::In response to the request for verification of the Akins coat of arms, I went to the library and photographed the pages from the book A History of Steele Creek Presbyterian Church 1745-1978 that pertain to the tombstone of Thomas Akins who is buried in the cemetery. I have uploaded photographs of the pages from the book onto photobucket, they can be viewed at: http://s1038.photobucket.com/albums/a470/the_scotsman1745/Genealogical%20records/?action=view&current;=steele_creek_01.jpg and http://s1038.photobucket.com/albums/a470/the_scotsman1745/Genealogical%20records/?action=view&current;=008.jpg I have also been in contact with a Mr. John Cox in Charlotte, N.C. who is a photographer that posts photos on Flickr. He has a photograph of the back of Thomas Akins' tombstone on his photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnncox/4061843066/ and has agreed to take a new photograph of the front of the monument showing the coat of arms in better detail.

In addition there is a court record relating to Thomas Akins death that is recorded in the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Probate Court, which reads as follows: 1785. September Session "Ordered that Letters of Administration on the Estate of Thomas Akins, Decd., issue to William Akins who produces Hugh Parks as Security, bound in £600, Administrators Sworn."Wyvren (talk)