Nicholas Shaver, Jr.
| Nicholas ("Neibalas") Shaver, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1736[1] or c. 1749[2] Valley, Botetourt, Virginia[3] |
| Died |
Feb 27, 1810[4] Shirley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania[5] |
| Occupation | Tobacco farmer; botanist[6] |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Shaver[7] |
| Children |
Peter Shaver John Shaver Jacob Shaver Leonard Shaver Phoebe Shaver Catherine Shaver Susannah Shaver (Unknown daughter) Shaver[8] |
| Parents |
Nicholas Shaver Stephanie Maria Von Auersperg[9] |
Excerpt from Nicholas Shaver Family by John Koning[edit]
Given that most of the published information about the early Shaver family was written several generations after the death of Nicholas, it is difficult to estimate how much of it is accurate. There are, however, some things that can be stated about Nicholas based on other sources. The 1810 death notice[10] for Nicholas indicates he was born about 1727. And from census and tax records, it appears that he had at least several children born in the 1750's which would be consistent with a late 1720's birth for him. Nicholas first showed up in Shirley Twp. (in Bedford Co. at the time) on the 1785 tax list[11] indicating his arrival most likely in 1784. It is well known that a short time later, in May 1785, Nicholas bought land in Shirley Twp. The indenture agreement[12] (sales contract) for that land states that he was a blacksmith and a resident of Bedford Co. at the time.
Peter and John Shaver were administrators for their father's estate. In April 1813, they submitted a preliminary and incomplete accounting[13] for the estate. Over the next 23 years, there were four attempts filed in the Huntingdon Co. Orphan's court by various family members to compel Peter, John, and their descendants to submit a final accounting for the estate. In the second of these attempts[14], made in 1829 by Joseph Cochenour (son-in-law), it is stated that there were nine heirs (children) alive at the time of Nicholas's death in 1810. Finally, in 1836, the court rejected the latest request for an accounting citing time lapsed since the death of Nicholas. A final accounting for the estate was never filed.
Excerpt from Genealogy of Johannes Baer, 1749-1910[edit]
[...] Nicholas Shaver, Jr. [...] came from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, and purchased a farm May 24th, 1785, near what is now Aughwick Mills, Shirley Township, where he lived the balance of his life. He died about 1810. His sons, Peter and John, were appointed administrators of his estate in that year. He owned considerable property. His wife's name was Elizabeth. They had the following children: Peter, name of wife, Catherine; John (Major), married Mary Glass. Jacob, married, (lived in Westmoreland County). Leonard, lived in Mercer County, married Rachel Ricketts, daughter Hezekiah, Sr. Phebe, married Casper Booher. Catherine, married Joseph Cochenour. Susannah, married Peter Snyder. A daughter, name unknown, married Ripple. Most all of whom lived in the vicinity of the old homestead.
At one time the Shavers (about 70 in number, counting children), and their relatives, through marriage with the families of Casper Booher, Peter Snyder and Hezekiah Ricketts, Sr., owned one continuous line of adjoining farms about five miles long, extending from the Juniata River at the bend where the Creosoting plant is located, up through Hill Valley, almost to where the Brewster Tannery stood.
The father of Nicholas Shaver, Jr., was Nicholas, Sr. It is said he came from Germany, when Nicholas, Jr., was a small boy, and settled in the Shenandoah Valley, in Virginia, with the early settlers and had two sons and one daughter.
Excerpts from HISTORY OF THE JUNIATA VALLEY[edit]
Narcissa (Shaver) SheafTer descends from a long line of splendid colonial ancestry on both the paternal and distaff sides. The immigrant ancestor of the Shaver family came from Germany to the Province of Virginia while that colony was yet in its swaddling clothes. He settled on the James River, some distance from the colonial capital, Jamestown, became a tobacco planter, and accumulated a large amount of this world's goods. He was a highly edvicated man and used his knowledge for the benefit of his neighbors as well as himself in turning to account the natural resources of the country, especially his botanical lore. Among his descendants was Nicholas, of whom further.
(I) Nicholas Shaver, a descendant of the immigrant of the name, was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, and here lived and died. Among his children was Nicholas Jr., of whom further.
