Mecklenburg County NcArchives Biographies.....Hipp, Stephen ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lee Kemp Ramsey noemail@none.com March 3, 2025, 6:10 am Source: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River Author: Unknown Stephen Hipp - Head of household, 1790 U.S. Census: b. ca. 1758, the first of seven sons born to Stephen and Ann HIPP(HYP) of German descent (HEPP/HUPP); d. ca. 1826, Mecklenburg Co., NC, where he served as a R.S. The father obtained a 250 acre NC land grant on Gar Creek just north of Long Creek in 1766, being the same land mentioned in the father's will dated 25 Aug. 1781, Mecklenburg Co., NC. Stephen HIPP, the son, left his will in Mecklenburg Co., NC in 1826, naming his two Johnston grandchildren: John JOHNSTON and Peggy R. JOHNSTON. This will was submitted in Feb. 1828, but not proven. John JOHNSTON and Margaret/Peggy Ramsey JOHNSTON were the children of William and Elizabeth (HIPP) JOHNSTON & g.children of John & Peggy (Ramsey) JOHNSTON. This Margaret/Peggy Ramsey JOHNSTON, b. ca. 1814 in NC, married Winslow MCCREE and after their third of five children they settled in Dallas Co., AL. Additional Comments: The above biography taken from: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: A Genealogical Survey of the Neighbors and Allied Families of William and Nancy Ramsey The record in its entirety can be seen in the History section of Mecklenburg Co. NC USGenWeb Archives Project. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/bios/hipp2ubs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb