Nancy was born about 1816. Her surname is Sellar/Sellar/Zellar/Zeller or other similar spelling.
Records are scarce. Research needed. Her presence in Herkimer NY prior to her marriage to Robert has not been corroborated by any Census or local records.
Sources
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M3TC-3VZ : accessed 6 March 2019), entry for Nancy Sellar; submitted by nhawks1956951 [identity withheld for privacy]; no source information is available.
Alternate Profile:
FamilySearch [1] suggests that she was born 1808 at Theresa, Jefferson, NY, and died 21 Feb 1890 in New York. The entry further states her father is Henry Zeller b.abt. 1780, and her mother is Catherine Deavendorf b.abt. 1780 at NYC. No sources provided, and no census data supports the family connections suggested.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy: