Albert Corpening
Albert Corpening was born March 16, 1747, in Younpts in the
Netherlands in Europe, and came to Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War.
Barbara Propst was born February 1, 1754, in Pennsylvania in Lynn township,
Northampton county.
Albert Corpening and Barbara Propst were married June 23,
1774. They came to Lincoln county in 1775. The children of Albert Corpening and
his wife were: John, Polly, Abram, Catherine, Elizabeth, Jacob, George and
David.
Albert Corpening lived about a year in Lincoln county and
then moved to Burke county, now Caldwell county, and settled on Lower Creek,
where Joseph Corpening lived. There is a house standing where he built. The
house was built from logs hewn from the forest. In the summer of 1916 the
writer visited the location of the house which was shown him by some of the
descendants of Albert Corpening.
The land Albert Corpening owned was granted by Earl Ganville
under King George the Second. This land was granted to Phillip Kerns on the 8th
day of January, 1761, then conveyed to Conrad Mitchell in 1762, then conveyed
by Mitchell to John Conrad Kerns in 1744, then conveyed to Christopher Beckman
in 1780, the coveyed to Albert Corpening in 1780.
Albert Corpening gave this land to his son John in 1808.
About this time Albert Corpening bought land from General Joseph McDowell on
John’s River in Burke County and moved on this farm where he lived until the
time of his death. He and his wife are buried on this farm. Albert Corpening
died October 30, 1827. His wife died not far from the same date.
Albert Corpening and wife came the emigrant route form
Pennsylvania to North Carolina. When they came to the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia they were snow bound about 40 days. During this time Albert Corpening
threshed wheat at one shilling a day and board. His wife helped the farmer’s wife
for her board. This habits of industry and economy are found among the Corpening
people in this section of the country at this time.
--J.H. Shuford
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