While I can not see any connection, yet, let us explore a bit. What were the given names of Catherine's children? May give a clue. The Hampshire Co. stop may have meaning altho it was a popular place whilst going south in those days. Monongalia was not and the Conards, various ones, were likely to go to Loudoun...my branch, the first there, was in 1757. The county was formed about 1747 or so. Heavy PA & Quaker place. The Madtis Conders family had some members who strayed from the Quakers, and his Anthony was likely one. The name CONARD did not come into use 'til the late 1700s, about the rev war time. Previously the name had the S and likely the U instead of O. Most of the family veered away from Germans and any German religion. They were quick to anglicize. German was dropped as a spoken tongue about 1700 by all..... I have NEVER found a catholic amongst the descendants for many generations. There is a later Anthony in Philadelphia, much too late to figure in here...and his famiy seemed to take CONRAD and remained well into the early 1800s in Philly. The spelling Cunread is really weird. The only branch using any semblance of that is my line, Cunraed Cunraeds, aka Conrad Conrads & Cunrad Cunrads, and he died in Worcester twp., now Montgomery Co., in 1747, leaving sons Anthony (mine), Henry, and James (who died in Hampshire Co, (now W) Va. in 1795. My Anthony died in 1747,too, in Montgomery Co., and his widow took the family to Loudoun Co., VA, and she had only two sons, John & Jonathan, well accounted for, by the way. No help, granted, but just thinkin' out loud. Erik P Conard

Erik, that is a good idea. I've gotten back to my notes from "Two Thousand Desendants of Philip Coon of West Virginia" by Cline M. and J. Otis Koon (a microfilm). Thought I might pick up something that would help us. Not too promising - but this I can add: "Catherine Cunread (Coonrod). She came from a pioneer eastern Pennsylvania family. Her grandfather (on her mother's side) came from England with William Penn when he settled in America." Re Hampshire County: "It appers that John and Davi Coon of the South Branch of the Potomac River in Hampshire County were sons of Philip" [and therefore brothers of Joseph Coon]. "They owned land and spent some time near the other Coons in Harrison County but went back to Hampshire Co." Will give names of Joseph and Catherine's children per Joseph's will and the Philip Coon history in next email. The first three were Conrad, Joseph Jr. & Anthony. Phyllis Vines ----- Original Message ----- From: <EConard1@aol.com> To: <ORIGINAL-13-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [ORIGINAL-13] Catherine Cunread/Cunraed > While I can not see any connection, yet, let us explore a bit. > What were the given names of Catherine's children? May give a clue. > The Hampshire Co. stop may have meaning altho it was a popular place whilst > going > south in those days. Monongalia was not and the Conards, various ones, were > likely > to go to Loudoun...my branch, the first there, was in 1757. The county was > formed about 1747 or so. Heavy PA & Quaker place. > The Madtis Conders family had some members who strayed from the Quakers, and > his Anthony was likely one. > The name CONARD did not come into use 'til the late 1700s, about the rev war > time. > Previously the name had the S and likely the U instead of O. > Most of the family veered away from Germans and any German religion. They > were > quick to anglicize. German was dropped as a spoken tongue about 1700 by > all..... > I have NEVER found a catholic amongst the descendants for many generations. > There is a later Anthony in Philadelphia, much too late to figure in > here...and his famiy seemed to take CONRAD and remained well into the early 1800s in > Philly. > The spelling Cunread is really weird. The only branch using any semblance of > that is > my line, Cunraed Cunraeds, aka Conrad Conrads & Cunrad Cunrads, and he died in > Worcester twp., now Montgomery Co., in 1747, leaving sons Anthony (mine), > Henry, > and James (who died in Hampshire Co, (now W) Va. in 1795. My Anthony died in > 1747,too, in Montgomery Co., and his widow took the family to Loudoun Co., > VA, and she had only two sons, John & Jonathan, well accounted for, by the way. > No help, granted, but just thinkin' out loud. Erik P Conard >