Barbara Propst

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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.

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Barbara married Gus Little 3 Feb 1803. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary Kincaid was born 1825; died 1924.
2. Emily E A? was born 1831; died 1920.
3. 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.

Barbara married Albert F. Corpening 23 Jun 1774, Northampton County, PA, USA. Albert (son of Hendrick Courpenning, son of Lucinda Corpening and John Eli 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. [Group Sheet]

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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.

Married:
Spouse: Barbara Corpening (born Propst), Jr.

1. John Corpening was born 3 Apr 1775, Lincoln County, North Carolina; died 8 Nov 1834, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.
2. Abraham Corpening was born 29 Sep 1776; died 23 May 1847.
3. Mary E. aka Polly Corpening was born 19 Oct 1778; died 24 May 1867.
4. Jacob Corpening was born 9 Mar 1782; died 30 Apr 1853.
5. George Corpening was born 16 Nov 1785, North Carolina; died 20 Oct 1856, North Carolina.
6. Elizabeth Corpening was born 1788; died WFT Est 1816 1882.
7. Catherine Corpening was born 10 Jun 1791, Burke County, North Caroline, USA; died 13 Apr 1868.
8. Albert David Corpening was born 25 Feb 1799; died 16 Jul 1851.

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<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]

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His exact birth date is not known; the Mar 31 1661 date is of his christening. Bill Brobst has a copy of the birth and marriage records, in the German Pfalz file.

Christophel was a master potter (Meistertopfer) in Middle Kandel. Church records call him a Burger and Haffner in Kandel.

Church records show his name as Christoph, as do several historical reports.

The birth dates shown for his children (except Eva Christina, Maria Sara, and Eva Christina II) are actually the baptism dates; the exact birth dates are not known

Will was probated 1 Apr 1727 in Kandel; wife not living at that time. Actually, she had died a few weeks earlier. Why it took so long (8 years) for probate is not known, except perhaps that the younger children were not yet of age.

Christophel married Eva Christina Hofmann 14 Feb 1719, Kandel, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. Eva (daughter of Hanss Michael Hofmann and Anna Maria Rimpler, daughter of David Corpening and Caspar Schuffert) was born 15 Sep 1670, Kandel, Der Pflaz, Germany; was christened 25 Sep 1670, Kandel, Pfalz, Bvr; died 2 Mar 1727, Kandel, Der Pfalz, Germany; was buried Mar 1727, Kandel, Der Pflaz, Germany. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Spouse: Christophel Propst

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<p> </p><p><p>His full given name appears to have been Bartholomew. He is recorded in the land transfer records of Ettensweiler in 1652, probably for selling land there; the land was probably his father's. Those records show his name as Bartholomäus Probst, a more correct German spelling.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>He must have left Ettensweiler for Der Pfalz shortly thereafter, for he was married in January 1653 in Kandel. Bill Brobst has a copy of the marriage record, in the German Pfalz file.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p>Will was probated in 1715 in Kandel.</p>

Bartholomew married Susanna Fischer 18 Jan 1653, Kandel,Pfalz,Germany. Susanna (daughter of Bartholomew Probst and Susanna Fischer) was born 14 Feb 1630, Kandel, Der Pflaz, Germany; was christened 14 Feb 1630, Evangelisch,Kandel,Pfalz,Bavaria; died 25 Apr 1705, Kandel, Pfalz, Bayern (Bavaria), now Germany. [Group Sheet]

Hanss married Anna Maria Rimpler 28 Aug 1666, Kandel, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Anna was born 31 Aug 1645, Kandel, Pfalz, Germany; was christened 31 Aug 1645, Kandel, Pfalz, Bvr.; died Abt 3 Jul 1693, Kandel, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was buried 23 Jul 1693, Kandel, Pfalz., Bvr.. [Group Sheet]