Hi Pat! I think we corresponded about the Jacob SELLERS men of Duplin a while back. I still have not found that document/info that will connect my GA SELLERS positively to Jacob of Duplin, but am still searching. What do you know of one Elijah SELLERS of Duplin Co. I don't have the census here in front of me but I believe Elijah was enumerated in Duplin up to at least 1840. Who did Elijah marry? Thanks. Fran -----Original Message----- From: PatAnder73@aol.com <PatAnder73@aol.com> To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 6:29 PM Subject: Jacob Sellers >I am interested in information about Jacob Sellers who was probably born in >northeastern North Carolina. The first record of him is in 1743 when his is >listed as adjacent John Sellers' 400 acres in Craven Co., Nc on south side of >Great Cotentnes Creek. On 05/23/1757 he obtains a Land Grant (filed Book 2/158 >(16/103)) for 100 acres in Duplin County, NC on the East side of Six Runs. His >last record is a 1778 deed of John Knowles and Jacob Sellers to >Nathaniel Merritt filed in Sampson County, Book 6,68. > >While it is likely from subsequent records that he had several sons his >son Isom (Isham) is identified through the following record: > > >Sampson County >Land Grant Book 1770-1814 >Volume 2 >A deed of gift from Jacob Sellers to Isom Sellers for Sundry >N.Carolina >Duplin County >To all to whome thesepresents into writing Shall come I Jacob Sellers Sen. >of Duplin County and province aforesaid send greetings. Know ye that the >said Jacob Sellers as well for & in consideration of natural affection and >fatherly love which I have and care unto my beloved son Isom Sellers as >also for divers other good causes & consideration me at these presents >Especially moving have given & granted & by these presents do give grant >& confirm unto the said Isom Sellers five cows and calves five young steers >one Bull and four heifers one horse and one fether bed and furniture and all >other house hold goods and moveable to have and to hold the sd sundry unto >the said Isom Sellers & to his heirs in proper all and befoof forever freely >and quietly with out any matter of Challenges claim or demand of me my self >said Jacob Sellers of of any other person of persons whatsoever for me or in >my name by my means or provement & with out any money or other things >therefore >to be yelding paid or done unto me the said Jacob Sellers my heirs Extr. Adms >or assigns and I the said Jacob Sellers all and singular the aforesaid >cattle horse & other goods afore mentioned to the said Isom Sellers and >his heirs as aforesiad to the use aforesiad against all people do warrent >& forever defend by these presents In witness whereof I the sd Jacob Sellers >have hereunto set my hand & seal this fifteenth day of June in the year of >our lord God one thousand seven hundred & seventy and nine signed sealed and >delivered in presents of us. >James West his >John Bell Jacob Sellers > Mark > > <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/patander73/home.html">Home Page for Patrick >Anderson</A> > >