Cemetery records say Jacob "Conrad" was a Pvt in the AmericanRevolutio n.
Residences & events:
Pendleton Co, WVA. According to the county history, he was ablacksmit h but he probably farmed as well.
From Augusta Co, VA, court records:
5/24/1763 "James Green and Moses Green, of Culpeper, and Mary Wood,of F redrick, to Jacob Conrod, L90, 457 acres on South Branch Potomac,part o f 660 acres patented to Robert Green, who devised the same tograntors, 2 03 acres being sold to Joseph Skidmore and Gabriel Coyle.Test: Mathew P atton, Postel Hover and Henry Pickles. Delivered:Jacob Conrad, Januar y 1765.
8/21/1764 "Christopher Thompson and Mary to Jacob Conrod, L30, 95acre s on Cook's Creek; corner McDonald's line and one Fisher'ssurvey. Test e: Archibald Huston, Daniel love, James Thompson."
8/29/1764 "Relinquishment of dower by Mary, wife of ChristopherThomps on, to deed to Jacob Conrad (ninety-five acres on Cook's Creek)acknowl edged by Mary.
1766 "Motion of Jacob Conrad and Hannah--John Westfall, admr. ofAbrah am Westfall, who was admr. of John Bogard. summoned." Detailsof entry u nknown.
5/17/1774 "John Skidmore, vice Jacob Conrad--road surveyor."
8/2/1773 "Estate of Jacob Caplenger, of South Branch, appraised byJac ob Conrad, Jacob Friend, Wolrie Conrad."
From History of Pendelton Co, WV:
"During the ten years closing with 1777, we find Jacob Dickenson belowB randywine....George and Francis Evick had come to the Evick Gap.George D ice was a neighbor to them, and Jacob Conrad and George Kilewere below t he Ruddle postoffice." (Jacob's daughter married aGeorge Kile, possib ly son of this man.)
Jacob and his family took advantage of the many land grants available,a massing quite a chunk of georgraphy among themselves. Severalgrants c arried his name but some of those could actually belong tohis son, Jac ob, since grandsons were also listed.
1771 South Branch - 180 acres
1791 Skidmore Run - 61 acres
1792 Reed's Creek - 50 acres
Conrad's Gap - 182 acres
1796 Conrod's Gap - 640 acres.
1794 North Fork - 37 acres
Buffalo Hill - 160 acres
1799 North Fork - 643 acres
From the History of Rockingham Co, VA:
In 1781 there were about 1500 tithables in the county.....and JacobCoo nrod, 16 horses and no slaves. Usually, however, those who had alarge n umber of horses also had a considerable number of slaves, andvice vers a.
From the History of Pendleton Co, WV:
Pendleton Legislators In General Assembly of Virginia
1793 - Jacob Conrad and Robert Davis
1795 - Jacob Conrad and Peter Hull, Sr
Thanks to Barbara Guinn for posting at Rootsweb:
• Land Records: August 1789, Pendleton County, Virginia [now WestVirgi nia]. John (Sr) and Magdalina Skidmore to Jacob Coonrod [Conrad]39 acr es on the east side of the South Branch, no adjoiners names;part of a l arger tract patented to Skidmore. Consideration: L20,Virginia in court A ugust 1789
• Land Records: September 20, 1792, Pendleton County, Virginia [nowWes t Virginia]. George and Brabara Richel [Reitzel] to Jacob ConradJr and B enjamin Conrad [son]. 70 acres on a branch of the SouthBranch, southea st of Peter Vanniman's land; patented 29 August 1787.Consideration: L1 8.1.10, Virginia.
• Land Records: August 5, 1793, Pendleton County, Virginia [now WestVi rginia]. Andrew and Elles Johnson to Jacob Conrad. 5 tracts: 83acres o n the North Fork at the mouth of Deep Spring Run, adjoiningMitchell; p atented to Thomas Hogg, 1 March 1773, and conveyed toJohnson. 30 acres , adjoining the previous tract and George Teter;patented 27 September 1 785. 60 acres on Deep Spring of the NorthFork, patented to Moses Ellsw orth, 26 July 1765, and conveyed toJohnson. 237 acres just above the D eep Spring, adjoining PhilipTeter; patented to Moses Ellsworth. 92 acr es at Deep Spring,adjoining and between 2 of the former tracts; patent ed 22 October1792. Consideration: L500, Virginia.
