Can anyone on this List add to the following information about my ancestor, Conrad Schaffer, Sr., and his possible involvement in the Revolutionary War? He lived in Pennsylvania, parts unknown, from 1751 until after 1772. He and his family moved to Loudoun County, Virginia, some time between 1772 and 1780. Conrad Schaffer, Sr, (umlaut over a in Schaffer) is sometimes referred to as Conrad Bill Shafer, due to what I'm told is a mixup about his will (will-bill). I recall some correspondence with Bob Brooks about this not long ago. Conrad, Sr., sailed from Germany or Austria on the ship Neptune, arriving at Philadelphia on Sept. 24, 1751, at age 5, with a Johann Bernhard S(c)haffer. Conrad, Sr., married Elizabeth ? about 1767, in Pennsylvania, and they had 8 children: William, Conrad, Mary, born 1772; Susanna, b 1780; Johannes, Elizabeth, Magdalene, Margaret The first 3 children were born in Pennsylvania; the rest, beginning with Susanna, were born in Loudoun County, Virginia. Conrad, Sr. died about 1821 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. Conrad Shaffer's name was originally Schaffer; he dropped the C. His son, Conrad, Jr., dropped an F. Some other forms of the name found locally in Loudoun County are: Shaffer, Shaffor, Shaver, Shavers, Shavour. Conrad Shafer, Jr., was born 1771, in Pennsylvania; married Mary Magdalene Rasier (or Rasor) on June 10, 1799, in Loudoun County, Va, and died in Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, March 6, 1862 Conrad Shafer, Jr, was a soldier in the War of 1812 for a short time. (History of Noble County, Ohio). He and his family moved to Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1813. (Noble County was much later created out of parts of Guernsey and several other counties.) Thank you, Anne Sennish [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Below are some pertinent facts from another Shafer descendant: Anne , It is mentioned in some old papers I have from my Dad's cousins that corresponded about the Conrad Shafer from Ohio (he's the one who served in the war of 1812 ) that Conrad Shaffer Sr. was in the French and Indian War, 1745 to 1755 (that would put him around 10 at the end of it), and the Revolutionary War. The records would have to be from Pennsylvania and some time after he was married in 1768, with a family. I have never been able to turn anything up on this. I have also not been able to find anything on Johann Bernhard ( or Lenhart; you would think others would have researched this line) Schaffer who came with Conrad on the ship Neptune Sept. 24th, 1751. I can find no information on this man; it has to be his brother or his father. It's like he disappeared after he came. I know Conrad Jr. served in the War of 1812; my dad's cousins sent him copies of his pay vouchers. These ladies were born in the 1880's, a lot closer to him then we will ever be. You may have to check out 3 states we know he lived in: Pennsylvania, so he at least stayed in Philadelphia a short while and I m guessing he went to Va. about 1800, maybe earlier, could have had land grants, and he passed land to William and Conrad Shaffer and John Rasor that was located in Maryland. This could be his land he bought or land grants from war or because women didn't have rights back then (case in point John Rasor son-in law) his wife's fathers land. Feel free to forward to all your contacts and maybe some one can help solve this puzzle. A distant cousin, Dick Shafer