This is the John Shaffer referred to as son-in-law in Kelknar will. Circuit Court Sept. Term l832 State of Tn. Sullivan Co. John Shaffer a resident and citizen of Washington County age 76 on September 23, l832 personally appeared in open court in order to obtain benefit of the Act of Congress passed Jun3 7th. l832. He said, "I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: At time I entered I was a citizen of Shenandoah County, Va. and was drafted sometime in the year between Cornwallis surrender (the precise time not recollected) and placed under the command of Capt. Jacob Benewit, was marched to Woodstock or Millardtown in said county and State, and verbally discharged after being in the service about 2 months. I was again drafted in the same year and marched under Capt. Lawrence Snapp to Fredericksburg nearly 3 mo. and was discharged. I was again drafted for 3 mo. while still a resident of Shenandoah County but do not remember the year or month correctly. I was on this occasion placed under the command of Capt. All, whose company joined the Army under Command of General Stephens, near Williamsburg, and with his Army went to Yorktown, Before my arrival at Yorktown I had become sick and was so dangerously ill, that in about 2 weeks after arriving at Yorktown I was placed in the Hospital and received a discharge from the physician of the Hospital a few days before the surrender of Cornwallis. I was in actual service on this occasion about 5 months and the whole period of service was about l0 months. He was born in Bucks Conty Penn. June l0, l755 and emigrated to Virginia when a boy. He lived in Shenandoah County until after the peace was made and then moved to Whthe where he lived about 20 years and then come to Wash. Co. Va. where he has resided ever since. His reason for making the declaration in Sullivan County is that he is acquainted here and then Bluntville is l3 miles nearer to him than Abingdon Va. /s/ John Shaffer John Shaffer was also German and is buried at Zion Lutheran Church in Sullivan Co., Tn.