Patience (Parker) Sellers (1742 - 1812)

Born 1742 in Chatham, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1812 at about age 70 in Maury, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Patience Parker was born in 1742, in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America as the daughter of Nathaniel Parker. She married James Thomas Sellers in February 1750, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She died about 1812, in Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, at the age of 74, and was buried in Chowan, North Carolina, United States. ^[1] Children of Patience and James are;

1. Pvt. James Parker Sellers (1759, Chatham, NC-20 Dec 1842, Grainger, TN) m. Elizabeth Brock on 22 Apr 1817, Grainger, TN.
2. Robert Sellers (bef. 1765-1827/9, Maury, TN) m. Sarah Bynum.
3. Ruth Sellers (1764-December 20, 1842, Oak Hill, Overton County, TN) m. Isham Hansford Bilbrey
4. Isaac Sellers, Sr. (1769-12 January 1830, Maury, TN) m. Judith McGee.
5. John Sellers (abt. 1770, NC-Feb 18, 1824, Maury, TN) m. Elizabeth Hart.
6. Capt. Laird/Lard Sellers (13 Dec 1771, Chatham, NC-5 Dec 1862, Moniteau, MO) m.(1) Annie Hackney, (2) Elizabeth Goodwin.
7. Daughter Sellers (bef. 1775-bef. 1820, Maury, TN) m. Wiley Griffin.
8. Rachel Sellers (abt. 1775, NC) m. John Hammock on 01 April 1791, Chatham, NC.
9. Young Sellers (abt. 1784, Chatham, NC-aft. 1850, Chatham, NC) m. Elizabeth Hackney.

These children's names come from her Find A Grave memorial. See notes:

Research Notes

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138605328/patience-sellers

• Find A Grave memorial indicates that Patience is the daughter of Richard Parker and Elizabeth King: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parker-1561

Patience died in 1812. There is a dispute as to whether she died and was buried with her husband, who died in 1804, in North Carolina, or left NC to live with one of her children in Grainger county, Tennessee

http:/kinnexions.com/smlawsonparkerr.htm#REParker. "13. Patience - Unmarried in 1749"

Patience was born in 1742. Daughter of Richard Parker and Elizabeth King. She passed away in 1812. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L4H4-16C/patience-parker-1738-1812
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138605328/patience-sellers: accessed 31 August 2022), memorial page for Patience Parker Sellers (1742–1812), Find A Grave: Memorial #138605328, citing Locust Grove Cemetery, Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by OJ Taylor (contributor 47163030) .

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7594887&pid=2985
• Ancestry.com records.