1. Re: Adam birth place: 1880 census for son Daniel said father born PA.

BIOGRAPHY: Adam Shaner was listed as locating in section sixteen of Rich Hill Twp. in 1807. Taken from "The History of Muskingum County", Published 1880 On the 16 Apr 1831 he purchased Lot 6, Section 13, Township 13, Range 12, from the State of Ohio, 81 30/100 acres of land in the Salt Reseve of Ohio. All fo his children were born in Muskingum Co., Ohio. He and his family moved to Homer Twp., Athens County about 1838. He bought on 18 Mar 1840 form the Land Office at Marietta, Ohio, recorded 30 May 1840, 160 Acres of Public Land located in the N. W. Quarter of Section 26, Township 7, Range 13 in Athens County, Ohio. His name spelled as Adam Sheaner, on the deed. The deed was signed by Andrew Jackson, President. At a later date, about 1845, the Township of Homer, was transferred from
Athens County,, to Morgan County, Ohio.

EMAIL FROM MERLIN EUGENE SHANER TO RANDY LEE EVERETTE, 30 JAN 2000
Adam and Henry migrated to Muskingum Co., OH (near Zanesville). Then Adam and Deborah moved to Athens Co., OH. Later the county changed name to Morgan Co., OH. Merlin Eugene Shaner's family is from this area. Audrey, Laurence, Rose, Betty, and Mark live within 5 miles of where they were born and that is within 2 miles of where Adam and Deborah resided, near Bishopville, OH.[George Jacob Poe.FTW]


SOURCES: POE102
LCW Possibility Adam is Abraham. I doubt it.
102 The line of Marilyn Roth, POE102
Deborahs maiden surname may be DANE. This DANE may be from a family Bible that she hasn't yet seen.
1785 Oct Adam born "on the Little Yah." (Youghiogheny)
1807 Adam was in Salt Creek T., Muskingum Co., OH.

1. William SHANOR b. 18 Aug 1808, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 21 Aug 1840, Athens, Ohio; bur. 24 Aug 1840, Carey-Lewis Cem., Homer Twp., Morgan Co., Ohio.
2. Matthias SHANOR b. 13 Apr 1810, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 20 Nov 1865.
3. Ebenezer SHANOR b. 7 Jan 1812, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 24 Sep 1892, Ohio; bur. Bishopville Cem., Athens, Trimble Twp., Ohio.
4. Mary SHANOR b. 9 Dec 1813, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 9 or 12 Apr 1894, Athens Co., Ohio.
5. Martin SHANOR b. 8 Jan 1815, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 7 or 9 Jun 1857, Readstown, Vernon, Wisconsin.
6. Rachel SHANOR b. 1 Feb 1818, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 10 Feb 1903, Grovenors, Athens, Ohio; bur. 12 Feb 1903, Bishopville Cem., Athens, Bishopville, Ohio.
7. Harriet M. SHANOR b. 8 Apr 1821, Chandelersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 21 Apr 1900, Palos, Athens, Ohio; bur. Bishopville Cem., Athens, Bishopville, Ohio.
8. Sophia Martha SHANOR b. 14 Jun 1823, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 30 Nov 1910, Brenner, Doniphan, Kansas; bur. Mt. Vernon Cem., Atchison, Atchison, Kansas.
9. John SHANOR b. 14 Dec 1827, Muskingum Co., Ohio; d. 2 Apr 1908, Bishopville, Morgan, Ohio; bur. Bishopville Cem., Athens, Bishopville, Ohio.
10. Daniel Bliss SHANOR b. 24 Mar 1830, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 19 Aug 1917, Homer Twp., Morgan Co., Ohio; bur. 21 Aug 1917, Bishopville Cem., Athens, Bishopville, Ohio.

Matthias Shanor is also listed as German. People from the Alsace-Lorraine region are often listed as both French and German. Possibly from the Ehrstad, Baden, Germany area.

