Bradshaw Family History

Arabella Corpening

Female 1848 - 1935  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Arabella Corpening was born 1848 (daughter of Joseph Corpening and Catherine Elmira Robinson); died 3 Jan 1935.

    Arabella married Robert Wakefield 1 Dec 1868. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. George Michael Wilfong was born 3 Nov 1740, Holland or Germany/Netherlands; died 3 Nov 1818, Lincoln County, North Carolina.
    2. Mary Pofh Mull was born 1744, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States; died 7 Jun 1816, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States; was buried Jan 1816, Old St Paul's Lutheran Church Cem., Newton, Catawba Co., NC, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Corpening was born 22 May 1809, Caldwell County, North Carolina (son of Gus Little and Barbara Propst); died 23 Nov 1882, Caldwell County, North Carolina.

    Joseph married Catherine Elmira Robinson 18 Dec 1845. Catherine (daughter of Mary Perkins and Hendrick Courpenning) was born 8 Jan 1822, Lincoln County, North Carolina; died 7 Oct 1870, Caldwell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherine Elmira Robinson was born 8 Jan 1822, Lincoln County, North Carolina (daughter of Mary Perkins and Hendrick Courpenning); died 7 Oct 1870, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Alice Corpening
    2. Henretta Corpening
    3. Robinson Corpening
    4. Wilfong Corpening
    5. Mary Ann Elizabeth Corpening was born 16 Jan 1847, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
    6. 1. Arabella Corpening was born 1848; died 3 Jan 1935.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Gus Little (son of Lucinda Corpening and John Eli Corpening).

    Gus married Barbara Propst 3 Feb 1803. Barbara (daughter of Johann Michael Propst and Anna Maria Kerr) was born 2 Feb 1754, Lynn Township, Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania; died Abt 1829, Burke County or Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried 1829. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Barbara Propst was born 2 Feb 1754, Lynn Township, Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania (daughter of Johann Michael Propst and Anna Maria Kerr); died Abt 1829, Burke County or Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried 1829.

    Notes:

     

    In 1774, shortly after their marriage, Albert and Barbara began a trip to North Carolina. They were held up by a snow storm and stayed the winter with a farmer where Albert helped with the farm work for a shilling and board per day, and Barbara helped the wife. They finally arrived in Lincoln County, North Carolina, where their first child, John, was born April 3 1775.

    Coming into what is now Caldwell County, NC, they purchased a large acreage on both sides of Lower Creek in the Copenhagen section on the present Calico Road from Christopher Beckman.

    All of this information is from "The Heritage of Burke Co, NC", 1981, pp 149-153.

    According to Elaine Schwar and Carolyn Price (noted Brobst historians), Barbara was a daughter of Johann Michael Probst (1701). Some other records do not show her in that family, but those records do not show her anywhere else, either.

    Other records (Lee Ann Propst) show that she had a brother, Henry, who moved with her and Albert from Pennsylvania to Rowan County, North Carolina shortly after their marriage. Because of bad weather, they had to lay over in Western Virginia for some time before moving on to NC in 1775. But Johann Michael Probst didn't have a son named Henry. Henry may have been a cousin or a nephew.

    It was once thought that she might have been a daughter of Johann Michael Propst (1712), not Probst, and so belongs to the West Virginia Propsts. However, if in fact, she was born in Lynn Township, Northampton (Lehigh) County, PA, then she is probably correctly placed in the family of Johann Michael Probst (1701). Considering the date of her reported birth -- 1754, and marriage in Penna in 1774, when Johann Michael Propst was already in Pendleton Co, WV (Rockingham Co, VA) by then, so she could not have been his daughter.

    The 1713 German Bible which belonged to Barbara Probst is in a vault in the Asheville [Pack Memorial] NC Library. In that Bible, her name is shown as Probst. The Bible does not contain any ancestry data; only the statement: "Bible belonging to ancestors of Barbara Probst (Mrs. Albert Corpening) mother of David Corpening and Catherine Corpening (Mrs. John Shuford) of North Carolina".

    Pending any further evidence, I have shown her as a daughter of Johann Michael Probst (1701) and Anna Maria Kerr (abt 1710).

