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Monday, September 23, 2019

J.H. Shuford Explains How Albert Corpening Family From Netherlands Ended Up in Hickory, Sept. 23, 1919

From the Hickory Daily Record, Tuesday evening, Sept. 23, 1919

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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