Van Gundy Family Tree


Male Wiley.Male married Grace Ellen VAN GUNDY.

Grace Ellen VAN GUNDY [Parents].Grace married Male Wiley.


Male Wilson.Male married Zeta VAN GUNDY.

Zeta VAN GUNDY [Parents].Zeta married Male Wilson.


James Parker Jr RIDDLE [Parents].

He had the following children:

  F i Mary RIDDLE.

Hillas Oliver.Hillas married Winifred RIDDLE.

Winifred RIDDLE [Parents].Winifred married Hillas Oliver.


Thomas POWELL [Parents] died in 1788. He married Sally (Powell).

Some of his land in Augusta Co, VA. was involved in a court battle:

Norvell vs. Camm--O. S. 160; N. S. 56--Bill, 1811. Orator is Reuben Norvell of Amherst. In 1755 patent was issued to James and John Christian and William Brown for 3,926 acres in Albemarle (now Amherst). In 1774 the tract was declared forfeited on petition of John and Charles Christian, sons of said Jno. Christian, then deceased. James Christian was also dead in 1774. Jonn and Charles, however, did nothing to perfect a title. Yet in 1777 they conveyed 933 acres to James Grisham, who in 1787 conveyed 433 acres to Thomas Powell. Thomas died 1788, intestate, leaving two children, viz: Betsey, wife of John Camm, and Mary, wife of John Warwick.

Patent was issued to orator in 1798 for the 3,926 acres. John and Charles Christian had resided, one in New Kent and one in Charles City. In 1774 Charles lived in Goochland. In 1779 he moved to Amherst. Col. Thomas Moore married Sally, the widow of Thomas Powell.

Col. Joseph Burrus lived in Tennessee. James Loudon, aged 71, deposes in Amherst, 9th October, 1811, that the last one of the Christians moved to Charles City in 1763. William Knight deposes in Campbell County, October, 1811--he has resided near the land since 1774--that James Grissom did not remove to Amherst until 1780. James Loudon deposes further he has lived in Albemarle, near the land, since infancy; it was settled in 1752. Henry Turner, aged 53, deposes in Campbell, 12th October, 1811, has lived near the land since 1776. Previous to 1765 John and James Christian died.

There was a judgment of forfeiture in General Court in 1774 for non-payment of quit rents due from William Brown. Henry Christian and William Brown Christian, children and devisees of John Christian, deceased; James, John and George Christian, children and devisees of James Christian, deceased, in whom the right is since become vested.

On 30th October, 1774, John and Charles of Charles City County, conveyed to James Gresham, of Cumberland, 933 acres (copy of deed). Recorded in Amherst, 6th July, 1778. On 21st August, 1787, Gresham of Amherst conveyed to Thomas Powell. Copy of deed recorded in Amherst 3d September, 1787. Powell died 1788. Henry Turner deposes that the land on which he lives belonged to John Scott, who married Margaret Fry, and was conveyed to Turner's father by Scott.

He died intestate, leaving wife, Sally and 2 married daughters.

Sally (Powell).Sally married Thomas POWELL.

Following Thomas' death, she married Col Thomas Moore.

They had the following children:

  F i Betsy POWELL.
  F ii Mary POWELL.

John Camm.John married Betsy POWELL.

Betsy POWELL [Parents].Betsy married John Camm.


John Warwick.John married Mary POWELL before 1788.

Mary POWELL [Parents].Mary married John Warwick before 1788.

Other marriages:
Mulinix, Archibald


Archibald Mulinix.Archibald married Mary POWELL on 5 Feb 1786 in Augusta Co, VA.

Mary POWELL [Parents].Mary married Archibald Mulinix on 5 Feb 1786 in Augusta Co, VA.

Other marriages:
Warwick, John


Male Haines.Male married Sarah POWELL.

Sarah POWELL [Parents].Sarah married Male Haines.

Her 2 children were named in the will of brother, Ambrose, to receive equal shares along with Sarah and her siblings.

They had the following children:

  M i Stephen Haines.
  F ii Dicey Haines.

Stephen COONROD [Parents] died about Sep 1767 in Augusta Co, VA. He married Catherine (Coonrod).

He was a blacksmith.

Residences & events:

6/28/1758 Augusta Co, VA. The estate of Peter Moser paid him for services rendered.

2/8/1759 He was among the purchasers of John Vinegard's estate.

