Two things come to mind. One, Atkins IS a deviation of Akins. Same for Eakins, Aiken, etc. Since the connection with the name difference goes back a few centuries, I haven't worried about the correlation. Thus, I have not included this name in my research. One day I might have to. While viewing Charlotte Co. Order Books (1789-1799) on microfilm, I have noticed a Peter and William Atkins. I kept this reference in my head as a reminder. NOT that they were related, but rather the person writing down the information could have made a mistake in spelling. Subsequent recordings by different pensmen of those records show the same Atkins. Thus, I believe they are of a different clan. The second thought is natural. Every researcher means well in their own work. Some are just better qualified than others. Thus, you take for granted one's work or check it out yourself. Family Tree Maker will not qualify the work of a researcher. Nor will they disqualify it either. FTM files should only be used for reference only and not for certification of proof of ancestery. Most ancestry groups require certification for entry. Each group has different criterea for entry. For instance, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) tend to have less criteria than the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). Still, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) tend to have even stricter rules for entry. Regardless, all have rules of ancestry. On the other hand, Family Tree Maker, a subsidiary of Broderbund, is a "for profit" business. They are in the business of selling information, not on checking for authenticity. Their small print says so. I understand that you can contact the author of the information found on FTM discs. If so, then contact that individual and ask that the error be corrected with a new upload to FTM. Still, FTM will not correct a previous version. That brings me back to the fact that second hand information should always be checked out first hand. I do the same with information given to me. If I don't agree or have questions, I let you know. And that you do know. Godspeed.....Patrick AKINS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > AKINS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 22 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [AKINS-L] FTM has Errors on recent [Carol Ann Tindell <catinjax@mediao] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from AKINS-D, send a message to > > AKINS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [AKINS-L] FTM has Errors on recent CDs > Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 00:43:17 -0500 > From: Carol Ann Tindell <catinjax@mediaone.net> > To: AKINS-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello Everyone, > > According to a fellow researcher in our conversations this evening, she > told me that some of the newer CDs are showing AKINS as ATKINS. She > has repeated asked FTM to correct their errors but they have declined. > Therefore, we need to be now sure to look at all of the ATKINS when we > are doing our AKINS research on their CDs. > > Just passing this along..... > CAT > > -- > Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL > catindell@geocities.com > Northeast GAGenWeb Regional Coordinator > GAGenWeb County Coordinator for: Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin & Union Cos. > RootsWeb Email ListOwner: GAFANNIN-L GAHALL-L GALUMPKI-L > GAUNION-L > Personal Website: C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy > Researching: Akins, Berry, Bowers, Brooks, Cain, Daniel, Johnson, > Roberts & Wood[s] > RootsWeb ListOwner: AKINS-L

Hello Everyone, According to a fellow researcher in our conversations this evening, she told me that some of the newer CDs are showing AKINS as ATKINS. She has repeated asked FTM to correct their errors but they have declined. Therefore, we need to be now sure to look at all of the ATKINS when we are doing our AKINS research on their CDs. Just passing this along..... CAT -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL catindell@geocities.com Northeast GAGenWeb Regional Coordinator GAGenWeb County Coordinator for: Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin & Union Cos. RootsWeb Email ListOwner: GAFANNIN-L GAHALL-L GALUMPKI-L GAUNION-L Personal Website: C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy Researching: Akins, Berry, Bowers, Brooks, Cain, Daniel, Johnson, Roberts & Wood[s] RootsWeb ListOwner: AKINS-L

Hello, I am your list owner for AKINS-L in case some of you don't already know this. You may have heard about GenConnect offering surname boards. I am in the process now of trying to obtain several forum boards for us AKINS researchers. Stay tuned!!! Hopefully, we will have this worked out by Jan 1. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!! CAT -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL catindell@geocities.com Northeast GAGenWeb Regional Coordinator GAGenWeb County Coordinator for: Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin & Union Cos. RootsWeb Email ListOwner: GAFANNIN-L GAHALL-L GALUMPKI-L GAUNION-L Personal Website: C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy Researching: Akins, Berry, Bowers, Brooks, Cain, Daniel, Johnson, Roberts & Wood[s] RootsWeb ListOwner: AKINS-L

