George Sellers and Magdalena Schneider
Husband George Sellers
Born: 1756
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Died: 3 Dec 1839 - Gaston Co., Cherryville, NC
Buried: - Froneberger Cemetery, Gaston Co., Cherryville, NC
Father: Philip Sellers (1724-1808)
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Other Spouse: Susannah Best (1760-1843)
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Other Spouse: George Sellers Jr. (1794-1836) - 1818
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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 prior to 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 Sellers the ____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 in all 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 wife Susanna 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 10 to 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)
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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?)
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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.
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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.html ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Married 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 County until 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 Gaston in 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 County courthouse had to be moved!
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgaston/time.htm
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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 in the 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
Magdalena Schneider
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Born: 7 Jan 1687 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Margaretha Schneider
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Margaretha Lucretia Schneider
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Margarethe Schneider
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Born: 2 Feb 1592 - Willershausen, Hessen, Germany
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Margarethe Elisabeth Schneider
Husband Margarethe Elisabeth Schneider 1
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Maria Schneider
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Born: 29 Aug 1779 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Conrad Schneider (1749-1804) 1
Mother: Anna Dorothea Reinhard (1739-1782) 1
Maria Catharina Schneider
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Wife Maria Catharina Schneider 1
Born: 16 Oct 1730 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Elias Schneider (1683-1760) 1
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Maria Elisabeth Schneider
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Wife Maria Elisabeth Schneider 1
Born: 23 Feb 1749 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Johannes Schneider (1719-1794) 1
Mother: Catharina Elisabeth Spengler (1727-1781) 1
Maria Elisabeth Schneider
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Born: 23 Apr 1752 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Maria Magdalena Schneider
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Wife Maria Magdalena Schneider 1
Born: 6 Jun 1734 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Mother: Anna Catharina Cramer (Abt 1700- ) 1
Maria Magdalena Schneider
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Wife Maria Magdalena Schneider 1
Born: 31 Aug 1737 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Hermann Schneider (1697-1785) 1
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Maria Magdalena Schneider
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Wife Maria Magdalena Schneider 1
Born: 1732 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Caspar Schneider (1695-1735) 1
Mother: Anna Catharina Cramer (Abt 1700- ) 1
Maria Magdalene Schneider
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Wife Maria Magdalene Schneider 1
Born: 11 Apr 1764 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Johannes Schneider (1719-1794) 1
Mother: Catharina Elisabeth Schneider (1725-1781) 1
Marie Schneider
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Wife Marie Schneider 1
Born: 9 Feb 1802 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Hermann Schneider (1754-1828) 1
Mother: Elisabeth Mueller (Abt 1780- ) 1
Marie Schneider
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Wife Marie Schneider 1
Born: 1800 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Conrad Schneider (1770- ) 1
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Marie Elisabeth Schneider
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Wife Marie Elisabeth Schneider 1
Born: 21 Apr 1799 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Henrich Schneider (1768- ) 1
Mother: Elisabeth Rindelaub (1767-1811) 1
Martha Elisabeth Schneider
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Wife Martha Elisabeth Schneider 1
Born: 9 Mar 1761 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Died: 16 Sep 1763 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Johannes Schneider (1726-1785) 1
Mother: Eva Cathrine Kraft (1725-1798) 1
Martha Elisabeth Schneider
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Wife Martha Elisabeth Schneider 1
Born: 14 Sep 1738 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Johannes Schneider (1692-1766) 1
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Martha Elisabeth Schneider
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Wife Martha Elisabeth Schneider 1
Born: 20 Apr 1769 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Mother: Eva Cathrine Kraft (1725-1798) 1
Mattaeus Schneider
Husband Mattaeus Schneider 1
Born: 21 May 1733 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Ottilie Schneider
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Wife Ottilie Schneider (details suppressed for this person)
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Father: Georg Schneider (1874- ) 1
Mother: Luise Doeringer (1897- ) 1
Philipp Schneider
Husband Philipp Schneider 1
Born: Abt 1650 - Homberg An Der Ohm, Germany
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1 M Daniel Schneider 1
Born: 7 Feb 1681 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Getauft Johann Daniel
Rainhard Schneider
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Mother: Lina Freitag (1924-1973) 1
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Regine Louise Schneider
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Born: 23 Jan 1804 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Mother: Sophia Baltz (Abt 1770- ) 1
Reinhard Schneider
Husband Reinhard Schneider 1
Born: Abt 1710
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Mother: Anna Catharina Zingelhaupt (1690-1758) 1
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1 F Anna Elisabeth Schneider 1
Born: 1 Feb 1737 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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2 M Johann Henrich Schneider 1
Born: 24 Jan 1740 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Spouse: Anna Elisabeth Kaempfer (Abt 1740- ) 1
Marr: 4 Nov 1760 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Pate in 1758
Sabina Schneider
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Born: 22 Sep 1747 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Hermann Schneider (1697-1785) 1
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Sophia Dorothea Schneider
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Born: 26 May 1782 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Father: Conrad Schneider (1749-1804) 1
Mother: Anna Dorothea Reinhard (1739-1782) 1
Sophia Margaretha Schneider
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Wife Sophia Margaretha Schneider 1
Born: 11 Dec 1711 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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Sophia Margarethe Schneider
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Born: 1 Apr 1720 - Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
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