Initially to identify other family members and ultimately to establish a connection to Patriot – Uriah Tippie, born July 16, 1759 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. His grandfather Christian Teppe is said to have traveled to America on the Princess Augusta in 1736. Ancestry: Christian Tippie (Teppe) born 1706 Rheinland-Phalz, Germany Johanne Tippie (Teppe) born 1726 Rheinland-Phalz, Germany Uriah Tippie (Tipy) born July 16, 1759 New Jersey, US