Michael Shoffner

Michael married Sarah Fogleman about 1814 in North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Peter M. Fogleman and Mrs. Ann Margaretha (..) Fogleman) was born on 18 Feb 1788 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 18 May 1862 in Alamance Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joel Shoffner was born in 1820 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 21 Jul 1877 in Alamance Co, North Carolina.
2. Jemima Minerva Shoffner was born on 2 May 1827 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 31 Mar 1904 in Alamance Co, North Carolina.

Notes:

Michael invested in land in Bedford County, Tennessee where one of his daughter was living, but never moved to this location. The following deed identifies this land and Michael's heirs:

Bedford County Tennessee Deed Book N, Page 390
Registered 10 July 1821
Michael Shofner, Devisses to John Shofner Relinquishment
This indenturement made this thirteenth day of August 1820. know all men by these presents that we the heirs & lawful Legates of Michael Shofner dec'd of Orange County & State of N. Carolina do jointly and severally relinguish all claims and interests, right, & title in a certain Tract of Parcel of land lying & being in the County of Bedford & State of Tennessee the property of the sd Michael Shofner Dec'd in the year 1817 fron Newton Cannon of the State of Tennessee in the County of Williamsom for the sum of 1500. This will be a sufficent reciept for the sd Newton Cannon, after making a good & lawful deed to John Shofner & Milly Shofner his wife, Lawful heirs, of the above named Michael Dec'd. In Witness whereof we have set our hand & affixed our seals the day & date above written.

Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presents of us Michael Shofner
Moso Ven Nerfant Daniel Shofner
Nicholas Anthony William Denton
Martin Shofner Polly Denton
Nicholas Anthony Nathaniel Robertson
Leve Robertson
George Hoffman
Elizabeth Hoffman
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Marriage 1 Philaben Duirr b: 1 FEB 1758 in Germany
Married: 9 SEP 1777
Children
Eve Shoffner b: 23 MAY 1782 in Orange County, North Carolina
Michael Shoffner III b: 19 JAN 1785 in North Carolina
Elizabeth Shoffner b: ABT 1786 in North Carolina
Polly Shoffner b: 1788 in North Carolina
Daniel A Shoffner b: 25 FEB 1792 in Orange County, North Carolina
Amelia Shoffner b: 19 MAR 1794 in Orange County, North Carolina
William Shoffner b: ABT 1798 in North Carolina

Marriage 2 Eve Moser
Married: 26 DEC 1809 in Orange County, North Carolina; David Coble

Michael married Phillipina Dirr, (immigrant) on 9 Sep 1777 in Orange Co, North Carolina. Phillipina was born on 1 Feb 1758 in Germany; died on 28 Oct 1795 in Orange Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1758, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from Germany
• Will: 27 Sep 1810, Orange Co, North Carolina; written

Notes:

The name was "SCHAEFFNER" in Germany and means woodworker or carpenter. The name was Anglicized after the family moved to America, and may have been spelled Shofer, Shoffner, Shaffner, or Schoffner as the various family branches preferred. Tradition states that they came to America with a kinsman, Malachi Fogleman, when he returned to Germany for the girl he had left behind.
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The Shoffner's traveled with the Spoon's to North Carolina circa 1763.


(see will in will notes)

Shields, Ruth Herndon, [View Citation] [Table of Contents]
Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 : and (202 marriages not shown in the Orange County marriage bonds) and Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850
Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1972, 446 pgs.

D 342 Will dated 27 September 1810, proved --

MICHAEL SHOFNER
youngest son: Peter Shofner, "his four brothers"
son: Michael Shofner
dau: Magdalane

Executors: "sons-in-law Jacob Antony, Mathea (?) Fogleman>"
Witness: Henry Cook, Jr..
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(Rootsweb - Family Tree - Sandra)

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findagrave:
Michael Shoffner was born in Germany in 1721. An exact date of birth has yet to be determined, further research is being conducted.

In 1751 he married Margaretha Fogelman, also of German birth.