He was mentioned several times in the Augusta Co, VA, court records:

8/13/1762 "Jacob Coger, of Hallifax County, to Michael Coger, £100, 455 acres on Shanando, part of 930 acres patented to Jacob, 24th April, 1753. Cor. Thomas McCready (conveyed from Jacob), the patent lines. Teste: Felta Kop (Valentine Cope), Stephen Conrad. Delivered: M. Coger, 26th April, 1763."

8/22/1764 He and 2 others were bondsmen for the estate of William Frazier.

11/21/1764 "Stephen Conrad and Catherine ( ) to George Huffman, Jr., £85, 220 acres; corner Wood's land on Boon's Run. Delivered: Geo. Huffman, 21st May, 1771."

4/25/1765 " James and Moses Green to Steven Conrad, £60, 234 acres, part of 2000 acres patented to James Wood and Robert Green, on Boon's Run between Picked Mountain and Shanandore River, between John Burke's and Runkle's land. Teste: Henry Long, Jacob ( ) Parshinger, George Conrad. Delivered: George Conrad, August Court,1776.

5/21/1766 "Bamet Man and Margret ( ) to George Man, £20, 100 acres, part of tract patented to Barnet, 12th May, 1759, on Stoney Run, corner Jacob Man's land. Teste: Jacob Parsinger, Steven Conrod, John Man."

Apparently Stephen was in the middle of a court suit when he died. The following appears in the Augusta Co, VA, court records: "Stephen Conrad vs. George Hoffmans.--Abates by plaintiff's death."

(This entry occurred after his death so must belong to another unknown Stephen but is placed here for safe keeping until that person can be identified.

11/20/1776 Augusta Co, VA court records: "Stephen Conrad, vice Frederick Haynes--road overseer.")

From Augusta Co, VA court records:

10/26/1767 "Catherine Conrad, widow of Stephen Conrad, on account of ill health and age refuses to administer on Stephen's estate and asks to have her eldest son George Conrad appointed. Teste: Jacob Purkey, Henry Lung."

11/17/1767 "George Conrad qualifies administrator of Stephen Conrad."

11/26/1767 "Stephen Conrad's estate sold to, viz: John Coutch, Lewis Fisher, Stephen Hensbengar, Zachariah Rexrode, Henry Tamewood, Peachey Gilmore."

8/17/1769. "Settlement recorded of estate of Stephen Conrad (Geo. Conrod, executor)--Paid, viz: Jacob Bear, John Fudge, Jno. Michl. Stophelmire, Mathias Kersh, Michl. Summy, Jno. Seller, Valentine Mitcher, Paul Lingal, Mauks Swadley, Jacob Archinbright, Peter Smith, Saml. Maggot, Michl. Shirley, Jacob Shell, Christian Pikle, Jacob Peters,
Conrad Peterfish, George Fullingar, Geo. Mallo."

7/16/1770 "George Conrad (and Catherine ( ), eldest son and heir of Stephen Conrad to Stephen Conrad, brother of said George £__, natural love and affection. Two tracts 125 acres, 106 acres of which is part of 108 acres conveyed to said George by John Burk and 19 acres, part of tract whereon George now lives, on Boon's Run, a branch of Shanandore; also 24 acres patented to Stephen Conrad, father to Stephen, 30th August, 1763, and descended to George as eldest son and heir, lying between Lusk and Boon's Runs; corner John Sellers; corner Nutt's land; corner Wood's land; Kipling's (Kisling's, Rifling's) corner."

8/19/1776 "Stephen Conrad's further settlement-- To paid John Sworback, the minister, part of the testator's subscription; by a tract of land sold my brother. George Conrad, executor."

Catherine (Coonrod).Catherine married Stephen COONROD.

They had the following children:

  M i George COONROD.

George was a blacksmith.

Augusta Co, VA, court records have the following:

3/21/1769 "John Burk to George Conrod, £30, 108 acres on Boone's Run, a branch of Shanando. Delivered: George Conrod, August, 1776.

10/23/1769 "Jacob ( ) Archenbright, yeoman, to George Conrad, blacksmith, £40, mortgage, on Cub Run, purchased by Jacob from Christian Grub, whereon Jacob lately lived, containing 100 acres. Teste: John Gabriel Jones, William Roebuck. Delivered: George Conrod, 11th November, 1771."

8/17/1772 "David ( ) Fraizer and Barbara ( ) to George Conrad, £90, 157 acres patented to William Frazier, deceased, father to said David, 25th September, 1746, on south side of Shanandore, 2 mile run. Delivered: Geo. Conrod, August Court, 1776."
  M ii Stephen COONROD.

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