John William Sellards, Sr.

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25. John William5 Sellards, Sr. (John W.4, Hezekiah3, Peter John2, Peter John1) was born 1798 in Buffalo Creek, Floyd Co., KY, and died December 12, 1888 in Buffalo Creek, Floyd Co., KY. He married Elizabeth A. Burchett May 27, 1827 in Floyd Co., KY, daughter of Benjamin Burchett and Catherine Vaughn. She was born Abt. 1810 in Henry Co., VA, and died July 16, 1891.

Notes for John William Sellards, Sr.:

Per “The Sellards Through Two Centuries” by Elias Howard Sellards, pages 65-66:

John Sellards, Jr. (John W. Sellards), a grandson of Hezekiah, was born in Kentucky in 1798. Little is known of his personal life other than he lived in Floyd County near the Pike County border and in the neighborhood in which he was born. He is said to have taught school at some time in his life. Land records indicate he acquired considerable land. The earliest record that has been found of John Jr., by name is in the 1820 census of Floyd County, Kentucky. He was then married and had two daughters both under five years of age. His wife, Elizabeth Burchett, born in Virginia, was then twenty years old, being approximately twelve years younger than he. His will, made in 1888, indicates that his wife was then living. This will contains much of interest. He was still mentally alert at the age of ninety as shown by the detailed description of each parcel of land, marked by trees and bounded by old fields, drains, hollows, brooks, streams, ridges, and hilltops ..... The will of John W. Sellards, made December 9, 1888, was entered, following his death, as part of the Floyd County Court records February 11, 1889. It was recollected by Phoebe Alice Stratton Scalf (1864-1954), niece of John W. Sellards that he was always referred to as "Uncle Jackie." He was a small man and was crippled, by what cause Mrs. Scalf did not know. He had several children, besides Sarah Ann. Their names as best they can be ascertained were Elias (1834-1862), James (1835-1863), Martha, born 1838, Drury, born 1841, Lorena Jane, born 1843, Nancy F., born 1846, John W. born 1849, William Benjamin, born 1850, Burrell Jefferson, born 1852, Elizabeth, born 1855. Others, not mentioned in his will were Andrew, Polly, Margaret, Alice and Katherine.

More About John William Sellards, Sr.:

Alternate/Nickname: Jackie

Burial: 1888, Sellards Cemetery, Endicott, Floyd Co., KY

More About Elizabeth A. Burchett:

Burial: 1891, Sellards Cemetery, Endicott, Floyd Co., KY

Children of John Sellards and Elizabeth Burchett are:

	145	i.Alice6 Sellards, died Unknown.

+ 146 ii.Sarah Ann Sellards, born May 03, 1828 in Buffalo Creek, Floyd Co., KY; died Unknown.

+ 147 iii.Mary Ann Sellards, born April 22, 1830 in Floyd Co., KY; died Unknown.

	148	iv.Elias Sellards, born Abt. 1833; died July 16, 1862 in Union Prisoner of War Camp.

	More About Elias Sellards: Cause of Death: Died in a prisoner of war camp

Military: Civil War - Confederate Army

	149	v.	 	James M. Sellards, born Abt. 1834; died April 10, 1863. He married Emaline Shortridge; died Unknown.

+ 150 vi. Martha Katherine Sellards, born October 07, 1836 in Floyd Co., KY; died May 15, 1895 in Wayne Co., WV.

	151	vii.	 	Drury L. Sellards, born December 27, 1838; died Unknown. He married Mary Clay March 05, 1885 in Floyd Co., KY; born Abt. 1852 in Floyd Co., KY; died Unknown.

	More About Drury L. Sellards:

Military: Civil War - Union Army

	152	viii.	 	Andrew Sellards, born Abt. 1839 in Kentucky; died Unknown. He married Mary Hite; born Abt. 1856 in Kentucky; died Unknown.

	153	ix.	 	Louanna J. Sellards, born March 08, 1841; died Unknown. She married Unknown Clark; died Unknown.

	154	x.	 	Nancy F. Sellards, born August 14, 1843; died Unknown. She married Daniel Matthew Robinson February 28, 1866 in Floyd Co., KY; died Unknown.

+ 155 xi. John William Sellards, Jr., born June 23, 1847; died Unknown.

+ 156 xii. William Benjamin Sellards, born September 06, 1849; died August 13, 1903.

	157	xiii.	 	Burwell Jefferson Sellards, born April 30, 1851 in Kentucky; died Unknown.

+ 158 xiv. Margaret Elizabeth Sellards, born August 27, 1853 in Kentucky; died Unknown.