ellers. Henry was listed between Jesse Stump and Henry Shobe. He was age 45+ and Elias was age 26-45. He was not listed as a son of Margaret in her will, so he would probably not be Henry's brother. In 1830 Isaac Sellers was listed in Hardy, VA but there are no numbers for white males in his household, just one white female age 30-40. There was one colored male age 20-30 and two colored females ages 0-20. Also listed there in 1830 was Jemima Sellers or Sellens, again, a person of color. An Elias Sellers was listed in 1830 Mason, VA again a free colored person. He was age 20-30, so it is not certain if he was the same one in Hardy, VA in 1820. Persons of color could be freed slaves, Native Americans, and/or people with dark skin. Jemima Sellers was also listed in Hardy, VA in 1850. She was born c1805 in VA and listed as Black, living with another family.
John and Emily Sellers were also listed in Hardy, VA in 1850. John was living with the William Snodgrass family. He was listed as Commissioner of Revenue, with wife Sarah and they were both age 56. John Sellers was born c1832 in VA and was listed as Black.
I found a family tree on ancestry.com listing Henry Sellers and wife Barbara Link. He was born c1765 in Rockingham, VA. A Barbary Sellers was listed in the will of Joseph Branson in Hampshire, VA in 1780, however, Henry and Barbara Sellers apparently did not move to Hardy, VA until about 1820, so it is not known if they were related to Frederick and John Sellers. Emily Sellers was living with the Jane Heath family. She was age 15, white, born in VA. A Jonathan Heath was a witness on the will of Joseph Branson in 1780 Hardy, VA, so Jane may be related to him, and Emily may be related to Frederick Sellers. There was a younger Jonathan Heath living with Jane, so I presume this was a descendant of the older Jonathan. A Jane Heath was listed in Harrison, VA in 1840 along with Isaac and Jemima Sellers. Jane had a young female in the household who could be Emily Sellers. Jane Heath may have been related to William Heath who was in Hardy, VA in 1830. He was age 70-80 and the oldest female in his household was age 20-30. This could be Jane. The LDS web site shows a William Heath born c1760 of Hampshire, VA, died May 22, 1820, married to Elizabeth. A family tree on ancestry.com shows this same William married to Jane Smith with sons Charles, William and Jonathan. I presume this is the Jane Heath mentioned above. He is shown as the son of Jonathan Heath born 1727 and Rachel born 1731 in Frederick, VA. I presume this is the Jonathan Heath who was mentioned in the will of Joseph Branson in Hardy, VA. Jonathan Heath was found on the 1781-1782 Hampshire, VA Tax List. He owned six slaves. Amos Branson, William Welton, John Rennick and Frederick Sellers were also on that list along with other allied families.
James N. Sellers was recorded on two land patents in 1843 in Maries Co., Missouri. In the text of each patent James Sellers is listed as a resident of Gasconade Co., MO, however I have not found him there in census records. The 1850 census of Maries, MO does not exist on ancestry.com or genealogy.com, so it's possible he was living there in 1850. W. H. Sellar, age 52, born in KY, was in Maries, MO in 1860. In a book about Missouri in the chapter on Maries County, James N. Sellers is listed as one of the original settlers in the year 1838 along with P. Barbarick and Gilbert Chrismon. Valentine Branson settled there in 1835 along with A. S. Rogers (Alexander Stinson Rogers?). Gilbert Chrisman was the son of Isaac Campbell Chrisman of Hampshire, VA. Isaac died 1838 in neighboring Franklin, MO. He was a descendant of Jacob Chrisman and Magdalena Hite mentioned elsewhere in this narrative. The Barbarick family was allied with the Jared Branson family.
