Potential confusion between father and son of same name:
Johannes Schaefer maybe that born 20 Jan 1736 in Northumberland Pennsylvania a son of Johannes Schaefer born say 1709 in Hesse-Cassel, Germany.
Johannes changed their name to SHAVER. Johannes wrote his will in Rowan Co. on October 13, 1805, and it was probated in 1808. He named 13 children.
Note
Note: Arrived from Germany in 1710 and settled in Livingston Manor, NY. Johannes or his father?
His middle name Nicholas?
Johannes changed their name to SHAVER. Johannes wrote his will in Rowan Co. on October 13, 1805, and it was probated in 1808. He named 13 children.
Will
Will Books, Vol G, 1797-1819 Johannes Schaefer will dated 13 October 1805 Rowan Co, N Carolina, son Isaac 5 shillings, son John, daughters Eva and Mary $100 each. Daughter Elizabeth $140. Sons Jacob, George, Tobias and Michael and daughters Barbara, Margaret and Catherina and equal part of the balance of the estate. To son Phillip $100 but he always has $115 so now reduced...exe Christian Couganous and Ann? Srote. [1]
This person was created through the import of myfamily.ged on 23 March 2011.
Is Johannes your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johannes by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Johannes: