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John George Kipp -- The Pennsylvania Kipps

Second American Generation

The Pennsylvania Kipps

John George Kipp

(1763-1826)

Johann Heinrich Kipp -- John George Kipp – George Kipp – George William Kipp Jr. – John Wilbert Kipp – Earl Lloyd Kipp

LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

John George Kipp was born in 1763, the second son and third child of Johan Heinrich Kipp and Anna Maria Schmit Kipp. He was baptized on July 3, 1763 in the Blaser Reformed Church in Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Sponsors were George Schmit and his wife, parents of his mother. It is likely that he was named after his maternal grandfather.

George Kipp was married to Anna Barbara Blaser (1767- unknown). Her date of death is unknown but she is mentioned in the will of her father in 1799. She is not mentioned in the intestate records of George Kipp. Anna Barbara was the daughter of John Nicholas and Susannah (Anna Magdalena) Weyant.

The 1810 census records indicate that George may have had nine children. Seven or more of these children were with Susannah. A possibility of a second spouse is indicated by the difference in ages between Daniel and Mary and the older children, and that Susannah would have been at least 45 when Mary was born. The seven known children are Henry (about 1789), John Nicholas (1791), George (1796), Joseph (1799), Daniel (about 1811), Mary (after 1812), and Jacob (unknown). Probate records, discussed below, mention a granddaughter named Barbara Hollinger. The mother of Barbara, and another son named Samuel, may be the other two children.

CENSUS

John George first appears as a head of household in the federal U S Census of 1800. Census has the following information.

1800 Census

    FREE WHITE MALES FREE WHITE FEMALES
    Under 10 4 1
    10 thru 15 1 0
    16 thru 25 0 0
    26 thru 44 1 2
    45 and over 0 0

No other “Free Persons” or “Slaves” were noted.

The 1800 census listed George Kipp immediately after Henry Kipp which indicates they most likely lived on the same property or adjoining property. John George Kipp also appeared in the census of 1810 for Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

1810 Census

    FREE WHITE MALES FREE WHITE FEMALES
    Under 10 3 1
    10 thru 15 2 1
    16 thru 25 2 0
    26 thru 44 0 1
    45 and over 1 1

No other “Free Persons” or “Slaves” were noted.

The census of 1820 for Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania listed John George Kipp as follows.

1820 Census

    FREE WHITE MALES FREE WHITE FEMALES
    Under 10 0 1
    10 thru 15 2 1
    16 thru 18 1
    19 thru 25 3 0 (16 thru 25 for females)
    26 thru 44 0 0
    45 and over 1 1

No other “Free Persons” or “Slaves” were noted. Four people were noted as being engaged in agriculture.

The 1800, 1810, and 1820 census for George Kipp and the 1790 and 1800 for his father Henry Kipp list similar neighbors, again indicating that George most likely continued to live where his father Henry Kipp lived.

ESTATE SETTLEMENT

The only further information on George Kipp is during the settlement of his estate upon his death in 1826. George Kipp did not have a will when he died (intestate) so his estate was handled by probate court. Probate documents state that he was a resident of Donegal Township when he died. Administrators of his estate were appointed on March 20, 1826.

One of the first actions of the probate court was to act on and approve a petition to appoint George Kipp Jr. as the guardian of Barbara Hollinger the granddaughter of John George Kipp, a minor being under 14 years of age, having no mother or father. This George Kipp Jr. was later referred to as George Kipp Sr. after the death of his father.

A further petition to the probate court was by Joseph Kipp, one of the sons of the deceased, to appoint Jacob Kipp as guardian over the person and estate of Mary Kipp, a minor daughter under the age of 14 of the deceased, during her minority. The same court took action on the petition of Daniel Kipp, minor son of the deceased over the age of 14, prays the court to appoint Jacob Kipp, his brother, as his guardian. The court approved both requests.

Another action of probate court was to direct the accountant of the estate that the remaining sum of $396.93¾ be distributed according to law. This amount agrees with the remaining balance stated in the Administrators Account after settlement of the estate. The account names Jacob Kipp, George Kipp Jr. as receiving payments during settlement. It states that Henry Kipp, eldest son of the deceased, received the family bible.

The inventory of George Kipp included several loans secured by a bond or note. The list of loans included Joseph, Henry, George, Samuel, and Mary Kipp. His assets beyond the loans were minor. They included a bed, chest, clothes, basket, axe, and a plow. It also stated he had a bible and a lot of books. The estate inventory of his father, Henry Kipp, also stated that he had a lot of books. The date of the inventory is Feb. 23, 1826 which is the earliest date found which mentions his death.



COPYRIGHT 2009 BY E. MICHAEL KIPP

April 8, 2009 (Revised June 20, 2009)

SOURCES:

Wright, F. Edward. “Lancaster County Pennsylvania Church Records of the 18th Century”, Volume 1

US Federal Census of 1800, Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

US Federal Census of 1810, Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

US Federal Census of 1820, Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Probate Court records re: George Kipp, deceased, Miscellaneous Book, Pages 135,316, and 327

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Inventory George Kipp deceased, 1826

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Administrative Account, George Kipp deceased, 1827

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Bond, Book C, Volume 1, Page 175


Linked toBlasser Anna Barbara; Kipp John George

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