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1903
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II. 2. PHILIP SELLERS, eldest son of Philip Henry
Sellers (1) and his
wife
Catharina, was born at
Weinheim, Germany, in 1724, and came to
America with
his father in 1728. He
settled in Saucon township, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania.
The surname of his wife is unknown, although her
Christian name was Barbara.
Deeds recorded at Easton, Pennsylvania:
Liber B, Vol. 1, page
37. Apr. 3, 1765. William Allen, of
Phila., Esquire, to Phillip
Seller, of Upper Saucon
township, Northampton Co., Pa., Farmer.
Conveyance of
land in Upper Saucon
township, beginning at a hickory and
extending thence West
thirty chains to a post
thence South twenty-five chains to a
white oak thence East
thirty chains to an elder
and thence North twenty-five chains to
the place of
beginning, Containing
seventy-five acres, being bounded by the
lands of Christian
Diepe, Jacob Bechtel,
Abraham Bachman, John Bachman, Henry
Bronfelt, and
George Clements. Said
piece of land was part of a larger tract
surveyed to the
said William Allen in
right of his purchase of ten thousand
acres from William
Penn the Younger.
Liber F, Vol. 3, page
213. July 2, 1765. Henry Brunner, of Upper
Saucon
township, Northampton
County, Pa., yeoman, and Mary Magdalena,
his wife, to
Philip Seller, of same
place, yeoman. Conveyance of two tracts
of land in said
township, one of them
beginning at a post thence by land of one
Poydleman South
fifty-eight perches to
a stone thence by manor land East
fifty-four perches to a
stone in a line of Peter
Korlye's land thence by the same North
thirty-one perches
to a stone and East one
hundred and eight perches to a stone
thence by land of
George Bechtel North
twenty-one perches to a post a corner of
George
Marsteller's and thence
North eighty-eight degrees West one
hundred and
sixty-two perches to
the place of beginning, Containing
thirty-two acres and one
hundred and twenty-six
perches.
The other lot beginning at an elder tree for a corner
Liber B, Vol. 3, page 404. June 2, 1794. Philip Seller, of Upper
Saucon
township,
Northampton
Co., Pa., yeoman, and Barbara, his wife, to George
Holtzshuh, of
Penn township of same
County. Conveyance of land in Penn
township, beginning
at a white oak sapling
thence by land now or late vacant South
twenty-four
degrees East seventy
perches to a stone South sixty-eight
degrees West one
hundred and ninety-eight
perches to a stone North fifty-one
degrees West one
hundred and twenty-four
perches to a stone North fifty-seven
degrees East one
hundred and eighteen
perches to a stone and East one hundred and
fifty-two
perches to place of beginning,
containing one hundred and
forty-two acres and
thirty-two perches. Being
the same land which James Funston and
Lucie, his wife,
and John Funston and
Mary, his wife, by their joint deed dated
June 10, 1788,
conveyed to Philip Seller
in fee.
He died October 6, 1808,
aged eighty-four years, according to
the records of
Indian Creek Church,
consequently he was born in 1724. He is
said to have been
buried in the church-yard
of the same church, and also several
of his children.
The records at Easton,
Pennsylvania, record that letters of
administration were
granted upon the estate
of Philip Sellers, October 17, 1808, to
Philip Sellers and
John Geisinger,
Jr., the sureties being Jacob Hartzell and Philip Newcomer, all
of Upper
Saucon
township, the widow,
Barbara Sellers, having filed renunciation
October 15, 1808.
There was a proceeding
in partition of the real estate of Philip
Sellers which is
recorded in the Orphans'
Court at Easton in Liber VIII, folio
204. At a Court held
November 21, 1809, the
petition was presented of Philip
"Seller," third son of Philip
"Seller," late of Upper
Saucon township, Northampton (now
Lehigh) County,
yeoman, deceased, setting
forth that the petitioner's father
died intestate leaving a
widow, Barbara, and issue,
the petitioner, John, George,
Abraham, David, Jacob,
William, Isaac, Catharine,
wife of Abraham Darstone, Elizabeth,
wife of John
Brunner, since deceased,
leaving issue Margaret, wife of John
Brunner, Polly,
widow of Henry Rohr,
Eve, wife of Philip Hittle, Susanna, and
Hannah, wife of
John Geisinger; that
said intestate left three tracts of land,
situate in Upper Saucon
township, one containing
thirty acres and one hundred and
twenty-six perches,
another containing seven
acres, and the third containing
seventy-five acres. The
Court ordered an inquest,
which was returned December 16, 1809
(see Liber
VIII, folio 229), finding
the land incapable of division without
prejudice, whereupon
the Court ordered that
as John Sellers and George Sellers, two
of the eldest heirs,
lived in North Carolina,
notice of the proceedings should be
advertised in the
Aurora and the Northampton,
according to law. Subsequently
(Liber VIII, folio
246), the Court ordered
that, as notice had been published, the
valuation fixed by
the inquest should be
approved, and, as none of the other heirs
appeared, Philip
"Seller," son of said
intestate, appearing and being willing to
take the real estate at
the valuation fixed by
the inquest, the Court so ordered,
subject to the payment of
the dividends of the
other heirs.
The subsequent conveyance
of part of this land is recorded at
Easton in Liber G,
Vol. 3, folio 380. The
deed was
dated June 10, 1811, and recites a conveyance by Philip "Seller,"
of
Upper Saucon
township, and Susanna,
his wife, to Jacob Arnold, of the same
place.
As it has not been ascertained
whether Philip Sellers married
more than once, it is
presumed that his wife
Barbara was the mother of the following
issue:
12. John, settled in North Carolina.
13. George, settled in North Carolina.
14. Philip
15. Abraham
16. David
17. Jacob
18. William
19. Isaac
20. Catharine, m. Abraham Darstone. (Derstine? Bucks
Co,PA-msh)
21. Elizabeth, m. John Brunner. Issue:
21a. Margaret, m. John Brunner.
22. Polly, m. Henry Rohr, Jan. 1, 1797. (Pres. Ch.,
Abington, Pa.; Pa. Ar., 2d Ser., Vol. 9, p.
369).
(Abington = Mont Co, Pa,msh)
23. Eve, m. Philip Hittle.
24. Susanna
25. Hannah, m. John Geisinger.
UNLESS, under another spelling,=
GEORGE SELLERS in Cumberland
Co. , NC- READ Census and see who is in household- how many males 50-60?
AND GEORGE SELARY in 1810 LINCOLN CO,
NC?
And Check John and brother George SELLERS in Lincoln
Co.
In 1808 his Oldest Sons were John and George
12. John, settled in North Carolina.
13. George, settled in North Carolina.
14. Philip
15. Abraham
16. David
17. Jacob
18. William
19. Isaac
20. Catharine, m. Abraham Darstone. (Derstine? Bucks
Co,PA-msh)
21. Elizabeth, m. John Brunner. Issue:
21a. Margaret, m. John Brunner.
22. Polly, m. Henry Rohr, Jan. 1, 1797. (Pres. Ch.,
Abington, Pa.; Pa. Ar., 2d Ser., Vol. 9, p. 369).
(Abington = Mont Co, Pa,msh)
23. Eve, m. Philip Hittle.
24. Susanna
25. Hannah, m. John Geisinger.