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------607530A99C07AEE713E3E928 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Come join us on our tour of GOLD Country-------Lumpkin County, GA -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL catinjax@mediaone.net Northeast GAGenWeb Regional Coordinator GAGenWeb County Coordinator for: Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin & Union Cos. RootsWeb Email ListOwner: GAFANNIN-L GAHALL-L GALUMPKI-L GAUNION-L Personal Website: C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy Researching: Akins, Berry, Bowers, Brooks, Cain, Daniel, Johnson, Roberts & Wood[s] RootsWeb ListOwner: AKINS-L --------------607530A99C07AEE713E3E928 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: by escambia.se.mediaone.net for catinjax (with Cubic Circle's cucipop (v1.21 1997/08/10) Thu Dec 17 10:54:33 1998) X-From_: USGenWeb-SE-L-request@rootsweb.com Thu Dec 17 01:25 EST 1998 Return-Path: <USGenWeb-SE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from mrin1.se.mediaone.net ([24.129.0.131]) by se.mediaone.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.01) with ESMTP id AAA29934 for <catinjax@se.mediaone.net>; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 01:25:12 -0500 Received: from chmls04.mediaone.net (chmls04.mediaone.net [24.128.1.114]) by mrin1.se.mediaone.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA25491 for <catinjax@se.mediaone.net>; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 01:25:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by chmls04.mediaone.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA08711; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 01:24:58 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA12667; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:24:05 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:24:05 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19981217051307.29538.rocketmail@send203.yahoomail.com> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 21:13:07 -0800 (PST) From: the Virtual Tour <usgwtour@yahoo.com> Old-To: USGenWeb-NW-L@rootsweb.com, USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com, USGenWeb-NE-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [USGenWeb-SE-L] virtual tour #31 Resent-Message-ID: <"itxk.A.RED.AOKe2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> To: USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/154 X-Loop: USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: USGenWeb-SE-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Virtual tour 31: Lumpkin Co. Georgia. You'all Come on Down to Lumpkin Co., GA: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/galumpkin/ Lumpkin Co. [formed in 1832] is in North Georgia along the Appalachian Mountain range. It is the home of the 1st Gold Rush in the United States back in 1828!!!!! Dahlonega, famous for it's gold mint, is the county seat. In fact, the dome of the Georgia State House in Atlanta is clad with Dahlonega 'gold'. We have lots of data already on line with more coming soon. There are lots of links and photos...so...Stop by and take an on-line tour of the historical district. Don't forget to grab a copy of some great recipes from our local B&Bs. If you want to host the next stop on the Virtual Tour, be the first to reply to this message with "I WANT TO BE THE NEXT STOP" in the subject line. More information on the Virtual Tour can be found at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/sedgwick/virtualtour.html or reply to usgwtour@yahoo.com Thanks, CAT _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ==== USGenWeb-SE Mailing List ==== SE/Mid-Atlantic Bulletin Board http://pluto.beseen.com/boardroom/p/18312/ --------------607530A99C07AEE713E3E928--

Hi Sandie, This is CAT a/k/a Carol Ann Tindell and I am the List Owner for AKINS-L. There is no connection between the TINDELLs and the AKINS in my lines. Sorry..... Happy Holidays, CAT Sandra Gage wrote: > I noticed that someone had posted a message about this list at GenForum with the name of Tindell. This might just be a weird coincidence, but I'm researching my family tree and my Tendle's and Akins connect. I am looking for information on James Akins b. 6 Jan 1793 and his son Nathan Akins b. 1 Oct. 1844 who married Mary Tendle. James was from TN and Nathan, MO > > Sandie -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL catindell@geocities.com Northeast GAGenWeb Regional Coordinator GAGenWeb County Coordinator for: Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin & Union Cos. RootsWeb Email ListOwner: GAFANNIN-L GAHALL-L GALUMPKI-L GAUNION-L Personal Website: C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy Researching: Akins, Berry, Bowers, Brooks, Cain, Daniel, Johnson, Roberts & Wood[s] RootsWeb ListOwner: AKINS-L

