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James Akers 1774–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Dillon's Mill, Virginia

Father: William Akers

Mother: Mary Blackburn

Spouse(s): Lucy Webster

Children(s): William V

In 1774, James Akers entered the world in Virginia, born to William Akers And Mary Polly Blackburn. James Akers married Lucy Webster, and had children including William Akers V. James Akers passed away in 1856 in Dillon's Mill, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1774, James Akers entered the world in Virginia, born to William Akers And Mary Polly Blackburn.
  • James Akers married Lucy Webster, and had children including William Akers V.
  • James Akers passed away in 1856 in Dillon's Mill, Virginia.

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James Akers's Ancestors

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James Akers
1774–1856
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Akers
1752–1836
Augusta, Clinch River Valley, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Blackburn
1745–1844
Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Akers
1730–1810
Old Concord Presb Church Concor, VA
Elizabeth Martye
1732–1810
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Akers
1703–1791
Sarah Hart
1706–
Heinrich Martye
1704–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Akers
1668–1722
Mary Smith
1670–1720

James Akers's Descendants

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James Akers (1774–1856) m. Lucy Webster (16 February 1775–1838)
  1. 1. William (Akers) V 1802–1887

James Akers's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of James Akers in Virginia
Virginia
1856
1856
Age 82
Death of James Akers in Dillon's Mill, Virginia
Dillon's Mill, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 206

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Dillon's Mill, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 206

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