Family History: John Jacob Schaeffer descendants: Berks/Schuylkill Cos, PA Copyright © 1995 by Dick Turnbach. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the author. USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. _________________________________________________________________ Extracts from "Pioneers and Patriots Over the Blue Mountain" by F.Richard Turnbach pub and copyright 1995 John Jacob SCHAEFFER was born on 7 Feb 1709, youngest son of Nicholas. He died in 1789 in Brunswick, Berks. Likely buried at Zion Cemetery, where Church records identify him as a "Baumeister". In his will made 14 May 1782; proved 11 May 1789, recorded Berks County, he names all children- including the married names of daughters. He married Mary Barbara KOBEL on 10 Jun 1735 according to the Moravian Tulpehocken Church records, held at the Archives at Bethlehem, PA. They had the following children: Nicholas; Maria Engel; Maria Catherine; Johannes; Anna Elizabeth; Maria Eva Catherine; John Jacob; Anna Maria; Anna Maria Margaretha; and Susannah SHAEFFER Nicholas SHAEFFER was born on 31 Jan 1736 in Tulpehocken, Berks Co. PA. Christened in Moravian Church, sponsors were Nicholaus SCHAEFFER and wife. Died on 20 Jun 1796 in Maiden Creek Twp., Berks 60y 4m 2w 5d. Buried on 21 Jun 1796 in Gernant's Cemetery recorded in Trinity Lutheran Church Book, 8 children - 3 sons and 5 daughters. He married Susanna DETURK on 13 Aug 1770 in Molatton Church [death record at Trinity Lutheran Church- married Aug 1770]. Susanna DETURK was born in Oley?, Died on 23 Sep 1811 in Maiden Creek Twp. One version of the Church marriage record gives her maiden name as FRY; his death record at Trinity Reading gives her maiden name as DeTurk. Maria Engel was born on 22 Dec 1737 in Tulpehocken, Berks. Christened in Moravian Church, sponsor was Maria Engel KOBEL. She married MILLER. Maria Catherine was born on 25 Aug 1739 in Tulpehocken Twp., Christened in Moravian Church-Sponsors were Maria Catherine KOBEL. She married Abraham KISSINGER on 7 Sep 1766 in Trinity Reading. Abraham was the 6th son of Jacob Deceased; Maria Catherine the 2nd daughter of Jacob as entered in the Church book at Trinity Reading. They lived south of the mountain, in now Berks County. Johannes SHAEFFER was born on 30 Jul 1742 in Tulpehocken Berks, Christened in Moravian Church-Sponsors were Johannes ZERBE and wife. He married Maria GENSLER? Maria died about 1773. A daughter, Hannah was born in early 1772. She was 9 months old at Baptism on 1 Nov 1772 in Zion Church, where "Sophia GENSLER, grandmother WENSLER" was/were sponsor[s]. Son, Jacob was born in 1773, Christened on 8 May 1774, Jacob SCHAEFFER and Anna Margaretha KOENIG, were sponsors; Johannes was born in 1776; he was 9 weeks, 3 days old at baptism on 10 Nov 1776, Jacob and Margaretha [KOENIG] SCHAEFFER were sponsors; Issac SHAEFFER was born in 1778, he was 5 monthas old when Christened on 2 May 1779; Jacob and Maria Barbara SCHAEFFER, grandparents, were sponsors. Anna Elizabeth SHAEFFER was born on 8 Sep 1744 in Tulpehocken, Berks Co., PA. She was Christened on 7 Oct 1744 in the Moravian Church, sponsors were Peter FEG and wife. She likely died in the Kutztown area. She married Captain Jacob BALDY on 3 Oct 1770 in St Gabriel Church, Douglasville PA. [Morlaton] Jacob BALDY was born about 1740. He was a Deacon at St. John's Lutheran Church at Kutztown, PA 1817-1821. In 1817 he is on a Kutztown tax list as a blacksmith. He was a Captain in the Militia in the Revolutionary War [PA Archives Ser5 Vol5 p234.] They had the following children: Isaac BALDY was born on 23 Feb 1774, Christened on 15 May 1774 in Zion Moselem Church Richmond Township, Stephen BALDY and Catherine MERKLE were sponsors; Jacob BALDY was born on 6 May 1778, Christened on 9 Aug 1778 in Zion Moselem Church, Stephen and Catherine BALDY were sponsors; Elizabeth, born