Mattern Sphar (abt. 1746 - abt. 1822)

Born about 1746 in Bottmingen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Shivley) Sphar — married about 1772 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1822 at about age 76 in Washington County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 4, 2015), "Record of Mattern Spahr", Ancestor # A133743.

Service: VIRGINIA
Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 1743 SWITZERLAND
Death: ANTE 7-3-1823 FALLOWFIELD WASHINGTON CO PENNSYLVANIA
Service Description: 1) FURNISHED SUPPLIES, 1780

Biography

Mattern Sphar is the cousin of Mattern Sphar, the son of Hans Ulrich Sphar. Mattern was born about 1746 probably in Bottmingen (Basel), Switzerland to Hans Heinrich Sphar and his first wife. He had at least two brothers (one Henry) and a sister who went to Williamsburg in about 1760 at the age of seventeen years to Williamsburg, Virginia. He makes this statement in his Oath of Allegiance that is in the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library in Williamsburg. It was donated by the Sphar/Rodgers family.

This Mattern Sphar is a direct ancestor of Sarah Elizabeth Sphar and came with his two brothers (one Henry) and sister from the Basel area of Switzerland most likely in 1763 at the age of seventeen years to Williamsburg, Virginia. It is very possible that Mattern Sphar is a son of Hans Heinrich Sphar (1796), but this association has not been proven. Based on the Oath of Allegiance in Williamsburg, Va and the family, he is not the son of Hans Ulrich Sphar, who also had a son named Mattern. Hans Heinrich and Hans Ulrich are brothers from Bottmingen, Switzerland.

About 1766 Mattern left Williamsburg and went to Fredrick, Virginia. Around 1780, Mattern relocated with his family from Virginia to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he purchased a farm. and remained for the remainder of his life. It appears that his brother Henry also went with him. There is no information on his other brother or sister who were older. They possibly remained in Williamsburg.

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Mattern's wife, Margaret Shively, was probably the sister of Mary Shively who married the other Mattern Sphar.

Name

Name: Mattern /Sphar/

Given Name: Mattern

Surname: Sphar^[3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1743

Place: Switzerland^[4]

Death

Death:

Date: ABT 1822

Place: Pennsylvania^[5]

User ID

User ID: 960DF8D8486245C3BA197FF35DDC88B3DED1

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 24 FEB 2008

Prior to import, this record was last changed 24 FEB 2008.

Marriage

Husband: Mattern Sphar

Wife: Margaret Shivley

Child: Mattern Sphar

Child: Henry Sphar

Child: John Sphar

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1772

Place: Virginia^[6]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Sphar-3 created through the import of Our Roots.ged on Jul 23, 2011 by Larry Arnold. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Larry and others.

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1. ↑ Crumrine, Boyd, and Franklin Ellis. History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, p. 651, Philadelphia: H.L. Everts & Co., 1882. [Digital copy].
2. ↑ Commemorative biographical record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, Chicago, J. H. Beers, 1893, p. 866, public domain ebook available at the [Hathitrust Digital Library]
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