John David Woelpper (Wilper) was born in Germany in 1709 and had settled in Staunton, Va., by 1751. In recommending him for a captaincy in 1776, GW noted his personal acquaintance with Woelpper, whom he had commanded during the French and Indian War.
Name Variations:
John David Woelpper;
John David Wilper;
John David Woelper
Birth:
1709
Gender:
Male
Citation
The Papers of George Washington Digital Edition, ed. Theodore J. Crackel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008.