General Notes

Alias:<ALIA> Sheffer /Shaver/, Shaeffer or Shafer
From Barbara Ann Shaffer Fetter (direct from family
records,bibles,journals, and confirmed by Census):
born Berks County Pennsylvania circa 1770, lived 93 years 6 months.
Occupation Miller and Farmer. First wife's First wife, Elizabeth's
surname not discovered. Children: George, Peter (in War of 1812),
Elizabeth,and Mary.
Second wife: Mary Fisher-children: Phoebe,Phillip,and Christopher
(Junior) born April 29,1813,Greenbriar/Greenbrier County,WVA.
From Shirley J. Thielbar (HPHT86B@@prodigy.com):
SHAFFER burials in Buckeye Cemetery:
Christopher-died March 9,1847 age 93 yrs, 5 mo, 8 days
According to an email from Keith Shaver (KShaver797@@aol.com on 5/6/2000):
"Mary Fisher was also married twice.  First she was married to Lewis
Warnsturff (there are variations of this spelling).  Lewis and Mary lived
in Pendleton County and he died.  Mary then married Christopher in 1802
or 1803.  She had children by her first marriage and they at a later date
filed suit against Christopher and Mary to regain the land their father
had left.  For some reason Mary and Christopher seem to have separated or
had some problem because he gives her property in 1818 or so.  In the
1829's Christopher sells his property and moves."Keith sent the Articles
of agreement signed to give Mary "the plantation" during her natural
life...signed 16th day of September 1818.
Library of Virginia, Digital Collections Home Page, Electronic Card
Index: Land Office Patents and Grants: Shaffer-Card 2 of 107
(http://198.17.62.51/cgi`bin/drawer/disk19/CC150/0475/S1548?2): :Shaffer,
Christopher 10 May 1808  Botetourt County  50a. On Persingers Run, a
branch of Potts Creek which is a branch of Jacksons River.  Grants 57,
1807-09, p. 189".
EARLY RECORDS Hampshire County Virginia Compiled by Clara McCormack Sage
and Laura Sage Jones by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1976
pg 18 lists Grantor-Grantee Land Deed recorded on 4-18-1796 from Jacob
Fidler (and wife Magdalene) of Hampshire County to a Christopher Shaffer
of Frederick County the following: 250 acres on Mill Creek witnessed by
Edward Dyer, Jost Stimmell, William Baer, John Belzer. According to the
SIMS INDEX TO LAND GRANTS IN WEST VIRGINIA HAMPSHIRE COUNTY VA (MINERAL
CO WV) 1762-1863, he owned 60 acres on Mill Creek in 1804 while Peter
Shaffer owned land in 1829 on Gibbon's Run and Crooker Run.
1806 Jefferson County Ohio Tax List has a Christopher Shaffer and a Jacob
Shaver listed.
From GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA-GRANTORS INDEX< 1801-1905:
"Grantors: Sydenstricker, Henry  Grantees: Christopher Shaffer  Book: 7,
Page: 275  Date: 1818  Acres:  Location: Mortgage"
I'm not entirely convinced that Christopher Shaffer is son of George
Schaffer (son of George Barthol Schaffer) and Elisabetha Miller Schaffer
or Paul Shaver and Elizabeth Vought Shaver or Peter Schaffer (born 1714
and died in Washington County, MD) although through land records there
are obvious ties to this family. He may be a son, brother, nephew,
cousin....the family tree search continues. Several Shaver/Shaffer
genealogists list him as son of Paul and Elizabeth- but he may be a
grandson of Paul's older brother George Barthol Schaffer (through sons
Peter or George) or another close family member.  Some family histories
list only 4 sons of Paul & Elizabeth and do not include Christopher. In
addition, George and Elizabeth Schaffer as parents would follow German
family naming patterns since Christopher's first son was named George and
first daughter named Elizabeth. There were other Shaffer families in
Berks County, PA at the time of Christopher's birth. More research is
needed to be more certain of his parentage.
Could Christopher Shaffer be Christian Schaffer son of Nicolaus/Nicolas
Schaffer( born 1720-1723) and his wife Julianna as listed in Ancester.com
the "Bailey Copenhaver Archives" by