John Shafer 1
- Born: 11 February 1753, Burkittsville, MD 2
- Marriage (1): Anna Maria Darner about 1775 in , Frederick County, MD
- Died: 31 August 1823, Middletown, MD at age 70 1 2
- Buried: After 31 August 1823, Middletown, MD 1 2
 Other names for John were Johannes Schaeffer 2 and Johannes Schaffer.
General Notes:
Perhaps the original spelling of the family surname was Schaffer or some close derivative, but his gravestone is spelled as Shafer. The family must have "Americanized" the spelling of the surname.
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(Source: Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree", http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409&id=I570249627, extracted 22 July 2009)
MILITARY:
1776. Frederick News. Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland. 13 June 1930.
Quoting Lewis A. Rice, president of the Frederick chapter, Sons of the American Revolution: John Shafer ..."joined the Frederick county associators, one of the first organizations formed toward arranging a government for the county. In 1776, Shafer joined the company captained by Phillip Graybill. No records can be found of this company and so the service record of Shafer is obscured by history. At the close of his term with the company, he served three other short terms, being discharged July 10, 1784. He spent the remainder of his life on a county farm and amassed quite a fortune in farms through the county, which were left to his sons and daughters. He died in 1823. Throughout his life, he was actively associated with the Reformed church and his family has been identified with it, also, the speaker said, producing many famous ministers and active workers."
References to document John Shafer's Revolutionary service:
(1) The Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter, SAR, unveiled a marker on John Shafer's grave in Christ Reformed Church Cemetery, Middletown, Md., June 1930.
(2) Maryland Archives Vol 18, p. 265, 467, 550, 555.
(3) Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol 11, p 52, 550.
(4) Military service records from National Archives: "Enlisted 18 July 1776 for 3 years. Discharged 19 July 1779. Private. Capt. Philip Graybell's Company of the German Regulars commanded by Col. Baron Arendt. This company was designated at various times, also, as the 3rd Vacant., and Capt. Christian Myers's Company. He appears on company pay roll and the company muster roll. In May 1778, roll dated headquarters, Valley Forge. In June 1778, roll dated Second River. In July 1778, roll dated camp White Plains. In Sept. 1778, roll dated Camp Fishkill."
John Shafer was allotted Soldier Lands in Allegheny County for serving 3 years during the Revolution.
John Shafer's will was probated 8 Sep 1823, Frederick County Courthouse H.S. 3: 187.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth information of 1748.
• He has alternate birth information of 11 January 1753. 3
• He was buried after 31 August 1823 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.
"In Memory of John Shafer who died August 31, 1823, Aged 70 yrs, 7 Ms."
Find A Grave Memorial #21225428
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John married Anna Maria Darner, daughter of Johann Jakob Dörner and Maria Barbara Sturm, about 1775 in , Frederick County, MD. (Anna Maria Darner was born on 29 October 1762 in Middletown, MD, died on 13 September 1837 in Frederick, MD 4 and was buried after 13 September 1837 in Middletown, MD 2 4.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They have conflicting marriage information of Between June 1774 and May 1775 and , Frederick County, MD. 5
• They have conflicting marriage information of 1775 and York, PA.
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