Michael, Margaretha and their oldest four children immigrated to America in 1760. The family settled in the Orange County area of North Carolina. In 1849, this area of Orange County was formed into the present day Alamance County.

Additional children were born into the family after their arrival in North Carolina.

A death date of 10 Oct 1810 was given by a 5th great grandchild of Michael Shoffner's. However, the original monument was inscribed in German. It is possible that an error was made when the additional monument was placed. The dates on the monument will be honored.

-Bio by Jacqueline Hendrix Yancy

Immigration:
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Michael Schaffner
Arrival Year: 1758
Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Source Publication Code: 3211.7
Primary Immigrant: Schaffner, Michael


Will:
WILL OF MICHAEL SHOFNER

In the Name of God Amen. I Michael Shofner in the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God Caling to mind the Mortality of Body and knowing that it is apponted for all Men Once to die Do make & ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, who gave it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent & Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executors & as touching such worldly Estate wherewith It hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I give and dispose of Same in the following manner & form Viz.

Firstly I Will & ordain that my youngest Son Peter Shofner Shall
have all the land and Plantation which I now hold & Possess according to the Deceased for the said Land providing that he shall give two pounds ten Shillings Currency of North Carolina Or five Dollars to Each of his four Brothers & also two pounds ten Shillings or five Dollars to his sister Magdalane one year after my death he shall pay the said two pounds ten Shillings to the Oldest Brother and so on Every year Two pounds ten Shillings according to the age of his Brothers & Sister.

Secondly I Will & ordain that my said Son Peter Shofner shall have the loom which I have now & an Iron stove which is in the house wherin I now live.

Thirdly I will and ordain that my Son Michael Shofner shall have Ten pounds Currency of No. Carolina or Twenty Dollars out of my Estate after my death after all & when my Just Debts paid I Will and Ordain that Every thing shall be sold & the remainder of my Estate shall be divided into Equal Shares among my five Sons & my Daughter Magdalane

lastly I constitute Make & ordain my well beloved son in law Jacob Antony & Mallica Fogleman to be Executors of my Last Will & Testament And do
hereby utterly revoke & disannull all & every other former Testament Will & Confering Confirming ??] this and no other to be my last Will & Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand And seal this Twenty Seventh day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred an ten___

Signed sealed & pronounced by the said Michael Shofner as his last Will & Testament in the presence of us
Henry Cook Jur.
Michael Shofner (seal)

[from Orange Co., North Carolina Will Book D , p.342-343.]

Michael married Ann Margaretha^ Fogleman (Vogleman), (immigrant) about 1751 in Germany. Ann (daughter of Georg/Jerg^ Fogleman (Vogelmann) and Anna Margaretha^ Sanwald) was born on 3 Aug 1724 in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany; died on 17 Aug 1796 in Orange Co, North Carolina; was buried in St Paul's Lutheran Ch Cem, Alamance Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possible parents: George Fogleman (1707-1779) and Catherine Curtiss (1702-1798)

Notes:

http://www.lynnpdesign.com/genealogy/fogleman.html

The original Fogleman ancestor that I am related to is George Fogleman who came over with the Shoffner family (my grandmother's family) in the 1700's on the Ship Shirley which arrived in Philadelphia.

Left is a picture of my grandfather, John Page Fogleman, when he was young. The Fogleman and Shoffner family came to this country from the same town in Germany. In fact, Michael Shoffner I, was married to Margaretha Fogleman (Vogleman) when he arrived in this country in 1739 [sic] 1751 on the (ship SHIRLEY; arrived in Pennsylvania; settled in Almance Co, now Burlington, N.C.


My grandfather's parents were John Tyler Fogleman and Frances Shoffner Fogleman (pictured below). There were married during the civil war on December 31, 1863, the following is reported be their wedding photo.

Georg/Jerg^ married Anna Margaretha^ Sanwald on 21 Feb 1724 in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Anna was born on 3 Dec 1702 in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany; died on 5 Oct 1757 in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]