    Another record shows that she lived as a widow in Somersettown, PA, in 1796, 1804, and 1814, and died in Somerset, PA. But Albert didn't die until 1827, and she was still alive -- named in his will. This record appears clearly to be in error; must have been some other Barbara Probst/Brobst.

    Her will was probated in January 1830 in Burke (now Caldwell) Co, NC.

    Ancestor of Daniel Conley , Nell Wise , Nita Shephard , Charles Brinkley Sedona, AZ

    Children:
    1. Mary Kincaid was born 1825; died 1924.
    2. Emily E A? was born 1831; died 1920.
    3. 2. Joseph Corpening was born 22 May 1809, Caldwell County, North Carolina; died 23 Nov 1882, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
    4. Ola Tuttle died Aft 1827.
    5. John Corpening was born 3 Apr 1775, Lincoln County, North Carolina; died 8 Nov 1834, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.
    6. Susan Corpening was born 7 Apr 1812, Lincoln, North Carolina; died 9 Aug 1840, Clay, North Carolina, United States; was buried 1840, Brasstown, Clay, North Carolina, United States of America.
    7. Anna Corpening was born 9 Jan 1815.
    8. Andrew Jackson Corpening was born 4 Feb 1818, Burke, North Carolina, USA; died 31 Dec 1904.
    9. Rebecca Corpening was born 12 Mar 1821, Caldwell, North Carolina; died 14 Mar 1893, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried 17 Mar 1893.

  3. 6.  Mary Perkins was born 7 Sep 1799 (daughter of John Perkins); died 26 Aug 1848.

    Mary married Hendrick Courpenning Jul 1819. Hendrick (son of Henry Weidner Robinson and Maria Magdalena aka Mary Wilfong, son of Albertus Coerpenninck and Gerardina Ten Hengel) was born Abt 1727, Youmpts, United Netherlands; was christened 27 Feb 1727, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands; died 30 Oct 1827, Burke, NC, USA; was buried , Corpening Cem., Caldwell Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Hendrick Courpenning was born Abt 1727, Youmpts, United Netherlands; was christened 27 Feb 1727, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands (son of Henry Weidner Robinson and Maria Magdalena aka Mary Wilfong, son of Albertus Coerpenninck and Gerardina Ten Hengel); died 30 Oct 1827, Burke, NC, USA; was buried , Corpening Cem., Caldwell Co., North Carolina.

    Notes:

     

    Hendrick Courpenning landed at Philadelphia on the ship Duke of Bedford, Richard Jefferies was captain. From Rotterdam last from Plymouth, on September 14, 1751.

    The spelling of the name has been changed through time. It seems that Albert's descendants spelled the name Copening and Corpening -- the latter more generally used, while John's descendants spelled Chorpening.

    Children:
    1. 3. Catherine Elmira Robinson was born 8 Jan 1822, Lincoln County, North Carolina; died 7 Oct 1870, Caldwell County, North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lucinda Corpening was born 21 Sep 1823, Burke Co., North Carolina (daughter of Albert David Corpening, daughter of John Corpening and Elizabeth Mason); died 23 Oct 1846, Burke Co., N-Cr; was buried , Burke Co., N-Cr.

    Lucinda married John Eli Corpening 23 Jun 1774, Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania. John (son of David Corpening and Caspar Schuffert, son of John Corpening and Elizabeth Mason) was born 28 Apr 1826, North Carolina; died 29 Sep 1890. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  John Eli Corpening was born 28 Apr 1826, North Carolina (son of David Corpening and Caspar Schuffert, son of John Corpening and Elizabeth Mason); died 29 Sep 1890.

    Notes:

     

    Built Walnut Grove, also call Calico in 1856.

    Notes:

    After marriage in 1774 they came to Lincoln County, North Carolina, the next winter, as their oldest child was born in Lincoln County in 1775. As they came to North Carolina they were snow bound in Virginia about forty days, and during that time they stayed with a farmer. Corpening threshed wheat at one shilling and board per day, and his wife helped the farmers wife for her board. It is said that there was another man who came with them, he said he would not work for one shilling per day, but would rather pay that amount for board.