Matthias may have had more than one wife. Sophronia would have been over 50 to have had these younger children. It also means they would've gone several years without having kids when they were younger.

The land west of the Allegheny, and west and north of the Ohio, was considered Indian territory unit about 1795. East and South of these rivers was where Mathias and Sophronia Shaner raised their family. It is here on the East bank
of the Youghioghey river, where Shaner, PA is located in Westmoreland County. At one point in time they lived in Georgetown, PA, located South of the Ohio river near the Ohio State line.

After his discharge from the Army in the Revolutionary War, he remained in the 9th Virginia and was stationed at Frot Mc Intosh, where the Beaver River joins the Ohio and site of present day Beaver, PA. His "Tomahawk" claim of land was nearby. The 9th Virginia remained at Fort Mc Intosh until about 1783.

His pension application is dated around 1818, so he could not have died in 1807 like some claim.Death also listed as Feb 10, 1807, but isn't as his pension applicationl was dated around 1818.

May be closely related to the Ziegler family. Possibly from the Ehrstad, Baden, Germany area.[George Jacob Poe.FTW]


SOURCES: POE1-1-1,30,50-5,102
OTHER SOURCES: Census 1790 Venango Co., PA
Shanor History 1736-1941 by Paul Shanor
Bansman History VI-2
DAR Record; National Archives RW#S80422
DAR Membership Nat 289726
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LCW Shanor spelled Shaner at times. I'll use Shanor.
HBG 1729 Lancaster Co. formed from Chester Co., an original Co.
50-5 1736 Matthias Shanor was born in Strassbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France, of German parents.
Hoffman 1736 Matthias Shanor was born at Strassburg on the Rhine. He was a Huguenot.
1738 Another version of Matthias' DOB.
DAR 1740 Still another of Matthias' DOB - in PA - and he dies 1828, not 1807.
LCW Could this be Matthias, Jr.?
(1966 DAR Patriot Index, p605 - Application#289726)
HBG 1750 Cumberland Co., PA, was formed from Lancaster Co., PA.
1752 Northampton Co., PA, was formed from Bucks Co., an original county.
50-5 1753 Matthias Shanor, a member of the French Army in France, volunteered for duty in America. Matthias Shanor was then 17 years old. He was sent to Fort LeBouef which was located on French Creek, Erie Co., PA. It was Cumberland Co. at that time. Ft. LeBouef was under the command of M. de Jummenville.
Hoffman 1753 Matthias Shanor was drafted by the French army. He was age 17
(born abt. 1736). He arrived at Fort LeBouef, Erie Co., PA, the same year. Erie Co. was still Cumberland Co., PA.
1754 Encyclopedia - The French and Indian War began. It was closely related to the Seven Years War in Europe.
102 Matthias Shanor served at Fort Duquesne - soon to be Fort Pitt - under M. de Jummonville.
1755 09 Jul Encyclopedia - General Braddock, leading an army of British Regulars and Virginia militiamen against Fort Duquesne, the French stronghold on the forks of the Ohio River, was ambushed and General Braddock killed.
50-5 1755 After Braddock's defeat in the Battleof the Monongahela, Matthias remained in Beaver Co., PA, becoming one of its first settlers. (Beaver Co. was still Cumberland Co.)
It was here he first became acquaintd with the Indian fighters, Andrew and Adam Poe and Andrew Kenton of Georgetown. (Andrew came west 1762 and Adam about 1774.) The following year, 1756, he married Sophronia, "Fanny," Poe, sister of Andrew and Adam Poe. They settled in the vicinity of Georgetown and became parents of 5 sons and 2 daughters.

??? 1756 Stated that Matthias Shanor married Sophronia Poe, sister of Andrew and Adam Poe in Westmoreland Co., PA. (What was to be Westmoreland Co. in 1773.)
Hoffman 1756 Matthias and Sophronia were married in Cumberland Co., PA.
Matthias married Sophronia while a French soldier in the Ohio country, in what was to be later Beaver Co., PA. They settled in the vicinity of Georgetown, Beaver Co., PA, near the Ohio River. They had 3 daughters.

