children and dates according to Yvonne Prough

#34 Christoph Kropf
#35 Rosina
#36 Andreas Kropf     
#37 Jacob Kropf              "sick"
#38 Christoph Kropf, jun.
second to the last in the list
#130 Daniel Kropf

"The Krupp Farm"
The old conveyances belonging to the Krupp farm are kept carefully locked up in an old chest, and the old lady is very scrupulous about letting other people see them.  She is very willing to give the whole history of the farm verbally from hearsay, but to let any one see the old papers is a thing she does not trust. Her maiden name was Mayberry, and her education could all be put in a nutshell.  There was much trouble a few years ago, after the death of her husband, Samuel Krupp, when she had purchased the farm, in getting her so far as to loan even the last conveyance, to have the property conveyed to herself, and to me when I wanted to see the old papers, she related the history (?) of the farm, verbally, rather than let me see the manuscripts. Lacking reliable statistics we willl, nevertheless, attempt to give an indefinite history of the place from information obtained from other sources.  We can say so much  that in 1728 this tract of land belonged to Conrad Custer, of Skippack, then called Bebber's township, when there probably was no house on it, but how long before that time he owned it I cannot say, nor can I say in what year he sold it.  But we can say that in 1732 it belonged to Christian Croll, and he also lived there in 1734, whe he was rated on fifty acres of land at that place.  He was probably the ancestor of all the Crol's in this part of the country and elsewhere.  He was probably the same Christian Croll who came to Pennsylvania in the company with Jacob Reiff, who returned from a visit to Europe, August 19, 1729.  Croll probably owned this farm about ten years when he sold it to Jacob Krob or Krupp.  From 1760 to 1765 Christian Croll owned that farm Seitz now lives, as stated in the sketch of John  Lederach.  He could not write his name.  Sich we do not have the date of Jacob Krob's purchase we cannot say exactly how long this farm has belonging to the Krupp family,  but we know that it has been in that name at least only hundred and forty-four years;  but it can not reamain in that family many years longer. 
      The name Krupp has been written so differently in times past that we hardly know how to write it.  Among the ancestors of the family who came to Pennsylvania, in company with Alexander Mack, in the ship, Allen, August 19, 1729, were Andreas Kropp, Daniel Cropp, Jacob Cropp, Johan Christian Crobf and Christian Kropf.  Then we also have Grob and Grub.  Catharine Grob kept herself secluded in Germany in the time of persecution. Jacob Krob could not write his name, but other people wrote it Krob, while his descendants wrote their names Krupp.  Jacob Krob was supervisor in Lower Salford in 1767 and 1768. The first year his expense were L13. 13 shillings.  Think of a supervisor who can not write even so much as his own name. 
     Concerning the farm we are sorry to say that we can not give the exact dimensions, but apparently its two sides were each 225 perches in length, and the two other side 130 perches each, and must have contained at first about 183 acres.  This whole tract at one time belonged to Conrad Custer, but it appears as if he might have sold it in two or three tracts at so many different dates.  Apparently it all belonged to Jacob Krob at some time and included the farms belonging to John Wile, Ephraim Smith,  John Lutz, the widow Krupp, part of Isaac Nice's farm,  and other lots along the new road back from Ephraim Smith's farm.  On the last mentioned farm is at present the office of the Weekly News.  It is not customary to publish a paper at such an out-of-the-way place, but here it can be done cheaper than in a village or borough, though the printing establishment may at some time in the future be moved to Harleysville.
     Jacob Krob undoubtedly was a son of Andrew Kropp, for he also had a son whose name was Andrew, who, after him, became owner of the old home.   Jacob Krob, as stated in a previous sketch, was married to Mary, daughter of Claus Uplinger.   They had four sons whom I know of, but how many daughters I can not say.  He made his last will and testament in writing, dated February 25, 1785 and died soon afterward, but his wife, Mary, survived him until 1802.   We are officialy informed that his will is not on reord, and consequently we can not tell our readers much about it.   His four sons, whose names appear elsewhere, where Jacob, Isaac, Samuel and Andrew.  Apparently he sold about forty-three acres of his land in the eastern coner to his son, Jacob, and had remaining at the tme of his death, in 1785, 140.5 acres which he devised in equal shares with buildings and improvements to his two sons, Andrew and Samuel.  They afterward divided the land into two tracts of such size as they agreed to.  Andrew received the old homestead, and Samuel whole tract at one time belonging to Conrad Custer, but it appears as if he might have sold it in two or three tract at so many different dates.  Apparently it all belonged to Jacob Krob at some time and included the farms belong to John Wile, Ephraim Smith, John Lutz, the widow Krupp, part of Isaac Nice's farm, and other lots along the new road back from Ephraim Smith's farm, On the last mentioned farm is at present the office of the WEEKLEY NEWS. It is not customary to publish a paper at such an out-of-the-way place, but here it can be done cheaper than in a village or borough, though the printing establishment may at some time in the future be moved to Harleysville.
