Bradshaw Family History
Abraham Corpening
1776 - 1847 (70 years)-
Name Abraham Corpening Born 29 Sep 1776 Gender Male Died 23 May 1847 Person ID I1641 My Genealogy Last Modified 1 Jan 2019
Mother Lucinda Corpening, b. 21 Sep 1823, Burke Co., North Carolina 
, d. 23 Oct 1846, Burke Co., N-Cr (Age 23 years) Relationship natural Father John Eli Corpening, b. 28 Apr 1826, North Carolina , d. 29 Sep 1890 (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Married 23 Jun 1774 Hampton City, York County, Pennsylvania 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 F0618 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 1 Lettia Estes, b. 23 Nov 1790, d. 29 Oct 1851 (Age 60 years) Married 1810 Notes They had 12 children total, the names of the other are undetermined at this time.
Children 1. Albert Gallatin Corpening, b. 1809, d. WFT Est 1854 1901 (Age 92 years) 2. Mary Levina Corpening, b. 30 Dec 1812, d. 10 Apr 1887 (Age 74 years) 3. Elizabeth Corpening, b. WFT Est 1802 1822, d. WFT Est 1843 1909 (Age 87 years) Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 Family ID F620 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Lettia Estes, b. 23 Nov 1790, d. 29 Oct 1851 (Age 60 years) Married WFT Est 1816 1850 Last Modified 20 Feb 2014 Family ID F0621 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 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.