MATTHEW SELLERS by DIANE GRAVLEE
CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS
ANTHONY FULGHAM FAMILY
JOHN MOORE FAMILY
JOSIAH HARRISON FAMILY
JOHN GUTTERIDGE FAMILY
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Contributed by
from John Gurley [jgurleyus@yahoo.com] aug 2009
Extracted by his brother =
Hi Marie, Some time ago my oldest brother had plotted the land grants and patents of Isle of wight Co. He passed last year and I found the maps in his files which I inherited. I can mail them to you, but I can not find your address among all my stuff. They show at least two Sellers parcels near George and Nicholas Gurley.
all these parcels are bounded on the north by the Nottaway River near the present town of Courtland, the county seat of the present Southampton Co.,VA. Southampton Cc. was created from Isle of Wight Co.in 1748. So if someone wants to see the land patents or grants on record in the Library of Viginia website go to Isle of Wight for land information prior to 1748.
John Gurley [jgurleyus@yahoo.com] aug 2009
WM SELLERS 150 acres SS NOTTOWAY RIVER, FEB 28, 1733/34
WM SELLERS 175 acres SS NOTTOWAY RIVER, FEB 12, 1742/43
WM SELLERS 175 acres SS NOTTOWAY RIVER FEB 12 1742/43b
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Marie and Ed: I live in Virginia near Isle of Wight County
and I hope to be
able to do some research on William Sellers
[p24] The streams which make into the land from the river are often
bold and navigable streams. On the northeast Lawnes
Creek forms the boundary, for about seven miles, between this county
and the county of Surry; is navigable for five miles for
vessels drawing five feet of water, and out of it are carried large
quantities of lumber, peanuts and other products. Pagan River
penetrates it for five miles to Smithfield; is navigable for vessels
drawing ten feet of water, and out of it is carried large quantities
of peanuts, potatoes, bacon, melons, citron, and various trucks, in
the cultivation of which many in this neighborhood are
engaged. At Smithfield the stream separates into two branches, one
flowing northwesterly, called Smithfield Creek, which
extends about four miles inland, navigable for small craft. At its
head has been constructed a deep pond of most excellent
water, from which the town of Smithfield is supplied. The other branch,
flowing to the southeast, penetrates a rich and fertile
trucking section for four miles and is called Cypress Creek, and furnishes
facilities for heavy transportation. On the south and
west, Chuckatuck, Brewers, Jones and Milners Creeks are of sufficient
depth to furnish transportation facilities to large com-
[p25] munities engaged in agriculture and oyster planting. The Blackwater
River forms its western boundary for about fifteen
miles, separating it from the county of Southhampton. This is fresh
water stream, navigable from Franklin, reaching the ocean
through Chowan River, in North Carolina and the Carolina sounds, and
is crossed, in many places, by good and substantial
bridges, conveniently located, and for many months in the year afford
excellent fishing. This stream send out innumerable
branches, some of them of considerable size, such as Broadwater, Rattlesnake
and Mill Swamps, which again break into
numerous ravines, swamps and poquosins, which run far into the land
and ramify into an interminable tangle, affording good
ranges for hogs and cattle and an easy and quick way of defining the
boundaries to tracts of land, for there is scarcely a farm in
thedescription of whose metes and bounds the expression of "up the
said swamp" or "down the said swamp" does not occur.
JAN 9, 1667 WM SELLER buys blacksmith tools=Estate of CAPT FULGHAM
OCT 14, 1678 ANTHONY FULGHAM will = land adj WM SELLER
MARCH 1686 JOHN MOORE WILL = JOHN SELLERS wit. (born bef 1666?msh)
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Annebrack@aol.com
"John Sellers and Jenknis Dorman were witnesses to the will by John Moore,
of
the Lower Parish, dtd 18 March 1886-7, (recorded 9 June 1688, p. 279, Will
and Deed Book 2, IOW Co, VA - same ref source as above)"
This info was posted on Genforum.com by Donald Jenkins
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Sellers, William
Date: Oct 14, 1678
Location: Isle Of Wight
Record ID: 20910
Description: Mentioned
Prove Date: Dec 9, 1670
Book Page: 2-168
Remarks: Anthony Fulgham. Leg.-brother Nicholas; reversion to brother Michael;
reversion to John the son of Anthony Fulgham; reversion to female children of
Nicholas Fulgham; kinswoman Martha, daughter of my brother Michael Fulgham,
100 A. adjoining land of
Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original
Will Book.
