Jacob Conrad of Sunbury, PA (1735-1812) Research

Jacob Conrad Tax Records

The following tables summarize Jacob Conrad in the tax records of PA. Click on the links to see the original records. Note that tax lists do not exist for all years, and different lists collected different (or no) information. The earliest taxes uses English units of currency and later ones used American dollars and cents.

Location/Link Date Acres Horse Cattle Sheep Tax Notes
Oley, Berks 1768 1 1 "Jacob Kunrad, smith"
Oley, Berks 4 Jan 1772 1 "Jacob Cunrad"
Oley, Berks 1772 2 "Jacob Cunrad"
Oley, Berks 10 Dec 1772 2


Location/Link Date Acres Horse Cattle Sheep Tax Notes
Augusta, Northumberland 1 May 1770 2.4.0, 0.2.3
Augusta, Northumberland 1774 300A, uncult 2 2 1.10.0, 36, 0.7.6
Augusta, Northumberland 1781 240A 3 6 5.0.0, 1.5.0 "Jacob Coonrad"
Augusta, Northumberland 1782 200A 3 2 10 5.13.0 "Jacob Coonrat"
Augusta, Northumberland 1783 3 2 6.16.2, 7.15.0, 1.11.0
Augusta, Northumberland 1785 0.11.0, 0.2.7
Augusta, Northumberland 1786 360A 5 4 0.17.4, 0.8.0
Augusta, Northumberland 1788 300A 5 4 0.12.6, 0.6.3 1 Sawmill
Augusta, Northumberland c1788 0.8.7, 0.4.4
Augusta, Northumberland 1791 300A 6 4 0.6.9 1 Sawmill
Augusta, Northumberland 1791 0.6.? 1 horse died
Augusta, Northumberland 1793 300A 5 4 0.6.7 1 Sawmill
Augusta, Northumberland 1793 300A 0.5.4 1 Sawmill
Augusta, Northumberland 1793 0.16.7
Augusta, Northumberland 1794 300A 6 4 0.5.4 1 Sawmill, 0 firearms, 8 people on farm
Augusta, Northumberland 1795 2.19.7
Augusta, Northumberland 1796 1.60, 0.51, 0.10 "Jacob Conrad Senr"
Augusta, Northumberland 1798 6.76, 0.51, 0.10
Augusta, Northumberland 1799 1.92, 0.18, 0.12
Augusta, Northumberland 1800 5.39, 0.4, 0.4, 2.40, 0.23, 0.15
Augusta, Northumberland 1801 5.39, 0.4, 0.4, 2.40, 0.23, 0.15
Augusta, Northumberland 1802 300A+238A 4 4 2.50, 0.36, -
Augusta, Northumberland 1803 300A+238A 1 1 3.33+0.40, 0.11, -
Augusta, Northumberland 1804 300A+238A 1 1 3.33+0.40, 0.12, -
Augusta, Northumberland 1806 183A+17A 0.30+0.03, -, - also for Baily land
Augusta, Northumberland 1807 183A+17A 0.30+0.03, -, - also for Baily land
Augusta, Northumberland 1809 170A 0.31, -, -
Augusta, Northumberland 1810 170A 0.31, -, -
Augusta, Northumberland 1812 208A 0.25, -, - unseated
Augusta, Northumberland 1813 208A 0.25, -, - unseated


Location/Link Date Acres Horse Cattle Sheep Tax Notes
Sunbury, Northumberland 1805 1 1 0.80, 0.09 2 lots, 2 story house
Sunbury, Northumberland 1806 1 1 0.80, 0.09 2 lots
Sunbury, Northumberland 1807 1 0.80, 0.03 2 lots
Sunbury, Northumberland 1808 1 0.72, 0.03 2 lots, log house and stable, Hurtleberry street
Sunbury, Northumberland 1809 1 0.58, 0.03 2 lots
Sunbury, Northumberland 1810 1 0.58, 0.03 2 lots
Sunbury, Northumberland 1811 1 0.31, 0.03, 0.25 2 lots, log house, Hurtleberry St, gentleman
Sunbury, Northumberland 1812 1 0.31, 0.03, 0.25 2 lots
Sunbury, Northumberland 1813 0.31, 0.06, 0.25 died, 2 lots charged to Nicholas Conrad

Also see this page for Jacob Conrad being appointed tax assessor, Augusta Township, 1785. The role of tax assessor moved around from year-to-year.


Jacob Conrad Land Records

Following are the main land purchases of Jacob Conrad in Augusta and Sunbury. Note that in many cases, the land was partitioned, sold, etc. Shown in the order acquired. The Location link shows the name used on modern overlay. The View link shows Google street view.

