Elizabeth (Brasseur) Sellman (abt. 1660 - abt. 1727)

Born about 1660 in Calvert County, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of John Sellman — married 1679 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Wife of William Nicholls Sr. — married 4 Nov 1708 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 17 Jan 1727 at about age 67 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1660. Her first husband was John Sellman. On 8 November 1708 she married her second husband, Dr. William Nichols.^[1]

Birthplace and date on one of the merged profiles was given as Calvert County, Maryland, 1660. This is validated through her marriage information. It is well documented that the family moved from Virginia to Maryland in 1658.

The surname is variously seen as Brasseur, Brasher, Brashear, Brashears, and Brassieur, among others. One source claims there are more than 35 variant spellings among the various descendants. The original French spelling is most frequently given as Brasseur, but even this is less than completely certain. Her father's given name appears as Benois, Benoit, Bennet, and Benjamin, and there may be others. His birth date ranges from about 1590 to about 1630. Robert is said to be his father, his brother, and also that both his father and brother were named Robert. Nearly everyone agrees he was born in France, but several different specific locations in France are given.

Both book and internet sources vary wildly in their statements regarding nearly everything about about the family. I salute anyone who can sort out the seemingly endless conflicts and contradictions regarding this family and present credible evidence for what is fact and what is not.

Marriage

Husband: John Sellman

Wife: Elizabeth Brasseur

Date: Abt 1679

Place: Anne Arundel, MD^[2][3]

Husband: William Nicholls

Wife: Elizabeth Brasseur

Date: 4 Nov 1708

Place: Anne Arundel Co, Maryland^[4]

Children

Ruth Silman, b. 5 Jul 1695, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.^[5]

Burial

Date: 17 Jan 1729

Place: All Hallows Cem., Anne Arundel, Maryland

Sources

1. ↑ Consolidated Update to the Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors of The National Huguenot Society. Fifth Edition. San Antonio, Texas: the National Huguenot Society, Inc., 2012. Page 17.
2. ↑ Fam. Data Coll. - Indiv. Birth: 1660, Calvert County, MD. Death: 17 January 1728, St. Mary's City, Anne Arundel County, MD. Marriage: Anne Arundel, MD
3. ↑ U.S. & Int'l Marr. Recs. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
4. ↑ William Nichols and Elizabeth Sellman in Maryland, Marriages, 1634-1777. Barnes, Robert, compiler. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1975. Online publication, Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995. FamilySearch.org. Citing Anne Arundel County, Maryland; FHL microfilm 13,279. p 2.

• OneWorldTree. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
• Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
• Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
• Ancestry Member Trees. User submitted. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.
• The Huguenot Society of Maryland, 1968-2004. Henry C. Peden, Jr. Huguenot Society of Maryland, 2004, p. 29. Note: Book cited on Pitard.net.

See Also :-

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/176532278/elizabeth-nichols : accessed 11 August 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Brashears (Brasseur) Nichols (1654–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176532278, citing All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Memerizion (contributor 48072664). Find A Grave: Memorial #176532278

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Brashears-58 created through the import of Ledbetter01.ged on Jun 8, 2013. by Scott Ledbetter for creating WikiTree profile.
• WikiTree profile Brashers-1 created through the import of Murdock _ WarrenFamilies.ged on May 29, 2011 by Jerry Murdock.
• WikiTree profile Brasseur-5 created on 01 July 2010 through the import of mcdougle 2010-06-30.ged.
• WikiTree profile BRASher-39 created through the import of export.ged on Jul 19, 2011 by Chérie Woodlief.
• WikiTree profile BRAShear-129 created through the import of export.ged on Jul 19, 2011 by Chérie Woodlief.
• WikiTree profile Brashear-60 created through the import of export.ged on Jul 19, 2011 by Chérie Woodlief.
• WikiTree profile Brashear-161 create