Jacob was the second child of Peter and Anna Margaret Sell. He was probably born about 1735 in Skippack, Montgomery County, PA. He moved with his parents to what is now Adams County, PA about 1750 to 1760. He married (1) Eve Helman in 1776. When she gave birth to a child five months later, they agreed to separate as there were no suitable grounds for divorce in Pennsylvania at that time. He married (2) Maria Elizabeth (Marillas ) Fisher. They had six children: Jacob Jr., Anna Marie Wasmus, Catherine Bringman, Elizabeth Ebert, John and Henry Sell.
Jacob began as a cordwainer in Littlestown, PA, the maker of fine shoes. Then he became a merchant and owned a large house. In 1798 he purchased a 140 acre farm near Two Taverns, PA. In 1799 the family moved to Gettysburg, PA where he built two large houses on the square. One house is still standing at 20 Lincoln Square. A restaurant called "The Pub" operated there. He became a very successful merchant. By the time he retired he was rather wealthy but he was legally married to two women. An act of the Pennsylvania Legislature granted Jacob a divorce from Eve Helman in 1806. [Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1809, v. 18, pp. 55-56.]
He was buried in the Reformed cemetery in Gettysburg but later moved to Evergreen cemetery. [Source: The Sell Families of Adams and York Counties, PA by Kenneth Sell, Chapter 7B, pp. 513-522].
Jacob began as a cordwainer in Littlestown, PA, the maker of fine shoes. Then he became a merchant and owned a large house. In 1798 he purchased a 140 acre farm near Two Taverns, PA. In 1799 the family moved to Gettysburg, PA where he built two large houses on the square. One house is still standing at 20 Lincoln Square. A restaurant called "The Pub" operated there. He became a very successful merchant. By the time he retired he was rather wealthy but he was legally married to two women. An act of the Pennsylvania Legislature granted Jacob a divorce from Eve Helman in 1806. [Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1809, v. 18, pp. 55-56.]
He was buried in the Reformed cemetery in Gettysburg but later moved to Evergreen cemetery. [Source: The Sell Families of Adams and York Counties, PA by Kenneth Sell, Chapter 7B, pp. 513-522].
Jacob was the second child of Peter and Anna Margaret Sell. He was probably born about 1735 in Skippack, Montgomery County, PA. He moved with his parents to what is now Adams County, PA about 1750 to 1760. He married (1) Eve Helman in 1776. When she gave birth to a child five months later, they agreed to separate as there were no suitable grounds for divorce in Pennsylvania at that time. He married (2) Maria Elizabeth (Marillas ) Fisher. They had six children: Jacob Jr., Anna Marie Wasmus, Catherine Bringman, Elizabeth Ebert, John and Henry Sell.
Jacob began as a cordwainer in Littlestown, PA, the maker of fine shoes. Then he became a merchant and owned a large house. In 1798 he purchased a 140 acre farm near Two Taverns, PA. In 1799 the family moved to Gettysburg, PA where he built two large houses on the square. One house is still standing at 20 Lincoln Square. A restaurant called "The Pub" operated there. He became a very successful merchant. By the time he retired he was rather wealthy but he was legally married to two women. An act of the Pennsylvania Legislature granted Jacob a divorce from Eve Helman in 1806. [Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1809, v. 18, pp. 55-56.]
He was buried in the Reformed cemetery in Gettysburg but later moved to Evergreen cemetery. [Source: The Sell Families of Adams and York Counties, PA by Kenneth Sell, Chapter 7B, pp. 513-522].
Jacob began as a cordwainer in Littlestown, PA, the maker of fine shoes. Then he became a merchant and owned a large house. In 1798 he purchased a 140 acre farm near Two Taverns, PA. In 1799 the family moved to Gettysburg, PA where he built two large houses on the square. One house is still standing at 20 Lincoln Square. A restaurant called "The Pub" operated there. He became a very successful merchant. By the time he retired he was rather wealthy but he was legally married to two women. An act of the Pennsylvania Legislature granted Jacob a divorce from Eve Helman in 1806. [Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1809, v. 18, pp. 55-56.]
He was buried in the Reformed cemetery in Gettysburg but later moved to Evergreen cemetery. [Source: The Sell Families of Adams and York Counties, PA by Kenneth Sell, Chapter 7B, pp. 513-522].
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