United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983Hatch, Roddy J., II1988-04-01<strong>Matthew Salfner was born November 20, </strong><strong>1737b His parents, </strong>Matthias Salssner and Agnes Zarner, moved to this country in 1752 from Wurttemberg, Germany, with a group of Protestant immigrants led <em>by </em>Rev. Christian Rabenhorst. They settled in the White Bluff district and had four children , Matthew being the eldest. He grew up and settled in the White Bluff district, also, on 100 acres granted to him through the English Crown Grant, granted December· 4, 1759. A planter, he married Dorothy Gnann of Effingham County. He and Dorothy had four children including Matthew Ill, John Isaac, Susan and Ann. Matthew died March 13, 1806. Dorothy died March 27, 1847.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Biography--Georgia--SavannahMatthew SalfnerText