    Jacob Krob undoubtedly was a son of Andrew Kropp, for he also had a son whose name was Andrew, who, after him, became owner of the old home.  Jacob Krob, as stated in a previous sketch, was married to Mary, daughter of Claus uplinger.  They had four sons whom I know of, but how many daughters I can not say. He made his last will and testament in writing, dated February 25, 1785, and died soon aferward, but his wife, Mary, survived him until 1802.  We are officially informed that his will is not on record, and consequently we can not tell our readers much about it.  His four sons, whose names appear elsewhere, were Jacob, Isaac, Samuel and Andrew.  Apparently he sold about forty-three acres of his land in the easter corner to his son, Jacob, and had remaining at the time of his death, in 1785, 140.5 acres which he devised in equal shares with buildings and improvements to his two sons,  Andrew and Samuel.  They afterward divided the land into two tracts of such size as they agreed to.  Andrew received the old homestead, and Samuel the other tract;  he probably built the first house on the farm now belonging to John Wile.  Samuel Krupp died intestate and without issue, in 1799.  Some time after his death lawful proceedings were taken, and on application to the Orphans' court of Montgomery county, an inquest was awared, and an appraisemtn was made, when, some time afterward, Jacob Krupp, the oldest brother, came into court and prayed to take the farm at the appraisement, which was granted. Then he and his brother, Andrew, mutually agreed amicably to divide the farm between themselves.  Jacob Krupp and his brother, Isaac, both lived in eastern Towamencin.  Jacob was the father of John Krupp, the celebrated Mennonite minister, and of Abraham, the musician, of flying machine notority.  His experiment in flying was made when he lived with his brother-in-law, Jacob Harley, near the Presbyterian church, below Fair View, four miles above Norristown.  They then made the division of the land so that Jacob had eighty-seven acres and eighty perches.  How much land then belonged to Andrew I can not say, for that is locked up in the chest, but I can say, for that is locked up in the chest, but i can say so much that it was all the tract which now belongs to the widow Kupp, and Lutz's farm, and greater part of the small farm belonging to Isaac Nice.  It is said Andrew Krupp built that house on Lutz's farm, and his son-in-law, Frederick Sholl, lived there.  He also build that house in which the widow Krupp lives.  The house belonging to Isaac Klein, who had a blacksmith shop there in 1832,  when the cross road along there was laid out.  Some years later this property belonged to Henry Harley and not to William Harley then lived on the Lutz farm and his wife, Mary, died there in 1843.  Frederick Sholl owned that farm before it belonged to Harley.  I think Lutz bought it from Harley.
    When the farm was divided between Jacob and Andrew Krupp, the former was a resident of Towamenein, and he then had his son, John Krupp, to move on the farm, and sold to him one year afterward.  It appears that the meadows were well provided with ditches for irrigation, and when they divided the farm Andrew Krupp granted a water right to his brother, Jacob, or the privilege of taking the water over Jacob's meadow from the same ditches which were in Andrew's meadow, on each side of the stream, and also the right to clean the ditches and keep them in repair, to him, his hears and assigns for ever.  The clause reads thus:  "Together also with the privilege of the said Jacob Krupp, his heirs and assigns taking the waters out of their natural courses, which runs down through the land of the said Andrew Krupp, by the same ditches or watercourses on each side of the meadow as they were heretofore made for the use of the meadows, and have the benefit thereof at all times for ever, with privilege of repairing, scouring and cleansing the ditches as need may require, so that it be done at such times and seasons as will least injure the grass growing there." This right was granted when the conveance was made, before Benjamin Reiff, Esq., April 4, 1803.  Such water-rights we occasionally find along small streams.  They were considered of much value in those days when people did not know that grass could be cultivated in the fields.  Andrew Krupp was married to Elizabeth Swartz; they had three children, Abraham and Samuel, and a daughter, Catharine, who was married to Frederick Sholl.  Andrew Krupp died December 31, 1817, aged fifty-eight years, six months and eight days.  But his widwo survived him yet nearly twenty-six years.  She and her children then run the farm until her children were all married, and then Samuel became the owner thereof.  Elizabeth Krupp,  nee Swartz, died october 20, 1843, aged seventy years, four months and six days.  Their son, the late Samuel Krupp, then owned the farm until the time of his death, April 13, 1883, when he died in his 83rd year.  His children then sold and conveyed to their son, John, for L1000, with all the rights and privileges belonging thereto, February 22, 1804.  He then owned this farm six years when he and his wife, Hannah, sold sixty-four acres thereof to Jacob Hagey, for L1100, may 8, 1810, when they exchanged farms, as already stated in the previous sketch, and had remaining yet twenty-three and a half acres of woodland.  But on September 25, 1811, John Krupp and wife sold yet four acres of woodland to Jacob Hagey, for L100, or $266.66. Jacob Hagey was a clockmaker by trade, and was generally known as "Clockmaker Hagey."  He owned this property eighteen years,  and then he and his wife, Elizabeth, sold this farm of sixty-eight acres, in two tracts, to Benjamin Weil, March 21, 1828, for $2030. After owning this farm forty-eight years Benjamin Weil sold sixty-seven acres and seventy-two perches thereof to his son, John Wile, the present owner, August 31, 1876.  The later built a new brick house there in 1877. "

