For those of you on the hunt for the wife of Lewis Akin's ancestery, I have found clues from Charlotte Co. Order books that it is not his wife that is related to Francis Mann, but rather, Lewis himself. This can be indicative if he was filing his rights on behalf of himself. As some of you know, Lewis Akin assigned Benjamin Kevill to basically act as his attorney to secure his rights under the Laws of Dowership. Indeed Ben Kevill sued Page Mann and succeded in winning the suit. The order books only indicate the amout of the suit and the amount awarded. It does not indicate why. Anyway, as you know, Page Mann was a brother of Francis Mann as indicated in his will of 1768. One important record about 1790 demands Page Mann, and says "surviving executor" of Francis Mann, to appear before the court to give a final settlement. This record shows that Page Mann was apprently old and was refering to the will of 1768. At any rate, Page Mann was not listed in the month he was ordered to appear. But he apparently lost his roll of administrator the estate. At a date in 1791 several other men were appointed to adminstrator the estate which was ordered to be recorded. I have again reordered the microfilm for the Will books in hopes of finding the final estate settlement records. Fingers crossed. Godspeed.....Patrick