James Head was born in Orange Co, VA. He married Elizabeth Janette POWELL in 1775 in Orange Co, VA.
James was a Sgt in Co of Rangers under Capt Hogg, Orange Co, VA, in
the Rev War.James was a Sgt in Co of Rangers under Capt Hogg, Orange Co, VA, in
the Rev War.
Elizabeth Janette POWELL [Parents].Elizabeth married James Head in 1775 in Orange Co, VA.
Eliza and her sister were raised by their uncle, Francis and Elizabeth
J Powell Kirtley.
Male JOHNSON died before 1880. He married Margaret R MCALLISTER.
Margaret R MCALLISTER [Parents] was born in 1855 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. She married Male JOHNSON.
John POWELL [Parents] was born in 1595 in England. He married Jane (Powell).
Residences and events:
2/7/1624 VA John arrived aboard the Swallow from London at age 29.
"Elzabeth Cittie beyond Hampton River in VA" where John was an original settler.
5/1712 Essex Co, Va, St Mary's Parish. John and brother, Thomas, bought 316 acres from Richard Long.
11/1713 He sold his portion of the previous land purchase to Michael Lawless, his wife, Jane, relinquishing her dower rights.
10/1716 Essex Co, VA. He was a witness to land sold by Samuel Prosser.
Jane (Powell).Jane married John POWELL.
Jane was executor of John's estate. She remarried in 1699 to a Thomas Burnett.
Capt Ambrose POWELL [Parents] was born in 1744/1750 in Culpeper Co, VA. He died on 8 Sep 1788 in Culpeper Co, VA. He married Mary Bledsoe.
Ambrose was said to be a decorated Indian fighter during the French & Indian War and a close friend of President Monroe.
In 1764 he was allowed to choose his guardian so he was over 14 but
under 21 years of age at that time.Virginia Marriages records his marriage to Mary Bledsoe on
3/10/1751-52 and states his birthdate was 9/18/1713, much too early to
be this gentleman.His will was dated 1/26/1782 and proved 10/20/1788. In it he mentioned wife, Mary, sons, Robert and William, daughter, Ann Hill, son-in-law, Henry Hill, and deceased daughter, Fanny Sutton, and two grandchildren, Mary Bledsoe Sutton and John Sutton.
Mary Bledsoe.Mary married Capt Ambrose POWELL.
They had the following children:
M i Robert POWELL was born in 1753. He died in 1815. F ii Fanny POWELL died before Jan 1782. F iii Ann POWELL. M iv William POWELL.
Jacob WILLIAMS was born on 31 May 1833 in OH. He died on 5 Jan 1881 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. He married Martha J MCALLISTER.
Residences & events:
1870 Curtisville, Coles Co, IL. His personal property = $1000. His
mother-in-law and her two daughters were living with his family.
Martha J MCALLISTER [Parents] was born on 30 Nov 1845 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. She died on 7 Feb 1890 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. She married Jacob WILLIAMS.
They had the following children:
Frank CARTER.Frank married Sarah F MCILVAIN on 7 Jun 1866.
Sarah F MCILVAIN [Parents] was born on 4 Jul 1842. She died on 5 May 1919 in Washington, DC. She married Frank CARTER on 7 Jun 1866.
Sarah and Frank had 5 children.
Ulrich\Woolrick Sr COONROD [Parents] was born on 15 Jun 1721 in Attiswil, Bern Canton, Switzerland. He died in 1794 in Augusta Co, VA. He married Margaret Langenegger on 21 Mar 1745 in Walliswil, Berne Canton, Switzerland.
His name was originally Ulrich Kuhnrad but upon hearing the German pronunciation it is easy to understand how it evolved into Woolrick.
Residences & events:
Berne, Switzerland
1749 Rotterdam. The family began the migration. "The foreigners whose names are underwritten, imported in the ship isaac, Capt. Robert Mitchell, from Rotterdam, but last from Cowes in England, did this day thake the Oaths to the Government. From the Palatine, by List 79.206 freights." Listed among the passengers were Hans Conrath, sick, Ully Kunrath and Hans Kunrad."