• Land Records: October 7, 1793, Pendleton County, Virginia [nowWest V irginia]. Thomas and Marget Cock to Jacob Cunrad [Conrad] 115acres on [ ??] creek, a west branch of the South Branch, between hisown former la nd and James Skidmore. consideration: L8, Virginia.
• Land Records: February 1806, Pendleton County, Virginia [now WestVir ginia]. Andrew and Frany Coil to Jacob Conrod Jr. 167 acres on thenort hwest side of Sineca Creek, including John Phares improvement;patented t o Gowen Hamilton, 16 December 1795. Consideration L120,Virginia
• Land Records: January 1807, Pendleton County, Virginia [now WestVirg inia]. Jacob Conrod, trustee, to George Coil. 2 tracts on theNorth For k, where William Gregg now lives: 64 acres, patented toMichael Eberman , 10 September 1767. 71 acres patented to Eberman, 9December 1791, and c onveyed to Gragg. Property sold under a deed oftrust given to Conrod b y Gragg, 23 July 1804. Consideration: L330,Virginia
2/16/1830 Rockingham Co, VA. He applied for a pension based on hisRe v War service.
From Rev War Pension & Bountry-Land Warrant Application Files:
"Virginig Rockingham County to wit:
On this sixteen day of February before me Daniel Smith one of theJudge s of the General Court personally appeared Jacob Conrad agedabout sixt y-six years, resident in the said county of Rockingham whobeing by me d uly sworn according to law doth on his oath make thefollowing declarat ion in order to obtain the provision made by thelate act of Congress e ntitled 'An acot ro provide for certain personsengaged in the land and n aval service of the United States in theRevolutionary War' that the sa id Jacob Conrad on the 10th day ofJanuary 1777 at the Red Stone settle ment on the Monongahela river (atthat time considered doubtful whether i n Virginia or Pennsylvania) heenlisted in the company commanded by Cap tain Benjamin Harrison of the13th Regiment of the Virginia line on con tenental establishmentcommanded by Col Rupell that he continued to ser ved in said Regiment,until he was transfered to the 9th Regiment of th e Virginia line oncontinental establishment commanded by Col John Gibs on-that thecompany was afterward transfered to the first Regiment of t heVirginia lin on continental establishment commanded by the Col John Gibson-and that he continued to servin in said corps in the service oft he United States until the 25th of July 1783 when he was dischargedfro m service at Pittsburg in the state of Pennsylvania (whichdischarge be ing produced to me in hereto summons) that he was in thebattles of Bra ndywine and German Town and that he is in reducedcircumstances and sta nds in need of the assistance of his country forsupport and has other e vidence now in his power of his saidservices-sworn to and declared bef ore me the day & year aforesaid.
Dan G Smith"
Many more affidavits are included in the file but are too blurry andov erwritten to read. On letter address to Mary Conrad in Columbus,OH da ted 10/24/1939 says:
"Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Jacob Conrad, a soldierof t he Revolutionary War.
The record of the only Jacob Conrod, all spellings of the namessearche d, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of thisoffice is fur nished you herein as found in the papers on file inpension claim, S393 61, based upon his military service in that war.
Jacob Conrod, the name is also shown as Conrad, was born in August17?? , day, place and the names of his parents are not given....
(service detail above reitereated)
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 16, 1820,a t which time he was a resident of Rockingham County, Virginia.
In 1821 soldier had no children living, or any family except his wife,h er name and age are not stated. There are no further family data.
Jacob Conrod died Jun 3, 1824, place not shown.....
Signed A B Miller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator."
Another inquiry from Mary to the Veteran's Administration mentions her eceived a warrant of 100 acres for his service.
Some say he was born in "Sweeden."
Rev War Pension records say he died 6/3/1824 but since his will waswri tten later, that is incorrect.
From Barbara Guinn at Rootsweb:
• He signed a will on September 6, 1824 in Pendleton County,Virginia [ now West Virginia]. 12 Will Book 1, pp 246-49
Will of Jacob Conrad Sons: Ulrick, Jacob, Benjamine [including land inR andolph County], Daniel, John, Peter [land in Randolph County werehe l ives). Daughters: Sabina Colip, to the children of deceaseddaughter Fa nny Coil, Barbara Harper, daughters of Phebe Coilschildren after death o f their father Samuel Coil, Mary Coilschildren.
Mentions of sons of my late wife and my own sons.
Exectors: sons Jacob and Ulrich Conrad.
Witness: John Hedrick, Frederick Hedrick, Adam Hedrick and Z. Dyer.
Proven: January 1833
He is listed as Jacob Conrad in cemetery records.
