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Hans Jacob Shaffer 1728–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 DEC 1728

Birth Location: Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 11 May 1815

Death Location: Old Pine Church Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Father: Hans Schaeffer

Mother: Rosina Schäffer

Spouse(s): Odilla Shaffer, Maria Delaplank

Children(s): Johannes Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaffer, Hannah Shaffer, Henrich Shaffer, Phillip Shaffer, Solomon Shaffer, Abraham Shaffer, Jonas Shaffer, George Shaffer, Barbara Shaffer, Henry Shaffer, Daniel Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Frederick Shaffer, Michael Sr., Johann Schaffer, David Shaffer

The story of Hans Jacob Shaffer began in 1728 in Hessen, Germany. Hans Jacob Shaffer married Maria Catherina Delaplank, Odilla Otilla Schaffer Shaffer, and had children including Abraham Shaffer, Barbara Shaffer, Daniel Shaffer, David Shaffer, Elizabeth Rebecca Shaffer, Frederick W Shaffer, George Shaffer, Hannah Shaffer, Henrich Shaffer, Henry Shaffer, Johann Jacob Schaffer, Johannes Shaffer, Jonas Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Michael Shaffer Sr, Phillip Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Solomon Shaffer. Hans Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1815 in Old Pine Church Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hans Jacob Shaffer began in 1728 in Hessen, Germany.
  • Hans Jacob Shaffer married Maria Catherina Delaplank, Odilla Otilla Schaffer Shaffer, and had children including Abraham Shaffer, Barbara Shaffer, Daniel Shaffer, David Shaffer, Elizabeth Rebecca Shaffer, Frederick W Shaffer, George Shaffer, Hannah Shaffer, Henrich Shaffer, Henry Shaffer, Johann Jacob Schaffer, Johannes Shaffer, Jonas Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Michael Shaffer Sr, Phillip Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Solomon Shaffer.
  • Hans Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1815 in Old Pine Church Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Schaeffer
1702–1783
Birth Location: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Rosina Schäffer
1704–1770
Birth Location: of Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
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Spouses(s)

Odilla Shaffer
1744–1831
Birth Location: Germany
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Maria Delaplank
1730–1766
Birth Location: Oley Township Berks Co Pennsylvania, USA
MD

Children(s)

Johannes Shaffer
1755–1847
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Shaffer
1774–1840
Birth Location: New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Shaffer
1768–1854
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Henrich Shaffer
1776–1823
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Phillip Shaffer
1780–1824
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Solomon Shaffer
1791–1865
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Abraham Shaffer
1784–1867
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Jonas Shaffer
1787–1850
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
JS
George Shaffer
1771–1840
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
GS
Barbara Shaffer
1772–1829
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
BS
Henry Shaffer
1767–1823
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Daniel Shaffer
1763–1831
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Shaffer
1753–1793
Birth Location: Warwick, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Samuel Shaffer
1765–1847
Birth Location: Warwick, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frederick Shaffer
1757–1855
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Michael Sr.
1757–1829
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Johann Schaffer
1750–1834
Birth Location: Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Shaffer
1761–1832
Birth Location: Warwick, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hans Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Hans Shaffer
1728–1815
Birth Place: Hessen, Germany
Parents
Hans Johann Jacob Schaeffer
1702–1783
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Rosina (Nina Riecken, Keller) Schäffer
1704–1770
of Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
Grandparents
Jacob ((Schaeffer) Shoffer) Schaffer
1675–1751
Feldrennach, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Rosina Richter) Schaeffer
1679–1737
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Jonathan (Conrad) Keller
1682–1732
Allertshofen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Anna (Dorothea) Beer
1684–1719
Allertshofen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Martin Schäfer
1627–1693
Dorothea Schaeffer
1635–1693
Georg Richter
1638–1730
Anna Friedrich
1643–1710
Felix Keller
1642–1688
Anna Hechler
1652–1697
Johannes Beer
1648–1708
Elisabetha Beer
1654–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Richter
1613–1693
Dorothea Meurer
1615–1683
Valentin Friedrich
1620–1657
Anna Pfeiffer
1620–1694
Hans Keller
1610–1666
Rosina DROLLINGER
1613–1672
Andreas Rudolf
1618–1695
Anna Schmidt
1619–1684

