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Belthazar Schoffer

Male Est 1680 -

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Belthazar Schoffer was born est 1680 in Germany.

    Notes:

    Belthezar Schoffer was the first of his name to come to the new
    world, a religious refugee from the Palatinate, Bavaria and old
    Swabia. There was persecution for zealous Protestanta in South
    Germany. Belthezar was a fine, determined, Christian man. He and
    some of his sons after him for a couple generations held extreme views
    which made them particularly obnoxious to the Catholic authorities.
    He was something of a Pietist, Quaker-like, quite mystical and
    absolutely averse to war, even in self-defense. But old Belthezar
    was not too meek to escape from injustice. He was one of the first of
    all the Palatinates to seek a home in America. He came into
    Philadelphia from Germany in 1708. Belthazar and his son Bartholomew
    were naturalized in Philadelphia April, 1719. When some of the
    Shaffers were killed by Indians, some of the brethern refused even
    then to bear arms against the Indians.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Christiana Schoffer  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Bartholomew Schoffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1700 in Germany.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christiana Schoffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Belthazar1)

    Family/Spouse: Albrecht Miller. Albrecht (son of John Miller and Dorothy) was born in Germany; died in 1763. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Adam Miller  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 5. John Nicholas Miller  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1765.
    3. 6. Henry Miller  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Bartholomew Schoffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Belthazar1) was born about 1700 in Germany.

    Notes:

    Bartholomew came to Philadelphia with his father in 1708 and was
    naturalized in April, 1719 in Philadelphia.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Adam Miller Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christiana2, 1.Belthazar1)

    Family/Spouse: Anna Maria Bierly. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Chistiana Miller  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Conrad Miller  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Jacob Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1743.

  2. 5.  John Nicholas Miller Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christiana2, 1.Belthazar1) died in 1765.

    Family/Spouse: Ann Gottwine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Henry Miller Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christiana2, 1.Belthazar1)

    Notes:

    Henry was a soldier in Lane's Regiment in Pennsylvania Artillery.



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Chistiana Miller Descendancy chart to this point (4.Adam3, 2.Christiana2, 1.Belthazar1)

  2. 8.  Conrad Miller Descendancy chart to this point (4.Adam3, 2.Christiana2, 1.Belthazar1)

    Notes:

    Conrad was a Revolutionary soldier.


  3. 9.  Jacob Miller Descendancy chart to this point (4.Adam3, 2.Christiana2, 1.Belthazar1) was born in 1743.

    Notes:

    Jacob served in the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment. He enlisted Feb 6,
    1777, and records add, "He was 5 feet, 7 inches tall, a cooper, from
    Lancaster County, PA. Captain Edward Burke."



 

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