Jim, To the best of my knowledge, no, Michael Sellers of Rockingham county did not receive a Rev. War pension nor have I ever found any evidence that he either fought in the War or at least furnished supplies. His "absence" in the R'ham county files and docs concerning the Rev. War is rather conspicuous considering that possible brothers John, Peter, and Adam did apply for reimbursement (and were approved) for items lost/furnished during the Rev. War. I am aware of and have read through the Rev. War pension application for "Caterina" w/o Michael Sellers from Virginia who supposedly enlisted in the War at Woodstock. Evidence shows that "Michael of Woodstock" eventually went to Bracken, KY. However, Michael Sellers of R'ham county definitively died in Rockingham county in 1812 prior to August of that year. As for Michael's Will, he definitely left one, however, it is likely lost forever as part of the "Burnt Records" of the Civil War. Michael named son Andrew Sellers as Executor, and the Executor's Bond for the estate was filed in R'ham county on August 18, 1812. Andrew's bond as Executor was $3500 and was signed by Michael's neighbors Zebulon Harrison, Peter Zetty, and Peter Henton. Unfortunately, no record of the Will itself has ever been found that I am aware of. The estate, though, was not settled for a number of years. Andrew Sellers paid $1.00 for taxes on 162 acres for the "Michael Seller's estate" at least through 1818, which was a full six years after Michael's death. Its quite possible that Michael's wife, ie, Andrew's mother, was still alive and living on the property which caused the delay in settlement. I have not been able to check for the Will beyond 1812. So, if by some miracle it was placed in some other location or even in the Chancery records, it has not yet been discovered. But, my strong opinion is that it was burned/destroyed during the Civil War. Further proof of Michael having lived and remained in R'ham county is the fact after his death his son, Andrew, did gain much, if not all, of his land. Andrew took over the homeplace and built additions onto Michael's original home. The home and much of the land itself was purchased in 1994 by Bill Groseclose with the intent of renovation. The old home was in such a dilapidated state that he was advised to bulldoze it all, however, credit be given to Bill he did not. To the best of my knowledge Michael's original home between the Dry Fork and Smith's Creek in R'ham county was renovated and still stands today. It has also been said that Michael had Methodist circuit riders hold services at his home prior to Michael having a church and possibly a school built on his land. An old "Sellers Cemetery" is/was located on the property just south of where Michael's log cabin stood/stands. It has not stood up well to the test of time, however, many "Sellers" gravestones can still be located there. It is more than likely that Michael and his still unknown wife are buried there. Fellowship United Methodist Church currently stands on a portion of what was once Michael's land as does the Fellowship UMC cemetery. Michael Sellers ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers - Harrison, Vigo & Floyd Counties, Indiana > HI Michael, > > The land grant that James received in Indiana said "James Sellers of > Harrison County, Indiana." The fact that it was recorded so late (1831) may mean > that he didn't get the grant in 1814. He was the assignee of William Nance, so > it may be the year that William was authorized the grant and it was assigned > to James much later on. I'll have to look at it again next time I go to the > library. > > Do you know if Michael Sellers ever received a Rev War pension or had a > will/probate record? > > I found some information on the Jackson Sellers who married Mary McNickle in > Harrison County. Apparently they had one son, Arthur, and then Jackson died > around 1837-40. His wife remarried in Crawford County, Indiana in 1840. I > believe this Jackson Sellers is another son of James and Barbary. > > I was wondering if the Barham Sellers in the 1850 census with Absalom was > maybe a corruption of the name Abraham (or Abarham) Sellers? > > It doesn't appear that Absalom Sellers ever lived on his 80 acres in Vigo, > but instead purchased it and then sold it before moving on to Illinois and > then Iowa. He was still mentioned as living in Harrison/Floyd when he sold it. > > Based on the dates of the deeds, it looks like Absalom may have moved to > Illinois about 1835, his father about 1838-39 and by 1840 both are in the Iowa > census. > > Jim Sellars > > ------------------------------- > 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 >