LCW Why was Sophronia so far from her family who were in MD?

42-4 1757 07 Dec Henry Shanor was born in Lehigh Co., PA. (In what was to become Lehigh Co. in 1812)
1758 25 Nov Encyclopedia - Fort Duquesne was abandoned and burned when the French learned General Forbes, with an army of about 6000 American militiamen, was about to attack.
1759 13 Sep Encyclopedia - Quebec was captured, practically ending the War.
1763 Encyclopedia - The Treaty of Paris divided French possessions in America between England and Spain.
HBG 1771 Bedford Co., PA, was formed from Cumberland Co., PA.
1773 Westmoreland Co., PA, was formed from Bedford Co., PA.
McIntosh 1773 He has Matthias and Sophronia marry in 1773.
1775 Matthias Shanor enlisted in the Revolutionary Army and first served as a PVT.
LCW I think Matthias Shanor, Sr., and Matthias Shanor, Jr., information is being mixed up.
30 1776 Has Matthias Shanor and Sophronia Poe marry in 1776.
1777 14 Jun Matthias Shanor was wounded in the Battle of Brandywine.
Hoffman 1777 Matthias Shanor was a SGT in COL Crawford's VA Regiment when the Revolutionary War began. He was in the battles of Ritchey's Bridge, Brandywine, and Germantown. He had a pension from age 88 to 92 - S40422.
1780 Matthias and Sophronia lived in Bedford Co. until 1780. Andrew, son of George Jacob Poe, also lived in Bedford Co. for some time after lelaving home about 1762.
HBG 1781 Washington Co. was formed from Westmoreland Co.
1783 Matthias Shanor was mustered out of the army.
102 Abt 1786 Matthias Shanor moved from Westmoreland Co. to Beaver Co., PA.
HBG 1788 Alegheny Co. was formed from Westmoreland and Washington Counties.
CE 1790 Mattthias Shanor had 5 sons and 2 daughters.
76-3 1800 McIntosh had Sophronia die before 1800.
30 1800 Matthias and David Shanor paid taxes on their land called "Brady's Run."
Matthias, Jr., Henry, George and David farmed this land and refined salt from it until their father's death in 1807.
Abt 1804 Fannie Poe died in Chippewa T., Beaver Co., PA.
30 1807 Matthias Shanor, Sr., died.
HBG 1812 Lehigh Co., PA, was formed from Northampton Co., PA.
102 1824 In his pension papers, Mattias Shanor claimed to have served under CPT James Sulivan for VA and COLs Crawford and Gibson for PA. His appearance at this date was said to be"upwards of 40."
1828 10 Feb Probate made of Matthias Shanor estate. Matthias Shanor died "near Pittsburg" bef. 10 Feb 1828.
42-4 1828 10 Feb DAR - Matthias Shanor born1740, not 1736, died 10 Feb 1828. This is the application that has Matthias Shanor, a SGT in the VA Regiment, marry Fannie Poe. No date given.
VR 1850 07 Feb Will of a Matthias Shanor was probated in Beaver Co., PA. Registered Docket, Book 1, page 272.
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Projects: Copy Shanor census entries for 1790 through 1850.
Order Pension S40422 after insuring these numbers are correct.
Order Matthias Shanor will, Book 1, p272.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Hoffman A possible place of birth for Sophronia was Poe's Ferry, Frederick Co., MD.
Sophronia was probably the eldest child of Jacob Poe.
30p129&147 Source claims Sophronia was a sister of Andrew and Adam Poe.
??? One of the Revolutionary soldiers, not on previous lists, was Matthias Shanor who lived in the vicinity of Georgetown, PA, and who married Fanny Poe, sister of Andrew and Adam Poe, who later settled on the East Branch of Brady's Run in what is now Chippewa Township.
1904 This farm was owned by Squire Thomas Shanor.
42-4 In letter, 28nov 73, he claimed Andrew moved to Bedford Co and later persuaded Sophronia and Adam to join him. (Since Andrew didn't leave MD until 1762, this was quite a feat.)
42-8,76-3 1783 Both have this DOM for Fanny Poe and Matthias Shanor.

