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1. From Addendum to Early Settlers of Old Mount Airy, Wythe County, Virginia By Joseph R. Ca meron Sr. and Constance L. Cameron page 227 "The names of her oldest children are mentioned i n the unrecorded will of her mother, Elizabeth Musser Snavely, which is on file in Will Bo x 1 in the basement of the courthouse in Wythe County, Virginia. Christina was alive in c1822 , because her youngest son, Wayman, was born that year. She was also mentioned in her father' s will, written in 1824. She was dead by 1827, when her husband, Phillip AKer, was mentione d as the husband of Barbara (Snavely) in a deed. Her burial place is unknown, but may be in t he Atkins Cemetery, which is on the hill behind the fire station in Atkins, Virginia. The cem etery is sometimes referred to as the Bear Cemetery. On October 17, 1805, in Wythe County, Vi rginia, Christina married Phillip Aker, Jr., and the family lived on their land which today i s in the area of downtown Atkins, Virginia. Phillip Aker was born May 10, 1780. Phillip die d July 15, 1850 and is buried at the Bear or Atkins Cemetery (on the hill behind the fire dep artment) in Atkins. (Source: Mack & Kenneth Sturgill's Smyth COunty, VA Cemeteries, Vol. III , p. 13; Wythe County, VA Marriage Bk 1,; Wythe Co VA Will Box 1)"
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According to Wiley B. Snavely, Jacob is buried in a (destroyed) familycemetery on Black Lick . Wiley may be speaking of old Doak, or Wardcemetery. He was living in Wythe County, VA. Ja cob came to WytheCounty, Virginia, with his brothers, Peter and John. They wereprobably in Wy the County before the Revolutionary War.
Jacob settled land located on Black Lick, north of Staley'scrossroads. The exact location ha s not been pin pointed. However,Jacob's land joined that later owned by Daniel Brown.
The general area of Jacob's land is somewhere east of the DanielBrown, (Captain Howe) place o n route 625, and Dry Brach. A deed dated1837 states land was on both sides of Evans, (Mill) C reek, between EliDavis and Jacob. Also stated land cornered with Daniel Brown and HenryEarhar t.
Early Settlers of Old Mount Airy By Joseph Rodney Cameron, Sr. Page372 & 375
The 1810 Wythe County, Virginia census indicates that there was 1 maleunder 10, 1 male betwee n 10 and 16, 1 male between 16 and 26, 1 male45 & up, 2 females under 10, 1 female between 1 0 and 16, 1 female 45 &up and 1 Slave.
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1. 1850 Census Smyth County, Virginia
Smyth 976-220 Husband John 44 Virginia 1806
Smyth 976-220 Wife Elizabeth44 Virginia 1806
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Barbara 19 Virginia 1831
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Julia 17 Virginia 1833
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Mary 15 Virginia 1835
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Rachel 13 Virginia 1837
Smyth 976-220 Son Adam M 11 Virginia 1839
Smyth 976-220 Son John 8 Virginia 1842
Smyth 976-221 Son George W 3 Virginia 1847
Smyth 976-221 Son Elijah H 3 Virginia 1847
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1. 1850 Census Smyth County, Virginia
Smyth 976-220 Husband John 44 Virginia 1806
Smyth 976-220 Wife Elizabeth44 Virginia 1806
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Barbara 19 Virginia 1831
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Julia 17 Virginia 1833
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Mary 15 Virginia 1835
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Rachel 13 Virginia 1837
Smyth 976-220 Son Adam M 11 Virginia 1839
Smyth 976-220 Son John 8 Virginia 1842
Smyth 976-221 Son George W 3 Virginia 1847
Smyth 976-221 Son Elijah H 3 Virginia 1847
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1. 1850 Census Smyth County, Virginia
Smyth 976-220 Husband John 44 Virginia 1806
Smyth 976-220 Wife Elizabeth44 Virginia 1806
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Barbara 19 Virginia 1831
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Julia 17 Virginia 1833
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Mary 15 Virginia 1835
Smyth 976-220 Daughter Rachel 13 Virginia 1837
Smyth 976-220 Son Adam M 11 Virginia 1839
Smyth 976-220 Son John 8 Virginia 1842
Smyth 976-221 Son George W 3 Virginia 1847
Smyth 976-221 Son Elijah H 3 Virginia 1847