Michael Propst
1785 - 1843 (58 years)
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Name Michael Propst [1, 2, 3] Birth 1785 , Lincoln, North Carolina, USA 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Death 25 Oct 1843 , Catawba, North Carolina, USA [1, 2, 3] Person ID I4482 My Genealogy Last Modified 26 Mar 2021
Father Henry Propst, b. 1740, ,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA d. 16 Feb 1799, Lincoln,Rowan,North Carolina,USA (Age 59 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" Cline (Klein), b. 1745, Lancaster,,Pennsylvania,USA d. 1799, Lincoln,Rowan,North Carolina,USA (Age 54 years) Relationship natural Family ID F1350 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nancy Angel, b. 1787, , Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA d. 1869, , Catawba, North Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) Marriage 16 May 1807 ,Lincoln,North Carolina,USA [2] Children 1. Daniel Riley Propst, b. 22 Jan 1820, Propst Cross Roads, Catawba, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Apr 1902, , Catawba, North Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural]2. Susanna Eliza Propst, b. 14 Feb 1834, , Lincoln, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Jul 1917, , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural]3. Sarah Propst, b. 1827, Of, Catawba, North Carolina, USA [Father: natural]4. Mariah Propst, b. 1825, Of, Catawba, North Carolina, USA [Father: natural]5. Catherine Elizabeth betsy Probst, b. 6 Jun 1823, Of, Catawba, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Aug 1899, Lincoln Co, , North Carolina, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural]6. Adeline Propst, b. 1820, Lincoln Co, , North Carolina, USA [Father: natural]7. Absolum Propst, b. 3 Mar 1818, Of, Catawba, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Apr 1892, Vale, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural]8. Michael Propst, b. 1815, Lincoln Co, , North Carolina, USA [Father: natural]9. John Propst, b. 3 May 1810, Lincoln Co, , North Carolina, USA d. 25 Jun 1891, Catawba Co, , North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural]10. William Propst, b. 1805, Lincoln,,North Carolina,USA d. 1860, Burke,,North Carolina,USA (Age 55 years) [Father: natural]11. Josiah A Propst, b. 1807, , Lincoln, North Carolina, USA d. , Burke, North Carolina, USA [Father: natural]Family ID F1349 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Mar 2021
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Notes - Michael [Propts] PROPST was born 147, 148,150 ,151 about 1785 in Lincoln County, North Carolina and died on 10 Oct 1843 in Catawba County, North Carolina146, 147,148 ,149, 150 and was buried in Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery. He was a shoemaker and farmer147 and resided on the west side of South Fork River, near Grace Church.147 He served in the military152 147, 153 His maritial status in was single154 and he was identified as Michael PROPTS 154
Michael's wife, Nancy, moved to Lincoln County, North Carolina, from Dinwiddie County, Virginia with her parents and two brothers, John and Joshua. Michael and his family lived on the west side of the South Fork River, near Grace Lutheran Church. A shoemaker by trade, he became a prosperous landowner. He served in the battle of 1812 as a private under General Jackson and Captain McLains, receiving a pension for his service (WC-2221).
Michael was a shoemaker, living on west side of the south Fork River on land that Nancy's father had given her two other tracts of land. One listed Lincoln County deeds of 1805 from a John A. Wilson was 85 acres on the Catawba River for $200.0, and the other 83 acres on Allen's Creek for 50 silver dollars. Michael became very prosperous and served in the Battle of 1812 as a private under General Jackson and Captain J. McLains, receiving a pension for his service (Serial Number WC-2221). Michael's cemetery inscription at Grace Lutheran & Reformed Church Cemetery gives his death date as 25 October 1843. Michael and Nancy Angel's marriage is listed in the Lincoln County Marriage Bond, but not in Bynum's abstracts.
There is no recorded will for Michael but records of the estate settlement are in the December Session of Pleas and Quarters, 1843. "...ordered by t he court that John Propst and Absolum Propst be appointed administrators of the estate of Michael Propst. Who qualified and gave bond of $3,0 00 with John Angel, James Rhoney and Jacob Burns as securities. Bond app. by Jonas Bost." In December Session 1843 "upon petition plead it is ordered by the court that John and Absolum Propst adm. of Michael Propst deceased, sell at publick sale the negroes of the said estate."
In December Session, 1844, "George P. Shuford came into court and entered into as guardian of Adaline Propst, Eliza Propst, and Susanna Propst and gave bond according to law with David Robinson as security approved by t he following Justices on the bench, Joshua Wilson, Jonathon Bost, M[ajor]. Hull and Henry Cline. These were Michael's minor children. The estate was not settled until all the children came of age.
Nancy's mother's will was also being probated at the same time. [Barbara Louise McCullum, Tulsa, OK, 9/22/01]
- Michael [Propts] PROPST was born 147, 148,150 ,151 about 1785 in Lincoln County, North Carolina and died on 10 Oct 1843 in Catawba County, North Carolina146, 147,148 ,149, 150 and was buried in Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery. He was a shoemaker and farmer147 and resided on the west side of South Fork River, near Grace Church.147 He served in the military152 147, 153 His maritial status in was single154 and he was identified as Michael PROPTS 154
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Sources - [S35] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
Record for Daniel Riley Propst - [S35] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
Record for Michael Propst - [S35] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
Record for Henry Propst DVM
- [S35] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.