Research Notes:
1736 Philippina Bortner was born in 1736 to Balser and Maria Elisabeth Bortner in the Tulpehocken settlement, Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. [1]
1750's Philippina Bortner lived with the family of her sister, Anna Maria Barbara Bortner, married to Henry Kann. [2]
1753 Philliphine Bordnerin and Johannes Kan were sponsors at the baptism of Johannes Kan in December to parents Heinrich and Anna Barbara Kan. [3]
Philippina Bortner married Charles Shaffer of Codorus Township, York County. [4]
Rozena Bortner, daughter of Baltzer, married Frederick Frasher. [5]
1759 Charles and Philippina Shaffer sold 100 acres of their land to her brother, George Bortner. Dated September 27. [6]
1760 Letters of administration were granted to Ulrich Hoober and Ludwig Krebs, with a copy of an English translation of a Dutch will, for the estate of Carle Shaffer. Dated January 29. [7]
1761 "Came in to court Ulrick Huber and Ludwick Krebs executors of the testament and last will of Charles Shaffer deceased and produced the accounts of their administration … [with] a balance of … 16 pounds four shillings and seven pence … executors do pay unto Frederick Fraizer and his wife Philippina his wife, late the widow of [Charles Shaffer, and] to the guardian of Henry Shaffer and Charles Shaffer the minor orphan children of [Charles Shaffer]" Dated May 26, at the Orphans' Court of York County. [8]
1772 At the York County Orphans' Court, Henry Shaffer, aged sixteen, and Charles Shaffer, age fourteen, minor children of Charles Shaffer, deceased, asked that Ludwick Crepps [Krebs?] be appointed guardian over their estates. [9]
1776 Frederick Frasher surveyed 125 acres in Codorus Twp, York County. Dated May 1. [10] The survey showed several tracts, intermingled with tracts of George Bortner and Ludwig Bortner and Peter Frazier. [11] [12] A land patent was issued to Frederick Frazier. [13]
1809 Frederick Froesher dated his will on May 7, in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. The will named wife Chatoryna (page 1), and twelve children: three sons Ludwig, Peter, John; and nine daughters Chatoryna, Margret, Barbra, Sharlat, Rosina, Christina, Elisabeth, Evaf, and Magtolena (page 2). Daughter Margret was intermarried with John Ermann. Son Frederick Frosher, deceased was named. A dwelling place in Codorus Twp adjacent to Peter Krebs and Ludwig Bortner. Executors were wife Chatharina, son Peter Froesher and son-in-law George Gerberish (page 3). Witnessed by Dewalt Shnyder and Ludwig Bortner. Proved 12 January, 1811. [14]
[1] Harold Bordner, The Bordner and Burtner families: and their Bortner ancestors in America (1967), 6, [InternetArchive].
[2] Harold Bordner, The Bordner and Burtner families: and their Bortner ancestors in America (1967), 9, [InternetArchive].
[3] York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1744-69: Jacob Lischy's Private Pastoral Record abstracts of Henry James Young, The private record of Jacob Lischy, V.D.M., 1743-1769, [AncestryRecords].
[4] Harold Bordner, The Bordner and Burtner families: and their Bortner ancestors in America (1967), 9, [InternetArchive].
[5] George R. Prowell, History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume 2 (Beers, 1907), 224, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[6] Harold Bordner, The Bordner and Burtner families: and their Bortner ancestors in America (1967), 9, [InternetArchive].
[7] York County, Pennsylvania Will A-211, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[8] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, York, Orphans Court Docket A-180, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, York, Orphans Court Docket C-82, FHL film 22152, image 345, [FamilySearchImage].
[10] Pennsylvania Land Warrant, York County, F-93, [PHMC Warrant].
[11] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, B-15-B15-116, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].
[12] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, B-15-B15-117, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].
[13] Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Land Patent Books, H1-216, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[14] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, York, Will M-301, FHL film 22134, image 405-406, [FamilySearchImage].