Hi all, My name is Cindy Kipps Fetzer and I have not been doing this very long. I have an old history done by an aunt that I am starting with. I thought I'd get my feet wet by verifying and expanding on her work. Anyway, I have many Jacob Kipps in this history. The first of which was born 11 Nov 1760, died 20 Apr 1849. I don't have any brothers or sisters listed. He married Elizabeth Zerkle and had 9 children. His dates sound close enough that I thought he might possibly be the brother of John Kipps who has been discussed recently in the Dunmore Co. posts. My Jacob was the son of George Michael Kipps. I don't have any dates or other information on him except that he may have come to the valley from PA after coming from Germany. I would be interested in sharing any information anyone may have. At this point, I can't swear to the validity of my info., as I've just begun checking some of it out. I do know that my aunt did extensive research around Woodstock and Shenandoah County. The problem seems to be that she just wasn't very successful at transferring the information she collected into this history. Also, if anyone knows anything about the Neff Neighborhood, I would be very interested in that information. Evidently George Michael "...moved to the Neff neighborhood, in this section for a while, and was employed in Tailoring; and from that place he went to what is known as the Old Minnick Place near Timberville, VA. There he owned a tract of land" He was buried in Raders church cemetery. Sorry this is so long. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Cindy