Bradshaw Family History
Family: Albert F. Corpening / Barbara Propst (F618)
m. 23 Jun 1774-
Father | Male
Albert F. Corpening
Born 16 Mar 1747 Youmpts, United Netherlands 
Died 30 Oct 1827 Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Buried Corpening Cem., Caldwell Co., North Carolina Married 23 Jun 1774 Northampton County, PA, USA Other Spouse Ola Tuttle | F703 Married Father Hendrick Courpenning | F626 Group Sheet Mother
Mother | Female
Barbara Propst
Born 2 Feb 1754 Lynn Township, Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania Died Abt 1829 Burke County or Caldwell County, North Carolina Buried 1829 Other Spouse Gus Little | F0617 Married 3 Feb 1803 Father Johann Michael Propst | F639 Group Sheet Mother Anna Maria Kerr | F639 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
John Corpening
Born 3 Apr 1775 Lincoln County, North Carolina Died 8 Nov 1834 Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Buried Spouse Elizabeth Mason | F617 Married 3 Feb 1803 Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Child 2 | Male
Abraham Corpening
Born 29 Sep 1776 Died 23 May 1847 Buried Spouse Lettia Estes | F620 Married 1810
Child 3 | Female
Mary E. aka Polly Corpening
Born 19 Oct 1778 Died 24 May 1867 Buried Spouse Jacob Forney, Jr | F619 Married WFT Est 1806 1832
Child 4 | Male
Jacob Corpening
Born 9 Mar 1782 Died 30 Apr 1853 Buried Spouse Elizabeth Whitner | F0624 Married Nov 1818 Spouse Elizabeth Whitner | F623 Married 9 Dec 1808
Child 5 | Male
George Corpening
Born 16 Nov 1785 North Carolina Died 20 Oct 1856 North Carolina Buried Spouse Mary Polly Estes | F0625 Married WFT Est 1830 1846 Spouse Mary Polly Estes | F624 Married 14 Nov 1818 Burke, North Carolina
Child 6 | Female
Elizabeth Corpening
Born 1788 Died WFT Est 1816 1882 Buried Spouse George Summey | F0622 Married 1817 Spouse George Summey | F621 Married WFT Est 1816 1850
Child 7 | Female
Catherine Corpening
Born 10 Jun 1791 Burke County, North Caroline, USA Died 13 Apr 1868 Buried Spouse John J Shuford | F622 Married 1817
Child 8 | Male
Albert David Corpening
Born 25 Feb 1799 Died 16 Jul 1851 Buried Spouse Mary Perkins | F625 Married WFT Est 1830 1846
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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.
Married:
- Spouse: Barbara Corpening (born Propst), Jr.