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>