[Heckler 338- 343 ]

"Jacob Krupp(or Krob) was supervisor in the Lower Salford in 1767 adn 1768.  On March 19th, 1768, the auditors, who were Christopher Dickensheid, Nicholas Schwenk, Jacob Reiff, Jr., and Christian Meyer settled his accounts.  His expenditures his accounts.  His expenditures for keeping all the roads in the township in repair for 1767 were L1313s. His receipts by taxation were L16,7s.; but then he paid over to his predecessor in office, Christian Halteman, l2,14s, a balance due him, which made his account square.  The next year his account stood: Receipts L18, 17s., expenses, L17, 18s., 2d. Balance in hand 19s. The auditors were Christopher Krieble, Nicholas Schwenk, Henry Ledrach and Christian Bergie.
       Jacob Krupp had a son Andrew who became owner of his father's homestead.  Abraham Krupp had a brother, John, who was a Mennonite preacher, and whose residence was near Krupp's school house in Towamencin."[Heckler 10 - 11]

Jacob Alcrach                                  Abraham Krup
John Berkey                                     Jacob Krup
Christian Breyman                           Samuel Krup
Barbara Founder                              George Markley
Catharina Frederick                         George Martin
Godshalk Godshalk                         Michael Shoemaker
George Heiderich                            Gerhard Stouffer

History of Mennonites. Cassel. p. 220

Abm. Krupp          45 m     farmer              1500                Penns.
Susanna  Krupp     37 f                                                      Penns.
John Krupp            15 m                                                    Penns.
Abm. Krupp          10m                                                      Penns.
Catharine  Krupp     5  f                                                     Penns.
Catherine School   47 f   (possible mother-in-law)            Penns.

page 209  Hatfield twp. 
Henry Krupp         35  m    farmer                                     Penns.
Margaret  Krupp   30  f                                                      Penns.
Jacob  Krupp         11 m                                                     Penns.
Mary Ann Krupp    9  f                                                      Penns.
Catherine  Krupp    7  f                                                      Penns.
Amada Krupp         4  f                                                      Penns.
Elizabeth  Krupp     2  f                                                     Penns.

Allebach, Christian B.   farmer          w  m  Aug   1841  58   mar 31      Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania        farmer  
               , Amanda        wife              w  f    Feb   1845   55  mar 31  3   Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania
               , Alpheus         son               w  m  May  1874   26   s               Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania 
Krupp,      Henry Sr.    father-in-law   w  m  Oct    1814   85    wid         Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania     capitalist
Delf,         Samuel K.     nephew         w  m  Aug  1886   13  s                Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania 

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