John Corpening

1775 - 1834  (59 years)

• Name	John Corpening
  Born	3 Apr 1775	Lincoln County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Nov 1834	Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
  Person ID	I1629	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Gus Little
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Barbara Propst,   b. 2 Feb 1754, Lynn Township, Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1829, Burke County or Caldwell County, North Carolina  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	3 Feb 1803
  Family ID	F0617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Albert F. Corpening,   b. 16 Mar 1747, Youmpts, United Netherlands ,   d. 30 Oct 1827, Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Barbara Propst,   b. 2 Feb 1754, Lynn Township, Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1829, Burke County or Caldwell County, North Carolina  (Age 74 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1774	Northampton County, PA, USA
  	Spouse: Barbara Corpening (born Propst), Jr.
  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.
  Family ID	F618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mason,   b. 18 Jun 1783, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 24 May 1865, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1803	Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
  Children	1. Albert Corpening,   b. Dec 1803,   d. 1808  (Age 4 years)   2. Elizabeth Corpening,   b. 1806,   d. 1808, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States  (Age 2 years)   3. Joseph C. Corpening,   b. 22 May 1809, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 23 Nov 1882, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States  (Age 73 years)   4. Susan Corpening,   b. 7 Apr 1812, Lincoln, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Aug 1840, Clay, North Carolina, United States  (Age 28 years)   5. Anna Corpening,   b. 9 Jan 1815   6. Andrew Jackson Corpening,   b. 4 Feb 1818, Burke, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1904  (Age 86 years)   7. Rebecca Corpening,   b. 12 Mar 1821, Caldwell, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Mar 1893, Caldwell County, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)   8. Lucinda Corpening,   b. 21 Sep 1823, Burke Co., North Carolina ,   d. 23 Oct 1846, Burke Co., N-Cr  (Age 23 years)   9. John Eli Corpening,   b. 28 Apr 1826, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Sep 1890  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Coming to this section they purchased from Cristopher Beckman, one of the prominent men of this section, a large acreage on both sides of the Lower Creek in the Copenhagen section on the present Calico road. This was one of the earliest grants of land in the county, first being conveyed to Phillip Kurr November 30, 1753, by the Earl of Granville, to Conrad Mitchell in 1762, to John and Conrad Kerns in 1774, and to Beckman in 1780. "First Albert built a home on the northwest side of the creek, where his grandson Joseph Corpening later built a house, then built another one on the southwest side. In 1808 he gave this land to his eldest son, John, and purchased land from General Joseph McDowell on John's River where he and his wife lived and died.