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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Private
Birth: 1761 Gwynedd Twp / Philadelphia / PA Death: 27 Sep 1806 ts / Montgomery / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
Private 1st Battalion, 4th Company, Philadelphia County under Stephen Bloom
Additional References:
Return of Nonattendance Captain Bloom 4th Company Gwynedd Township, Philadelphia County, PA 1781-1782
Author: William Regli
David Knipe is the son of another Patriot, Johannes Kneip. He was born October 3, 1761 in Gwynedd Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He married Anna Maria Raker on May 5, 1789 in St. Peters Lutheran Church in North Wales, Pennsylvania. She was born October 3, 1767 in Philadelphia.
David Knipe was in the revolutionary war in Philadelphia County. He was in the 1st Battalion, 4th Company under Captain Stephen Bloom. The record of his absentee return can found in ARAIS which shows his return on May 21, 1781.
They lived their lives in Towamencin Township which is in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. They had nine children- John Reid, Hannah, David R, Daniel, Conrad, Catharine Raker, Elizabeth, Jacob and William.
David Knipe died on September 27, 1806 in North Wales, Pennsylvania and his wife, Anna, died in April 10, 1850. They are both buried in St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery in North Wales.
Below are the estate documents that are found in the Montgomery County archives.
David Knipe Died September 27, 1809 Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Book 3, Page 166 Petition for a valuation or partition of the real of David Knipe, deceased February 15th, 1815 Inquest Awarded
To the Honourable Bird Wilson President and his associate Judges of the Orphans Court of Montgomery County.
The petition of David R Knipe eldest son and heir at laws of David Knipe late of Gwynedd Township and County aforesaid Yeoman deceased.
Humbly Shewiths
That your petitioners said father lately died intestate leaving a widow to wit Mary since intermarried with George Shive and issue nine children to wit your petitioner, Hannah, wife of William Burney, David, Conrad, Daniel, Catharine, Elizabeth, Jacob and William- The last named of whom are still in their minority and that the said intestate died seized in his demesne as of fee of and in certain messuage and one hundred and twenty five acres of land be the same more or less with the appurtenances situate in the township of Gwynedd and County aforesaid adjoining lands of Andrew Layman, John Summer, brothers- your petitioner therefore humbly prays your Honour to award an request to make partition of the premises aforesaid to and among the children and representatives of the said intestate in such manner and in such proportions as by the laws of this Commonweal this directed if such partition can be made without prejudice to or spoiling the whole but if such partition cannot be made thereof as aforesaid their value and appraise the same and make report of their proceeding herein according to laws and he will pray.
John R Knipe
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