Okay, so I forgot to give the land description.......Sorry for the inconvenience. From: "Jane Ellis" <jane_helv@hotmail.com> Reply-To: tnhardin@rootsweb.com To: tnhardin@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNHARDIN] Watson/Akin Land Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:33:33 -0500 Can anyone relate these surveys with land located in Hardin County? John Akin was a brother-in-law to John Watson and they both arrived in the Hardin/Wayne Co. areas at the same time. I have always thought they might have lived near each other. Excuse the spellings, I received this typed copy from another Watson researcher and I appreciate it so much. David, I don't know if you still have the Watson deed I sent, but I know you know where the Watson place is. Do you think they were near each other? Jane Watson Ellis Rev. John Akin: 22 Feb 1821 Survey - 100 acre Survey - 100 acre Old Book "A" page 9 Survey #15 Scale of 100 Poles per Inch State of Tennessee Eighth District By virtue of an Entry No. 298 dated 7th day of December 1920 and founded [sic] certificates No. 43 Issued to Wadstell Avery by C. E. T. (I have survey) and for John Akins 100 acres of land in Wayne County Range 11 Section 1. Beginning 88 poles East of the 3 mile post on the district on a poplar and Sugar Trees. Running North 83 ' 20 minutes East into said line 1618 poles To [?] And a white oak. Thence north 90 poles to Two white oaks, Thence [?] 160 poles to two Chesnuts Thence South 109 6/10 poles to the beginning. Surveyed 22 Feb 1821. George Peery D. S. William Griend V Jacob Blackshirrs CL Transmitted by J. Dobbins Survey Books, vols. A-C, 1820-1907, Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1968, FHL Film No. 1,012,382, page 7 2 Nov 1821, State of Tennessee Land Grant No. 16161 for 100 acres in District 8, Range 11, Section 1 was registered to John Akins, assignee of Washington Avery. Wayne County, Tennessee Deed Books A-B, January 1820 - April 1838, Vicky Hutchings, page 2; original source, Old Deed Book A, page 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Williamson Akin: 1 Oct 1823, State of Tennessee Land Grant No. 20563 was given to John Akins, assignee of Michael Croft for 65 acres on the north side of Hardin's Creek in District 7, Range 11, Section 5. This grant was registered on 12 Mar 1836. Wayne County, Tennessee Deed Books A-B, January 1820 - April 1838, Vicky Hutchings, page 78; original source, Old Deed Book C, page 435 On 9 Nov 1827, there was a settlement of judgment brought by James Brown, assignee of Daniel Cherry against Lewis Johnston, John Akin and Mark F. Edwards for $100 concerning 100 acres on Beech Creek being the property of Lewis Johnson. This was registered on 21 Dec 1827. Wayne County, Tennessee Deed Books A-B, January 1820 - April 1838, Vicky Hutchings, page 22; original source, Old Deed Book B, page 73 _________________________________________________________________ http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=hmtextlinkjuly07