Daughter of James Corbett. Ann and her husband Matthew, and family moved from the York Plantation on the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina about 1795, for the frontier of Kentucky. Following the death of her husband in 1807, she moved the family to the new frontier of Mississippi. Date of death recorded in her son-in-law's (Thomas Gallaway) family bible. She was living a few miles east of the county seat, Warrenton, Warren County, Mississippi at her death.
In her husband's will of December 20, 1807, she was willed 200 acre of land, slave India during her life and at her death India to be emancipated. Slave Ben under the direction of her executors during her life and upon her death divided among the children. A black horse, and old bay horse, and sorrel mare, saddle and bridle, four milch (milk) cows, household and Kitchen furniture, plantation tools, and horse gears. All the young slaves to be equally divided between Nancy and the children.
Ann Corbett died 1828 in Mississippi. Before her death, her son Rev. Samuel Sellers, who rode the Methodist circuit in Warren County, Mississippi, wrote at various times in his journal that he was riding to visit his mother to see how she is doing. His brother John Sellers would also visit her. The inscription says "Sacred to the memory of Ann Sellers died 1828, aged 78". Ann was later buried with daughter, Salomy (who was married to Thomas Travis also died in Mississippi)on the former Oakland Plantation property, Lake Providence, Louisiana, after Matthew’s purchase of the plantation.
One additional child: Ann Sellers m. Robert Gallaway.
In her husband's will of December 20, 1807, she was willed 200 acre of land, slave India during her life and at her death India to be emancipated. Slave Ben under the direction of her executors during her life and upon her death divided among the children. A black horse, and old bay horse, and sorrel mare, saddle and bridle, four milch (milk) cows, household and Kitchen furniture, plantation tools, and horse gears. All the young slaves to be equally divided between Nancy and the children.
Ann Corbett died 1828 in Mississippi. Before her death, her son Rev. Samuel Sellers, who rode the Methodist circuit in Warren County, Mississippi, wrote at various times in his journal that he was riding to visit his mother to see how she is doing. His brother John Sellers would also visit her. The inscription says "Sacred to the memory of Ann Sellers died 1828, aged 78". Ann was later buried with daughter, Salomy (who was married to Thomas Travis also died in Mississippi)on the former Oakland Plantation property, Lake Providence, Louisiana, after Matthew’s purchase of the plantation.
One additional child: Ann Sellers m. Robert Gallaway.
Daughter of James Corbett. Ann and her husband Matthew, and family moved from the York Plantation on the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina about 1795, for the frontier of Kentucky. Following the death of her husband in 1807, she moved the family to the new frontier of Mississippi. Date of death recorded in her son-in-law's (Thomas Gallaway) family bible. She was living a few miles east of the county seat, Warrenton, Warren County, Mississippi at her death.
In her husband's will of December 20, 1807, she was willed 200 acre of land, slave India during her life and at her death India to be emancipated. Slave Ben under the direction of her executors during her life and upon her death divided among the children. A black horse, and old bay horse, and sorrel mare, saddle and bridle, four milch (milk) cows, household and Kitchen furniture, plantation tools, and horse gears. All the young slaves to be equally divided between Nancy and the children.
Ann Corbett died 1828 in Mississippi. Before her death, her son Rev. Samuel Sellers, who rode the Methodist circuit in Warren County, Mississippi, wrote at various times in his journal that he was riding to visit his mother to see how she is doing. His brother John Sellers would also visit her. The inscription says "Sacred to the memory of Ann Sellers died 1828, aged 78". Ann was later buried with daughter, Salomy (who was married to Thomas Travis also died in Mississippi)on the former Oakland Plantation property, Lake Providence, Louisiana, after Matthew’s purchase of the plantation.
One additional child: Ann Sellers m. Robert Gallaway.
In her husband's will of December 20, 1807, she was willed 200 acre of land, slave India during her life and at her death India to be emancipated. Slave Ben under the direction of her executors during her life and upon her death divided among the children. A black horse, and old bay horse, and sorrel mare, saddle and bridle, four milch (milk) cows, household and Kitchen furniture, plantation tools, and horse gears. All the young slaves to be equally divided between Nancy and the children.
Ann Corbett died 1828 in Mississippi. Before her death, her son Rev. Samuel Sellers, who rode the Methodist circuit in Warren County, Mississippi, wrote at various times in his journal that he was riding to visit his mother to see how she is doing. His brother John Sellers would also visit her. The inscription says "Sacred to the memory of Ann Sellers died 1828, aged 78". Ann was later buried with daughter, Salomy (who was married to Thomas Travis also died in Mississippi)on the former Oakland Plantation property, Lake Providence, Louisiana, after Matthew’s purchase of the plantation.
One additional child: Ann Sellers m. Robert Gallaway.
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