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"The Selovers were French Huguenots who sought refuge in the Netherlands. The name seems to have been spelled Seloivre in the French form . . . the spelling became Seloover and Sloover . . . and it became Selover and Slover. Some branches . . . used Sellover [or] accented the first syllable by spelling it Sealover."1
At least one man from this family--a former schoolmaster named Isaac (1665 - after 1715)--immigrated to New Castle (formerly Fort Casimir, now in the state of Delaware, USA) about 1683 and thousands of people descend from him. Some bear the name (or similar) but the paper trails have faded. The last comprehensive family genealogy was published in 1968. Family trees abound on-line, some well-researched and some not. Comparing DNA results may help clarify these lines.
The goal of this site is to try to group the shared DNA of persons descended from a Selover, Slover, Seloover, Sealover (or other similar spellings) line, whether in the United States, Europe, Australia, or other countries. A starting point in the USA is Isaac Selover and his 13 known children from 3 known wives. It is essential to have DNA results from well-documented descendants of Isaac and each of his wives, to compare to the descendants of the 13 known children and the "unplaced" Selover families in the "Selover-Slover Family, Second Edition, 1681-1968" book by Mabel Jaques Hadler.
1Hadler, Mabel Jacques, "Selover-Slover Family, Second Edition, 1681-1968," self-published.
At least one man from this family--a former schoolmaster named Isaac (1665 - after 1715)--immigrated to New Castle (formerly Fort Casimir, now in the state of Delaware, USA) about 1683 and thousands of people descend from him. Some bear the name (or similar) but the paper trails have faded. The last comprehensive family genealogy was published in 1968. Family trees abound on-line, some well-researched and some not. Comparing DNA results may help clarify these lines.
The goal of this site is to try to group the shared DNA of persons descended from a Selover, Slover, Seloover, Sealover (or other similar spellings) line, whether in the United States, Europe, Australia, or other countries. A starting point in the USA is Isaac Selover and his 13 known children from 3 known wives. It is essential to have DNA results from well-documented descendants of Isaac and each of his wives, to compare to the descendants of the 13 known children and the "unplaced" Selover families in the "Selover-Slover Family, Second Edition, 1681-1968" book by Mabel Jaques Hadler.
1Hadler, Mabel Jacques, "Selover-Slover Family, Second Edition, 1681-1968," self-published.