This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lindapeacock400 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sellers/2306.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1.2.2.3.2.1.1.1.2.2.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Charmaine, Gee, I hope you don´t have to search through TN! I wonder if the Soundex is even turned on at Ancestry. The other day I triesd changing to an "international" version, for fun and got the same results. Well, making progress at any rate, as to my Sellers line in that the Thompson bible does refer to Jane Thompson marrying James Sellers. And the family does appear to have moved to TN as stated in the list of Robert Sellers, Sr.´s descendants provided by Georgia (and origianlly listed in the mimeographed Sellers letters). Plus, there were Roberts in later generations and no Conrads. Furthermore, though the Black´s were in Lincoln County, as were my Bonhams, I haven´t found any Sellers´s from my line that were there. They all seem to have been from the Rutherford, Macon, etc. area. Jane´s mother´s father (Thomas Black) appears to have been of Scottish descent via Y-DNA tests but my mt-DNA is quite universal, European (no Cherokee Indians so far, which was a family story (and still is) from some of the branches who tried to claim Federal compensation for "lands lost", "Indian money" and claims denied, rightfully it looks like). There is the association to the Killian grou! p, but I have British Bonhams who also associated with Germans, due to their religious beliefs and Nathan Thompson is reported to have been a minister. Oh, well, another mess to sort out. Maybe if I could ever find a Sellers of James´s line to take the Y-DNA test, it would clear up the ma Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.