In a message dated 10/20/2003 12:43:15 AM Central Daylight Time, pat11138@socal.rr.com writes: > ...... 2 Almond Lewis SELLERS B: July 31, 1807 in Brunswick County, > North Carolina D: January 07, 1879 > ..........+Prudence Elizabeth ROBBINS B: March 03, 1808 M: January 15, > 1829 D: September 08, 1869 > I have information on Prudence Elizabeth Robbins. (Not all of this is documented but I believe it is correct) She was the daughter of Joel Robbins (1790-1821) and Mary Reaves. They had 6 children. Mary Reaves was the daughter of Joel Reaves who died in 18836 in Columbus County, NC. Notes on Joel Robbins: Listed in the court records of Brunswick, NC was the settlement of the Estate of Joel Robbins. The first heir was Prudence Robins Sellers. (One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Sellers Family) Joel Robbins was the son of Arthur Robbins, Sr. (1740-1819) and Mary Penelope Sellers (1747-1822). Mary Penelope Sellers was the daughter of Benjamin B. Sellers, Sr. (1710-1761) Edgecombe County, NC and Sarah Hickman (died about 1816). Benjamin B. Sellers, Sr. was the son of Matthew Sellers (Bef 1710-abt 1739). Brunswick County, NC. (From here on we are still proving so just take this as clues not as documented information) We believe Matthew was the son of John Sellers born 1687. We think John was the son of William Sellers born about 1657. Notes on William Sellers born abt 1657: Deed from William Westwray to John Westwray (January 20, 1724 Isle of Wight County, Virginia) Deeds & Wills Great Book Volume 2 Part 2 1715-1726, Pages 686-687, Isle of Wight County, Virginia To all Christian people whom these Presents shall come. I William Westwary of ye Lower Parrish of ye Isle of White County Send Greeting in the name of our Lord God everlasting now know ye that I the Said Willm Westwary for Divers good causes & Considerations me there unto moveing but more Especially for the tender Love and good will ... I bare unto my Loving Son John Westwary have & by these Presents do for me my heirs Executors administrators, give Grant Demise & fully and fully and absolutely Lett & Sett over unto my Said Son John Westwary & his heirs for ever one hundred acres of Land more or Less on the Plantation where William Seller did Live & bounded as followeth, beginning at the Swamp at a branch called the Long branch soup(?) ye S:d branch to the Land that the said John Westwary Purchased of Henry West so aLong that Land to another Small branch called the Wallnut neck branch so Down ye S:d branch to ye Said Swamp so Down the S:d Swamp to ye first Station. To Have and to Hold ye S:d Land & Plantation with all and Singular the profits and Priviledges thereto belonging or in any ways Apportaining unto him the afore Said John Westwary his Heirs & Assignes for Ever without any lett hindrance Contradiction or Molestation of him ye S:d William Westwary his heirs Executrs Administrs or any other Person or Persons whatsoever from by or under him or them Claimeing & further Do oblidge myself to acknowle... the Same in the County Court held for the Isle of Wight County when there Requried. [-page break-] Witness my hand & Seal this twentith day of January In ye Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and twenty four. Signed, Sealed & Deliverd William Weswary (seal) In ye Presance of us his WW mark John Jonson his John IB Batten mark his Mikel MF Fulgum mark At a Court held for Isle of Wight County on 25 day of January 1724 William Westwary Came into Court & acknowledged this his Deed unto John Westwary and admitted to Record Test Ken Lightfoot Cl Cur Transcribed by Michael Wester Since the name Reeves appears in this and most of it takes place in Brunswick County, I think it might be of some help as long as you remember it is still to be proved. Ann Robbins

Thank you Ann, This will take some study on my part. The following is an excerpt from an oral history as related by Mrs. Artie Young Neel in 1967 {Mrs. Neel's memory is possibly flawed as to full names and maiden names.