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/