintained an attractive country home, Upland House, at Hot Springs, Virginia, where they spent considerable time. Mrs. Akers, who is well known in the best social circles, resides at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville. History of Kentucky Author: Publishing Company Call Number: 9113 This book provides detailed descriptions of over 900 prominent people in the history of Kentucky. These are very interesting biographies. HISTORY of KENTUCKY The Blue Grass State 322886 VOLUME III ILLUSTRATED THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO - LOUISVILLE 1928

Akers line continued: 10) Elizabeth (1st) born: 8/28/1768 died: 3/5/1851 married: Jas. Shearer, III; buried in the same lot as Ruth above ("Old Concord", Presbyterian Church) 11) Anne, married Matt. Peticrew I, farmer, Campbell Co., VA. All seven sisters all died from accidents when past 80! AKERS #5 PETER AKERS, 1st, married MARTHA HARAWAY, moved to Maury County, TN in 1816 Children: Elizabeth Akers, (3rd) Born: 12/24/1793 Died: 7/5/1848 Married: Charles Venable Brown Born: 1/21/1790 Died: 2/25/1838 That is my Akers line up until Elizabeth married into my Brown line. I hope I have some cousins out there. If so please let me know, I am willing to share information. Cathy Brown Hicks Texas -----Original Message----- From: Joni L Pontius <jlpontius@juno.com> To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Re: mailing list — let's get something going... >Craig~Good man, good idea. I'll happily contribute my Akers data from >southern Illinoi ca 1830, as nobody else seems to be tracking this line, >and then they move right to California ca 1910. For you to be willing to >organize some of this stuff; it's too good to turn down, and a clearly >logical approach to the research. As for people getting hung up on others >"stealing" their research; it is public record, but I don't much like >people passing my work off as their own. When I choose to share my >findings for the public good, I accept that it becomes everybody's. >Giving credit where credit is due, when possible, is a good idea, though. > As I live in NY state I can contribute from my county, if there is >anything here (Seneca County). If there is anything in adjoining counties >that should be gathered I can try to get it? Cayuga, Wayne, Ontario. Let >me know~Joni > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

Dear Fellow Akers Researchers, I am new to the list and would like to post my line in the hopes that I might find a long lost distant cousin. AKERS, #1 William Akers, purchased land in West Jersey prior to 1698. b. unknown d. Unknown m. Unknown Child of this marriage was Simon ? AKERS, #2 (2) Simon Akers, b. Unknown d. in Hunterdon County NJ in 1722. Letters of administration were probably his oldest son, Simon Akers, II m. Unknown Children: Simon Akers, II (3) ROBERT AKERS, b.1703 m. Sarah, born 3/13/1706 John Akers, married Martha ? children: William, II Obadiah Thomas Susannah Jonathan Elsie AKERS, #3 ROBERT AKERS, married Sarah ----. Lived in N. J. Children: WILLIAM, III Born: 1730 Died: 1810 Married: Elizabeth Martye (or Marte), from PA., of Holland-Dutch extraction. Children: 1) Sarah, m. Alexander Steele 2) William IV, married Dolly Blackburn 3) Mary (1st), born 3/15/1754 married 1772 Andrew Morrison Bryan 4) Rachel, married Jos. McMinn 5) Catherine (1st), married 1787 to Benjamin Chapman (5) 6) PETER AKERS, (1st) Born: 1756 Died: 1834 Married: Martha Haraway. In the American Revolution, a prosperous farmer owning slaves. Moved to Columbia, TN about 1816. 7) Simon Akers, III 8) John Akers, III Born: 8/9/1763 Died: 7/3/1803 Married: 1783 to Agnes Bryan; Concord, VA 9) Ruth, born 1766; died 11/20/1845; married Jno. Webber. I will send the rest in a second email, my computer beeped at me, this may not get through completely Cathy -----Original Message----- From: Joni L Pontius <jlpontius@juno.com> To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Re: mailing list — let's get something going... >Craig~Good man, good idea. I'll happily contribute my Akers data from >southern Illinoi ca 1830, as nobody else seems to be tracking this line, >and then they move right to California ca 1910. For you to be willing to >organize some of this stuff; it's too good to turn down, and a clearly >logical approach to the research. As for people getting hung up on others >"stealing" their research; it is public record, but I don't much like >people passing my work off as their own. When I choose to share my >findings for the public good, I accept that it becomes everybody's. >Giving credit where credit is due, when possible, is a good idea, though. > As I live in NY state I can contribute from my county, if there is >anything here (Seneca County). If there is anything in adjoining counties >that should be gathered I can try to get it? Cayuga, Wayne, Ontario. Let >me know~Joni > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

