William Sellers was born about 1790 a son of Phillip Sellers and Mary Gulledge. Gilly Eddins was born between 1781 and 1790, a daughter of William Eddins and his wife Nancy whose last name is unknown.
William Sellers and Gilly Eddins were married about 1818. This is is based on the birth of their first born, Noah Sellers, born 2 September 1819. Only three known children have been identified for this couple but its highly likely there are others who remain unidentified.
The known children of William and Gilly Sellers are:
i. Noah Sellers, born 2 Sep 1819, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Timmey Ellen Parsons, aft May 1840; died abt 1894, Madison Co., Tennessee.
ii. William Eddins Sellers, born abt 1820, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Elizabeth Parsons, abt 1840; died abt 1854, Madison Co., Tennessee.
iii. Sarah Sellers, born abt 1838, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John H. Eddins, bef 1860; died aft 1880, Cason Old Field, Anson, North Carolina.
William Sellers was a farmer. His Father-in-Law, William Eddins, husband of Nancy and Mary, was a big land owner and at his death in 1822 there was a big lawsuit between the children and the 2nd wife over the division of the land. All 9 children of William and Nancy Eddins are named within the Bill of Complaint.
In July 1844, William Sellers died. Following his death in 1846, there was a lawsuit over the probate of his estate (William), husband of Gilly, involving her as the Executor of the estate.
#17 Ratliff, Susannah T. & Nancy vs. Gilly Sellers Exe. of Wm. Sellers Sr. - Bill for injunction & c1846
William Sellers, Senior died July 1844, testate. Widow, Gilly Sellers; William Sellers, Senior and Gilly Eddings married before 1830, present was his brother, Hardy Sellers and her sister, Temperance Eddings who later married Moses Knight.
The known children of William and Gilly Sellers are accounted for from birth to death as well as their father, William Sellers, Sr.; but, no one seem to know what happened to Gilly Eddins Sellers.
The last record we have of Gilly (Eddins) Sellers is the 1846 Bill for Injunction.
#17 Ratliff, Susannah T. & Nancy vs. Gilly Sellers Exe. of Wm. Sellers Sr. - Bill for injunction & c1846
Susannah T. Ratliff left a Will in Anson County probated in 1865. I have found no ties between Susannah T. Ratliff and the William Sellers or William Eddins families.
If you have any information on Gilly (Eddins) Sellers after 1846 please contact me using the email link at the top right side of this page.
William and Gilly (Eddins) Sellers are my Maternal 3rd Great Grandparents.
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1. 1830 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 262; Line 15, Household of William Sellers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 January 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M19_172.
2. 1840 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 368, Line 26, Household of William Sellers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 January 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M740_Roll 510.
3. James C. Pigg, Cheraw/Chesterfield District Wills, 1750-1865: Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869 (Tega Cay, South Carolina: Self-published, 1995), page 130.
4. Andrew Washington SELLERS, The Chesterfield Advertiser, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, 7 April 1932, page 3, col. 3-5. Interview with Andrew Washington Sellers, Confederate Veteran (conducted by Nellie Bristow, Florence Morning News, reprinted Chesterfield Advertiser, April 7, 1932).
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