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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: George Sellers Note Born: 1756 Married: Died: 3 Dec 1839 at Gaston Co., , Cherryville, NC Other Spouses: Susannah Best
Father: Philip Sellers Mother: Unknown
WIFE
Name: Magdalena Schneider Born: Died: Other Spouses: George Sellers Jr.
CHILDREN

NOTES
1). At the time of his research, Patrick C. Smith was unable to prove a definite connection with the Pennsylvania Sellers line. However, he states There was a great migration southward from the Pennsylvania Maryland area in the 1750 s and 60 s, just priorto the Revolutionary War, and a great part of the Piedmont sections of North and South Carolina was settled as a result of this movement south. George, Sr., may have been born in the North and brought to North Carolina as a child by his parents, or may have lived to maturity in the North and migrated southward on his own about the time of the War. The Froneberger cemetery contains a number of old Sellers graves, indicating a close relationship between the two families from the earliest time they were both in that part of North Carolina. Sellers and Froneberger are both names of German or Dutch origin, and the two families could very well have moved southward together. There are only three known children of George Sellers, Sr. and Susannah This list differs from other research George, Jr. born March 5, 1794 Phillip Felix Source Sellers McLaughen papers by Patrick C. Smith, 1971, rev. 1984 George Sellers Sr. was of age to have taken part in the Revolutionary War. My mother Fay Sellers Smith told me that her father s people took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain 1781 . This could only have been George, Sr. and or the Fronebergers. Deed to George Sellers In Main Library Charlotte, NC This indenture made the ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight between Isaac White of Lincoln County of the state of North Carolina of the one part and George Sellers of the county or Rowan of the state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and forty pounds lawful currency to the said Isaac White in paid by the said George Sellersthe whereof is herby fully acknowledged the said Isaac White. Given, granted, bargained, sold, conveyed and confirmed and by these ? presents doth grant, bargain, sell convey and confirm to the said George Sellers, his heirs and assigner forever, all that tract or parcel of land containing 300 acres, it being the land Nicholas Wisenant formerly lived on the said land lying the waters of Long Creek in said county the said land being granted to Wisenant by patent bearing date the 13th day of October 1765, purchased by Christian Carpenter of Nicholas Wisenant for the consideration of sixty pounds as by record bearing date the 24th of January in the year 1775, and purchased of Christian Carpenter by Isaac White for the consideration of 200 pounds as by record bearing date the 20th of ? November, 1770 and bounded as follows. Beginning at a pine in the , thence by his ? line of past 160 poles to Hegars corner white oak line the same course 60 poles inall 220 poles to white oak thence 220 poles to a small red oak thence 220 poles to a Spanish oak, thence 220 poles to the beginning with the appurtances and lying as aforesaid with their every of their ? rights of appurtances whatsoever and the Reversion of ? reccesions, ? remaindes of remainders of all and ? singular the lands, tenements, hereditaments of premises hereby granted or intended to be granted and of every part and parcel thereof and all rents services and profits to them or any of them or any part or parcel of them incident belonging or appertaining and also all and every the estate of the estates rights claims, interests and demands whatsoever of him the said Isaac White or out of the said lands, tenements, hereditaments of premises whatsoever herby granted or mentioned to be granted or any of them or land, tenements, hereditaments, and premises hereby granted with their appertenances to the said George Sellers, his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and of the said George Sellers, his heirs and assigns forever and the said Isaac White for himself, his heirs doth hereby promise, covenant and agree that the said Isaac White, his heirs, ? Exc. Adm shall and will at all times warrant ? forever the said premises to the said George Sellers, his heirs and assigns against all lawful claims or demands whereby the above mentioned premises might or maybe incumbered contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents. In witness thereof the said Isaac White hathe interchangeably set his hand and seal the 9th day of Jan. 1788 in the XIth year of our Independence. Signed Sealed and delivered Isaac White in presence of Jane White Lincoln County, January 1788 The within deed was in open court and ordered to be registered. Witness J.Dickson C.C Wife possibly Susannah?. A Susannah Sellers, died Jan 19 1843, aged 83 years is buried right next to George Sellers, tombstone reading George Sellers died Dec 3rd 1839 aged 83 years. See note below We know that Philip Sellers 1724 1808 of Pennsylvania had two sons who settled in North Carolina George and John. Because of the duplication of names, I will refer to this George and John as George Sr. and John Sr. and to George Sr. s sons as George Jr. and John Jr. John Sr. apparently had no children, and in his will left all his property to two of George Sr. s sons, John Jr. and Henry. George Sellers 1756 1839 and his brother