Born in Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Selman
and Ruth (Shipley) Sellman
Sister of
Ann Sellman, William Sellman, Margaret Peggy Sellman, Susanna Sellman, Susanna (Sellman) Shipley, Amelia (Sellman) Dorsey [half], Adam Sellman and Althea Sellman
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
Absalom Wells
Died
at age 52
in Tyler, Tyler County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Vitals
Catherine Sellman Wells
BIRTH: 17 Sep 1763 Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
DEATH: 22 Jan 1816 (aged 52) Tyler, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL: William Wells Gravesite, Tyler, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 132032847
Catherine Sellman married William Wells, abt. 1785. This union was blessed with these children, Ruth, Absalum, Amond, Benjamin , Caleb, Charles b. Oct. 2, 1791, Edith, John and Joshua Wells.
Family Members:
Parents:
- Thomas Sellman 1727–1797
- Ruth Shipley Sellman 1730–1790
Spouse:
- William Wells 1757–1840
Siblings:
- Elizabeth Sellman Geoghegan 1759–1812
- Adam Sellman 1767–1836
- Althea Sellman Matthews 1776–1808
Half Siblings:
- Margaret Sellman Geoghagan 1757–1784
- Susannah Sellman Shipley 1766–1815
Children:
- Benjamin Wells 1789–1863
- Absolom Wells 1795–1837
- Caleb Wells 1798–1854[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #132032847
- "John Sellman of Maryland and Descendants" by W Marshall Sellman, 1975 private printing, Cincinnati, OH
Acknowledgments
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
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~0.78%
Kirk Sellman
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M845138 [compare]
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~0.39%
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