Sophia Ashabranner [c1745-????]

>>> Sophia Ashabranner is the daughter of Urban Aschenbrenner and Anna Maria Balty.

Children of Sophia Ashabranner and Lewis Frederick Propst:

1. John Nickolas Propst

>>> Don't know where this descendant belongs. Look at my Descendants of Urban Aschenbrenner Chart to see how the relationships stack-up.

Sources and Citations

1766 Mecklenurg County Land Warrent Abstract:

>>> On 22 September 1766 - 400 acres/arpents on Clarks Creek.

Source:

1. German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina 1750-1800; Compiled/Edited By: Lorena Shell Eaker; Page: 333; Published/Publisher: [1994] SCK Publications, P.O.Box 2125, Church Hill, TN 37642.

1768 Crown Patent Abstract:

>>> On 28 April 1768 - 318 acres/arpents on branches of Clarks Creek. This land was sold on 20 August 1791 after Frederick Propst's death by his eldest son, John Propst. Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book: 18; Page: 562.

Source:

1. German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina 1750-1800; Compiled/Edited By: Lorena Shell Eaker; Page: 333; Published/Publisher: [1994] SCK Publications, P.O.Box 2125, Church Hill, TN 37642.
   

1774 Tryon County Land Grant Abstract:

>>> On 22 July 1774 - 164 acres/arpents on both sides of Leonards Fork of Indian Creek. Granted 2 April 1775. This land was sold on 4 March 1796 after Frederick Propst's death by his eldest son, John Propst. Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book: 18; Page: 28.

Source:

1. German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina 1750-1800; Compiled/Edited By: Lorena Shell Eaker; Page: 333; Published/Publisher: [1994] SCK Publications, P.O.Box 2125, Church Hill, TN 37642.

Arpent Conversion Chart - Distance and Length, Old French; By: Sergey Gershtein & Anna Gershtein; Published/Publisher: [1996-2005] Convert-me.Com.

• I thought this site might be a good source to understand terms of length and distance.
  
  

German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina 1750-1800; Compiled/Edited By: Lorena Shell Eaker; Page: 70-1, 333-4; Published/Publisher: [1994] SCK Publications, P.O.Box 2125, Church Hill, TN 37642.

• This is a great source for understanding the families who settled along the Catawba River. A well research book.

Propsts in America - Lewis Frederick Propst; By: Bill Brobst; Page: 12; Printout: 14 pages; Published/ Publisher: [2002] Bill Brobst.

Propst, Probst, Propes, Brobst Family; By: Rudy Nothdurft, jr.; Page: 4-5; Printout: 5 pages; Published/ Publisher: RJN Family History Co., P.O. Box 114, Richland, SC 29675-0114.

RootsWeb.com - Catawba-West-L Archives; File: 0987219667; Subject: Re:[CATAWBA-WEST] N.C. Robinson/Robertson HELP!; Printout: 2 pages; Date Posted: 13 Apr 2001; By: alby6. Published/Publisher: [1998-2008] MyFamily.com, Inc.

• I thought this posting would give other researchers a little more clarity into this family. I will explore this family further at a later date.