9/27/1749 Philadelphia, PA He and 78 others signed oaths to the government upon arrival. He settled on the North Banks of the Potomac River but remained there only a short while before moving on.
1757 Switcher's Run, WVA. He received a land grant of 50 acres.
1753 South Banks of the Potomac, Augusta Co, VA, now Pendleton Co, WVA. He was listed among Settlers before 1760 as arriving before or during the period of the Indian war.
3/19/1758 Raid on the Upper Tract settlement: "Peter Moser, who lived opposite the mouth of Mallow's Run, was shot dead while unloading corn at his crib. Nicholas, Frank and John Conrad were also killed, George Moser and Adam Harper were wounded and John Cunningham and two other persons were captured."
9/1758 He drew 16 shillings as payment for service in the Augusta Co militia.
12/16/1758 Augusta Co, Va. From court records: " Wolrick Conrad qualified admr. of Hance Conrad, being brother and heir-at-law."
1761 He received a second grant at Switcher's Run, this one for 240 acres.
From Augusta Co, VA court records:
Page 462.--29th May, 1761. Page 456.--29th May, 1761. Mary Wood, of Frederick, James and Moses Green, of Culpeper, to Joseph Skidmore, Jr., £50.15, on North Fork of South Branch of Potowmack, 203 acres, part of 660 acres patented to Robert Green, 25th June, 1747. Teste. Mathew Patton, Michael Prop. Same to Uldrick Conrod, £55.12, 278 acres at same place, part of 370 acres patented to Robert Green, 12th January, 1746. Delivered to same.
Page 75.--19th August. 1761. Daniel Smith's settlement of estate of Jacob Sivers approved--Paid Woolrick Conrod, Gabriel Kyle and others
5/18/1762 August Co, VA. His name appeared in a list of those who "produced a certificate of their having received the sacrament, and took the usual oaths to his majesty's person and government, subscribed the abjuration oath and test, which is ordered to be certified in order to their obtaining warrants of naturalization." Others receiving certificates of naturalization that same day were relatives of in-laws and cousins, Gabriel Kyle (Kile/Coil) and George Hammer.
Page 174.--13th May, 1762. Andrew Smith's will: to wife, Mary, 1 sermon book; to children, books. Teste: Henry Banniger, Woolrick Conrod, Valentine Gile (Coil). Proved, 18th August, 1762, by Conrod. Henry Penniger qualifies administrator c. t. a., with Woolrick Conrod, Sebastian Hover. Proved, 18th November, 1762, by Valentine Coil."
Page 263.--28th June, 1763. Walreck Conrad, planter, and Margaret (signed in German) to Samuel Morral, Jr., of Amherst Co., planter, £40, 240 acres on the Mountain between South Fork and South Branch of Potomac, on Switcher's branch, now in possession of said Samuel
Morrall. Delivered: Samuel Morrall, 25th June, 1787."Same year, South Branch of Potomac, Augusta Co, VA. A patent of 660 acres by Robert Green was sold to Conrad and Skidmore.
"At the mouth of Thorn Ulrich Conrad had built a mill in 1766 or very soon afterward....Gabriel Kile was well up the Black Thorn."
8/19/1767 He received cash from the settlement of Valentine Coil's estate.
1767-68 Woolrey, Conrad, Jacob and George "Gunrod" were listed in the Augusta Co Parish Vestry Book.
5/12/1770 He received a patent on 6 acres on Black Thorn Creek.
Page 491.--21st March, 1772. Recorded. George Dice's (estate) appraisement by Ulrunk (Alrunk?) Conrat, Jacob Freind.
Page 190.--2d August, 1773. Estate of Jacob Caplenger, of South Branch, appraised by Jacob Conrad, Jacob Friend, Wolrie Conrad.
