It’s Family Time~The William and Gilly (Eddins) Sellers

 

William and Gilly (Eddins) Sellers are my 3rd Great Grandparents on my maternal side of the family.

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).

Surname Saturday~Gilly Eddins

Eddins Name Meaning
English: variant of Eddings. This is a common name in TX, NC, and FL.
Eddings Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Old English personal name Eadda.
Eadda's origin is English. Eadda's meaning is successful, wealthy.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press and http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Eadda

Gilly Eddins was born between 1781 & 1790 based on the 1830 & 1840 census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina.¹ She appeared in the census in 1830 and 1840.² She died before 1850 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Gilly Eddins and William "Old Frozen Bill" Sellers were married about 1818. This date is based on the birth of their oldest known child. William Sellers, son of Philip Sellers and Mary, was born in 1790 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He appeared in the 1830  & 1840 census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^3 4 Bill died in Jul 1844 at the age of 54 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{5 6}

William Sellers and Gilly Eddins had the following children:

i. Noah Sellers, born 2 Sep 1819, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Timney Ellen Parsons, aft May 1840; died abt 1894, Madison County, Tennessee.
ii. William Eddins Sellers, born abt 1820, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Elizabeth Parsons, abt 1840; died abt 1854, Madison County, Tennessee.
iii. Sarah Sellers, born abt 1838, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John H. Eddins; died 1880, Cason Old Field, Anson, North Carolina.

Gilly and William had other children that have not been identified; both sons and daughters.

Gilly Eddins Sellers is my 3rd Great Grandmother.
 
 
 
 
 
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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. 1830 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 262; Line 15, , Household of William Sellers.
4. 1840 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 368, Line 26,  Household of William Sellers.
5. 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.
6. Ibid.

52 Ancestors: #12, William Sellers

Amy Johnson Crow of No Story To Small has started a challenge of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.

From her blog, “The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. Not only should this get me blogging more, but also to take a deeper look at some of the people in my family tree.”

The focus of my blog today is William “Old Frozen Bill” Sellers, my 3rd Great Grandfather.

The car stopped on the highway just below Bannockburn where a man sat on the plazza of a farm house set well back from the road. 

"Can you tell me where Mr. Andrew Sellers lives?"

"Yes, ma’am," and the man rose and came down the steps, meeting the visor about half way the long walk.
"I’m looking for Mr. Andrew Sellers, an old Confederate veteran."
"Yes, Ma’am, that’s me."
"You? You’re not Mr. Sellers?" incredulously.
"Yes ma’am, --won’t you come in?"
And this old fellow, eighty-eight years young, walked briskly up the steps, went in the house and brought out a heavy, upholstered chair for his visitor to sit in while he talked reminiscently of old days.
Mr. Sellers was born in Chesterfield county in 1844, son of Bill Sellers and Elizabeth Parsons. His grandfather was known as "Old Frozen Bill" Sellers, whose wife was Gilly Edens [Eddins]. He says his parents, with several of his father’s brothers and sisters, seven families in all, took a great notion to go west in the forties, and very shortly after he was born they made the trip and settled out there. But a few years later his father died, and when an uncle from South Carolina came out to visit them in 1854, his mother and her children returned with him to Chesterfield.¹
 
This is the only document I have found that refers to my 3rd Great Grandfather, William Sellers, as “Old Frozen Bill Sellers. 
 
My 3rd Great Grandfather William Sellers was the son of Phillip Sellers and his wife Mary LNU. William was the 3rd born of eight known children, all boys. he was born between 1791-1800 and according to an Equity Court Record died in July 1844. 
 
#17 Ratliff, Susannah T. & Nancy vs. Gilly Sellers Exe. of Wm. Sellers Sr. - Bill for injunction & c 1846
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.²

As indicated above William Sellers married Gilly Eddins. They had 3 known children, 2 sons and a daughter. They may be other unknown children. The above Equity Court Record indicates that William Sellers died testate(with a Will) in July 1844; but no Will has been found.That’s most likely due to loss of pre-civil war records. 


Gilly died shortly after the death of her husband, sometime between July 1844 and November 1850. The exact date of her death is unknown but she cannot be found in the 1850 census.³  


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[1] Chesterfield Advertiser, April 07, 1932, page 3, col. 3-5: Andrew Washington Sellers, By Nellie Bristow, Florence Morning News.
[2] 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.
[3] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2000); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.