Thomas Akin (1743 - 1822)

Born 3 May 1743 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Russell) Akin — married 29 Apr 1767 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1822 at age 79 in South Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Thomas Akin was born 3 May 1743 in (probably Perth Amboy) New Jersey.^[1][2] He was the son of Thomas and Abigail Akin formerly of Dartmouth and now residents at Nova Scotia.^[3]

He married Rebecca Russell, daughter of Timothy and Robe Russell of Dartmouth, on 29d 4m 1767 [29 Apr 1767].^[3][4]

Thomas died 7 October 1822 in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts.^[1]

Children

Children of Thomas and Rebecca Akin:

• Rhobe Akin, born 30d 1m 1768 [30 Jan 1768].^[5]
• Abiel Akin, born 28d 10m 1770 [28 Oct 1770].^[5]
• Stephen Akin, born 16d 2m 1774 [16 Feb 1774]; died aged 10 months.^[5]
• Susanna Akin, born 15d 3m 1777 [15 Mar 1777]; died aged 14 months.^[5]
• Abigail Akin, born 9d 4m 1780 [9 Apr 1780].^[5]
• Lurania Akin, born 4d 4m 1782 [4 Apr 1782].^[5]
• Charles Akin, born 30d 12m 1784 [30 Dec 1784].^[5]
• Timothy Akin, born 2d 4m 1790 [2 Apr 1790].^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-L6WQ : accessed 13 September 2015), Thomas Akin Jr, 1822; Burial, South Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States of America, Quaker Meeting House Cemetery; citing record ID 18062589, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts: Containing Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co, 1912; Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/representativeme03jhbe#page/1142/mode/2up : accessed 12 September 2015).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 481.
4. ↑ "Early Vital Records of Massachusetts From 1600 to 1850," The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Marriages, Dartmouth, Bristol (http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Dartmouth/Images/Dartmouth_M018.shtml : accessed 12 September 2015)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7} Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 102.