} "LEWIS & PRUDENCE REEVES SELLARS" "My grandmother, Prudence Elizabeth REEVES, was born and reared in North Carolina. She graduated from medical college (one of the first American women to do so). Later she married Lewis Allen SELLARS and moved to Montgomery, Pike County, Alabama, where they bought a large plantation which became known as Sellars' Plantation" and at this time is a show place listed on some tourist maps. They went to Alabama as they thought it would be a good place for grandmother to practice medicine, but people didn't want a woman doctor and she was unable to get any patients. " "The SELLARS had 10 children and 3 of them were born in the plantation mansion. My mother, Elizabeth Sellars YOUNG, was born there on Feb 12, 1845, and when she was 7 years old, they sold all their Negro slaves and came to Texas. They bought land in Coryell County and built a log house, general store and blacksmith shop where my grandfather made wagons and furniture, shod horses, and made all the caskets for the dead. He made the casket out of wood and covered it with velvet. Grandmother practiced as a doctor and nurse. She had to stay with her patients until they were out of danger--gathered herbs and roots for medicine. The family laughingly joked that grandpa buried grandma's mistakes. ....." Can you shed any light on this? Pat ApalacheeB@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 10/20/2003 12:43:15 AM Central Daylight Time, >pat11138@socal.rr.com writes: > > > >>...... 2 Almond Lewis SELLERS B: July 31, 1807 in Brunswick County, >>North Carolina D: January 07, 1879 >>..........+Prudence Elizabeth ROBBINS B: March 03, 1808 M: January 15, >>1829 D: September 08, 1869 >> >> >> > >I have information on Prudence Elizabeth Robbins. (Not all of this is >documented but I believe it is correct) She was the daughter of Joel Robbins >(1790-1821) and Mary Reaves. They had 6 children. Mary Reaves was the daughter of >Joel Reaves who died in 18836 in Columbus County, NC. > Notes on Joel Robbins: Listed in the court records of Brunswick, NC >was the settlement of the Estate of Joel Robbins. The first heir was Prudence >Robins Sellers. (One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Sellers Family) > Joel Robbins was the son of Arthur Robbins, Sr. (1740-1819) and Mary >Penelope Sellers (1747-1822). Mary Penelope Sellers was the daughter of >Benjamin B. Sellers, Sr. (1710-1761) Edgecombe County, NC and Sarah Hickman (died >about 1816). Benjamin B. Sellers, Sr. was the son of Matthew Sellers (Bef >1710-abt 1739). Brunswick County, NC. (From here on we are still proving so just >take this as clues not as documented information) We believe Matthew was the >son of John Sellers born 1687. We think John was the son of William Sellers >born about 1657. Notes on William Sellers born abt 1657: Deed >from William Westwray to John Westwray (January 20, 1724 Isle of Wight >County, Virginia) > >Deeds & Wills Great Book Volume 2 Part 2 1715-1726, Pages 686-687, Isle of >Wight County, Virginia To all Christian people whom these Presents shall >come. I >William Westwary of ye Lower Parrish of ye Isle of White County Send Greeting > >in the name of our Lord God everlasting now know ye that I the Said Willm >Westwary for Divers good causes & Considerations me there unto moveing but >more >Especially for the tender Love and good will ... I bare unto my Loving Son >John >Westwary have & by these Presents do for me my heirs Executors >administrators, give Grant Demise & fully and fully and absolutely Lett & >Sett over unto my >Said Son John Westwary & his heirs for ever one hundred acres of Land more or > >Less on the Plantation where William Seller did Live & bounded as followeth, >beginning at the Swamp at a branch called the Long branch soup(?) ye S:d >branch >to the Land that the said John Westwary Purchased of Henry West so aLong that > >Land to another Small branch called the Wallnut neck branch so Down ye S:d >branch to ye Said Swamp so Down the S:d Swamp to ye first Station. To Have >and >to Hold ye S:d Land & Plantation with all and Singular the profits and >Priviledges thereto belonging or in any ways Apportaining unto him the afore >Said John >Westwary his Heirs & Assignes for Ever without any lett hindrance >Contradiction or Molestation of him ye S:d William Westwary his heirs >Executrs Administrs >or any other Person or Persons whatsoever from by or under him or them >Claimeing & further Do oblidge myself to acknowle... the Same in the County >Court >held for the Isle of Wight County when there Requried. [-page break-] > >Witness my hand & Seal this twentith day of January In ye Year of our Lord >one thousand Seven hundred and twenty four. > >Signed, Sealed & Deliverd William Weswary (seal) >In ye Presance of us his WW mark >John Jonson >his >John IB Batten >mark >his >Mikel MF Fulgum >mark > > >At a Court held for Isle of Wight County on 25 day of January 1724 William >Westwary Came into Court & acknowledged this his Deed unto John Westwary and >admitted to Record Test Ken Lightfoot Cl Cur Transcribed by Michael Wester > Since the name Reeves appears in this and most of it takes place in >Brunswick County, I think it might be of some help as long as you remember it is >still to be proved. Ann Robbins > > > > >