Okay - I've finally figured this out.
We copied a lot of information while at the Westmoreland County Historical Society without really reading it first. The answer was there, though!
The land on which the Kepple House stands was first settled by Michael Kepple - the one who came from Germany with 4 of his 7 children. The land, however, wasn't available for purchase until after they had already been there for quite awhile. Michael's son, Nicholas, (we descend from son Andrew) bought the land in 1767 (I think). Nicholas died in 1799 - the plaque on the house reads 1799. His son, Micheal (grandson of the first Michael) inherited the land with his siblings but bought them out. Michael (the grandson) is the one referred to in the stories I've found so far. Either Nicholas or Michael (the grandson) is the builder of the brick house we visited. That little stone building behind the main house was not the blockhouse house; it was used for cold storage.
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