The sons and daughters of the DEDMANs of York and Mecklenburg counties, Virginia. Also the sons and daughters of Reverend John AKIN and wife Mary Watson Akin who moved their family from the Clover, York, SC, area to the Natchez Trace area of Maury, Lawrence, Lewis and Wayne counties (especially Hampshire, Maury County) in the very early 1800s. The DEDMANS of North Carolina appear to have originated with Thomas Dedman (Deadman) who was born about 1651 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England, and died about 1720 in Patapasco, Anne Arundel, MD. This appears as a separate line of DEDMANs.

William Howard Dedman and family along with his brother John Roland Dedman and family and some in-laws of W H's wife, Elizabeth D. Haile's, family left the area of Hallstone (now near Skipwith. Often mistakenly called Hailstone) in Mecklenburg County, VA, around 1835 when W H and John Roland's father, John Dedman's, land was sold in an estate matter.

The Dedman ancestors, beginning with Christopher Dedman, arrived in York County, VA, and remained there until shortly before the Revolution. They owned land just a few miles south of the site of the Battle of Yorktown. Philip Dedman (son or grandson, Philip I or Philip II, of Christopher) had purchased land in Mecklenburg County, and Philip II's son Samuel Dedman moved his family there in fear of the repercussions of the Revolution.

NOTE: A lot of researchers have confused the Samuel Dedman born in 1750 (son of Philip Dedman and Margaret Easter Langston from York and Mecklenburg Counties, VA) with Samuel Dedman born in 1722 (son of Philip Dedman and Mary "Polly" Hawkins from Louisa County, VA) Both served in the Revolution.

The Dedmans came from England, and the Akins were Scot. "Dedman" may be a corruption of Sydenham in England, and therefore a geographical origin surname. The Akins came from Scotland, and the name may be a corruption of the Norse name "Hakkon", after one of the Norse kings., The water inlet, called a "kyle" in the Norse, between main Scotland and the Isle of Skye was named "Kyle Hakkon", now "Kyle Akin", and features the small town of Kyleakin. Apparently the Akins were never a Scottish Clan.

The Dedmans and Akins made the 450 plus mile trip to Middle Tennessee with their families of small children by horseback and barge to settle just west of Williamsport, TN (Dedman) along Leatherwood Creek and Hampshire, TN (Akin) on a large farm between what are now highways 99 and 166. William Howard Dedman's son John Thomas Dedman settled in Bon Aqua, TN, and is the ancestor of the Dedmans living in Bon Aqua and Little Lot, TN.

The main focus of the Dedman Institute account is to locate the final resting places of this line of Dedmans, Akins, and their relatives to the extent possible. Some were buried in cemeteries, some were buried on family property, and some rest in unknown places. The Institute also manages ancillary lines of relatives and other friends.

If you are a Dedman, Fariss, or Akin descendant (or related lines)and are interested in this history, contact the Institute at the email address above or leave a note via Find A Grave.

The Akin family came to Middle Tennessee when Rev. John Akin and his wife Mary Watson Akin left Clover, South Carolina after the Revolution for the frontier of Tennessee.

Also, the sons and daughters of the FARISS-FERRIS-FARRIS family from Connecticut to St. Helena, South Carolina, to Maury County, Tennessee.

The Fariss family went to Middle Tennessee from St. Helena, South Carolina where they had lived for several generations after leaving Connecticut. It appears that "Fariss", and it's several variations of Feris, Farris, and others, is derived from the Ferriers St. Hillaire area in Normandy in France. The family went to England after the Norman Invasion where they became "de Ferriers" ("Of Ferriers"). The surname eventually became Fariss, sometimes Farris.

Other family lines researched include Apple, Fox, Bailey, Bill, Bibb, Kirk, Pogue, Scarff, Coats/Coates, Claiborne, Brooks, Lusk, Plummer, Turnbow, Scribner, Haile, Rood/Rude, Felton, Crawford, English, Dodson, Betts, Craig, Biffle, Hilton, Coffee, Williams, and Whiteside.