Page 377.--3d and 4th August, 1773. George Caplinger's (of South Branch) estate sold at vendue--To Leonard Probst, Jacob Caplinger, Danl. Probst, Henry Caplinger, Catherine Caplinger, Elizabeth Caplinger, John Caplinger, Geo. Caplinger, Adam Caplinger, Michael Alkeir, Ulrick Conrad, Christian Pickle, Stovel Low, Valentine Post, John Skidmore; to Doctor
Neal, Chas. Bowers, Peter Caphart, Aron Skyhaw, Zachoriah Rexrode. Geo. Caplinger (2 crout tubs), Joseph Skidmore, Elizabeth Harbold, Jacob Rude, Jobb Velton, George Ganker, Thomas Willmott, Aron Vansye, Martin Coyle, Danl. Richardson, Danl. Hornbeck.8/18/1775 Court records show he put in a claim for furnishing supplies to the soldiers in Dunmore's War of 1774 and also for those in the Revolution. The supplies were probably products of his mill.
3/19/1776 His name, as witness, was on the will of Jacob Conrad proved that date.
Page 462.--18th March, 1777. Ulrick Conrad, Sr., to Ulrick Conrad, Jr., his son, at mouth of Black Thorn on South Branch of Potowmack, 6 acres with mill seat thereon erected, patented to Ulrick 12th May, 1770.
1782-87 Wooldrick Conrod, Sr and Jr, and John Conrod were listed among county taxpayers.
7/17/1787 "Owley Conrad" Sr and Jr and 35 others were reported as refusing to give their taxes to the comissioner.
1789 This year he added 2 more plots of land through grants, both at Black Thorn. One was for 78 acres, the other for 450.
1790 Listed in the Tithables list of all males over age 16 were Ulrich Sr, Jacob, Ulrich Jr, and Adam and George.
1794 One final grant at Black Thorn gave him another 40 acres.
Sons, John & Frederick, were co-executors of his estate.
A will from Pendleton Co, VA and dated 1802 has been attributed to this Woolrich which named only 2 children, Elizabeth Zumwalt and Ulrich Conrad Jr.
Which is correct?
Margaret Langenegger was born about 1725 in Switzerland. She married Ulrich\Woolrick Sr COONROD on 21 Mar 1745 in Walliswil, Berne Canton, Switzerland.
They had the following children:
M i Ulrich\Woollery Jr COONROD was born about 1746. He died on 15 Feb 1815. M ii Stephen COONROD died about Sep 1767. M iii Frederick Coonrod. M iv Daniel Coonrod. M v William COONROD. M vi John COONROD.
Residences & events:
3/13/1786 Greenbriar Co, WV. John's land was used as a dividing line in the description of land being assigned to Jesse Bland.
From Augusta Co, VA, court records:
9/1798 "Dedimus to be directed to Peter House, Henry House and John Conrad. Also of Mitford Stokes, of Salisbury, in said State, dedimus to Spence McAuley, Evan Alexander and John Newman. Also of Mr. Franklin, formerly a Commissioner of Army Accounts, now an inhabitant of Surry County, North Carolina. All in suit of John Johnston vs. John Miller."M vii George Sr COONROD was born about 1750. F viii Elizabeth COONROD was born in 1759. She died in 1820. M ix Owley COONROD.
Frederick Coonrod [Parents].Frederick married Fanny THRUSTON on 25 Apr 1793 in Mt Sion, VA, in her home.
1794 Frederick was co-executor of his father's estate w/bro, John.
1795 He sold 500 acres in Hampshire Co.
Fanny THRUSTON.Fanny married Frederick Coonrod on 25 Apr 1793 in Mt Sion, VA, in her home.
William COONROD [Parents].William married Elizabeth DOUGHTY on 11 Apr 1802 in Frederick Co, VA.
Elizabeth DOUGHTY.Elizabeth married William COONROD on 11 Apr 1802 in Frederick Co, VA.
William POWELL [Parents] was born about 1680 in Isle of Wight Co, VA. He died after 1704. He married Mary PAGE on 14 Feb 1700 in Isle of Wight Co, VA.
Residences & events:
1704 Isle of Wight Co, VA. He was listed on the Quit Rent Rolls with 200 acres of land. His mother and brother, Thomas, were on the same listing.
He was among those listed on the 1704 Isle of Wight Quit Rent Rolls.
Mary PAGE.Mary married William POWELL on 14 Feb 1700 in Isle of Wight Co, VA.