Godfrey Knipper (Knepper, Kneeper)
Godfrey was born in Europe around 1732.
He came from Wurtenburg, Germany c. 1750.
He resided originally in Antrim Township, Cumberland County
(now Franklin County).
His wife was Maria Catherine ___________.
He and his wife had three sons:
John (1763), William and Godfrey, Jr.
He resided in Brothersvalley Township, Bedford County (now
Somerset County) as early as 1777 since he was an original member of
the Reformed Church that was formed in Berlin in 1777.
He obtained a warrant for a tract of land on December 27,
1784. The parcel was
located about two miles west south-west of Berlin on the north fork
of Buffalo Lick Creek.
He conveyed this 259 ¼ acre tract of land to his son John on March
25, 1786. That deed
lists Godfrey as a shoemaker.
He died unexpectedly while visiting family in Franklin County and
was buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Quincy Township, Franklin
County. His stone is now
missing.
Godfrey paid the supply tax in Brothersvalley Township, Bedford
County in 1781 and 1783.