The Deppen name has been spelled in many ways often appearing as Deppe, Depew, and Dupee and some genealogist declare in its original form to be that of the old Hugunot family DePui. In the list of foreigners from the Palatinate and their list of families arriving (according to Rupp) in the ship "Princess Augusta", Samue Merchant, master, from Rotterdam, last of Cowes, qualified Sept 16, 1736, was Christian Dappen, aged 30 (or as on the Captain's Book, Christian Teppe). I. Christian Dappen settled at Wormelsdorf, Berks Co., where he passed the remained of his days as a farmer. In the tax list of Heidelberg township "Christian Deppy" is assessed as follows, 1767 on 300 ares, 3 horses, 3 sheep; 1768, on 150 acres, 4 horses, 4 cattle, 5 sheep; 1770, on 220 acres, 5 horses, 8 cattle. The will of Christian Deppe, of Heidelberg township is on records in Berks county courthouse, as made Sept. 27, 1775, and probated in 1782, the year of his death. It was witnessed by Philip Moyer, John Casper Reed and Adam Kalbach, and it began as thus; "I, Christian Deppe, an aged yeoman of Heidelbergt township, Berks county". As the will contains no reference to his wife, it is presumed she was dead at the time of his will was made, in 1775. At the time of his death he also owned 50 acres of land in Northampton county. In his will he refers to his "eldest and beloved son, Johannes, who shall have 50 pounds over and above his other share." The children named in the will were; Johannes, Barbara, maried Peter Zimmerman; Anna, married George Yeakly; Treanica; Thomas; Peter; David, who died in 1804 (his will is written in German is on record); Joseph; Jacob; and Abraham, who died intesate, and whose heir was Richard Boone of Heidelberg. Rev. war Depew Abraham, wife Catharine, NY Line Cornelius, NY Line' David or David Depue, NJ Line Hannah, former widw, see Amos Kniffen Henry or as Henry DePew, NY Line Henry, NY Line, lived in CT Isaac or Isaac Depuy, wife Catharine, see Isaac Depuy Isaac , VA Line, soldier was born in NJ John, NY line DePoy, Christoper, VA Line, soldier was the son of Isaac Depoy and was born Aug 176l at Reading in "Lancaster county", PA, and when quite young his father moved to Rockingham, VA, and soldier lived there at enlistment, applied 1833 in Ross County, Ohio where he lived for20 years, soldier was a PA Dutchman, and in 1833 signed Christobbel Depoy,soldier's brother John lived in Ohio in 1833 Depue David or David Depew, NJ Line Henry, NJ Line John, NY Depuy Aaron, PA line, soldier lived in Smithfield, Northampton Co. Benjamin, NY Line Cornelius, NY Line Isaac, wife Catharine, NY LIne James (colored) NY line James, NY Line John, NY Line John, NY Line Moses, or Mose Dupuy, wife Hellena, NY Line Monroe County William S. Depuy, of Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County, he was born near Smithfield township, a son of John and Margaret (Staples) Dupuy. The father was also a native of the same township, and he was born in 1804, and was the son of Aaron and Elizabeth (LaBar) Depuy and brother to Abram Depuy, who served as soldier in the War of 1812, and was the first to settle north of the Blue Ridge in PA. Aaron Depuy, grandfather of William S., was born in Warren County, NJ in 11760 and died in 1854 Best Wishes, Geri