Adam Sell (abt. 1760)

Descendants

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Biography

(Bold references: [1] indicate primary/reliable sources.)

• First Name: Adam ^[1][2]
• Last Name: SELL ^[1][2]

• Birth Date: ~1760 (estimate based on age of child)
• Birth Place:  ?

• Father: ?
• Mother: ?

• Marriage: to ?
• Marriage Date: ?
• Marriage Place: ?

• Children: Daughter, Mary Ann SELL, (1781—1865) ^[1][2]

• Death Date: ?
• Death Place: ?

Research Notes

Possible sources (For an Adam SELL and daughter Mary Ann from VA of PA; for events between 1755 and 1855)

• In 1790, Adam SELL, lived in a mixed township, York, PA, age over 16, with 3 males (all under 16) and 3 females. (1790 Census: [1])
  (NOTE: POSSIBLE)

• In 1810, Adam SELL, lived in Germany, Adams Co., PA, age over 45 with a male aged 10-15 and a female 16-25. Next door is an Abraham SELL and his wife, aged 16-25 (1810 Census: [2])
  (NOTE: POSSIBLE: Mary would have already left home and married)

• Adam SELL, (1755, now Union Township, Adams Co, PA—1820, Adams Co, PA. br: Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery Littlestown, Adams County, PA), son of Abraham SELL, (1715—1786). m: Margaret Barbara FEESER on 1775 or '76. They had 11 children. (FindAGrave: [3] Taken from SELL, Kenneth ,"The Sell Families of Adams and York Counties, PA", Chapter 3D, pp 59-71)
  Or wife's name: Maria Barbara FEES. Adam's parent's: Abraham, (1715—1786) & Maria Johanna ZIMMERMAN.
  (familysearch tree: [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Amer Rev. Vet. [22]+)
  (NOTE: NOT LIKELY. None of the children in extensive list are named Mary) [23]
• Child's birth cert to Adam and Barbara: Anna Maria SELL, 16 Apr 1785, chr: 8 Sep 1782, Christ Reformed Ch., Littlestown, Adams, PA. (BirthCert: [24]
  (NOTE: POSSIBLE: Anna Maria could later be called Mary Ann, and her birth is only five years off)

• Adam SELL, (1758, Frederick Co, MD—Apr 1822, Mount Joy Township, Adams Co, PA, unknown burial), son of Henry SELL, (1729—1797), m: Salome HAUN on ~1789 and had 6 children. (FindAGrave: [25]),
  In 1790, lived with wife and 2 boys (all under 16) and 2 girls. (1790 Census: [26])
  Child's birth cert to Adam and Salome: Rebecca b: 17 Feb 1804, chr: 8 Apr 1804, St Johns Evangelical Luth., Ch. Littletown, Adams, PA. (BirthCert: [27])
  Child's birth cert to Adam and Salome: Henry b: 24 Nov 1794, chr: 15 Mar 1795, St Mary Luth., Ch. Siver Run, Carroll, MD. (BirthCert: [28])
  (familysearch tree: [29] 11 children: [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]+)
  (NOTE: NOT LIKELY. Their Mary Margaret SELL was born in 1796, not 1781. Also Rebecca's birth is after Mary is over 23 )

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} warehouse family tree http://genealogy.thewares.net/people.php?person=00891
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} familysearch/LRHC-FZ6 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LRHC-FZ6

Other Family Trees

• warehouse family tree: [45] (3 gen descendants, 0 gen ancestors)

• familysearch/LRHC-FZ6: [46] (My tree, begins at David Frantz [47] , (7 gen descendents, 0 gen ancestors)