Alice, I got my package today. Thank you so much for the information. I will check it with mine tonight and read over. Again thank you so much, I really appreciate it. Cathy Brown Hicks -----Original Message----- From: Alice Smith <smitham@acadia.net> To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 1:48 PM Subject: Re: Shearer-Akers >Re Shearer-Akers Genealogy: It can be ordered from > Higginson Book Company > 148 Washington Street > P. O. Box 778 > Salem, MA 01970 > Phone: 1-978-745-7170 > Fax: 1-978-745-8025 > e-mail: higginsn@cove.com > >The price in the catalog is $25.50, for "soft-bound" copy. Hard cover copy >is $10.00 more. Plus $4.95 shipping. Allow 8-10 weeks for delivery; plus >an additional two weeks for hardcover binding. > >To fax, you need a copy of the order form from their catalog. You can place >a credit card order by phone. They accept check, money order, Mastercard or >Visa. > >There are two other Akers Genealogies listed in the catalog: > >a} "Akers Family of Franklin Co., VA," combined with the Boone, > Cannaday, Hickmqan & Pridgen families, by A. E. Akers. 159pp., c. > 1953 - $23.00 >b} "Our Kinsfolk," (descendants of Wm. Akers of NJ, ca. 1698), by W. R. > Akers. 114 pp., c. 1957 - $19.50 > >I have both the Shearer-Akers, and "Our Kinsfolk" in the paperback versions. >Two folks have offered to purchase Shearer-Akers. If Catherine Cline or >Tom Bryan would like to purchase both, they're yours for $35.00 plus $3.20 >for Priority Mail. . .and your address. > >I must tell you, however, that some of the material is yellow hi-lited (not >too much in either book) with some penciled notations/generation numbers >when I thought these Akerses were descendants from the Hart side. > >Catherine's request came in first for Shearer-Akers: I'll wait to hear from >either one of you. > >Sincerely, Alice > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <ardie@mcn.net> >To: <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 3:02 PM >Subject: Shearer-Akers > > >> Where could others get a copy? >> >> >> >> At 09:08 AM 2/28/2000 -0500, you wrote: >> >Cathy: I have a copy of Shearer-Akers which is of no use to me. If you >> >want to buy it (I think I paid about $15.00 for it) it's yours. After I >> >finish work for the day I'll check the cost and let you know: perhaps you >> >could reply and tell me if you're interested? And Yes: the Robert >(below) >> >who married Sarah, is not the father of William who married Elizabeth >> >Martye. TTYL. Alice >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Cathy Hicks" <mcchicks@swbell.net> >> >To: <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 5:45 PM >> >Subject: Re: New to the list. >> > >> > >> >> Dear Alice, >> >> >> >> Looking over my notes, this is what I have. >> >> >> >> I have a Simon Akers, died in Hunterdon County, NJ in 1722 he married >but >> >do >> >> not have the name of his wife. >> >> They had the following children: >> >> Simon the second who married in Edgemont township, Chester County, PA >in >> >> 1715 >> >> ROBERT, b. 1703 in NJ; married a woman named Sarah, (no last name) who >was >> >> born March 13, 1706. >> >> John the first married a woman named Martha. Bought land in Amwell >> >township, >> >> Hunterdon Co., NJ., in 1735. >> >> Children of John and Martha were: >> >> William the 2nd, Obadiah, Thomas, Susannah, Jonathan, >Elsie. >> >> >> >> The Robert above married Sarah. Lived in NJ. They had the following >> >> children: >> >> William the third who was born in 1730 and died in 1810; married >> >> Elizabeth Martye (or Marte), from PA. >> >> >> >> So are you saying that the Robert above who married Sarah did not have >a >> >son >> >> named William who married Elizabeth Martye or I am getting my Williams >> >mixed >> >> up. There are four in the line. >> >> >> >> Cathy >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Alice Smith <smitham@acadia.net> >> >> To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com <AKERS-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2000 12:32 PM >> >> Subject: Re: New to the list. >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >----- 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. 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