Perkepine

Perkepine

This is the spelling of the name as listed in the "History of the Descendants of John Koontz". It seems that nobody in the family spelled the name in the same way, and different variations can be found in records of each individual. Mary Ann's name, for instance, has also been spelled "Perkipine", "Perkeypile", etc. The name was eventually shortened to "Purkey". According to information I have found on the Internet, Mary Ann's ancestors were Mennonites or "Anabaptists" who had fled religious persecution in Europe.

G. G. G. Grandparents
JOHN PHILIP FULTZ - Born 1760 - 1770. Died 1840-1850
m. MARY ANN PERKEPINE - Born about 1774, Shanandoah, VA (?)
Married March 31, 1795, in Virginia.

G. G. G. G. Grandparents
CHRISTIAN BERCKEBEIL - B. Abt. 1750 in Baltimore Co., Maryland. (?) Died 1805 in Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN
m. CATHARINA DIEHLIN [Diehl] Abt. March 1775 in Baltimore Co., Maryland. She died in Shenandoah Co., Virginia.
(After Catharina's death, he married RACHEL ARCHER August 18, 1800 in Carter Co., TN)

G. G. G. G. G. Grandparents
ANDREAS (ANDRU) PERKAPEAL- B. about 1715 in Westerwald, Germany. Died July 1773 in Alesia, Baltimore Co., (Presently in Carroll Co.) Maryland.
m. ANNA CATHARINA CROSS 1748 in Baltimore Co., Maryland.

Sources:
1. Terry McCawley, 1143 Forrest, Wichita, KS 67203
2. David and Peggy Burris' Ancestory
3. The Purkey Family Hompage by Michael Tivis Purkey
4. Many Thanks to Arlene Inscoe Fultz, whose Internet detective skills produced vital information on this family!

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