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Sellers, John
Date: Mar 18, 1686
Location: Isle Of Wight
Record ID: 21048
Description: Witness
Prove Date: Jun 9, 1688
Book Page: 2-279
Remarks: John Moore. Of Lower Parish. Leg.-wife Elizabeth; eldest son John;
son William; son Thomas; daughters Ann and Elizabeth the land adjoining Thomas
Parnell. Wife, Extx.
Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original
Will Book.
DEC 9, 1684 JOSIAH HARRISON, deed of gift to WILLIAM SELLER (mentioned
in sale of son, JOHN SELLER=not in county records) Deed signed SEPT
5, 1714 by JOHN SELLER and ELIZ SELLER. This Land was on SEWARD'S SWAMP.
1689 = JOHN SELLERS, WIT to land sale on POWELLS SWAMP
-Ed Hudson
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Don't know if he participated or Just signed a paper ?=
But, proves he was in this AREA in 1676 .
believe we have posted somewhere, msh
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FROM JAMES I. MARLOWE =
DEC 9, 1684 JOSIAH HARRISON, deed of gift to WILLIAM SELLER (mentioned
in sale of son, JOHN SELLER=not in county records) Deed signed SEPT
5, 1714 by JOHN SELLER and ELIZ SELLER. This Land was on SEWARD'S SWAMP.
1689 = JOHN SELLERS, WIT to land sale on POWELLS SWAMP
This item is from the Court records of Isle of Wight County, VA.
In the
court session of October 9, 1693, the sheriff was ordered by the court
to
summon to the court John Sellers to test the leather
of Robert King Junior.
This item is taken from an old issue of The Virginia Genealogist.
Found in
Volume 12 (1968) pg. 19.
Frank Sellers
Page 298 Isle of Wight Deed Book 2 1704-1715
SEPT 25, 1714 JOHN SELLER and wife ELIZABETH to CHARLES JONES =
100 acres (being part of patent for 1200 acres granted to MR
ARTHUR SMITH and JOHNAH HARRISON and said HARRISON gave the land to my father,
WILLIAM SELLER on DEC 9, 1684)
bounded by WM NORSWORTHY and the second swamp.
Wit = THOMAS MOORE, EDWARD CHITTY and ABRAHAM BAGGETT
Sat, 6 Jul 2002 13:48:44 EDT
From: FRANK SELLERS
Sellersgen@aol.com
In the Calendar of Virginia State Papers, Vol. 1, Pg. 202.
Jno. Seller signed a letter of petition in 1722 as a resident of the
Isle of
Wight, to Gov. Hugh Drysdale, Gov. of Virginia, asking for officers
of the
customs to be located on the Blackwater and Nottoway Rivers.
Frank Sellers
Sellers, William
Location: Isle Of Wight
Record ID: 22251
Description: Appraiser
Prove Date: Jul 26, 1731
Book Page: 3-282
Remarks: John Gutteridge. Appraised by William Sellers, Oliver Woodward, Thomas
Carter.
Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original
Will Book.
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I am transcribing some records for the Greene county NC genweb site and I
have just seen a reference to James Pidgen and Wm. Bressie ...They have a
difference and the court, Aug 9, 1682 appts 3 men to settle it. John
Gardner, Thos. Giles, and Matthew Tomlin. p. 592 of Seventeenth Century
Isle of Wight County, Va. by Boddie.
I think we need to do a deed and a court records search of I. of Wight
county. This seems to be a Mother county for many families who migrated
down to the Border counties of NC....
"Carol P. Martoccia" <carolmartoccia@earthlink.net>
10-22-1722=Petition of "Outward Inhabitance of County of Isle of Wyght"
to place customs officers at the VA/NC border on the fork of Nottaway and
Blackwater Riveres to encourage shipping to come up those streams,as we live
convenitent to Blackwater and Nottaway and great distance from where ships
come for trading.
