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From: "Merry Gantley" <>
Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Hemperley family
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:11:45 -0500
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Hello Anne,

I have Sophia Hemperly/Hemperley in my line.
Sophia was born 1850-1851 and married John A. Hocker in Harrisburg. I have
not been able to determine her father's name. It could be Adam, Michael or
another. Could not find her in the census.

Merry Gantley

> I'm new to this list and would like to correspond with anyone working on
> the HEMPERLEY surname.
>
> This family with several small branches came to PA from Blankenloch,
> Baden, Germany. Blankenloch is now a suburb in the Stutensee area NE of
> Karlsruhe and across the Rhine from Alsace and is connected from Germany
> with many of the families in Dauphin and Lebanon counties.
>
> My ancestor Antonius Hemperle and just married first wife Jacobina
> Catarine Kessler came with neighbors and kinsmen in 1737 on the Billender
> Townsend. Children by first wife : Ludwick, Rudolph, Anna Maria, Martin,
> Eva Maria.
> Antonius Hemperle married in 1760 Julianna Bauman. Children of this
> marriage: Rosina Eva, George, Anthony, Catharian, Mary.
> This oldest immigrant Antonius Hemperley/Anthony Hemperley born
> Blankenloch, Baden, 19 Mar 1713 and died Lebanon/Dauphin in 1788.
>
> My line continues through Ludwick Hemperley who died in 1790 leaving wife
> Mary/Maria and children adult children Michael, Martin, and underage
> children Elizabeth and John. It is possible that the widow was an Anna
> Maria Brandt, sister of the Elizabeth Brandt who married George Nicholaus
> Alleman, 1780.
>
> Martin Hemperley left PA ca 1792 shortly after his father's death and
> along with Adam Toot moved to Halifax Co., VA. Martin married there
> Rachel Powell in 1796, later moved with her kin to Spartanburg, SC, and
> eventually to Fayette/Campbell Co., GA, where he died an old man in his
> late 90's.
>
> If anyone has any Hemperleys in their lines or knows Hemperleys currently
> living in the area, I would like to share.
>
> Anne Crocker
> Durham, NC
>
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