Joni, Yes I would like this. I have my Akers line back a ways thanks to a cousin, who shared the information. In the meantime I will post my line to the list. Cathy -----Original Message----- From: Joni L Pontius <jlpontius@juno.com> To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 7:57 PM Subject: Re: mailing list >There was a "roll call" done a short time ago, where we were inundated >with entries. I can send a mess of them to you, if you like. You can also >enter your own for the rest of us. Good luck~ > > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

This sounds like a good idea, I will do what I can. I am a mother of 4 children and I work fulltime for the local school district as an educational aid. I am also taking 3 hours at the local junior college. I am taking Algebra. I have next week off for a winter break and I will see what I can type up. My Akers were in New Jersey as early as 1698, than Pennsylvania, than Virginia, and then Tennessee in about 1816. Cathy -----Original Message----- From: CraigH9557@aol.com <CraigH9557@aol.com> To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 2:31 PM Subject: Re: mailing list — let's get something going... >I would like to propose a research project for those on the list who are >intertested. What I hope to do is to make a list of all referrences to Akers >on a state by state basis with the names in cronological order. > >What good is this? > >All of us have been collecting various bits of info on all sorts of Akers's >families some related to us some not, some who knows? My info is all over >the place and not in any particular organization. It would be very helpful >to be able to look at a state and see if any of the names matched. This >could show us migration patterns, marriage patterns etc. > >How do we go about it? > >We start with one state. Everyone gather up what info they have on any Akers >in that state and post it either to this site or to me. I will be in charge >of gathering up the material for certain states that are of interest to me >and I hope some of you will take charge of states of interest to them. Every >so often we will post the list in progress (they will probably never be >finished as we will be adding new info) > >What info do we want? > >The name of the Akers person/s >Other names associated with this record (i.e. spouses, witnesses, neighbors >etc.) >The date of the record >The location (state, county, town, address) >keep it simple if you have an entire will just give us the names/dates/places >involved and a note that the entire will can be viewed if desired. > >Will someone steal this information? >Most if not all of what we deal with is already on the public record. We are >mostly interested in Names, places and dates. I would hope not to get hung >up on this as it really hurts research. > >What states shall we do? >I have already started with New York state so that will be my first state. >Other states I personally will do: New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois. I would hope >to find volunteers to handle Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and any other state >of interest to this list. > >What years? >To keep things manageable I would like to do from as early as possible to >1850-1875. Then at a later time from 1850-1875 on. > >What do you think? > >Craig Herron >ggggrandson of Rachel Akers > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >

Should I post the Akers I researching? Cathy -----Original Message----- From: Gramidoll@aol.com <Gramidoll@aol.com> To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 11:35 AM Subject: Re: mailing list >Good Morning! >This usually isn't a very active line...same thing happened to me. Every once >in a while there is a bunch of interest and info. Just hang in there. >Diana > > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

I descend from Robert Akers' son William ( d 1810) , and from his and Elizabeth Martye's dau Catherine who m Benjamin Chapman in 1786. I have the Bryan/Chapman/Bond/Irvin/Helm/ intermarriages charted out, and photos of William Akers' and wife Elizabeth's graves in Appomattox Co VA ( an a farm way back from the road) and a map to get to it, and the landowner's name and phone number, if you are interested. Where do you fit not this family? Catherine

Ardie I think the idea of gathering material by name has a lot of merit. Indiana is yours, let's see how this next week or so shakes out with New York and then we will go with Indiana after we figure out our system. Craig

Most of you seem to like the idea of putting our data to work for us. We need to keep it simple to make it workable. I will be posting my list of New York Akers in the next day or so. Everybody interested can download it, see what has already been covered, add what they have that is not included or correct any mistakes or variations and repost it with their additions and also a separate list of their additions. Title it by state name and the date you posted it. At the moment limit it ,for this week at least, to just New York state and just from 1600 thru 1850. Just put in Akers names, and dates and associated names. Put in a little, put in a lot, one key clue can make a diference to someone. Put in any reference, from any source that has Akers's living in New York between 1600 and 1850. This is just going to be a big database that we can all use to further our research. Remember even if your Akers family is not connected to New York, if you have any listings in your research they will help someone else. We can do other states after this one. Ardie has volunteered to work on Indiana. I just want to start with one and get all the bugs out of it before we take on too much and get swamped. This is not a rollcall per se, just a list of Akers who lived in New York between 1600 and 1850. I picked New York because I had already started on that area and there are not so many Akers as in Va. NJ, OH etc. I want to get the bugs out of this idea before we take on the big boys. About me: I'm not writing a book on genealogy, just trying to trace my family roots because it interests me. I am a professional artist, you can check out my web site at www.bizclip.com/herrondesigns to see what I do. I just want to reassure everyone that I just want to trace my family. I do have some experience in doing research as I was a research analyst in the USAF during the 60's and I was stationed at USAF Intelligence HQ at Kelly AFB in Texas as well as at Task Force Alpha in Thailand, and NSA in Maryland. Basically what we did was to collect a ton of raw data, mostly radio call signs and try and find patterns and connections in them. You would be amazed at what you can find by looking at things this way. I hope to apply these skills along with the skills of all of you to come up with some interesting stuff on the various Akers families. Let me know your comments and look for my list in the next couple of days— start gathering your own material state by state. Craig Herron ggggreatgrandson of Rachel Akers b. 1804 in NY (guess why I picked NY to start?)