I noticed that someone had posted a message about this list at GenForum with the name of Tindell. This might just be a weird coincidence, but I'm researching my family tree and my Tendle's and Akins connect. I am looking for information on James Akins b. 6 Jan 1793 and his son Nathan Akins b. 1 Oct. 1844 who married Mary Tendle. James was from TN and Nathan, MO Sandie

Please stop by my website. I have 1 Akin (my gg-grandmother)b.1820 in Walton Co. GA. Would love to get more info about her. Perhaps help ya'll out, too. Thanks, Lisa Wells ondacap@msn.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4207/RobinsonAkin5.html

Hi Wanda, There was an Arthur Akin in Chesterfield Co., VA born 1759 - died 1809 in Chesterfield. Any possibility of kinship? CarolAt 03:17 PM 12/3/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi! >As the wife of Arthur Aiken, Jr. here in the hills of North Carolina, I >wish you luck with the Aiken line. >My husbands line came from South Carolina, up the river and in here. We >have quite a few Aikens now. Again Good Luck, Wanda >At 04:18 PM 11/29/1998 -0500, you wrote: >>Hello out there! >> >>I am trying to research my husband's mother's Aikens line. Here goes - hope >>it matches someone as there is an indian lady we would like to trace to find >>out what tribe, etc, and we want to find out about our ancestor who emigrated >>from Scotland in hopes to find some family and/or roots there! >> >>Our mother: Judith Ann Aiken, b. 1943, resides in Springfield VT >> >>Her father: Arthur Aiken, b. 1892, m. Florence Whitaker, d.1975, Windsor, VT >> >>His father: Louis (Lewis) Aiken b. 1852, M. Julia Mineau, a Southern woman, >>Hattie Jarvis LaFlame, d. 1900 Irasburg & Windsor, VT >> >>His Father: John Barrow Aiken, emigrated Scotland to Canada, to Vermont >> Was a Baptist Minister. Siblings: Louise, Susan, Calista, Georgina, >> Eduard, Peter. >> >>Any matches? Thanks for your help! >> >>Best Regards, >> >>Erika Goodell >>Napa, CA >> >> > >

My g-g-g-grandmother, Arminda Akins, married Jennings Bowen (b. 1765, Shaftsbury, VT) in 1791. They both died during the winter of 1813 (an epedemic?) Anyone have any information on Arminda, her parents, siblings, etc? MaryRose Bowen MH1255@aol.com

Hi! As the wife of Arthur Aiken, Jr. here in the hills of North Carolina, I wish you luck with the Aiken line. My husbands line came from South Carolina, up the river and in here. We have quite a few Aikens now. Again Good Luck, Wanda At 04:18 PM 11/29/1998 -0500, you wrote: >Hello out there! > >I am trying to research my husband's mother's Aikens line. Here goes - hope >it matches someone as there is an indian lady we would like to trace to find >out what tribe, etc, and we want to find out about our ancestor who emigrated >from Scotland in hopes to find some family and/or roots there! > >Our mother: Judith Ann Aiken, b. 1943, resides in Springfield VT > >Her father: Arthur Aiken, b. 1892, m. Florence Whitaker, d.1975, Windsor, VT > >His father: Louis (Lewis) Aiken b. 1852, M. Julia Mineau, a Southern woman, >Hattie Jarvis LaFlame, d. 1900 Irasburg & Windsor, VT > >His Father: John Barrow Aiken, emigrated Scotland to Canada, to Vermont > Was a Baptist Minister. Siblings: Louise, Susan, Calista, Georgina, > Eduard, Peter. > >Any matches? Thanks for your help! > >Best Regards, > >Erika Goodell >Napa, CA > >

