The Akin family that lived on Quaker Hill is extensively documented in the family tree at www.akinfamilyhistory.com. Feel free to browse. I would be happy to try to help anyone doing research on this family. However, I cannot connect this John Akin and EIizabeth Wedell to the Quaker Hill Akin family. I also searched the census records for him and found the records cited in the original query [1850 and 1860]. They show the following children for this family: James, William, Rebecca, Robert B, Ebenezer, John H. and Adaline. However, after 1860, they seem to disappear except that I found William Akin living in Newfame, Niagara, NY in 1870 and an Eben[ezer?] Aikins living in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY also in 1870. There is a John and Mary living in Lockport, Niagara County in 1870, but the dates do not match very well, and they show Ireland as their birthplace whereas the 1850 and 1860 census list New York. Unfortunately, I cannot find any of them in the 1880 census. Sorry I am not much help. ----- Original Message ---- From: Grandma and Grandpa <bdenno1@verizon.net> To: nydutche@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:59:20 PM Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] Family of John AIKIN (or AKIN) and Mary Elizabeth WEDELL I have Benjamin Akin in Pawling, Dutchess Co. in 1753, but since this is not the surname that I am researching, I do not have his parents. I do have two of his children (William Hawley Akin and Justis H. Akin), but not others. According to my information, William was born on Quaker Hill in Dutchess Co., but Justis was born 20 years later in Rensselaer County. I have that both of these men died in Johnsonville, Rensselaer Co. Good Luck. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob & Dee Carroll" <bobdee@westelcom.com> To: <nydutche@rootsweb.com> Cc: <gaikin@bellsouth.net> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] Family of John AIKIN (or AKIN) and Mary Elizabeth WEDELL > The following is the first paragraph from the Akin family sketch in > Beekman Patent, The Settlers of Vol 4 > It is available as a database on the NEGHS New England Ancestors > > The Akins were among the earliest Quakers to come to the Beekman > Patent. They were truly the Quakers of Quaker Hill and it is fitting > that the stone library and museum on Quaker Hill is named the Akin > Memorial Library. At least six members of the Akin family were on the > Beekman tax lists as early as 1744. There are a number of genealogies > of this family and they differ somewhat on the early history and > origins of the emigrant. I believe that the book Ancestors and > Descendants of Justus H. Akin of Rensselaer County, NY by Daphne M. > Brownell, 1971, and the manuscript Some of the Descendants of John Akin > (1663-1746) of Dartmouth, Mass, compiled by Mabel C. Akin Fairclough > 1954, additions 1974, a... seem to be the most thoroughly researched... > The traditions are that the Akins came from Scotland and that David > Akin was born at Aberdeen ca. 1640. > > Regards, > Bob > Bob & Dee Carroll. Westport, NY, on Lake Champlain > Relations of Bob & Dee > http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rcarroll > >> > >> Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:37:07 -0000 >> Author: GAikin >> >> >> Looking for information on John Aikin (or Akin), his wife Mary >> Elizabeth Wedell, and their children, all originally of Dutchess >> County, NY. >> >> Census records indicate that in 1840 the family lived in Poughkeepsie >> and in 1850 the family lived in Fishkill Township. By the time of the >> 1860 census John, Mary Elizabeth, and most (but not all) of their >> children had moved to Newfane Township, Niagara County, NY. John and >> Mary Elizabeth were great-great grandparents to me. >> >> I'd like to learn about John's ancestors and his ancestry line back to >> Scotland. I'd also like to learn about Mary Elizabeth's ancestors. >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Gary Aikin >> gaikin@bellsouth.net >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message