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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