The confusion about his sons may come from the fact that he may have had at least 4 brothers (George, Adam, Henry, and John), at least 3 of whom he named his sons after. See the two Henry 'sons'

"Fanny" may have been from another branch of the family and raised with this nuclear family. Not all sources list her as a child of George Jacob Pfau and Catherine.
Birth year also listed as 1730.[George Jacob Poe.FTW]


SURCES: POE1-1-1,42-4,42-8,50-5,76-3,102

Sophronia (Poe) Shanor was said to be a sister of Andrew and Adam Poe but I have found no proof for the allegation. In his MONOCACY & CATOCTIN, Professor Schildknecht avers that she was their sister.

Place of marriage also listed as Georgetown, Beaver Co., PA; Westmorland, MD (although there is only a Westmoreland Hills in Maryland); and Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania

1. Henry SHANOR b. 7 Dec 1757, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania; d. 1832.
2. Henry SHANOR b. 7 Dec 1775, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; d. 1841, Morgan Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio; bur. 1841, Morgan Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio.
3. George SHANOR b. 1780.
4. David SHANOR b. 22 Feb 1784, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. 6 Sep 1856, New Sewickley Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; bur. 6 Sep 1856, Shanor Cem., Beaver, New Sewickley Twp., Pennsylvania.
5. 1. Adam SHANOR b. 6 Oct 1785, Little, Youghiogheny, Maryland; d. 21 Jul 1853, Morgan, Ohio; bur. 23 Jul 1853, Carey-Lewis Cem., Homer Twp., Morgan Co., Ohio.
6. Matthias SHANOR, Jr b. 1786, Westmorland, Pennsylvania; d. Mar 1850, Rockland Twp., Venago Co., Pennsylvania.
7. Barbara SHANOR b. Abt 1787, , Westmorland, Pennsylvania; d. Apr 1848.
8. Catherine Martha SHANOR b. Abt 1789.

Surname was Pfau "Peacock" in Germany. It has been transliterated as Pow and Poe, settling on Poe. The famous writer Edgar Allen Poe was Irish, and had no children. Olive Glendora Poe always swore we were related to him (though that could be wishful thinking), but we are German Poes. Now the writer E. A. Poe said he was only Irish for a few generations and German before that, so we are may after all not related to him, but that would be buried back in time in Europe centuries ago with a branch of our German Poe's moving to Ireland and changing their name to Poe also . A signature of his shows name was originally Pfau.

This family was apparently wealthy and well-connected as they quickly amassed large tracts of land soon after arriving in America. They owned over 1300 acres and used indentured servants to work the land.[Lockhart.ftw]

[EARLBAKE.FBK]
George Poe's origin is not well documented. Legends in our family indicated that the ancestors were Scotch-Irish and traceable to a Dr. Leonard Poe of England. However,several accounts indicate he came from the Rhine River (Lower Palatinate) area of Germany.

Since some residents of the British Islands searched for freedom on the continent before emigrating to America, Germany may have been a temporary residence. However, there was also a large emigration of Palatine reidents to America (Pennsylvania Dutch).

One account indicates immigration from Germany in 1746, but that would have been after the birth of Andrew Poe. There is no known indication that any of the children other than George, Jr. was not born in Maryland.

A family tree by Jeni Lyn Hunter shows an elder daughter, Sophronia Poe, born in 1730, Another accounts suggest she was from another family branch, but this unusual name was reportedly used for a great granddaughter. Other accounts mention both Catherine (Kate) and Sophronia (Fanny) as daughters but give no reliable information on birth dates.