Please do Cathy. Leona

Hi, Folks Glad to hear that all is well with the Akers clan. It so happened that I switched from the 'digest' report to the 'L' list just as the well ran dry temporarily. Thought I had goofed up the works. That census idea sounds great, Craig. Many thanks, all Bob Bob&Karin@huskynet.com

Hi All, Did I miss something while gone for a couple of months? Arlene --- TopBranchW@aol.com wrote: > I like this idea. May I suggest we also add any > military service data from > each state. > > W.L. Barker > > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

We are thinking somewhat on the same lines, Craig. I've had similar thoughts, but have wondered if we should gather info on every John Akers, then Thomas etc. But I like your idea as well. Would it help if I kept a separate record for each first name to cross reference what your doing? With location and dates, listing wife and parents if known. Willing to do whatever will help the most. Would also be willing to handle Indiana for you, unless you find someone more suited. I would also like to see earlier record gathering -- at least from 1800, but willing to go along with the crowd thinks best. I am certainly thankful for all the work you and Wilma have done for the Akers surname. This list has certainly perked up with your help! At 03:27 PM 2/26/2000 EST, you wrote: >I would like to propose a research project for those on the list who are >intertested. What I hope to do is to make a list of all referrences to Akers >on a state by state basis with the names in cronological order. > >What good is this? > >All of us have been collecting various bits of info on all sorts of Akers's >families some related to us some not, some who knows? My info is all over >the place and not in any particular organization. It would be very helpful >to be able to look at a state and see if any of the names matched. This >could show us migration patterns, marriage patterns etc. > >How do we go about it? > >We start with one state. Everyone gather up what info they have on any Akers >in that state and post it either to this site or to me. I will be in charge >of gathering up the material for certain states that are of interest to me >and I hope some of you will take charge of states of interest to them. Every >so often we will post the list in progress (they will probably never be >finished as we will be adding new info) > >What info do we want? > >The name of the Akers person/s >Other names associated with this record (i.e. spouses, witnesses, neighbors >etc.) >The date of the record >The location (state, county, town, address) >keep it simple if you have an entire will just give us the names/dates/places >involved and a note that the entire will can be viewed if desired. > >Will someone steal this information? >Most if not all of what we deal with is already on the public record. We are >mostly interested in Names, places and dates. I would hope not to get hung >up on this as it really hurts research. > >What states shall we do? >I have already started with New York state so that will be my first state. >Other states I personally will do: New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois. I would hope >to find volunteers to handle Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and any other state >of interest to this list. > >What years? >To keep things manageable I would like to do from as early as possible to >1850-1875. Then at a later time from 1850-1875 on. > >What do you think? > >Craig Herron >ggggrandson of Rachel Akers > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > >

Craig~Good man, good idea. I'll happily contribute my Akers data from southern Illinoi ca 1830, as nobody else seems to be tracking this line, and then they move right to California ca 1910. For you to be willing to organize some of this stuff; it's too good to turn down, and a clearly logical approach to the research. As for people getting hung up on others "stealing" their research; it is public record, but I don't much like people passing my work off as their own. When I choose to share my findings for the public good, I accept that it becomes everybody's. Giving credit where credit is due, when possible, is a good idea, though. As I live in NY state I can contribute from my county, if there is anything here (Seneca County). If there is anything in adjoining counties that should be gathered I can try to get it? Cayuga, Wayne, Ontario. Let me know~Joni

There was a "roll call" done a short time ago, where we were inundated with entries. I can send a mess of them to you, if you like. You can also enter your own for the rest of us. Good luck~

Any data should be listed to our state lists. Military is a great idea as well as census, wills, land records, bibles, tax lists, anything with the Akers name. I have found that if I put all of my data into one big electronic word processing file. I can then use the search engine to find every state name or abreviation that I am looking for. (as well as anything else) Craig

I like this idea. May I suggest we also add any military service data from each state. W.L. Barker

Just testing Received notification of being added to this mail list on 2/9/2000, but have received nothing since. Bob Collins Bob&Karin@huskynet.com