Hans Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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Hans (Jacob) Shaffer (30 DEC 1728–11 May 1815) m. Odilla (Otilla Schaffer) Shaffer (29 Sep 1744–11 Oct 1831) m. Maria (Catherina) Delaplank (1730–16 Sep 1766)
  1. 1. Johannes Shaffer 1755–1847 m. Eva (Elizabeth Kelkner, Kelchner) Shaffer 1761–1830
    1. 1. Rebecca (Ann "Rosey") Shaffer 1780–1851 m. Benjamin Lindamood 1780–1840
      1. 1. Louisa (Betty Lindamood) Baugh 1828–1887 m. John (Jackson) Baugh 1825–1907
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Baugh 1853–1925 m. Thomas Warner 1841–1921
        2. 2. William (A "Will") Baugh 1846–1922 m. Laura (Artaminta) Mooney 1850–
        3. 3. James (Harvey) Baugh 1852–1853
        4. 4. Sarah (Catherine or Katherine) Baugh 1857–1926 m. James (Oliver) Mooney 1855–1942
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Baugh 1854–1925 m. James (Alexander) Strouth 1845–1919
        6. 6. Nancy (Wagner Baugh) Meade 1861–1942 m. David (William) Meade 1859–1921
        7. 7. Margaret (Ellen) Baugh 1863–
        8. 8. John (Crissman Jno) Baugh 1866–1914 m. Fatina (Cilvesta "Tiney" Fuller) Baugh 1870–1934
      2. 2. Sarah ("Sallie") Lindamood 1824–1904 m. Daniel (Poston) Hughes 1815–1908
        1. 1. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        2. 2. William (Calvin) Hughes 1850–
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes 1853–1920 m. General (George Washington) Meade 1847–1910
        4. 4. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        5. 5. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        6. 6. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        7. 7. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        8. 8. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        9. 9. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        10. 10. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        11. 11. Elbert (Frank) Hughes 1848–1929
        12. 12. Rebecca (E) Hughes 1841–1889 m. Viving (M) Meade 1818–1887
      3. 3. Harriet (S) Lindamood 1830–1890
      4. 4. Rebecca (Ann Lindamood,) Lindamoode 1834–1919 m. James (Harvey) Meade 1826–1911
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Meade 1852–1916
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen W) Meade 1854–1922
        3. 3. Sellas (K. V.) Meade 1857–
        4. 4. Tina (Victoria) Meade 1858–
        5. 5. William (Henry) Meade 1860–1894
        6. 6. Emmett (Wood Meade,) MD 1862–1945
        7. 7. Caroline (Lee) Meade 1865–1943
        8. 8. Robert (Samuel) Meade 1867–
        9. 9. Franklin ("Frank" Farley) Meade 1868–1965
        10. 10. Edith (Evelyn) Meade 1871–1939
        11. 11. James (Oscar) Meade 1873–1943
        12. 12. Catherine ("Kate" Bays) Meade 1877–1947
        13. 13. Charles (Aston) Meade 1878–1929
        14. 14. Celia Meade 1857–
      5. 5. Hugh Lindamood 1823–
      6. 6. Lindamood 1825–
      7. 7. Miss Lindamood 1825–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Ashby 1837–1927
        1. 1. Harriett Keith 1868–1933
        2. 2. Joseph (Gideon) Keith 1873–1921
        3. 3. Samantha (Keith) Hicks 1870– m. Silas Hicks 1871–
      9. 9. Sarah (Sallie) Lindamood 1798–1814
      10. 10. Louisa (Betty) Lindamood 1829–1858
      11. 11. George Lindamood 1808–1860
    2. 2. Rosanna Shaffer 1783–1860
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsy Shaffer) Whiteman 1781–1842
      1. 1. Nancy Whiteman 1811–1851
        1. 1. Rebecca Kelley 1839–1905
    4. 4. John (Shaffer) Jr. 1786–1867
    5. 5. Thomas Shaffer 1787–1864
    6. 6. Henry (Michael) Shaffer 1789–1875
    7. 7. William Shaffer 1793–1864 m. Dorothy (Hickman) Jones 1797–1865
      1. 1. Emeline (R.) Shaffer 1828–1863
        1. 1. William ("Billy" Haskel SUMMIT) MD 1855–1932
    8. 8. Catherine Shaffer 1796–1868
      1. 1. Jane Miller 1832–1874 m. John (Richard) Crawford 1834–1873
        1. 1. George (Henry) Crawford 1867–1907 m. Sarah (Ellen) Lively 1868–1950
      2. 2. Christina (Marriah) Miller 1838–1916
        1. 1. Charlotte KINDRICK 1863–1945
    9. 9. Sarah (Sallie "Sally") Shaffer 1799–1886
    10. 10. George (H.) Shaffer 1790–1874
      1. 1. Samuel (D) Shaffer 1809–1863
        1. 1. Mariah (Catherine) Shaffer 1840–1903
      2. 2. John (Henry) Shaffer 1813–1899
    11. 11. Polly (Mary) Shaffer 1785–1851 m. John Zeek 1780–1851
      1. 1. Elizabeth Shaffer 1801–1856
      2. 2. John Zeek 1810–1878
    12. 12. Henry (Chris) Shaffer 1796–
    13. 13. Samuel Shaffer 1803–1860 m. Sally (Sarah R) Moree 1807–1885
      1. 1. William (James Glen Myers) Shaffer 1840–1921
        1. 1. George (Harrison) Shaffer 1879–1944
      2. 2. Annah ("Annie") Shaffer 1824–1903
        1. 1. William (James Hammond) Dishner 1856–1926
      3. 3. John (A) Shaffer 1827–1848
      4. 4. Elizabeth (J) Shaffer 1830–1900
      5. 5. George (Harrison) Shaffer 1832–1887
      6. 6. Tishamaness (Letitia) Shaffer 1837–1842
      7. 7. Sarah (Josephine) Shaffer 1844–1920
      8. 8. Sally (Irene) Shaffer 1846–1848
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Shaffer 1774–1840
  3. 3. Hannah Shaffer 1768–1854
  4. 4. Henrich Shaffer 1776–1823
  5. 5. Phillip Shaffer 1780–1824
  6. 6. Solomon Shaffer 1791–1865
  7. 7. Abraham Shaffer 1784–1867
  8. 8. Jonas Shaffer 1787–1850
  9. 9. George Shaffer 1771–1840
  10. 10. Barbara Shaffer 1772–1829
  11. 11. Henry Shaffer 1767–1823
  12. 12. Daniel Shaffer 1763–1831
  13. 13. Mary Shaffer 1753–1793
  14. 14. Samuel Shaffer 1765–1847
  15. 15. Frederick (W.) Shaffer 1757–1855
  16. 16. Michael (Shaffer) Sr. 1757–1829
  17. 17. Johann (Jacob) Schaffer 1750–1834
  18. 18. David Shaffer 1761–1832

