Stewart Family.

The Stewart, Van Akin, and Seymour families were among the earliest settlers to Shiawassee County Michigan in the 1830s. James Van Akin (1794-1848) and his wife Elizabeth Jennings Van Akin moved to there from New York state in 1834. He and Elizabeth were farmers. They had eleven children, among them Henry Jennings Van Akin (1823-1896) who married Anne Stewart (1842-1884), also of Shiawassee County, Michigan.

Anne was the daughter of Addison Stewart (1811-1848) and his wife Lucy Tilden Stewart (1811-1898) who came to Michigan in 1833 from Avon, New York. Their other children included sons Charles (1839-1864) and Damon (1834-1867), who both served in the American Civil War, and daughters Harriett (Hattie) (b. 1836) and Laura (b. 1838). Damon served in the 23rd Michigan, company F and William served in Michigan's 23rd regiment, company C. Laura married Henry Seymour (d. 1899).

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