John Sells

John was born on March 4th, 1747 in Mt. Joy Twp., York Co., PA.  John's father was Anthony* Sells and his mother was Catherine* Schneider.  His paternal grandparents were Heindrick* Sellen and Margaret* X. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Ludwick, Solomon, Abraham, Anthony, Esther and Sophia*.  He was the third oldest of the seven children.  He died at the age of 69 on May 21st, 1816.