Hello Shaffer researchers: I've had some correspondence with Becky Barefoot ([email protected]) in recent days about one Mary Shaeffer (spelling uncertain). She does not appear connected to my line but I thought others might find some connection. If so, please correspond directly with Becky as I don't think she is on this mailing list. Also, please cc me as I am curious. Thanks. Here's Becky's information on Mary: "I know very little about Mary Shaeffer, wife of William Barefoot, having done minimal research on this family up to this point. (I am descended from William's brother Job Palmer Barefoot who lived all by the last eight years of his life in Lancaster Co.) I do know that she was born 3 Mar 1800, the daughter of Peter Schaeffer of Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, and the sister of Levi and Solomon. (There may have been other children.) She was baptzied as an adult 6 Sep 1828 at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster along with several of her children. Mary died 2 Feb 1860 in Armagh Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. She married William Barefoot circa 1818, the precise date is not known, and perhaps never will be. In a statement made 24 Nov 1855 for the prupose of securing bounty land to which she was entitled as a widow of a soldier in the War of 1812, Mary declared 'no public or private accord of [her] marriage could be procured.' "One last thing, I'm not certain of the spelling of Mary's last name -- I've seen it as Schaeffer, Scheaffer, Shafer. It appears that is a problem common to that surname, per your email." -- ********************************************************** Stephen A. Shaffer [email protected] MicroDataware http:www.microdataware.com (Under reconstruction and temporarily out of service) Personal stuff: [email protected] http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/steve_shaffer/ **********************************************************