    Albert lived about one year in Lincoln County, then moved to Burke County (now Caldwell County) and settled on Lower Creek. The log house that he built on the east side of Lower Creek was still standing in 1920. The land Albert owned was granted by Earl Granville under King George II - being granted to Philip Kearns, January 8, 1761. It was conveyed to Conrad Mitchel in 1762, then to John Conrad Kerns in 1744, then to Christopher Beckman in 1780, and to Albert Corpening in 1780.

    The family that left North Carolina for Maryland and later Pennsylvania spelled their name Chorpening.

    Children:
    1. 4. Gus Little
    2. Elizabeth Mason was born 18 Jun 1783, Burke County, North Carolina; died 24 May 1865, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.
    3. Albert F. Corpening was born 16 Mar 1747, Youmpts, United Netherlands; died 30 Oct 1827, Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; was buried , Corpening Cem., Caldwell Co., North Carolina.
    4. Catherine Corpening was born 10 Jun 1791, Burke County, North Caroline, USA; died 13 Apr 1868.
    5. Jacob Corpening was born 9 Mar 1782; died 30 Apr 1853.
    6. Abraham Corpening was born 29 Sep 1776; died 23 May 1847.
    7. Elizabeth Corpening was born 1788; died WFT Est 1816 1882.
    8. George Corpening was born 16 Nov 1785, North Carolina; died 20 Oct 1856, North Carolina.

  3. 10.  Johann Michael Propst was born 13 Mar 1701, Bonniegheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; was christened 13 Sep 1707, Kandel,Germany (son of Infant Forney and John George Chorpening, son of Christophel Utilia Probst and Eva Christina Hofmann); died Abt 1771, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA; was buried 1771, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Notes:

    <p> </p><p><p>He came to America in 1732, arriving in Philadelphia on the pink (ship) John and William on Octobert 17, 1732. He came with his brother Philipp Jacob (and family) and his sister Elisabetha Margaretha (and her husband). Since winter's onset was near, they probably remained in Philadelphia over the winter, gathering supplies and equipment, and left for the Allemaengle in early spring.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>When he came to America, he was already 31 years old. Since it would be most unusual for a man not to have married and started a family in his early 20s, it is possible that he already done that, and left a wife and some children behind. It is possible they might have died, and that released him to come to America, or he might have been so driven to start a new life he just left them behind. They might not have wanted to face the unknowns of the American wilderness. However, according to German records, in 1727 Michael was a travelling potter, not married, and was listed on the ship's manifest as still single when he emigrated, so it is assumed that he did not marry in Germany.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Another record says his birth date was Mar 13 1707. This must have been a mis-reading of the German script "1" which often looks like a "7". The 1701 birth date is verified in the baptismal records in Kandel and in the Lineage Succession List from Kandel.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Sometime between his arrival in Philadelphia and mid-1735, Johann Michael married. He might have married during the winter in Philadelphia, or might have found his future wife in the Allemaengle. Birth and baptismal records of his children indicate that her name was Maria or Anna Maria, a name quite common in those days. The marriage record has not been found, and her maiden name is still unproven; several long-time Brobst researchers believe her maiden name to be Kerr (or Kehr), and that is what is shown here.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>William Crouch believes her name was Anna Maria Grimm, but there is apparently no supporting evidence for this.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>For a long time, it has been assumed that her name was Anna Maria Keller, but that hypothesis has been proven wrong. Anna Maria Keller was the widow of Peter Keller, and she lived in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County in the early 1730s. Her marriage to Johann Michael Probst is recorded at the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church on December 25, 1733. That was not "this" Johann Michael Probst.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>In order for that to be true, it would have meant that Johann Michael left his brother and sister and their families and went to Lancaster Co instead of Berks/Lehigh Co. Why would he have done such a thing? And then to come to Berks/Lehigh Co a year or so after his marriage, for his first child was born in Lynn Twp in 1836. Would he have left his family with whom he had been through so much and struck off on his own to find a wife in Lancaster County, rather than accompanying his family to the Allemaengle and looking for a wife there? And, in fact, that was not the case.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>It was once thought that Johann Michael may have met Anna Maria Keller on the ship enroute to America, but there was no Keller, and no Anna Maria, listed on the ship's manifest. There is no indication that he had any knowledge of Anna Maria Keller prior to or during the voyage, or in Philadelphia over the winter. Given that, there would be no reason for him to go to Lancaster to marry her and bring her to Lynn Township, Lehigh County. There is no evidence that he even knew she existed.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>There is no evidence that Johann Michael Probst ever went to Lancaster, nor that if he did he stayed in Lancaster County for some time, perhaps a year, and then moved to Lynn Twp, Northampton (Lehigh) Co, PA to rejoin the rest of his immigrant family. All indications are that he left Philadelphia with his brother and sister in the spring of 1733 and moved directly to Lynn Twp. His children are all recorded as having been born in Northampton (Lehigh) County.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>So who was the Johann Michael Probst who married Anna Maria Keller in Lancaster County? Johann Michael Propst (b abt 1712) arrived in America in 1733 on the ship "Samuel", and moved to Lancaster County with his parents and sister. This Johann Michael Propst actually signed his name "Probst", not "Propst" on his immigration and oath of allegiance papers, and apparently used that same spelling on the marriage record in Lancaster County. His signature is quite clear written with the "Probst" spelling. He remained in Lancaster County for some years, and had four children with Anna Maria Keller from 1735 to 1738. After Anna Maria died in 1738, he quickly married a second time there, before migrating southward to what is now Pendleton County, West Virginia. Accordingly, I have recorded the marriage of Anna Maria Keller to Johan Michael Propst in the Propst family file.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>History still has to tell us something about this wife -- Anna Maria Kehr/Kerr -- of Johann Michael Probst. We do know that Johann Michael and Anna Maria lived in Lehigh County, having founded the village of what became Hynemansville.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>He received his citizenship papers on September 10 1761 in Philadelphia.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>His farm was in Lynn Township, Northampton County (now Lehigh County), about 7 miles southeast of his brother's (Philipp Jacob's) farm which was in Albany Twp.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p>His death date is not certain. Most records show "about 1771"; one says "after 1790". His death location is also uncertain, but was most likely in a private cemetery on his farmsite</p>