The sons and daughters of the DEDMANs of York and Mecklenburg counties, Virginia. Also the sons and daughters of Reverend John AKIN and wife Mary Watson Akin who moved their family from the Clover, York, SC, area to the Natchez Trace area of Maury, Lawrence, Lewis and Wayne counties (especially Hampshire, Maury County) in the very early 1800s. The DEDMANS of North Carolina appear to have originated with Thomas Dedman (Deadman) who was born about 1651 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England, and died about 1720 in Patapasco, Anne Arundel, MD. This appears as a separate line of DEDMANs.

William Howard Dedman and family along with his brother John Roland Dedman and family and some in-laws of W H's wife, Elizabeth D. Haile's, family left the area of Hallstone (now near Skipwith. Often mistakenly called Hailstone) in Mecklenburg County, VA, around 1835 when W H and John Roland's father, John Dedman's, land was sold in an estate matter.

The Dedman ancestors, beginning with Christopher Dedman, arrived in York County, VA, and remained there until shortly before the Revolution. They owned land just a few miles south of the site of the Battle of Yorktown. Philip Dedman (son or grandson, Philip I or Philip II, of Christopher) had purchased land in Mecklenburg County, and Philip II's son Samuel Dedman moved his family there in fear of the repercussions of the Revolution.

NOTE: A lot of researchers have confused the Samuel Dedman born in 1750 (son of Philip Dedman and Margaret Easter Langston from York and Mecklenburg Counties, VA) with Samuel Dedman born in 1722 (son of Philip Dedman and Mary "Polly" Hawkins from Louisa County, VA) Both served in the Revolution.

The Dedmans came from England, and the Akins were Scot. "Dedman" may be a corruption of Sydenham in England, and therefore a geographical origin surname. The Akins came from Scotland, and the name may be a corruption of the Norse name "Hakkon", after one of the Norse kings., The water inlet, called a "kyle" in the Norse, between main Scotland and the Isle of Skye was named "Kyle Hakkon", now "Kyle Akin", and features the small town of Kyleakin. Apparently the Akins were never a Scottish Clan.

The Dedmans and Akins made the 450 plus mile trip to Middle Tennessee with their families of small children by horseback and barge to settle just west of Williamsport, TN (Dedman) along Leatherwood Creek and Hampshire, TN (Akin) on a large farm between what are now highways 99 and 166. William Howard Dedman's son John Thomas Dedman settled in Bon Aqua, TN, and is the ancestor of the Dedmans living in Bon Aqua and Little Lot, TN.

The main focus of the Dedman Institute account is to locate the final resting places of this line of Dedmans, Akins, and their relatives to the extent possible. Some were buried in cemeteries, some were buried on family property, and some rest in unknown places. The Institute also manages ancillary lines of relatives and other friends.

If you are a Dedman, Fariss, or Akin descendant (or related lines)and are interested in this history, contact the Institute at the email address above or leave a note via Find A Grave.

The Akin family came to Middle Tennessee when Rev. John Akin and his wife Mary Watson Akin left Clover, South Carolina after the Revolution for the frontier of Tennessee.

Also, the sons and daughters of the FARISS-FERRIS-FARRIS family from Connecticut to St. Helena, South Carolina, to Maury County, Tennessee.

The Fariss family went to Middle Tennessee from St. Helena, South Carolina where they had lived for several generations after leaving Connecticut. It appears that "Fariss", and it's several variations of Feris, Farris, and others, is derived from the Ferriers St. Hillaire area in Normandy in France. The family went to England after the Norman Invasion where they became "de Ferriers" ("Of Ferriers"). The surname eventually became Fariss, sometimes Farris.

Other family lines researched include Apple, Fox, Bailey, Bill, Bibb, Kirk, Pogue, Scarff, Coats/Coates, Claiborne, Brooks, Lusk, Plummer, Turnbow, Scribner, Haile, Rood/Rude, Felton, Crawford, English, Dodson, Betts, Craig, Biffle, Hilton, Coffee, Williams, and Whiteside.