Bradshaw Family History
Jacob Corpening
1782 - 1853 (71 years)-
Name Jacob Corpening Born 9 Mar 1782 Gender Male Died 30 Apr 1853 Person ID I1647 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 Elizabeth Whitner, b. 28 Feb 1786, d. 12 Apr 1864 (Age 78 years) Married Nov 1818 Last Modified 20 Feb 2014 Family ID F0624 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth Whitner, b. 28 Feb 1786, d. 12 Apr 1864 (Age 78 years) Married 9 Dec 1808 Children 1. Barbara Corpening, b. 13 Sep 1809, d. WFT Est 1832 1903 (Age 93 years) 2. Daniel Corpening, b. 27 Nov 1811 3. Lawson W Corpening, b. 20 Mar 1813 4. Mary Melinda Corpening, b. 11 May 1815 5. Anna Katherine Corpening, b. 17 Dec 1816 6. Jacob Monroe Corpening, b. 7 Apr 1818 7. William Crawford Corpening, b. 25 Jan 1820, d. 29 Aug 1907, Caldwell County, North Carolina (Age 87 years)8. Eliza Jane Corpening, b. 29 Mar 1822 9. Harriett Corpening, b. 17 Oct 1823 10. Albert Gallatin Corpening, b. 11 Sep 1825 11. Phatima Corpening, b. 5 Oct 1827, d. 28 Feb 1918, Caldwell County, North Carolina (Age 90 years)12. Elizabeth Sophronia Corpening, b. 7 Oct 1829 Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 Family ID F623 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.