    Johann married Anna Maria Kerr Between 1732 and 1735, Muddy Creek Lutheran Church in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, PA. Anna was born Between 1710 and 1715. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Maria Kerr was born Between 1710 and 1715.
    Children:
    1. Mathias George Propst was born 17 Mar 1735/36, Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    2. Daniel Propst was born Between 1740 and 1750, Pennsylvania.
    3. George Michael Propst was born Abt 1740, Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    4. Philip Jacob Propst was born 1744, Weissenbern Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    5. Anna Margaretha Propst was born 8 Sep 1746, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Catherina Propst was born Abt 1747.
    7. 5. Barbara Propst was born 2 Feb 1754, Lynn Township, Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania; died Abt 1829, Burke County or Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried 1829.

  5. 12.  John Perkins
    Children:
    1. 6. Mary Perkins was born 7 Sep 1799; died 26 Aug 1848.

  6. 14.  Albertus Coerpenninck was born 1 Mar 1683, Arnham, Utrecht, Netherlands; was christened 8 May 1683, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands; died 1735, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.

    Albertus married Gerardina Ten Hengel 18 Apr 1717, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. Gerardina was born 8 Mar 1696; was christened 8 Mar 1696, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Gerardina Ten Hengel was born 8 Mar 1696; was christened 8 Mar 1696, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    Children:
    1. Adriana Courpenning was born 30 Sep 1723, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands; was christened 2 Aug 1722, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    2. 7. Hendrick Courpenning was born Abt 1727, Youmpts, United Netherlands; was christened 27 Feb 1727, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands; died 30 Oct 1827, Burke, NC, USA; was buried , Corpening Cem., Caldwell Co., North Carolina.
    3. Albertus Courpenning was born 27 Feb 1727, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands; was christened 27 Feb 1727, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands; died 4 Jun 1727, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    4. Anna Margareta Koerpenning was christened 5 Jul 1725, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    5. Anna Sibilla Courpenning was christened 14 Jan 1720, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    6. Derk Courpenning was christened 28 Nov 1717, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    7. Willem Courpenning was christened 3 Apr 1721, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands; died 4 Jun 1721, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.