I was recently contacted by a Hall researcher (she descends from Rev. Joshua and Sarah Sellers Hall >Moses Wilkerson Hall) who sent me copies of some letters written by John Hall to his relative Micajah Merryman in Baltimore Co., MD dated between 1779 (Washington Co., VA(TN), to 1783 (Sullivan Co, NC (TN). The letters are owned by John Hopkins Universtity as part of the Merryman Family -Micajah Merryman collection. There are a few references to Moses (Wilkerson) and Joshua (Hall) and one reference made to Robert and John Sellers. While I knew about the NC land grant to Robert Hall in 1784: 1784 - NC Grant #268 -Sullivan Co., NC/TN Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 278: State of North Carolina No. 268 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for and in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into our treasuary by Robert Sellers have given and granted and by these presents Do give and grant unot the said Robert Sellers a tract of land containing three hundred Acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan on the south side of holston River Begining at a white oak and sower wood on the River thence Due south one hundred and eighty pole to two white oaks John halls line Due west two hundred and Seventy pole to a stake thence Due north two hundred and fifty poles to a stake on the River thence up the River as it meanders to the Begining as by the plat hereunto annexed Doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appertenances to the said land belonging or appertaining to hold to the said Robert Sellers his heirs and assigns for ever yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may Direct provided always that the said Robert Sellers shall cause this grant to be registered in the Registers of our said County of Sullivan within twelve months from the Date hereof otherwise the same shall be void and of none effect in testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent and our great to be hereunto affixed Witness Alexander Martin Esquire our govenor Captain general and Commander in Chief at New Bern the tenth Day of November in the Ninth year of our Independence and In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four By his Excellency Com'd Alex MartinJ Glasgow Secretary August 18th 1789 Reg'st Prior to reading these letters written by John Hall I was not sure the John Hall mentioned in the grant was the same John Hall who later appeared with the Sellers in Burke Co., NC. In a letter written 15 April 1782 Sulllivan Co., No. Carolina (TN) "N. B. - Please tell John Corbin in my name not to sow any winter grain this year on Moses place that your (Illegible) will (illegible)....." JH -letter addressed to Micajah Merryman, Baltimore Co., MD In a letter written 28 August 1783 Sullivan County No. Carolina (TN) "Moses and Joshua has a mind to stay the winter in (Illegible) parts. Should Moses sell his land as I expect he will, I hope that you will see to the selling of it as he will not know the value of the lands. He may be at a loss without your advise for which shall be greatly obliged unto you for the same. Likewise should he sell the land by or with your consent then will I make over all my rights to the land unto him or them that is the purchaser of the same. Betsy joins in our love unto you. Jn. Hall The envelope is addressed to Micajah Merryman Baltimore Co., MD and noted on the envelope is that it is hand delivered by Moses Wilkinson. In a letter written 21 November 1783 Sullivan County, North Carolina "I am glad that Moses and Joshua has got down safe and that you would acquaint them that we received your letter on the same, and also that Robertson's has come back from Georgia and will start with their family over there in about three weeks from date. Robert and John Sellers is gone with their family's, the sound of Georgia is very extensive all over our parts. ..." J - E Hall Envelope addressed to Micajah Merryman, Baltimore Co., MD I am hoping some of the great minds here on the Sellers list can help me unravel some of the questions this has created.... 1) Do you think John Hall and his family along with Moses Wilkerson did not meet the Sellers until they both moved to land in Sullivan Co, Washington District, NC(VA) (TN) after the Revolution? Apparently I have been looking in the wrong location for the parents of Moses Wilkerson! I'm now trying to discover the relationship between John Hall and the young Moses Wilkerson/Wilkinson. Why would John Hall have to make over his rights to Moses Wilkerson's land in Baltimore Co., MD? 2) Since no marriage bonds have been located for the marriages of Moses Wilkerson to Rebeckah Sellers, or Joshua Hall to Sarah Sellers (both estimated to have been about 1785/86,) could these marriages have actually taken place in Sullivan Co., NC(TN) and not in Burke Co., NC? 3) The Robert and John Sellers mentioned can't be the sons of Robert Seller, Sr - Robert and John who did not have families in 1783. This must be Robert Sellers (Sr). Is John Sellers possibly the brother of Robert Sellers...cousin..nephew....? There was a John Sellers listed in early Burke Co., NC records prior to Robert Sellers and his children, John Hall and his children, and Moses Wilkerson and his family appearing in Burke Co., NC. Could this be the link to Burke Co., NC? The letter isn't clear on whether the Robert and John Sellers families actually moved down to the opening lands in Georgia or not, and it opens up questions as to why all of them ended up in Burke Co., NC by 1790. While so many were moving west into the newly opening lands, they turn around and move eastward back into NC (pre-Revolutionary land). I find that curious. Some of the children don't head westward again for 15 to 20 years, if ever. This is a very circuitous route they took...no wonder they have been such a challenge to research. Any one with any insights? Charmaine Reel Ernst ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377077x1201454398/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62& bcd=JulyExcfooterNO62)