Hans Shaffer's Timeline

8 Records

1728
30 Dec 1728
Birth of Hans Jacob Shaffer in Wurtemberg, Darmstetterland, Hessen, Germany
Wurtemberg, Darmstetterland, Hessen, Germany
1728
30 Dec 1728
Birth of Hans Jacob Shaffer in Darmstetterland, Hessen, Germany
Darmstetterland, Hessen, Germany
1728
30 DEC 1728
Birth of Hans Jacob Shaffer in Hessen, Germany
Hessen, Germany
1810
1810
Age 82
Hans Jacob Shaffer resided here in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1815
9 May 1815
Age 87
Death of Hans Jacob Shaffer in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1815
9 May 1815
Age 87
Death of Hans Jacob Shaffer in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1815
09 May 1815
Age 87
Death of Hans Jacob Shaffer in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1815
11 May 1815
Age 87
Burial of Hans Jacob Shaffer in Old Pine Church Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Old Pine Church Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1728
    Event Place: Wurtemberg, Darmstetterland, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1728
    Event Place: Darmstetterland, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 DEC 1728
    Event Place: Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 71; Page: 37; Image: 00078; Family History Library Film: 0181431

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: York County, Pennsylvania Wills

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1815
    Event Place: New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1815
    Event Place: New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 May 1815
    Event Place: New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 May 1815
    Event Place: Old Pine Church Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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