Tract Name Location View Warrant Survey Returned Patent Size Purchased Sold
NP-1803 Augusta
C:61		 3 Apr 1769
NP-1803		 F-232
17 Dec 1805, C:61		 6 May 1783
1:225		 77A N/A part of land willed to Jacob Jr?
Sunbury Lot 115 Sunbury 3 Jul 1772 this was never executed and hence expired
Hickory Tavern Augusta
C7:230		 view 3 Apr 1769, Thomas Barnes
NP-154		 13 Nov 1786, C7:230 22 Apr 1782
John Lukens		 6 May 1783
1:225		 301A 2 Apr 1783
deed C:493		 willed to son Jacob Conrad, Jr
Crout Garden Augusta
T:149		 11 Nov 1785
warrant		 18 Nov 1786, T:149 31 May 1792 1 Jun 1792
P18:469		 187.75A N/A 7 Sep 1799, to daughter Susanna Hall, L:122
Jefferson Augusta
C21:237		 10 Jun 1789
warrant		 19 Jun 1789, C21:237 28 Mar 1803 1 Apr 1803
P48:512		 150.75A N/A 27 Apr 1803, 74A to Jacob Shipman, M:513
? Sheriff's Sale Augusta
??		 by Jacob's land on Holland Run 300A 28 May 1790
E:173		 is this Hickory Tavern again??
A9:142 (by Crout Garden) Augusta
A9:142		 22 Nov 1792
warrant		 13 Dec 1793, A9:142 5 Dec 1810 6 Dec 1810
H5:191		 136.5A N/A maybe part of land that Peter gave to son Henry later
C:146 (by Crout Garden) Augusta
C:146		 10 Jan 1794
warrant		 23 Apr 1794, C:146 5 Dec 1810 6 Dec 1810
H5:191		 239A (total) N/A maybe part of land Peter gives to son Henry later
Harrison's Folly Augusta
A:48		 view 15 Mar 1786, John Harrison 13 Nov 1786, A:48 19 Jul 1791 20 Jul 1791
P18:180		 390A 31 Jul 1794
G:68		 willed to son John Conrad (about 150A)
Sunbury Lots 255/256 Sunbury view lots 254 and 255 2 lots 31 Aug 1799
L:35		 willed to Nicholas, who sold in 1814, S:318
New Holland C21:192 view 3 Apr 1769, Fred. HillNP-427 Jacob Conrad, C21:192, H:161 26 May 1802 27 May 1802
N36:603		 251A 27 May 1802
L:680		 willed to Henry, see Z-167

Note that lots 254 and 255 on Hurtleberry Street correspond to modern 238 Walnut Street in Sunbury (Trinity Wesleyan Church). Click here to see the current Google Street view of this area (Jacob lived where the church is on the right - you can pan forward toward the Susquehanna River to see how close Jacob lived to the river in his retirement years).


Also see the many aerial photos and maps related to the Conrad families by clicking here.

Moving West

Here is a list of the early pioneer Conrads who left the comforts of home for opportunities in the West. This started after Jacob Conrad Jr died young, and many of his kids moved on, and others joined them. Birth/death and approximate migration date are shown. You can use this information to try to match Conrad DNA matches.

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Idaho

Iowa

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Louisiana

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Oklahoma

Oregon

Western PA

Washington

Remained in Sien, Germany area (the last of our Conrad's...)

German Surnames

Surnames connected with Jacob Conrad's family in Germany (use for DNA searches)

Disappeared from Sien area

Stayed in Germany? - Sien area

Stayed in Germany? - Saarland

Stayed in Germany? - other

R=no more records online to research, *=expand later

to Australia

to Brazil

to Canada

to England

to France

to Hungary

to USA - Ct

to USA - IA

to USA - ID

to USA - IL

to USA - IN

to USA - Kansas

to USA - Maryland

to USA - Massachusetts

to USA - Michigan

to USA - Minnesota

to USA - Nebraska

to USA - NJ

to USA - NY

to USA - OH

to USA - OK

to USA - PA

to USA - WI

Decoder

  • C=Conrad, H=Heimfahrt, Ma=Matthes, Mu=Mueller, J=Jung
  • CMu1=recent Conrad+Mueller generation, Ma4=4 Matthes 4 generations back (I stopped work on these)
  • DNA=some DNA matches among descendants
  • R=no more records to expand family, *=go back and expand later

Interesting

Here are some Conrad descendants with interesting or unusual stories (let me know if you find others).

Celebrities

Well known actor Clark Gable is a Conrad cousin. See his family page here on ancestry. Here is Clark Gable's ancestry back to Jacob Conrad:

  • W Clark Gable 1901-1960
  • William H Gable 1870-1948
  • Nancy Ann Stainbrook 1837-1927
  • Jacob Stainbrook 1792-1875
  • Anna Elisabetha Conrad 1760-1827
  • Jacob Conrad 1735-1812
Clark Gable