This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dbe7554 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.akers/855.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe this William Akers was the son of John Akers and Martha of Hunterdon County, NJ. Documentation as follows: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/hunterdon/court/miscco3.txt William Akers of "Northampton County" testifies while visiting his mother. William left Hunterdon sometime during the Revolution. NJ State Archives, Revolutionary War Index: William Akers Age 40, Private & Corporal, 3rd Regiment, Hunterdon Co. Militia, Capt. John Phillips Co., Col. David Chambers Reg., 1777; Active Service, Battle of Van Nest's Mills, Jan 20, 1777 Mss. 675, 705 Private, 9 days, Oct. 22-31, 1777, Mss 677(or 3) fined 15:2:6 for not marching with Militia in Dec. 1777 Mss l0040 claims addition service 8/20/76 for one month, Sept. 20, 76 for one month, one tour in 1777, at Battle of Germantown; Moved to PA in 1778, served in Capt. John Stroud's Co., Col. Jacob Stroud's Reg., Pa. Militia, July 1, 1778 HC Court of Common Pleas Vol. 12 William Akers v. The State. Akers had been fined for not turning out with the Militia in Dec. of 1777 and appealed the fine at the May session of the Court of Common Pleas. (This is probably John's William because he moved to PA at about this time) PA Census 1800 William Acres, Northampton Co, PA. M: 1 26-45, 1>45, F: 1>45 PA 1790 William Akers: M: 1 16 , F: 2 in Bedford PA with Robert's family History of Wayne, Pike & Monroe Counties, PA by Alfred Matthews, 1886 pp. 804-806 - apparently interviewed Rebecca Kayser, aged near 80 William Akers, Sr. a weaver in Dreher m. Rebecca Fish children: John m. Elizabeth m. John Sheerer John M. William m. Mary "Polly" Coe abt. 1800 John Clements Rebecca m. Frederick Kayser Polly m. Gabriel Davis Elsie m. Bartle Barltelson William Akers Wayne Co. in the State of Penn who was a Private in the company of Captain Jones of the Regt. of Col. Chambers in the N. Jersey troops for 1 year & 23 days cef. 18,849 Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 42 Dollars 56 cents per ann- to commence on the 4th day of March 1832 Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Oct in33 and sent to N.B. Eldr--- Bethany Wayne Co. PA Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 106.41 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1834 21.28 $127.69 Revolutionary claim -- June 7, 183- Recorded by D. Bown Book E Vol. 5 p. --- State of Pennsylvania County of Wayne On this Twenty Eighth day of November A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before Moses Thomas and Isaac Dimmick Esquires Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting William Akers a resident of Sterling Township in the County of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania aged Ninety six years, he being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the followed named officers and served as herein stated ... He volunteered his service for one month in Hunterdon County, New Jersey about the 20th of August in the year 1776 under the command of Philip Philips Col Chambers and General Philemon Dickinson; Stationed on Rariton river near Woodbridge and served one month. at the expiration of the above month he was drafted in the militia and served one month in a company commanded by Captain David Jones Col Chambers and Nathaniel Hare. Stationed on the Rariton river At the expiration of that month, he was ordered by General Wm. Alexander to watch the movements of the British troops then about Pennytown, Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County New Jersey. He continued in the service under the same captain and Colonel until a few days after the Battle of Germantown which battle he was in - this battle took place in 1777 in the fall. Two days after the battle of Germantown he ! was discharged and went aback to his home in Hunterdon County where he remained until 1778 when he removed to Pennsylvania near Stroudsburg. About the fist of July 1778 he was ordered out by Col. Jacob Stroud and served one monthly under Captain John ---. He had no written discharge from Col. Stroud nor had he every a written discharge as he --- The deponent removed into Wayne County in Sterling Township the last time about ten years since and resides there now. He has children both in Penn and New Jersey and has alternately resided with them. The deponent says there is no clergyman in his neighbourhood with whom he is acquainted. that there is no living witness as he knows whose testimony he can receive who can testify to his service nor has he any documentary evidence - The deponent was born September 7th 1736 in Hunterdon County New Jersey He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the! pension role of the agency of any State William Akers Sworn to and subscribed this 28th day of November 1832 in open court G.B. Wescott Richard Lancaster and Jeremiah Bennett We the subscribers residing in Sterling Township in the County of Wayne aforesaid, hereby certify that we are acquainted with William Akers who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be ninety six years of age, that his is --- and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Richard Lancaster Jeremiah Bennett Sworn and Subscribed in open court this 28th day of November 1832 GB Wescott And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman residing in the meighbourhood of the applicant but both Richard Lancaster and Jeremiah Bennet who --- signed the foregoing certificate are residents of the said Township of Sterling and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit Moses Thomas Isaac Dimmick I George B. Wescott Prothonatary of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County >From the Pension application of Alice Abbot based upon the service of her husband John Abbott The ages of John Akers, Senr and his family John Akers was born January 2nd 1713 and died the 2nd day of Novem 1783 Martha Akers was born Septm 10th 1718 and died December 29 about 3 o'clock in the morning in 1808 Susannah Akers was born 22 Novem 1731 and died Februry 4th 1812 William Akers was born __ of September 1736 Mary Akers was born 27 October 1738 and died the 18th of January 1739 Thomas Akers was born the 20th of January 1740 and died November 9th 1830 Obadiah Akers was born the 28 of December 1742 and died June 26th 1780 John Akers was born February 20 1744 lost on long Island August 27 1776 Mary Akers was born 9 March 1747 and died August 30th 1768 Jonathan Akers was born June 20 1749 and died June 2l 1750 Ruth Akers was born Augt 23 1751 and died February 3rd 1780 Martha Akers was born Sept 7 1753 and died March 3lst 1758 Alce Akers was born July 31 1755 Jonathan Akers was born Ma29 1757 and died December 11th 1827 Daniel Akers was born June 27 1760 and died January 14 1780 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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