Earl B. Akers has him b. before 1706 and d. after 1751 (Akers, Earl B., Senior. "Ancestry of Earl B. Akers, Senior." at http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/2210/akers.html pages 1-4) taken 7/31/97From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
[Ebasr.ged]Signed Power of attorney on 12 Apr 1751 in Cumberland Co VA stating that both his grandfather, William Akers I and his father, William Akers II, were deceased. (Cumberland Co VA Deed book 1, page 324)
The will of William Akers I signed 24 Feb 1702 precluded his son, William II, from having clear title to inherited land unless he had legitimate offspring. William II sold 98 acres to James Bougham, Jr. on 10 Apr 1706, establishing the birth of William III as being between those dates.
The Buckingham Co VA personal property tax roll for 1796 lists "estate of William Akers."
He is on the Southam Parish, Goochland County VA list as are his brothers-in-law, John, William and Lambeth Blackburn and John Mossum.
for 175 acres on the North branch of the Willis River bounded by the land of William Blackburn. This land later became part of Buckingham Co.