Written by Peter Felber, Pastor, Reformed Church, Ref. Pfarramt, Beggingen, Switzerland, 1984:

The name "Leupp" is a name that still appears today in Beggingen, although 
sometimes it is written as Leup or Loupp. Vogelsanger is also a name which 
appears today there. Thus, these families have lived in this region for many 
generations.

Until 1644, the parish of Beggingen belonged to the parish of Schleitheim, a 
neighboring village about 6 kilometers from Beggingen. About 2 1/2 miles.

All baptisms and marriages were recorded in the church books of Schleitheim 
until 1644. Ine Beggingen, there are only copies of these original books.

The church books of Beggingen began in 1644 when it became a parrish in its 
own right.

On the first page of the church book of Beggingen is the name of our 
ancestor, Melchior Leup. Melchior Leup was baptized as the 9th child of this 
new parish.

From 1618 to 1648, there was a terrible war called the Dreissigjagrige Krieg 
30 year War. Which was also a religious war. During this war, the region of 
Schaffhausen and the valley in which Beggingen and Schleitheim are located 
were involved. In 1633, troops of the Catholic party burned down the entire 
village of Beggingen, including the church with its records.

In 1642, a new church was built in Beggingen and 1644, they got their own 
pastor, Rev. Kochlin. He began the church book and baptized Melchoir.

They were certainly of the Reformed Church and can be said to have a part of 
the Reformation movement.

After 1529, the religion for the state of Schaffhausen changed from Catholic 
to the Reformed faith of the famous Huldrych Zwingli in Zurich. In those 
times, when a state changed its confession (religion) all the inhabitants of 
that state had no choice but to become members of the same confession.

Marriage notes for Hans Leup-Leupp-Loupp and Ursula Vogelsanger:

Marriage is recorded in the church book of Schleitheim where the records for 
the parrish of Benningen, Switzerland were kept until 1644.

The family worshiped in the Beggingen Reformed Church, Ref. Pfarramt, 
Benningen, Switzerland.

Eight children of Hans and Ursula are recorded at the church. Michail Wanner 
was Godfather for all the children and Emma Schudel was their Godmother.

LIPE: An Introduction To Some Of The Descendants Of Johannes Gottfried 
Leib/Lipe And Barbara Rudisill of York County, PA and Mecklenburg County, NC, 
by George W. Lipe, July 15, 1998, Pages 1-2:

Swiss and German Beginnings

Lipe has not always been Lipe! It has evolved over the last 350 years as 
bearers of the name moved about Europe and emigrated to America. Leup, Leupp 
and Loüpp is found in the church books of the Reformed Church Parish of 
Beggingen, Switzerland going back to 1635. The church books of Reihen, 
Germany beginning in 1666 contain the variants Leipp, Leip and Leib. Leib, 
Leyb, Libe, Lippe, Lype and Lipe is found in church, courthouse and archive 
records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727, to Mecklenburg County, North 
Carolina in 1764, to Jackson County, Illinois in 1818, to Yalobusha County, 
Mississippi in 1857, and etc. Leupp is still found today in and around the village of Beggingen.