Hi Ed, The mentioned sibling, Henry Sellers, Jr., was born Nov. 1806 in Rockingham county and died in Dec. 1857. Henry, Jr., married his 2nd cousin, Rhoda Sellers, on Sept. 29, 1836. Rhoda was the d/o John Pirkey Sellers and Eve FIFE (Phifer?). Henry, Jr.'s grandfather, Adam Sellers (1742 - April 1821), was a younger brother of Rhoda's grandfather, John Sellers (1735 - March 1804). Rhoda died circa 1843. No issue has ever been found for them, and there is no evidence whatsoever to even suggest they had children. According to Rockingham county court records Henry's siblings filed suit after his death in the "latter part of 1857 at his residence in Rockingham county" to contest his will. In the suit the siblings stated that "At the deceased time 1857 a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said HENRY SELLERS was admitted to Rockingham County court. HENRY SELLERS at the time of the date of said writing was a person of unsound mind and utterly uncapable of making a last will and testament." Two of Henry's siblings petitioned the court for a "trial by jury to ascertain whether any, and if any, how much, of said papers writing be the will of HENRY SELLERS." >From what I could gather Henry was likely epileptic and was "given to fits and seizures" from time to time. Of Henry's siblings, John and Anna (Sellers) BURNER contested the will for the reasons above and named the remaining siblings as defendants. Henry's sisters, Elizabeth Sellers, Mary (Sellers) SOWERS, and Anna Persilla (Sellers) MAGGART "answered" the Chancery by stating that Henry was indeed given to fits but "was of perfectly sound mind and understanding" when he wrote it. Elizabeth, who never married, remained on the family homestead with Henry until his death, and she further testified that Henry "... executed said will freely, willingly and understandingly and that its provisions are in accordance with his often expressed intentions in regard to the disposition of his estate". I have not found the final disposition/outcome of the suit brought against Henry's will nor have I ever found an actual copy of Henry's will. Most of the Rockingham county wills were burned during the Civil War and lost forever. The 1858 Chancery record did state that an official copy of Henry's will was filed with the "Bill of Complaints". Whether the Chancery record itself and the "bill of complaints", along with a copy of Henry's will, actually survived the Civil War is unknown. I have not had the opportunity to chase it further than this. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Elizabeth Sellers > Do you Michael, or anyone, happen to know who the Wife of one of the > mentioned Siblings, "HENRY" was. > Thanks......Ed Sellers > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message