Apparently Akin was a substitute for Ebenezer in the military during the War of 1812. He was in for about a month and a half (Oct 5 to Nov 18, 1814) and was discharged at Sackett's Harbor - Private, 1 Regiment (Nellis’) New York Militia. Ebenezer's third wife, Maria Wheaton Tallman, applied for a pension after Ebenezer died. She claimed he went, but the War Dept rejected her claim showing that Akin went in his place. The only other possibility was that Ebenezer served some of the days and then Akin replaced him, even though Ebenezer's name was not on the rolls. Akin received the bounty land for serving, but Helen O’Connor thought he sold it.
“They were probably married around 1815. They farmed, probably near Ebenezer. In one census they had 15 acres and a few farm animals. No land transactions can be found for Akin or Sarah, and it is assumed that they meant that they ‘farmed’ 15 improved acres, but did not own it. They had 6 children, although Klock knew of only 4.”
Listed in the 1830 census for Schuyler, NY with:
male - 2=5-9, 1=30-39 female - 1=5-9, 1=10-14, 1=30-39
[Obituary] The Herkimer County Journal - Wednesday, 25 July 1838
Death by Lightning - A melancholy occurence took place in the town of Schuyler on the 20th inst. at about eight o’clock in the morning. Mr. Lovel Burch, with two teams, and a number of men, was engaged in drawing hay from the meadow, there being a prospect of a shower in the north west, accompaied with thunder and lightning. There was no rain, however, and but few scattering clouds, within some distance of where they were at work; but two heavy claps of thunder broke over their heads, the second of which struck Mr. Akins Tallman, who was on one of the loads, from which he instantly fell a lifeless corpse! One of the horses which he was driving was also killed; and several individuals at 40 or 50 rods distance were brought to the ground by the shock. Mr. Tallman was an old inhabitant of the town, and a useful and respected citiizen. He has left a wife and six children, and numerous relatives, to mourn his sudden and melancholy death. He was about 40 years of age.