Hello everyone, I do have a John Akins in my file that I am trying to connect to my ggg grandfather, Joseph Eakins. Joseph had a son, John, who was born 1789 and married Sarah King (2ond wife and married in KY) and possibly Lettie Melton (first wife and married in Rutherford Co., NC. Joseph's wife was Isabella Walkcup. The John Akins that I am trying to connect was born in 1785 in Ireland ? and married Sally Walker in Rutherford Co., NC on Sept 8, 1809. Sally and John had three children--Isabella, William, and Rachel. The reason I think there is a connection is from where they lived and the fact that one of their children was named Isabella. My Joseph and Isabella came from County Tyrone, Ireland, before the Revolution (maybe in the 1760's or early 1770's). Their first child was born about 1774 in NC. I feel that this other John Akins is perhaps a nephew to Joseph as Joseph is supposed to have had a brother, also known as John, who came to the US with him and Isabella. I hope I have helped someone, can anyone help me find Joseph's brother, John, and find where this John Akins fits in? Helen Keusch in southern IN gkeusch@psci.net

Yes, there was an area in North Carolina that was once known as Walton Co., GA. It was an abandoned strip of land in the French Broad River Valley area near Brevard, NC in now known Transylvania Co., NC. It only existed 1803 -1811, but they did elect officials. One of the representatives to the GA State Legislature was: John AIKENS. He would have had to have been born probably before 1780 at least. Does anyone know who he was???? Thanks, CAT -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL, Jacksonville, FL Email: <catindell@geocities.com> Northeast GA RC: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/Regions/neregion.htm Fannin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gafannin/ Hall Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/ Lumpkin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/galumpkin/ Union Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gaunion/ C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cat/

I'm stell looking for Thomas Jefferson Akins b.21 June 1870 to L.L. Akins and Margaret Thacher. He was born in Montgomery Al. and both his parents were supposeable born in Atlanta, Ga. He was married to Alice L Monroe. And she was living in Heidtville where she was being courted by Thomas. I don't know where Heidtville is, could someone Please tell me? And what dose the L.L. stand for?

What ever you did you did it right this time. I got your note. Try again with your real message.

Hi Cousin Marha, Welcome to our AKINS List. I am it's ListOwner. Stop by my personal website: http://www.roostweb.com/~gahall/cat/ where you'll find a lot of AKINS info. I, too, am related to Lewis AKINS & Elizabeth MANN. via his son Ezekiel. Most of the Francis AKINS line has been published in the "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia" but I think some researchers have found discrepancies with that version of descendants. CAT MARTHA SAPP wrote: > This is my first time writing to the list. My mother was an Akins. MY mother > was young when my gmother and gfather divorced, so I have had very contact > with my Akins side.The info that I have was given me by a fourth cousin. It > was through corelation with him that I found out that my ggrandfather Akins > is buried just 3/4 mile from my home. I am sending oldest Akin relative he > has listed. He would be my ggggggrandfather Lewis Akins. b. in Va. m. > Elizabeth Mann. b. in Va. Their children as I have them were: > 1. Francis Akins, b.1767 in N.C. m. abt. 1787 to Martha ?. d.1833 in Lowndes > County, Ga. ( my line) > 2. Fannie Akins > 3. John Akins > 4. Ezekiel Akins, m. Sarah ? > 5. Sally Akins > 6. Patty Akins,m. ? Petty > a. William Petty > b. Thomas Petty > 7. Elizabeth Akins, m. Benjamin Keville -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL, Jacksonville, FL Email: <catindell@geocities.com> Northeast GA RC: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/Regions/neregion.htm Fannin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gafannin/ Hall Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/ Lumpkin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/galumpkin/ Union Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gaunion/ C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cat/