(II) Nicholas Shaver Jr., son of Nicholas Shaver, was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. He moved from his native colony to Pennsylvania, before 1785, as he purchased. May 24, 1785, a farm in Shirley township, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, where he located, '~|n lived and died. He was the earliest settler in the township and had no neighbors except those miles distant. He bought part of his land from the original owners, the Indians, giving them a fair price for their lioldings. He died in 18 10, and his sons Peter and John were appointed administrators of his estate. He married EHzabeth , in Virginia, and she came with him and their children to Pennsylvania. Children: i. Peter. 2. John, of whom further. 3. Jacob, lived in Westmoreland count)', Pennsylvania. 4. Leonard, married Rachel Ricketts; lived in Mercer county, Pennsylvania. 5. Phoebe, married Caspar Booher. 6. Catherine, married Joseph Cochenour. 7. Susannah, married Peter Snyder. 8. A daughter, name unknown, married Mr. Ripple.
Historical Notes[edit]
Notes:
- Nicolas may be the one listed as living in Huntingdon county (2 horses, 2 cattle, 140 acres) in 1788[15]
- Nicholas is living in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in the 1790 Federal Census along with:
- Number of Free White Males 16 and Over: 4
- Number of Free White Females: 1
- Nicholas is living in Shirley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in the 1800 Federal Census, along with:
- Free White Males Under 10: 1
- Free White Males 26 to 44: 1
- Free White Males 45 and Over : 1
- Free White Females Under 10 : 1
- Free White Females 45 and Over : 1
Unsorted:
- Wife Elizabeth died 29 Aug 1756 and is buried on Stitt Farm Mt. Union, PA[16]
- Nicholas moved from his native colony of Germany to Shenandoah, Virginia via James River to Cumberland in 1750 to Aughwick, PA in 1770, as he purchased May 24, 1785, a farm in Shirley Twp, Huntingdon Co,. where he died. He was the earliest settler in the township and had no neighbors except those miles distant. He bought part of his land from the original owners, the Indians, giving them a fair price for their holdings. Nicholas was a botanist and tobacco farmer. His sons Peter and John were appointed administrators of his estate. Nicholas participated in the Revolutionary War from 1781-1782 out of Providence Twp, Bedford Co., PA[17]
- A Nicolas Sheaver is listed as the tax collector for Shirley Township, Bedford/Huntingdon County in 1791
- 1795 Huntingdon Co., Shirley Twp., PA Tax List: Nicholas Shaver, 160 acres; 3 horses; 6 cows[18]
- Will of Nicholas Shaver, Huntingdon County, PA Wills, book 2, pg 53[19]
- History of the Juniata Valley pg 1027[20]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1221435088
- ↑ http://genealogyandmore.com/MyFamily/PS03_478.HTM
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1221435088
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1221435088
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1221435088
- ↑ http://genealogyandmore.com/MyFamily/PS03_478.HTM
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1221435088
- ↑ http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/john-w-john-woolf-jordan/a-history-of-the-juniata-valley-and-its-people-volume-3-dro/page-9-a-history-of-the-juniata-valley-and-its-people-volume-3-dro.shtml
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1221435088
- ↑ Huntingdon Gazette Newspaper, 1 Mar 1810; Notice reads: Died. - In Shirley Township, on the 18th ult. Mr. Nicholas Shaver in the 83d year of his age.
- ↑ Family History Library microfilm #1449351: Bedford Co., PA tax lists.
- ↑ Bedford Co., PA Deed Book, Vol. B, Page ?:Purchase of land in Shirley Twp., Bedford Co., PA by Nicholas Shaver on 24 May 1785.
- ↑ Huntingdon Co., PA Orphan's Court Docket B, Page 272: Preliminary accounting of the estate of Nicholas Shaver submitted in Apr 1813 by sons Peter & John.
- ↑ Huntingdon Co., PA Orphan's Court Docket C, Page 332: Petition in Apr 1829 by Joseph Cochenour (husband of Catharine, daughter of Nicholas) to have final accounting completed for the estate of Nicholas Shaver.
- ↑ Shaver, Nicholas
- ↑ http://genealogyandmore.com/MyFamily/PS03_485.HTM
- ↑ http://genealogyandmore.com/MyFamily/PS03_485.HTM
- ↑ http://genealogyandmore.com/MyFamily/PS03_485.HTM
- ↑ http://genealogyandmore.com/MyFamily/PS03_485.HTM
- ↑ http://genealogyandmore.com/MyFamily/PS03_485.HTM
