JOHANN NICHOLAS SCHAEFFER AND HIS DESCENDANTS: History of the Shaver Family of Rowan County, NC

by William A. Hinson

The period of 1702 to 1727 marked the early migration of people from Germany and Switzerland. In the Rhineland their country had been enduring a war with the French and there was little hope for the future. This Thirty Years War, a period in which one out of every three Germans had perished, had laid waste to the land. The Palatines were also heavily taxed and endured religious persecution. In 1677, William Penn had visited the area, encouraging the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973450224
• ISBN13: 9781973450221
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 493 Pages
• Weight: 3.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.2" x 8.5"