on 16 May 1780, Christened on 17 Sep 1780 in Zion Moselem Church, George VOEGEL, Jr. and Magdalena ZUMBRUN were sponsors; Benjamin BALDY was born on 13 May 1782, Christened on 25 Jun 1782 in Zion Moselem, the parents were sponsors. Maria Eva Catherine SCHAEFFER was born about Sep 1745. Maria Catherine a daughter of Jacob and Maria Barbara SCHAEFFER was baptised about 1745 at Bern Church - no dates, given sponsor was Maria Catherine COBB. She married Frederick WEINMAN on 23 May 1776 in St Gabriel Church, Douglasville PA. They had the following children: Absalom WEINMAN was born in 1776, Christened on 20 Oct 1776 in Zion Church, Jurg and Margaretha RAUCH were sponsors; Johannes WEYMAN was born in 1778, he was 2 months, 2 days old when Christened on 27 Sep 1778 in Zion Church, John and Margaretha [SCHAEFFER] DORNBACH were sponsors. It is not known if there were other children. John Jacob SHAEFFER was born on 30 Sep 1746 in Tulpehocken, Berks County, PA. He was Christened on 5 Oct 1746 in the Moravian Church, the father was sponsor. He married Margaretha KOENIG on 29 Nov 1774 in St Gabriel [Mollaton] Douglasville PA. They had the following children: Susanna SHAEFFER was born on 14 Jan 1776, Christened on 17 May 1776; Paul BALDY & Susanna SCHAEFFER were sponsors; Johannes SHAEFFER was born on 15 Dec 1780 in Brunswick, Christened on 12 Apr 1781 in Zion Church, Johannes SCHWEINHARD and Anna Elizabeth DORNBACH were sponsors; Jacob SHAEFFER was born on 25 Apr 1790, Christened in Zion Church, Johannes DORNBACH and wife Margaretha were sponsors. Anna Maria SCHAEFFER was born on 19 Jul 1748 [not proved]. She is believed to have died in the McKeansburg area. She married Captain Jacob WHETSTONE on 23 Jan 1770 in St. Gabriel Douglasville, PA. Jacob is also believed to have died in the McKeansburg area. A son, Solomon WHETSTONE was born in 1775, 5 wks old when Christened in Oct 1775, in Zion Church, David MORITZ and Elizabetha were sponsors. Anna Maria Margaretha SCHAEFFER was born on 18 Dec 1753 [per tombstone]. She died on 19 Aug 1796 and is buried in Frieden's Little Schuylkill. [Oldest marked grave at this cemetery] Tombstone reads: Maria Margaretha DORNBACH, nee Schoeffer, was married to Johannes DORNBACH 19y 4m 2d - bore two children. She married Johannes DORNBACH on 17 Apr 1777. He was born on 6 Aug 1755 in Bern, now Center Twp., Berks Co., Pa., a son of Mathias and Elizabeth Catherine [SPIES] DORNBACH. He was Christened on 24 Aug 1755 in Bern Church, died on 24 Jan 1819 in Mifflinville, Columbia Co., Pa. Buried in Mifflinville Cemetery. After Margaretha's death Johannes married Anna Maria [KAUP?]. Susannah SHAEFFER was born about 1756 in Brunswick Township, then Berks County. She died on 27 Jul 1808, age 52 years, in Lewisburg, Union Co. PA. She is buried at Dreisbach Cemetery. She married Captain Christopher BALDY, who died in 1820 in Seneca Falls, NY. He was in Thompson's 1775 Battallion of Rifemen-Capt. Nagle's Co., also at Newtown 20Jan1777, and a Company Commander of Brunswick Twp. Militia. They had the following children: Maria Barbara BALDY was born on 21 May 1777, Christened on 3 Jul 1777 in Zion Church, Dewalt Jacob and Maria Barbara SCHAEFFER, grandparents were sponsors; Susanna BALDY born on 7 May 1780, Christened on 25 May 1780 in Zion Church, Jacob and Margaretha SCHAEFFER were sponsors, married Jacob BREYFOGEL on 27 Sep 1801 in Lewisburg, PA [JP Wm IRWIN]; Solomon BALDY born on 11 Mar 1782 in Pine Grove Area, Christened on 21 Apr 1782 in Altalaha Church, Henry BALDY and Catherine MAY were sponsors; Catherine Elizabeth BALDY born on 11 Aug 1783 in Pine Grove Area, Christened on 9 Nov 1783 in Altalaha Church, Catherine Elizabeth BALDY was sponsor; John BALDY born in Union Co. Pa,. Christened on 14 Mar 1793 in Driesbach Church; and William BALDY, Christened on 14 Mar 1793 in Driesbach Church Union Co. PA.