Question

Update on my research of my Hale line.

A before unknown cousin was located who is the great granddaughter of Henry Hale a brother to John Hale, my great grandfather. She stated that her mother (Mary Quinn) always told her and her brother they were not really Hale. They were AKERS. Her mother told them an Aker was adopted either by Henry Hale or his father John Hale, my great great grandfather.

Any one have any info on an Akers that was taken in or adopted by a Hale family, in KY, TN, or VA?

Thanks for any help.

John Hale

Comments

That's really interesting, and a great connection to have made.

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I've had great help from a cousin, and no help from others.  It sure is great when you find a helpful one, isn't it?  Congratulations on the breakthrough!  I remember your previous question and wished I could have helped.

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Thanks to Erin Breen and Fed Remus for your kind comments. This does explain my Y-DNA not matching any Hale and matching the Acker/AKer/Akers surnames. Now, I need to find some Akers who might be able to shed some light on this.

Answer 1

I've tagged this with "Hale" and "Akers" in hopes that someone who can shed some light on this for you will find this post!

Comments

Thanks for your help in this.

John Hale