This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shaffer Classification: Birth Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3hGBAEB/1391 Message Board Post: i am trying to figure out my family tree and all i know so far on the shaffer side is that Mathias came from Germany i believe sometime in the 1700's had a son Samuel who had a son Harvey who had a son David who had a son David.... im sure they all had more children then i just listed but this is all i know so far.. anyone have any info they can provide me with? my e-mail is illusional_queen@yahoo.com thanx, Myth