If James N. Sellers was related to the Sellers of Hampshire/Hardy, VA, this could be an important clue linking the Gasconade Bransons to that Sellers family and to Joseph Branson. He may also be James Sellers who was the son of Rev. James T. Sellers of Grainger, TN. This James was born in 1791 and died 1853 in Crawford, MO. His sister, Ruth Sellers, married Sampson Dodson of Pittsylvania, VA. Sampson Dodson was issued a land patent in Dent/Crawford, MO in 1857 and Ruth Sellers died in Dent Co., MO. Crawford Co. is just to the east of Maries, so It seems likely that the James Sellers who was in Gasconade/Maries, MO in 1838 was this same person.
Alexander McMillan (age 45+), Javel; Nathan; Jacob and Margaret Coffey, David Hankins (age 26-45), Beverley Dodson (age 18-26), Samuel Dotson (age 26-45), Nemiah Sharp (age 26-45), Samuel and Sulivan Mayfield, William Sharp (age 45+), John McBride (age 45+), Jeffrey Bates, John Hains (age 45+), Robert Doak (age 26-45), A. B. Mayfield, John Sevier (age 26-45), John Renfrow (age 26-45), Sarah Haines (age 26-45), William Renfrow (2), John Rentfro (age 26-45), David Fossett (age 18-26), John Fossett (age 45+), John S. Hains (age 26-45), James Guest (age 26-45), Enoch Haynes (age 18-26), Joseph Hains (age 45+), John Hight (age 26-45), Thomas Abshear (age 26-45), William Hite (age 45+), Henery Stratton (age 45+), Robbert B. McGowen (age 26-45), William Stratton (age 45+), Moses Renfrow (age 45+), Jerry Renfraw, Isaac Renfro, John Darnal (age 26-45), Thomas Norton (age 26-45), Samuel Northen (age 26-45), Joshua Guest (age 26-45), John Shelton (age 45+), Elizabeth Sellers (age 45+), Robert Good (Goad), Peter Good (Goad), Ruben Good, Isaac Sellers (age 45+), James Sellers (age 26-45), Jesse Walton (age 45+), Jeb Brinson (age 18-26), Robert Sellers (age 45+), Archibald Hames (Haines?) - (age 26-45), David McBride (age 45+), John McBride (age 26-45), Abraham Hamons (age 45+), John S. Dillard (age 26-45), Moses Echols (age 45+), John Selers (age 45+), and others.
In the 1830 census, James Sellers Sr. (Rev.) was listed in Grainger, TN, born 1750-1760, listed next to Reuben Dodson born 1770-1780.. Another James Sellers was also listed there, presumed to be James Sellers Jr., born 1790-1800. Also listed there were John Sellers and Robert Sellers, both born 1800-1810. These Sellers were living near Benjamin Acuff, several Brocks, Thomas McMillan, John and Carlisle Haynes and descendants of Absalom Branson. The Brocks were allied with the Sellers family.
The Sellers family of Maury, TN was allied with the Timmons family and this same Timmons family was allied with Amos Branson, probable grandson of Lionel Branson Jr. Hannah Timmons married Amos Branson and her first cousin (1 generation removed), Squire Hamilton Timmons, married Malinda J. Sellers. Malinda was the daughter of Isaac Sellers and Judith "Judah" Johnson. Isaac was the son of Rev. James T. Sellers and Patience Parker, and brother of James N. Sellers who was documented as a resident of Gasconade, MO in 1843. I feel this is important because it is a possible link between the Hardy, VA Bransons and the Sellers family who were in Maury, TN who were allied with the Timmons family who were allied with Amos Branson. And because James N. Sellers went to Gasconade, MO where Jared Branson Sr. moved. Frederick Sellers was mentioned in the will of Joseph Branson in 1780 Hampshire, VA. It is not yet known if he was related to the Maury, TN Sellers family, however Samuel Timmons was listed in the tax list of 1782 Hampshire, VA along with Frederick Sellers and Amos Branson. Samuel was the father of Hannah Timmons. Judah (Johnson) Sellers was listed in the 1840 census of Maury, TN along with some of her children. Isaac Sellers was born c1769 in Orange, NC where Levi, Amos and Thomas Branson were listed at about that time. Some of these Timmons lived in Spartanburg, SC and Abner Timmons, the uncle of Hannah Timmons