On 26 Mar 2008 at 11:49, Brian and Betty Sells wrote: > If any of you kind souls ever come across the name John Sells or any > variation of same during your research, please let me know. The name was originally Sills (son of Silvester) and as such is found in Bucks (Chesham area) around 1600. It is never one of the commonest names, but does continue in a modest way. Later it mutates to Sells and moves further north, heading for the Beds borders. Your genealogists should have tried the variant spelling and might have found the link then.