George is mentioned in his father's 1821 will[1]. In an 1827 equity court case over his father's estate, it's stated that George died a minor on 1 March 1824.[2]
Sources
↑ Will of George Shaffer, Sr. Frederick County, Maryland, Liber HS-2-457. Viewable online in collection "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24288-25672-28?cc=1803986 : accessed 3 February 2016), Frederick > Wills 1816-1822 vol 2 > image 243 of 297; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 George: