Akin · ◉ a direct ancestor of ours

♂John Akin

Born 1663, Scotland. Died 1746, Akin Family Cemetery South Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

None of this rests on a record yet - it is what compiled sources say.

Parents

Not yet found. This is one of the lines we are still tracing.

Spouses and children

Married 1686, Dartmouth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, to Mary Briggs 1671–1708 family page
- James Akin 1706–1804
Married abt 1711, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America, to Hannah Sherman 1682–1741 family page
No children recorded.

Life, as the records tell it

Event	When	Where	How we know
Birth	16 Jan 1663	Scotland	not yet documented
Estate settled Will - Signature Date	1 Apr 1743	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America	not yet documented
Burial	Jun 1746	Akin Family Cemetery South Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America	not yet documented
Death	13 Jun 1746	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States	not yet documented
Estate settled Will - Proved	11 Sep 1746		not yet documented
Rank/Title Captain	.		not yet documented
Occupation Representative Deputy, Town clerk, Quaker assessor	.		not yet documented

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

No source is attached yet.

Descendants in time

John Akin at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.

Descendants

James Akin 1706–1804
1. Ruth Akin 1731–1821
  1. Batchelder Sherman 1761–1828
    1. Isaac Sherman 1785–1863
    2. Reuben Sherman 1796–1891
    3. Luna A. Sherman 1798–1887
    4. Salena Sherman 1806–1842
    5. Wait A. Sherman 1809–1896
    6. Prudence Sherman
    7. Allen Sherman