Notes...
Reportedly had large land grants from king near Frederick,MD. Settled by 1742 & revoked 1763 (Daisy Poe Platt, March 30, 1942). Murdered by one of his teamsters, Michael Peck, who was hanged. Peck was a Dutch indentured servant. Two accounts (Tom T. Jones & Adam Poe, Sr.) cite immigration in 1746. Jones stated that George Poe's grandmother was said to be Irish. By an account byJeni Lyn Hunter, was born in Rhine area, Germany, abt. 1715. Operated flouring mills for Baltimore market. Account by Randy Lee Everette shows last name Pfau & origin in Lower Palatinate. Most accounts cite emigration from Rhine Valley, Germany. There seems to be no reliable record of date of arrival in MD.[George Jacob Poe.FTW]

Murdered by one of his indentured servants, Michael Peck, a Dutchman.

Sources: 1-1,1-2,1-3,2,3,10,14-1,20-2,21-1,27-2,47,50-2...1-1-1,16-2,29,29-1,33,33- 1,34,34-5,42-2,42-8,50-5,55-8,63,64,65,66,67,76-3,81,88,101,119
Poe aliases used: Pfau, Pow, Powe, Pau, Poh, Pfo....
2 1695 Prince Georges Co. created from Charles Co. and Calvert Co., MD
1748 Frederick Co. created from Prince Georges Co.
1776 Washington Co. and Montgomery Co. created from Frederick Co., MD
Did George Jacob Pfau and family come from Germany or from Switzerland? Is there a possibility he was born here in PA, MD, or NC? The preponderence of allegations have him emigrating here from Germany. I've never found him on any passenger list. Aproximately 1/3 of the passenger lists of ships arriving at Philadelphia during the early years have been lost.
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10-2-2 1748 10 Feb A Patent - TI#4ff422-423 - for 100 acres named "Well-Taught" which bordered the antietam over and against the said Powe plantation was issued to G. J. Pow.
Examine this statement carefully!
MD Hist Mag 1757-8 A George Jacob Poe fought in the French and Indian War. Probably George, Jr., but this should be determined.
119V14 1757 22 Aug Wilson, Samuel, age c17 - killed about three weeks ago by Indians near house of George POW, not far from Antitem. Annapolis dispatch of Aug. 4 (8/22) - 1757
From Genealogical Data from The New York Post-Boy, 1743 - 1773 by Kenneth Scott, 1970p265
20-2 1762 George Jacob Poe, Sr., was murdered and George Jacob Poe, Jr., inherited most of the estate by right of primature. His son, Andrew, went west soon afterward, first apprenticing his brother, Adam, to a shoemaker. His daughter, Kate, married Isaac Miller, a neighbor.

81 1749 28 Jun Andreas Pfau, son of George Jacob Pfau, was baptized at the Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick, Frederick Co., MD. C504181

Some list George Jacob Pfau's spouse as Elizabeth. So, he may have had 2 wives, but only one is known of. So, Randy L. Everette thinks her name was Catherine Elizabeth or Elizabeth Catherine.

1. George Jacob "Jung" Pfau or POE, II b. 1 Jan 1737, Lower Palatinate, Germany; d. 20 Aug 1823, near Salem, Montgomery, Ohio; bur. near Salem, Montgomery, Ohio.
2. 3. Sophronia Fanny POE b. 1739, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 1804, Chippewa Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; bur. Chippewa Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
3. Andrew POE b. 30 Sep 1742, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 15 Jul 1823, Hookstown, Green Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; bur. Old Mill Creek Cem., Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
4. Catherine POE b. 8 Apr 1744, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 23 Sep 1835, Mahoning Co., Ohio; bur. Frederick, Mahoning, Ohio.
5. Adam POE b. 3 Mar 1746/1747, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 23 Sep 1838, Dalton, Wayne, Ohio; bur. 16th Reformed Cem., Massillon, Stark, Ohio.