Heinrich Sellen (1666 - 1749)

Born 17 Oct 1666 in Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Died 17 Nov 1749 at age 83 in Heidelberg Township, York, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Heinrich Sellen, also spelled "Henrich Zellen" by his own signature.

There is a christening record for Henrich Zellen on 17 Oct 1666 at Evangelisch Krefeld, Rheinland, Prussia; parents are Jacob and Merriken Zellen.^[1] This record is often cited as belonging to the identical Henrich Zellen as the immigrant, but proof is lacking. - by wikitree member Billups-130

Markje Sellen and Henrich Zellen were witnesses at the marriage ceremony for Henry Frey Frey-216 and Anna Catharine Levering Levering-17 on the 26th day of the second month, 1692 at Germantown. Henrich signed his own name, and Markje made her mark.^[2]

Henrich Sellen had at least two wives, possibly three. The ones we know of are

1. Mary the first wife: with her he had children Peter, Jacob, Maria Indehoven, John, Adam, Barbara Tyson and Elizabeth Van Fossen.
2. His second wife was Margaret and with her he had children Anthony, Abraham, Esther Bankert, Henry, Jr. and Catherine Ulrich.

Henrich Sellen immigrated to Colonial America in 1685; in 1698 made the trip back again; then returning to Pennsylvania crossing the Ocean 3 times,^[3] Henrich Sellen was one the original founders of Germantown, and one of the first trustees of for the Mennonite Church on the Skippack, during his life he was an attorney, a business man and an oil Miller.^[4]

Henrich Sellen died in 1749, and was possibly buried on his farm.^[5] -researched by wikitree member Currie-910

Sources

1. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, index, FamilySearch (accessed 5 June 2015), Henrich Zellen, 17 Oct 1666; citing ; FHL microfilm 174,467.
2. ↑ http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/pennsylvania-genealogical-magazine/image/?volumeId=12548&pageName=283&rId=139203871 Notes, Queries and Corrections.] (Vol 7, Page 283) Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Philadelphia, PA: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1895–. (Online database accessed June 4, 2015 [. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.]
3. ↑ History of the Mennonites by Daniel K. Cassel which can be found at http://anabaptistsermons.com/index.php/ebooks/history-of-the-mennonites (page 82)
4. ↑ The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German emigration to North America by Pennypacker-50 Pennypacker, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitaker), 1843-1916, who was descended of Henry through daughter Barbaras' daughter Margaret; (pg 133 and 142); FREE LINK
5. ↑ find a grave; Find A Grave: Memorial #82351313 created by Kenneth D. Sell (The author of a 600 page book on the Sells published in 1998)

• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLJ5-BJB : 25 March 2020), Henrich Zellen, 1666.

See Also

• Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania By John W. Jordan C https://books.google.com/books?id=arAfWBsvO1gC&pg=PA481&dq=hendrick+pannebecker&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oi0YUqf8GeeujAL0iIGgDQ#v=snippet&q=Sellen&f=false

• mentioned under Sell family with Adam (believed to be a son, no proof yet) in Early Settlers on the Yadkin River-The Muddy Creek Settlement http://elrodfamilyhistory.com/?p=1298