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The Akers family is a long and complicated one. The family is of Jewish and Native American beginnings. The Akers family and other Jewish families were moved to England to act as accountants for the king and other noble families. Whole villages were uprooted and move to England and Wales. Some were Cryptic Jews and others were Spanish Jews who ancestors were forced to convert to Christianity by the Spanish Government during the Spanish Inquisition.
They arrived in England only to find themselves persecuted by both the Protestants and Catholic faiths. Beheading was common among the punishments dished out. The Jewish immigrants reacted by pretending to embrace Christianity outwardly to avoid prosecution.
When the opportunity arrived to immigrate to America, most did. There they were know as the New Salem Baptist and later as Primitive Baptist. The majority of the family settled in the Montgomery County area, of Virginia. The county was large and was broken up into smaller counties. The area is now located in Scotts County, Virginia.
The native connection appears to have started with John Akers and Susan Blackburn. His family tree is well documented on Ancestor.com