Frederick Shoffner

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Bef 11 Apr 1846, Orange Co, North Carolina

Notes:

Buried at St Paul's:
Shoffner, Child (b. 1818 - d. 1819)
'HIER*LIGT*DER*KLEINE FRIEDRICH SCHAFNER ERWAHR GEBOHRE AD 1818- .121ULIUS UND.1ST GESTORE N. DEN. 13 .IANNA WARI.1819 (words as taken from stone)

Rex Isley says this is OLD GERMAN but he thinks this is the translation:
Here lies the small Friedrich Schafner he was born 1818 AD 12 July and died on the 13 January 1819
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Marriage 1 Christina Cooke b: 10 AUG 1763
Children
Peter Shoffner b: MAY 1784 in Orange County, North Carolina (date on grave marker)
Margaret Shoffner b: ABT 1786 in Orange County, North Carolina
Christina Jane Shoffner b: 22 OCT 1788 in North Carolina
Mary Shoffner b: ABT 1791
Daniel Shoffner b: 1793 in North Carolina
Sally Shoffner b: ABT 1794 in North Carolina
Eve Shoffner b: ABT 1797
Delilah Shoffner b: 30 NOV 1803 in Orange County, North Carolina
Henry William Shoffner b: 26 MAR 1806 in Orange County, North Carolina

Marriage 2 Susan Troxler b: ABT 1794 in North Carolina
Married: 28 FEB 1830 in Orange County, North Carolina
Children
Aneas "Andy" Ephriam Shoffner b: 18 APR 1831 in Orange County, North Carolina
Tetmaney M Shoffner b: 10 SEP 1835 in Orange County, North Carolina

Sources:
Title: St Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
Author: Virginia Loy Fausel, web site by Allen Dew, http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/alam/cem007.htm
Repository:
Note: http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/alam/cem007.htm
Text: # Shoffner, Frederic (b. - d. 11 Apr 1846)

85 years
(Rootsweb Famiy Trees - Sandra)

Will:
WILL OF FREDERICK SHOFFNER

In the name of God amen. I Frederick Shoffner of the county of Orange & State of North Carolina being of sound & perfect mind and memory (Blessed be god) do this 23rd day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-five make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following (to wit) 1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susan Shoffner the soul and entire use of the home plantation until my son Aneas Shoffner shall arrive to the age of twenty one years of age provided she remains my widow and further provided that she shall not have the privilige to sell or in any way waste the said plantation more than will keep the same in repair and the necessary cultivation but shall be entitled to cultivate or cause to be cultivated so much of said plantation as she may see fit and shall be entitled to retain to her own use all the proceeds thereof until the above named time. Then the above named home plantation shall be equally divided between my two youngest sons Aneas & Tamen Shoffner & they the said Aneas & Tamen Shoffner shall from & after the above named time have each the sole use of their own part until the said Tamen arrives to the age of twenty one years but neither shall have the liberty of selling their shares until the said Tamen shall arrive to that age; then with the following provise. They my two youngest sons Aneas & Tamen is to have full possession of the said home plantation provided however they the said Aneas & Tamen shall jointly & equally Decently mentain my beloved wife Susan so long as she remains my widow otherwise the said plantation shall remain bound for her maintainance. I also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susan Shofner all of the property of every Kind that she had and brought with her when I married her together with seventy four dollars in money one cow her side saddle one serviceable horse one two horse wagon to be purchased by the Executors not to cost more than fifty dollars and one years maintainance for her and family the above wagon and horse to belong to my two youngest sons Aneas and Tamen at the death of my before mentioned wife.

In the next place I also give & bequeath unto my two youngest sons Aneas &
Tamen each one horse bridle & saddle equal in value to those received by my
other sons also cows-gear farming utencils etc. equal to what the rest
received.

Then in the next place - the Troxler place to be sold at public sale for the
most can be got for it and also all the balance of the property of every Kind
(except the slaves) to be sold likewise, then after deducting the aforesaid
sums & purchasing the articles before mentioned for my wife & two youngest
sons and all necessary expences including executors commission court charges etc. the balance if any is to be equally divided between my children provided however that the distributive share of Christiana Clapp & Eve garrett is to be held to the future use & support of themselves & their children and the said Executors is hereby authorized & empowered to hold the said shares for that purpose & to pay out the said Shares as the aforesaid clause directs

And in the next place it is my wish that the slaves should be divided if they
can agree to do this I direct that they shall be divided between the following
children as equally as they can be. viz. Margrett Christianas children -
Peter - Daniel - Mary - Eves children, Sally. Dec. Heirs - Henry - Delila [,]
Aneas & Tamen & in the event the aforesaid persons shall not agree to divide
the slaves in the aforesaid manner then the Executors is Directed to sell them
the said slaves to the highest bidder after advertising thirty days at sundry
places & the proceeds of the sale to be equally divided between the last named persons in the same manner that the slaves would have been in case of the Division and provided further that I if they shall divide the slaves in the
aforesaid way and manner that Christina and Eve shall be entitled to the
services of the said slaves During the time they remain with them but shall
not have power to sell or convey them to any person else but if they shall
sell the slaves then the proceeds of the sale which is diricted to be applied
to the said Christine and Eve that is their Distributive Share is to be
applied as their distributive share of the personal property is Directed to be
applied.

And I hereby make and ordain Peter & Daniel Shoffner my Executor of this my
last will and testament In witness whereof I Frederick Shoffner set my hand &
affix my seal the day and date above written

his
Frederick X
Shoffner
mark
Signed Sealed & delivered by the said
Frederick Shofner as his last will & testament
in the presence of us who were Present
at the time of the sealing thereof
Ephraim Mitchell
Martin Moser
[from Orange Co., North Carolina Will Book F, pgs. 279-281. Will was proven

in May court 1846.]

Frederick married Christina Cooke in 1782 in Orange Co, North Carolina. Christina was born on 10 Aug 1763 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 7 Nov 1825 in Orange Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Daniel David Shoffner was born on 25 Dec 1792 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 22 Nov 1870 in Alamance Co, North Carolina.

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]