I have AKINS in North GA where there were many Union sympathizers during the Civil War. Some of these Union sympathizers left GA during the War and didn't fight for either side, by either heading West or to Illinois. CAT CAkins123@aol.com wrote: > I trace my AKINS line to William Hiram Akins of GA. He was born in GA May 13, > 1829. In 1850 he got married to LaVinia Laney. They moved to MS by way of AL. > in 1850-1870 period. (Daughter born in AL in 1858) Lived in MS from 1864 or > before until his death in MS 1/24/03. > > I know of no relative north of SC. I find no record of the Akins serving in > the CSA during "the war of northern aggression" so they may have had Northern > ties but I cannot find them. -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL, Jacksonville, FL Email: <catindell@geocities.com> Northeast GA RC: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/Regions/neregion.htm Fannin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gafannin/ Hall Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/ Lumpkin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/galumpkin/ Union Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gaunion/ C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cat/

I have tried to send info to you but it later appears in my "in-box". Just in case this goes, what am I doing wrong? Irvin Sapp

Martha, You'll probably be deluged with messages like this, but in case not. Every message you send to the list also comes back to you as message because you're on the list and the "mailer machine" can't distinguish you as sender. Lee Eakin

This is my first time writing to the list. My mother was an Akins. MY mother was young when my gmother and gfather divorced, so I have had very contact with my Akins side.The info that I have was given me by a fourth cousin. It was through corelation with him that I found out that my ggrandfather Akins is buried just 3/4 mile from my home. I am sending oldest Akin relative he has listed. He would be my ggggggrandfather Lewis Akins. b. in Va. m. Elizabeth Mann. b. in Va. Their children as I have them were: 1. Francis Akins, b.1767 in N.C. m. abt. 1787 to Martha ?. d.1833 in Lowndes County, Ga. ( my line) 2. Fannie Akins 3. John Akins 4. Ezekiel Akins, m. Sarah ? 5. Sally Akins 6. Patty Akins,m. ? Petty a. William Petty b. Thomas Petty 7. Elizabeth Akins, m. Benjamin Keville

Diane, Yes, you are right...Littleton is a family name seen several times throught the AKIN/AKINS lines from SC. Stop by my personal webpage where you'll find lots of AKINS info. Under Ezekiel AKINS, Sr. you'll find his son, Littleton AKINS b. 1803 m. Nancy CHASTAIN. I suspect but don't know right this second from memory, that Nancy was a sister to you John CHASTAIN..... OR.....we have a missing child of Ezekiel AKINS, Sr. named Mary b. 1798.... OR based on the dates and names of the children you mention, there may have been 1 or 2 children born as early as 1816 that are unknown...but that would make Littleton b. 1822 named for Mary's father, Littleton AKINS, which we all suspect was a possible son of Lewis AKINS, Ezekiel's father. In another line of AKINS we find a son name Littleon Meeks AKINS and some of us have found a man named Littleton MEEKS in Pendleton Dist., SC around 1800-1810. Between all the lines in the descendancy charts at my website, you'll find email addys for folks researching particular branches. Hope this helps, CAT Diane Bingham wrote: > Hi - I'm new to the list and decided that the best way to introduce > myself is to list what scant information I have. > > My gggrandmother was Mary Akin (Akins, Aiken, ???)born 1798 in SC. She > married John Chastain ca 1820 in SC. She died about 1859/60 in Gordon > County GA. The children are: > 1. Nancy, born 1821. > 2. Littleton, born 6 April 1822. > 3. Sarah (Sally), born 23 Nov 1826. > 4. James Denton, born 11 March 1828. > 5. Abner M. borh 1829. > 6. Mary Jane, born 1830. > 7. Jemima Katherine, born 1832. > 8. Martha Elizabeth, born 24 January 1839. (my ancestor) > 9. John Caldwell, born 1842. > > So far, I have found VERY little on my line or any related Akins lines. > One puzzle though, is Littleton AKins in the census records, who gives a > DOB of 1803. I suspect he might be a younger brother. The name > Littleton is obviously a family name, as Mary and John named their > firstborn son, Littleton Chastain. > > If any of this rings any bells, please contact me. > Diane Bingham > dbing@inreach.com -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL, Jacksonville, FL Email: <catindell@geocities.com> Northeast GA RC: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/Regions/neregion.htm Fannin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gafannin/ Hall Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/ Lumpkin Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/galumpkin/ Union Co. GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/gaunion/ C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cat/