The given name Conrad is indeed a common one. I 've never been able to figure out how they got Conard out of Coonrod...the double o in dutch is pronounced like a long o, like in Roosevelt, the vowel quality o and a in German quite different. And, add the indifference + lack of schooling + attention to detail, I have several old families who were Coonrad, Coonrod, who today use Conard...CON'erd, and none of them are descended from Thones Kunders. The history of the development of the surname Kunders, in itself, belies logic...and I am finding KUNDERS families in the USA today, and of course, no kin. It has been guessed today that brothers of old Thones likely are Cönes or Könes today in Germany...never tried to follow up. Another item is the final 's' on the name...dropped by the third generation in America. Highly doubtful that any of these folks related to the various Conrad men, the Dukes... Then there are the high-fallutin' ones who now call Conard as ka-NARD, not knowing what that means in French slang...my lips are sealed. Still, no cigar...I asked for a list of the Coon/Kuhn children simply to compile a preponderance of evidence, are there any familiar names, family-wise? I am still on the negative side of Thones Kunders kinship to this family. Sorry. EPC