Nothing about Conrad's parents-- the best educated opinion I have heard (from Tom Pyle) is that Conrad (Conrad, Konradt, Conradt, Conradus) Piel (Peihl, Pfeil, Peil, Pile, Poile, Poyle, et al) was German and fought with the British as did other Hessians or German mercenaries. A Conrad Piel is listed as a Hessian prisoner in NY in 1782 (MUSTER ROLLS AND PRISONER-OF-WAR LISTS BY CLIFFORD SMITH, and thought to be a drummer because of his age (and a notation). He is also shown in Family Treemakers “Passenger Lists between 1538 and 1940.” (Tom Pyle's research). Americans did everything, including offering land to get them to desert the English. Prevailing wisdom for the losers was to become English (Poyle?) and blend in and go along with the winners. Part of the reason for coming over here was to stay for a better lot in life. Conrad could have moved down to North Carolina with his family (Brothers Richard and Peter?), and finally to Tennessee where things get much clearer. -----Original Message----- From: Helen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 2:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PYLE] Re: Coonrod Pyle Stephen Do you have any info or assumptions as to Coonrod's parents? ~Helen~ Owensboro, Kentucky [email protected] ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, write [email protected] with just the word unsubscribe in the message area. Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright