Hi, Diane, Glad to see you on the list! Littleton Akin (born 1803) and Nancy Chastain is my ancestor. Still can't prove or disprove that he is the brother to your Mary. Would be a wonderful Christmas gift to find that answer thought <g>. Cathy Hall NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: cat5hall@email.msn.com TNGenWeb County Coordinator Co-host for Bradley County Page http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley TNBRADLE-Mail List TNBRADLE-L@rootsweb.com Polk County http://www.tngenweb.org/polk TNPOLK Mail List TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Diane Bingham <dbing@inreach.com> To: AKINS-L@rootsweb.com <AKINS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 3:08 PM Subject: [AKINS-L] Re: subscribe >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 >