Genealogy of the Kneip/Kanipe/Canipe Family

Kneip/Knipe/Kanipe/Canipe Trees

The first Christian Kneip came to the Colonies in 1749 aboard the ship Ranier, captained by Officer Browning. It landed in Philadelphia in the colony of Pennsylvania. During these early years the last name got spelled differently from Kneip/Knipe/Kanipe/Canipe.