John migrated to North Carolina during the 1790s. They settled in what was then Lincoln County and became farmers. John seems to have had no children he left his property to his nephews , but George and his wifeSusanna Best had several children. Two of their sons were also named George and John and have been the source of much confusion. Source www.bonanzajellydog.com gene froncemetery.html Annotated Federal Census info for the Sellers family of NC Lincoln, Cleveland, and Macon Counties All comments in parentheses are my commentary, and merely represent my guesses on the identities of the people involved. In addition, the census especially in the early years was notoriously inaccurate, and the handwriting of census takers is often hard to decipher. Be warned. Lincoln County 1800 p. 821 George Sellers 4 males 0 to 9, John, 4, Henry, 3, George, 6, 2 males 10to 15 1 male 16 to 25 Philip, 17 1 male 26 to 44 George, 44 1 male 45 and up maybe John, Sr., George s older brother 2 females 0 to 9 2 females 10 to 15 Caty, 10 1 female 26 to 44 Susannah Best, 40 Lincoln County 1810 p. 404 George Sellers 4 males 0 to 9 Possibly grandchildren. 4 males 10 to 15 John, 14, Henry, 13, George, 16, 1 male 26 to 44 Perhaps a grown son, maybe even the father of the young boys above. 1? male 45 and up There is a mark in this column, but it might be a zero. This census taker appears not to really use zeros, though. He left columns blank instead. 1 female 0 to 9 2 females 16 to 26 1 female 26 to 44 Susannah Best, 50? Lincoln County 1820 p. 296 George Sellers 1 male 0 to 9 Eli, 1 1 male 26 to 44 I believe this is actually George, Jr, age 26 1 female 0 to 9 Elizabeth, 2 1 female 16to 25 Anna Mary Froneberger Sellers , 27 p. 176 George Sellors, Sen 1 male 30 to 40 grown son? 1 male 70 to 80 George, Sr, age abt 74 1 female 50 to 60 Susannah Best Sellers , age 70 Source www.bonanzajellydog.com gene sellerscensus.html A partial roster of the Froneberger Cemetery off Miles Bess Rd. I visited this cemetery on February 27, 2001. I hope to have a more complete record up shortly, as well as photos. These graves are in order, left to right. Barbary Sellers died Feb 6 1845 in her 55th year Philip Sellers died Jan 17 1852 in the 67th year of his age Susannah Sellers died Jan 19 1843 aged 83 years George Sellers died Dec 3rd 1839 aged 83 years Anna M. Sellers born Jan 3 1793 died Nov 22 1869 C.or G Sellers died May 22, 1836 Susannah s and George s are identical, down to being signed by the same initials This headstone is very crudely carved, and I believe it to be George Sellers, Jr s Source http www.bonanzajellydog.com gene froncemetery.htmlMarried Dec. 24, 1809, George Seller and Sneider Indian Creek Ch. reg. . They settled in North Carolina. Source Sellers Family of Pennsylvania and Allied Families by Edwin Jaquett Sellers, Philadelphia, 1925 Perhaps George Sellers was married both to a ?Sneider and to Susannah Best. MGHB 2002 Gaston County Research Timeline Bath was formed in 1696 from territories south of the Albemarle River. Bladen was formed in 1734. Anson was formed from Bladen in 1750. Mecklenburg was formed from Anson in 1762. Tryon was formed from Mecklenburg County in 1768. Tryon existed as a Countyuntil Lincoln and Rutherford were formed from Tryon County in1779. Cleveland was formed from Lincoln and Rutherford in 1841. Gaston was formed in 1846 from Lincoln and the most western edge of present Cleveland. Cleveland gained some territory from Gastonin 1921. The most southern part of Gaston had ancestors recorded in what is now Spartanburg, Cherokee and York Counties S.C. Prior to surveys of 1764 and 1772, much of the territory in the north central and north western part of South Carolina was considered to be North Carolina. The South Carolina counties of Marlboro, Chesterfield, Lancaster, York, Chester, Union, Spartanburg, Cherokee, and portions of Greenville, Laurens and Newberry are involved. Guide to South Carolina Research and Records , by Brent Holcomb, Colombia, SC, 1991, p. 37 Much of Tryon County, NC became SC after the 1772 survey. In fact, the Tryon Countycourthouse had to be moved! Source http www.rootsweb.com ncgaston time.htm Cherryville by Mary Frances Mauney Designed by Mike Jones Copyright © 1996 2002 Cherryville.com All Rights Reserved. Site maintained by Larry Wright The land on which Cherryville now stands was originally known as White Pine . During the last half of the 18th century, Scotch Irish and German families from the Colony of Pennsylvania migrated south and settled into the panhandle section of Gaston County. Land grants by the king of England date back to 1768, and as early as 1792 Governor Samuel Ashe of North Carolina made original land grants in and around White Pine . By this token Cherryville can be considered one of the oldest cities in Gaston County. The village began to develop at a crossroads on Old Post Road. Ibis road served as a main thoroughfare between Salisbury, NC and Spartanburg, SC. In 1853, Henry Summit s Cross Roads Store, first store in the area, was established on this famous road. Downtown Cherryville Turn of the century It was in 1862 that the Wilmington Charlotte Rutherford Railroad later known as Carolina Central Railroad reached White Pine. With the arrival of rail transportation, more homes and small businesses appeared inthe village. On November 2, 1865, near the close of the Civil War, the name White Pine was changed to Cherryville. Source http www.cherryville.com history cherryville mfm index.htm

						

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