Hello to all, I am looking for any information on people with the Kepper surname in Ireland. My own ancestors came from Hessen-Kassel in Germany, but there also lived Keppers in the Palatinate area in the 17th century. For instance David and Margaretha Kepper have their daughter Catharina baptised in the Reformed church of the town of Enkirch (situated on the Mosel river) in 1649. While doing research on German Kepper immigrants to the US I came across a John Kepper, who according the 1850 Pennsylvania Census, was born in Ireland. There also is a James Kepper who in 1733 married Elisabeth Medcalf in the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. So I wondered if they maybe are descendents of Palatine refugees who about 1710 were settled in Ireland. Checking various Irish genealogical sources on the Internet I found 3 records on the Kepper name in Ireland. >From the site Irish Family records : - Kepper, no forename, born in 1869 in Dublin (Irish Births 1864-1900) - Kepper John, born 1859, living in Lancashire (Irish persons recorded in the UK Census of 1881) >From the site County Cork Genweb Project : - John Kepper, witness to a marriage at St. Finbarr on the 6th of november 1900 (Cork Marriage Records) Does anyone know if the Kepper surname is mentioned in the book "Palatine Families In Ireland" written by Hank J. James ? Every bit of information is appreciated. Rene Kepper

Hi, Rene - It just occurred to me that another spelling possibility for your surname might be KOEPPER. That looks and sounds more German than does the KEPPER. Have you researched that variation? Susan At 10:59 PM 7/10/01 +0200, you wrote: >Hello to all, > >I am looking for any information on people with the Kepper surname in Ireland. > >My own ancestors came from Hessen-Kassel in Germany, but there also lived >Keppers in the Palatinate area in the 17th century. For instance David and >Margaretha Kepper have their daughter Catharina baptised in the Reformed >church of the town of Enkirch (situated on the Mosel river) in 1649. > >While doing research on German Kepper immigrants to the US I came across a >John Kepper, who according the 1850 Pennsylvania Census, was born in >Ireland. There also is a James Kepper who in 1733 married Elisabeth >Medcalf in the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. So I wondered if >they maybe are descendents of Palatine refugees who about 1710 were >settled in Ireland. > >Checking various Irish genealogical sources on the Internet I found 3 >records on the Kepper name in Ireland. > >From the site Irish Family records : >- Kepper, no forename, born in 1869 in Dublin (Irish Births 1864-1900) >- Kepper John, born 1859, living in Lancashire (Irish persons recorded in >the UK Census of 1881) > >From the site County Cork Genweb Project : >- John Kepper, witness to a marriage at St. Finbarr on the 6th of november >1900 (Cork Marriage Records) > >Does anyone know if the Kepper surname is mentioned in the book "Palatine >Families In Ireland" written by Hank J. James ? > >Every bit of information is appreciated. > >Rene Kepper > > > > > > > > > > >==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== >Oh, man! There is no planet, sun, or star could HOLD you, >If you but knew what you are! -- Ralph Waldo Emerson