CHARMAINE, great. Our notes shows a BURKE CO., NC connection. Nothing in her notes? marie, iowa Our notes = NORTH CAROLINA LAND GRANTS IN TENNESSEE= LAND GRANT #268 on 11-10-1784 Sullivan Co,Tn = ROBERT SELLERS of Burke Co,NC - Book 15, page 280 = 300 Acres on south side of Holston River. Wit. Alex MARTIN LAND GRANT #1234= ROBERT SELLERS of Sullivan Co in 1784 also Charles GATES, Peter COCKE, David LOONEY, John McBROOM, Julius HACKER 10-20-1787 Sullivan Co, Tn, Robert SELLERS sells to Edward PAINTER 200 acres so side of Holston out of a Patent #268. Wit. Joshua HALL, John SELLERS,SR == -----Original Message----- From: sellers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sellers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NOINTELLG@aol.com Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:06 PM To: sellers@rootsweb.com Subject: [SELLERS] Robert Sellers (Sr) In Sullivan Co., NC(TN) 1783 - 1784 I was recently contacted by a Hall researcher (she descends from Rev. Joshua and Sarah Sellers Hall >Moses Wilkerson Hall) who sent me copies of some letters written by John Hall to his relative Micajah Merryman in Baltimore Co., MD dated between 1779 (Washington Co., VA(TN), to 1783 (Sullivan Co, NC (TN). The letters are owned by John Hopkins Universtity as part of the Merryman Family -Micajah Merryman collection. There are a few references to Moses (Wilkerson) and Joshua (Hall) and one reference made to Robert and John Sellers. While I knew about the NC land grant to Robert Hall in 1784: 1784 - NC Grant #268 -Sullivan Co., NC/TN Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 278: State of North Carolina No. 268 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for and in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into our treasuary by Robert Sellers have given and granted and by these presents Do give and grant unot the said Robert Sellers a tract of land containing three hundred Acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan on the south side of holston River Begining at a white oak and sower wood on the River thence Due south one hundred and eighty pole to two white oaks John halls line Due west two hundred and Seventy pole to a stake thence Due north two hundred and fifty poles to a stake on the River thence up the River as it meanders to the Begining as by the plat hereunto annexed Doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appertenances to the said land belonging or appertaining to hold to the said Robert Sellers his heirs and assigns for ever yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may Direct provided always that the said Robert Sellers shall cause this grant to be registered in the Registers of our said County of Sullivan within twelve months from the Date hereof otherwise the same shall be void and of none effect in testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent and our great to be hereunto affixed Witness Alexander Martin Esquire our govenor Captain general and Commander in Chief at New Bern the tenth Day of November in the Ninth year of our Independence and In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four By his Excellency Com'd Alex MartinJ Glasgow Secretary August 18th 1789 Reg'st Prior to reading these letters written by John Hall I was not sure the John Hall mentioned in the grant was the same John Hall who later appeared with the Sellers in Burke Co., NC. In a letter written 15 April 1782 Sulllivan Co., No. Carolina (TN) "N. B. - Please tell John Corbin in my name not to sow any winter grain this year on Moses place that your (Illegible) will (illegible)....." JH -letter addressed to Micajah Merryman, Baltimore Co., MD In a letter written 28 August 1783 Sullivan County No. Carolina (TN) "Moses and Joshua has a mind to stay the winter in (Illegible) parts. Should Moses sell his land as I expect he will, I hope that you will see to the selling of it as he will not know the value of the lands. He may be at a loss without your advise for which shall be greatly obliged unto you for the same. Likewise should he sell the land by or with your consent then will I make over all my rights to the land unto him or them that is the purchaser of the same. Betsy joins in our love unto you. Jn. Hall The envelope is addressed to Micajah Merryman Baltimore Co., MD and noted on the envelope is that it is hand delivered by Moses Wilkinson. In a letter written 21 November 1783 Sullivan County, North Carolina "I am glad that Moses and Joshua has got down safe and that you would acquaint them that we received your letter on the same, and also that Robertson's has come back from Georgia and will start with their family over there in about three weeks from date. Robert and John Sellers is gone with their family's, the sound of Georgia is very extensive all over our parts. ..." J - E Hall Envelope addressed to Micajah Merryman, Baltimore Co., MD I am hoping some of the great minds here on the Sellers list can help me unravel some of the questions this has created.... 1) Do you think John Hall and his family along with Moses Wilkerson did not meet the Sellers until they both moved to land in Sullivan Co, Washington District, NC(VA) (TN) after the Revolution? Apparently I have been looking in the wrong location for the parents of Moses Wilkerson! I'm now trying to discover the relationship between John Hall and the young Moses Wilkerson/Wilkinson. Why would John Hall have to make over his rights to Moses Wilkerson's land in Baltimore Co., MD? 2) Since no marriage bonds have been located for the marriages of Moses Wilkerson to Rebeckah Sellers, or Joshua Hall to Sarah Sellers (both estimated to have been about 1785/86,) could these marriages have actually taken place in Sullivan Co., NC(TN) and not in Burke Co., NC? 3) The Robert and John Sellers mentioned can't be the sons of Robert Seller, Sr - Robert and John who did not have families in 1783. This must be Robert Sellers (Sr). Is John Sellers possibly the brother of Robert Sellers...cousin..nephew....? There was a John Sellers listed in early Burke Co., NC records prior to Robert Sellers and his children, John Hall and his children, and Moses Wilkerson and his family appearing in Burke Co., NC. Could this be the link to Burke Co., NC? The letter isn't clear on whether the Robert and John Sellers families actually moved down to the opening lands in Georgia or not, and it opens up questions as to why all of them ended up in Burke Co., NC by 1790. While so many were moving west into the newly opening lands, they turn around and move eastward back into NC (pre-Revolutionary land). I find that curious. Some of the children don't head westward again for 15 to 20 years, if ever. This is a very circuitous route they took...no wonder they have been such a challenge to research. Any one with any insights? Charmaine Reel Ernst ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! 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