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William David Sellers 1771–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1771

Birth Location: Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 13 January 1848

Death Location: Gratis Twp Preble County, Ohio, USA

Father: Nathaniel Sellers

Mother: Sarah Crawford

Spouse(s): Sarah Crawford

Children(s): Nathan Sellers, Baby Sellers, Mary Swihart, Nancy Sellers, Rebekah Sellers, John Sellers, Abigail Sellers, Celia West, Margaret Wilson, Jane Hunter

William David Sellers was born in 1771 in Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Nathaniel David Sellers And Sarah Crawford. William David Sellers married Sarah Mary Crawford, and had children including Abigail Sellers, Baby Sellers, Celia Amanda Sellers West, Jane Sellers Hunter, John Howard Sellers, Margaret Sellers Wilson, Mary Polly Sellers Swihart, Nancy B Sellers Sellers, Nathan Douglas Sellers, Rebekah Crawford Sellers. William David Sellers passed away in 1848 in Gratis Twp Preble County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William David Sellers was born in 1771 in Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Nathaniel David Sellers And Sarah Crawford.
  • William David Sellers married Sarah Mary Crawford, and had children including Abigail Sellers, Baby Sellers, Celia Amanda Sellers West, Jane Sellers Hunter, John Howard Sellers, Margaret Sellers Wilson, Mary Polly Sellers Swihart, Nancy B Sellers Sellers, Nathan Douglas Sellers, Rebekah Crawford Sellers.
  • William David Sellers passed away in 1848 in Gratis Twp Preble County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Sellers
1720–1789
Birth Location: Antrim Parish, County Antrim, Ireland [Northern Ireland]
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Sarah Crawford
1723–1777
Birth Location: Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Crawford
1778–1855
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Nathan Sellers
1797–1874
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Baby Sellers
1805–1805
Birth Location: Gaspar,Preble County, Ohio, USA
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Mary Swihart
1809–1890
Birth Location: Preble, Ohio, United States
MS
Nancy Sellers
1801–1855
Birth Location: Garrard, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
NS
Rebekah Sellers
1799–1799
Birth Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
RS
John Sellers
1803–1847
Birth Location: Preble County, Ohio
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Abigail Sellers
1815–1894
Birth Location: Stoddard, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
AS
Celia West
1818–1881
Birth Location: Preble County, Ohio, USA
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Margaret Wilson
1811–1858
Birth Location: Preble County, Ohio, USA
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Jane Hunter
1820–1906
Birth Location: Preble Co, OH
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William Sellers's Ancestors

Self
William Sellers
1771–1848
Birth Place: Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Nathaniel David Sellers
1720–1789
Antrim Parish, County Antrim, Ireland [Northern Ireland]
Sarah Crawford
1723–1777
Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sellers's Descendants

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William (David) Sellers (2 July 1771–13 January 1848) m. Sarah (Mary) Crawford (9 October 1778–31 January 1855)
  1. 1. Nathan (Douglas) Sellers 1797–1874 m. Susannah Hawk 1802–1879
    1. 1. Rebecca (Artimesia) Sellers 1840–1915 m. Robert Collett 1835–1901
      1. 1. Chloe (Ellen) Collett 1855–1938 m. William (Thomas) Townsend 1854–1916 m. Lewis (H) Stauffer 1858–1885
        1. 1. Gladys (Vertelle) Nielsen 1895–1980 m. Mads (Peder Christian) Nielsen 1887–1970
        2. 2. Paul (Thomas) Townsend 1894–1962
        3. 3. Frence (Lurena "Fern") Stauffer 1886–1968
      2. 2. Annetta (Susan) Collett 1866–1946
      3. 3. Schuyler (Colfax) Collett 1868–1947
      4. 4. Laura (M.) Brindley 1873–1954
      5. 5. Howard (Delbert) Collett 1875–1958
    2. 2. Lucinda (Margaret) Sellers 1833–1890
    3. 3. Felix (Perry) Sellers 1824–1905
    4. 4. Orlisses (Robert) Sellers 1828–1904
    5. 5. Permilia (Ellen) Sellers 1836–1836
    6. 6. Mary (Amanda) Sellers 1831–1897
    7. 7. Anna (Marie) Sellers 1821–1897
    8. 8. Sarah (Matilda) Pershing 1826–1893
    9. 9. Emily (Susan) Sellers 1837–1891
  2. 2. Baby Sellers 1805–1805
  3. 3. Mary (Polly Sellers) Swihart 1809–1890
  4. 4. Nancy (B. Sellers) Sellers 1801–1855
  5. 5. Rebekah (Crawford) Sellers 1799–1799
  6. 6. John (Howard) Sellers 1803–1847
  7. 7. Abigail Sellers 1815–1894
  8. 8. Celia (Amanda Sellers) West 1818–1881 m. William (Henry) West 1815–1888
    1. 1. Felix (Josiah) West 1839–1881
    2. 2. Sarah (Jane) West 1840–1913 m. Asa (Norton) Jr 1826–1910
      1. 1. William (West) Norton 1873–1958 m. Annette (Ora "Nettie") Transue 1876–1946
        1. 1. William (Ralph) Norton 1904–1923
        2. 2. Robert (Rea) Norton 1911–2003
      2. 2. Robert (John) Norton 1879–1953
    3. 3. Jepthas (Purviance) West 1842–1863
    4. 4. William (Sellers) West 1844–1850
    5. 5. Mary (Sophronia) West 1847–1909
    6. 6. John (Henry) West 1852–1862
    7. 7. Derostus (Kendal) West 1855–1887
    8. 8. Mary (Jane Smith) West 1861–1929
  9. 9. Margaret (Sellers) Wilson 1811–1858
  10. 10. Jane (Sellers) Hunter 1820–1906

William Sellers's Timeline

3 Records

1771
2 July 1771
Birth of William David Sellers in Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1791
19 Dec 1791
Age 20
William David Sellers was married in Kentucky
Kentucky
1848
13 January 1848
Age 77
Death of William David Sellers in Gratis Twp Preble County, Ohio, USA
Gratis Twp Preble County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1771
    Event Place: Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1791
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1848
    Event Place: Gratis Twp Preble County, Ohio, USA
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