"During this war with the French and Indians the legislature ofVirgini a passed numerous Acts for the defence [sic] of the frontiers,for payi ng the troops called into service, and for supplying the armywith prov isions. The frontier counties naturally furnished thelargest numbers o f men for this war. In the seventh volume ofHenings’ Statutes is foun d a schedule, appended to an Act passed inSeptember, 1758, giving the n ames of soldiers to whom pay was due,together with the names of other p ersons who held accounts againstthe Colony for work done for the army, f or provisions furnished, forhorses sold or hired, etc. In this schedu le lists are given from 39counties. Some of these lists are very shor t, a few are very long.The longest four, named in order of length, are t hose of Augusta,Bedford, Lunenberg, and Frederick. Inasmuch as what i s nowRockingham was then a part of Augusta, it is possible to find in t heAugusta list a number of Rockingham names. The following, copied from the list of Augusta soldiers, are almost certainly names ofRockingh am men:
.....John Cunrod
Walter Cunrod
Woolrey Coonrod
Francis Kirtley (Capt.)
"Among the persons named in the schedule as having furnished suppliest o the the [sic] troops, the following were all probably fromRockingham :
.....Wooley Coonrod"
May 30, 1782.
Revolutionary claims were allowed to
...Stephen Coonrod
George Coonrod
Pet. Coonrod
Virginia Census, 1607-1890
Name: Peter Coonrod
State: VA
County: Botetourt County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1779
Record Type: Rent Role
Page: NPN
Database: VA Early Census Index
This item may belong to another Peter Coonrod:
Henry Sprinkle vs. Conrad's heirs--O. S. 241; N. S. 85--ThomasHarrison w as proprietor of Harrisonburg. Deed 16th September, 1786,by David Harr ow and Mary of Rockingham to Peter Conrad, lot 2 ofNorthwest Square i n Harrisonburg. Recorded in Rockingham September,1794. Deed 28th Novem ber 1781, by Thomas Harrison and Sarah ofRockingham to Tobiah Rheams o f same place, 2 lots in Harrisonburgnumbered 2 and 3 of the North Squa re part of 1,290 acres patented toThomas by inclusive patent 1st March , 1773, on each lot to be builtone good dwelling house 20 feet long an d 17 feet wide, with a stoneor brick chimney. Recorded in Rockingham 2 6th November, 1781.
1787 Peter received a land grant of 260 acres at Boon's Run, br.Shena ndoah.
His estate became involved in a court battle:
Augusta Co, VA, McGahey vs. Conrad--O. S. 153; N. S. 54--Complainantsa re, viz: Tobias R. McGahey and Mary Eve, his wife (formerly widow ofPe ter Conrad who died testate. Will in Rockingham). Peter Conrade'swill o f Rockingham; wife, Mary Eve; brothers and sisters, viz:Catharine Mill er, Elizabeth Pirkey, Stephen Conrad, Margaret Pirkey,Nicholas Conrade ; legatee, Joseph Conrade, living in Madison County;legatee, Christian C onrade, living in Pennsylvania; wife's sister,Christine, wife of John H ammer; wife's sister, Barbara, wife of
Henry Sellers; brother, Stephen Conrad. Picked Mountain Congregation.D ated 2d June, 1800. Recorded in Rockingham, September-October, 1800.
