Sherfey Family in the United States 1751-1948 (Scherffig in Germany)
An Historical Record
Description:... Kaspar Scherffig was born in 1735 in Germany (probably in Saxony), and immigrated in 1751 to Philadelphia. He married Magdalena Heilman (1738-1825) in 1758, and settled in Frederick (now Carroll) County, Maryland. They had fifteen children, 1759-1777, five died in infancy. He died ca. 1817. Kaspar and Magdalena are buried at Pipe Creek Cemetery at their Dunkard meeting house. Descendants listed lived in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and elsewhere. Descendants spell their surname, Sherfey or Sherfy.
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