Signed by: JOHN SELLERS
(post other signatures!msh)
Va Calender of State Papers, Vol. 1, page 204
1731= WILLIAM SELLER owned land on south side of NOTTAWAY RIVER in ISLE OF WIGHT CO. next to land of Richard VICK granted 6-11-1731.
6-23-1731 WILLIAM SELLER patented 200 acres (post description)
7-26-1731 WILLIAM SELLERS appraises estate of John GUTTERIDGE
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FROM ANNE
Annebrack@aol.com
"Estate of John Gutteridge was appraised by William Sellers, Oliver
Woodward,
Thomas Carter, (recorded 26 July 1731, p. 282, Will Book 3, IOW Co. Records,
as contained in Wills & Administrations of IOW Co, VA, 1647-1800, By
Blanche
Adams Chapman."
4 Oct 1738, Isle of Wight County
Deeds, Bk. 5, p. 331; Christopher Reynolds and his son, John Reynolds,
of Isle of
Wight County, sold to William Noyall of the same place, for 15 pounds,
10 shillings, a 20 year lease for one certain plantation
or tract of land, containing about 100 acres in the Lower Parish
of Isle of Wight, being the land where said Noyall now lives
bounded by the Creek side Carsey’s line, the old field side, said Noyall’s
cart path, the main road, the schoolhouse, James
Tullaugh, Permento, Whitney. Signed by Christopher Reynolds, John Reynolds and
William Noyall, Witnesses: Mathew Sellers, Robert Sanders,
Edward Driver and John Westwray, recorded 28 May 1739 (Doc.#139c)
1742 WILLIAM SELLERS land patent west of BLACKWATER RIVER, described in 1765 land sale by JohnCOBB of Southampton Co, VA
5-20-1742 WILLIAM and PROVIDENCE SELLERS sell 235 acres next to
DR. SAMUEL BROWN, OLIVER WOODWARD, and JOHN BRASSWEL to JOSEPH COBB.
Wit=Richard KIRBY, Thos. T. PRICE and GEORGE SELLERS
5-19-1743 WILLIAM SELLERS and PROVIDENCE, his wife sell 120 acres
in NOTTOWAY Parish to Wm HATFIELD locataed on North side of Beaverdam Swamp,part
of original patent to JOHN GURLEY dated 2-20-1733.
Wit= Joseph COBB, John GURLEY, GEORGE SELLERS
1743=
WILLIAM SELLERS
JOHN GURLEY
JOHN BRASSWELL
JOSEPH COBB
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from Ann Braswell [jjjtab@gmail.com]
On 28 November, 1744 at Northampton co., NC JOSEPH STRICKLAND JR of Northampton co., NC conveyed land to GEORGE SELLERS of the Northampton co., VA with keywords: Maherin River (Meherrin River), Coreroy Swamp, Miry Branch (Mirey Branch),THOMAS BOON. Witnesses were Robert Rawlins (Robert Rawlings - Robert Rollins - Robert Rollens) and Thomas Crew.
**Ann Braswell*
Ann Braswell [jjjtab@gmail.com]
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SOUTHAMPTON CO, VA (made in 1749 from ISLE OF WIGHT, NANSEMOND)
Blackwater was dividing line
BLACKWATER may be the division of land here=
This JOHN SELERS on Blackwater/Nottaway went WHERE=
(I kinda thought this JOHN SELLERS born bef 1700 or his kids went to
Duplin Co, NC area?
OR where did we go? Not Proven, msh) CK NASH CO, NC also, msh
BLACK RIVER? is now =(POST)
From: "SELLERS LETTERS" (c) M. Sims
VIRGINIA CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS
Jno. SELLER in 1772 a signer of a petition by the people of Isle
of Wight Co, VA asking for officers of the Customs to be located
on Blackwater and Nottoway Rivers. (Vol. 1:203/4)
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SANDY - recheck this date of 1772? typing error?- should be 1722 or
Advise - msh
