Jacob
David
[uncertain]
"Blackburn"
Akers
Born about in Buckingham, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Blackburn Akers
and Elizabeth (Blackburn) Akers
Brother of
William Blackburn Akers, Solomon Akers Sr., Jonathan Elswick Akers, Valentine Akers, Augustine Henry Akers, Claybourne Akers, Martha Patricia (Akers) Thompson, Susannah Akers, Blackburn Akers Jr., Thomas Blackburn Akers, Adam Akers, John Akers and Bird Akers [half]
Husband of
Ruth (Howard) Akers
— married
21 Dec 1796 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Husband of
Catherine Rupe Akers
— married
27 Jun 1815 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 88
in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Jacob was born in 1766 or 1772 in Virginia, USA. He was the son of Blackburn Akers Sr. and Elizabeth Susannah (Blackburn) Akers.[1]
Jacob Akers married Ruth Howard on 21 December 1796 in Montgomery County, Virginia. The couple had one child: James Akers.[2]
In the 1810 census Jacob (age about 38) was living in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.[3]
In the 1820 census Jacob (age about 48) was living in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States.[4]
In the 1840 census Jacob (age about 68) was living in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.[5]
In the 1850 census Jacob (age about 78) was living in District 60, Smyth, Virginia.[6]
In the 1860 census Jacob (age about 88) was living in Smyth, Virginia, United States.[7]
Jacob was born in 1772. He married Ruth Howard first, and after she passed away he married Caty Rupe.[8]
He passed away after 1860.
Research Notes
He may have been the child of Thomas Blackburn Akers and Susannah Skaggs but I've been unable to find evidence of this, only unsourced family trees.
Sources
- ↑
Birth: Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Date: 2004,
Page: Source number: 630.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BR2. - ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 Date: 1997.
- ↑
1810 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1810 United States Federal Census Date: 2010,
Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 70; Page: 613; Image: 00062; Family History Library Film: 0181430 Object:. - ↑
1820 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Date: 2010,
Page: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Page: 168A; NARA Roll: M33_130; Image: 323 Object:. - ↑
1840 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Date: 2010,
Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 567; Page: 2; Image: 369; Family History Library Film: 0029689 Object:. - ↑
1850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 60, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: M432_976; Page: 224A; Image: 449 Object:. - ↑
1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Smyth, Virginia; Roll: M653_1377; Page: 1021; Image: 503; Family History Library Film: 805377 Object:. - ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8N-F3N : 29 January 2020), Jacob Acres, 1815.
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/33X3-86K : accessed 2014-11-07), entry for
Thomas Blackburn /Akers/.
- Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68R3-B8PV : 26 October 2021), Jacob Akers, Dec 1796; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-RRL : 23 December 2020), Jacob Akers, Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-V54 : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for Jesse C.m. Chandler, 1851.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS5-6QR : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for Wm. J. Silvers, 1863.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-S4B : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for Edward Gray, 1833.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8N-1BY : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for John W. Charlton, 1831.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8N-18N : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for Charles Akers, 1830.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M412-31X : 18 February 2021), Jacob Akers in entry for Thomas Lawrence, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5H-JZC : 20 February 2021), Jacob Akers, Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing 49, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 198; FHL microfilm 29,677.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-QF4 : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for Thomas W. Terry, 1837.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-65W : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for William Silvers, 1849.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-FVG : 29 January 2020), Jacob Akers in entry for Andrew Jackson Silvers, 1851.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Paula Wodzisz for creating WikiTree profile Akers-529 through the import of Terry Family Tree.ged on Dec 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Paula and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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~1.56%
Paula (Wiley) Wodzisz
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A968065 [compare], Ancestry member paulawodzisz
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~1.17%
JaCodi Akers :
23andMe, GEDmatch ME7915224 [compare]
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~1.17%
Randy Conn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A148299 [compare], Ancestry member rConn1960
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~0.78%
Neil (Smith) Bergstrom :
23andMe, GEDmatch M335566 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HE3492712 [compare]
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~0.78%
James Wooldridge :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch jimwool1 [compare], Ancestry member jimwool1
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~0.78%
Lewis Heidrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A047896 [compare], Ancestry member lewis_heidrick
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A047896 [compare], FTDNA kit #B74248
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Bill Rector :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wrector80
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~0.78%
Barb Howell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Ron Norman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ron_norman
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Cara Jones :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bewitchingstorm
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~0.78%
Douglas Parsons :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member markparsons19
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~0.78%
Jennifer (Stanfield) Molinari :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Michael Spears :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sandra Blair :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Robert Harter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T338389 [compare], FTDNA kit #154877
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~0.78%
Carl Franklin :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H227368 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gary Mead :
MyHeritage DNA
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Categories: Montgomery County, Virginia
edited by Neal Parker
https://openingdoorsinbrickwalls.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/henry-rupe-and-catherine-barbara-noll-family-life-in-montgomery-county-virginia/#_ftn15
[15] Ibid., (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8N-F3F : accessed 6 April 2016), Jacob Acres and Caty Rupe, 27 Jun 1815; citing Montgomery County, Virginia, reference P 146; FHL microfilm 32,633.
Son of Blackburn or Thomas Blackburn Akers. Needs to be merged with duplicates.