August 3, 1730- Ellis Lewis is born to Ellis Lewis & Mary Tyson in Upper Dublin, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
August 29, 1730- Jacob Cadwallader and Magdelene Conard, daughter of Matthias Cunard and his wife Barbara Tyson, are married at the Abington Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jacob Cadwallader, son of John Cadwalader, was a farmer.
August 30, 1730- Daniel Lewis is born to James Lewis & Sarah Potts in Cumru Township, Cumberland, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
(Ellis Lewis is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Mathias Dohrs & Agnes Neesgen Op den Graeff and Coentgen Lenssen Coenis & Anna Entgen Thones. Magdeline Conard is his second cousin once removed.
Magdeline Conard is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thones Kunders & Elin Magdalen Tyson.
Daniel Lewis is my second cousin 7 times removed. Ellis Lewis is his second cousin twice removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Potts & Elizabeth Baset.)
The Worland Family in America and Beyond
I began my life in the Puget Sound area of Washington State, on an island filled with forests and wild rhododendrons. I was separated from my Worland family there at an early age. Recently, I was reunited with my family and learned of my heritage. And so, this journey to know my ancestors began. The Worlands, Gideons, Newtons, Conards... they were the colonists, the settlers, the pioneers. They fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War. This is their story, and the story of a nation. -Deci Worland MacKinnon
Showing posts with label Cunard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cunard. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
November 1709, Pennsylvania
November 30, 1709- Griffith Jones and Elizabeth Cunard are married at the Abington Monthly Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Twenty years later, in the will of Thones Kunders, he would give to his son-in-law, Griffith Jones, "The bed and furniture standing in the New Room to be for the use of friends."
(Elizabeth Cunard is my seventh great grandaunt. Our common ancestors are Thones Kunders & Elin Theisson.)
Twenty years later, in the will of Thones Kunders, he would give to his son-in-law, Griffith Jones, "The bed and furniture standing in the New Room to be for the use of friends."
(Elizabeth Cunard is my seventh great grandaunt. Our common ancestors are Thones Kunders & Elin Theisson.)
Labels:
19th Century,
Cunard,
Jones,
Kunders,
Pennsylvania,
Quakers,
Theisson
Thursday, May 20, 2010
1711 Pennsylvania
1711- Henry Cunnard is born to John Cunard & Alice Lukens in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Abraham DeHaven is born to Herman DeHaven & Anneken Op den Graeff in Skippack, (now Montgomery County.)
Elizabeth Op den Graeff dies in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She had no children. Following her death, her husband, Peter Von, married Gerritje Jansen in Bensalem.
(Henry Cunnard is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thones Kunders & Elin Theisson.
Abraham DeHaven is my third cousin 8 times removed. Henry Cunnard is Abraham's third cousin. Elizabeth Op den Graeff is my second cousin 9 times removed. Henry Cunnard is her second cousin once removed. Elizabeth is Abraham DeHaven's aunt. Our common ancestors are Hermann Op den Graeff & Gretjen Driessen Pletjes.)
Abraham DeHaven is born to Herman DeHaven & Anneken Op den Graeff in Skippack, (now Montgomery County.)
Elizabeth Op den Graeff dies in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She had no children. Following her death, her husband, Peter Von, married Gerritje Jansen in Bensalem.
(Henry Cunnard is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thones Kunders & Elin Theisson.
Abraham DeHaven is my third cousin 8 times removed. Henry Cunnard is Abraham's third cousin. Elizabeth Op den Graeff is my second cousin 9 times removed. Henry Cunnard is her second cousin once removed. Elizabeth is Abraham DeHaven's aunt. Our common ancestors are Hermann Op den Graeff & Gretjen Driessen Pletjes.)
Labels:
18th Century,
Cunard,
DeHaven,
Jansen,
Kunders,
Lukens,
Op den Graeff,
Pennsylvania,
Pletjes,
Theissen,
Von
Sunday, April 4, 2010
August 1718, Pennsylvania
August 9, 1718- Alice Cunnard is born to John Cunard and Alice Lukens in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
(Alice Cunnard is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Mathias Dohrs & Agnes Neesgen Op den Graeff.)
(Alice Cunnard is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Mathias Dohrs & Agnes Neesgen Op den Graeff.)
Friday, January 1, 2010
1738 Pennsylvania
April 9, 1738- John Conard born to Anthony Cunard and Sarah Hatfield in Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
(John Kunders Conard is my 5th great grandfather.)
April 11, 1738- David Potts born to David Potts and Ann Roberts in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
(David Potts is my 5th great grand uncle. His sister, Elizabeth, would marry John Conard in 1762.)
(John Kunders Conard is my 5th great grandfather.)
April 11, 1738- David Potts born to David Potts and Ann Roberts in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
(David Potts is my 5th great grand uncle. His sister, Elizabeth, would marry John Conard in 1762.)
Labels:
18th Century,
Conard,
Cunard,
Hatfield,
Pennsylvania,
Potts,
Roberts
Friday, November 27, 2009
1747 Pennsylvania
1747- Cunraed Cunraeds, the oldest child of Thones and Elin Kunders, seems to have spent most of his married life in Worcester Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and died there in 1747, aged sixty-nine years.
His will was dated Feb. 2, 1747, and was proved in March of the same year, showing that he died between those dates. His wife probably died before him, not being mentioned in the will.
His oldest son, Anthony, was willed five shillings. In 1737, Cunraed had deeded a farm of seventy-five acres to his son, Anthony, and may have considered that Anthony had received his proper share. (Anthony would not long survive his father, he died within weeks of his father's death. I would guess this was the result of some illness or an epidemic, I am researching this.)
His son Henry was given the homestead "the 100 acres I bought of Anthony Morris." This is supposed to have been the Heebner farm, near the Worcester creamery.
His third son, James, received the residue of his father's land. He and Henry were the executors. One son, John, seems to have been of weak or infirm mind, as his share of /40 is left in trust to his brothers, Anthony and Henry. He had six children, all sons, named respectively, Anthony, Henry, James, John, Joseph and Dennis, all of whom married and had children except John and Joseph.
(Cunraed Cunraeds is my 7th great grandfather.)
March 1747- Anthony Cunraeds (Conard, Cunard) dies in Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In his will, he is referred to as a yoeman, son of Cunraed. His will was proved at Salford, March 17, 1747. It names his wife, Sarah, cousin Daniel Morgan, his brother James and his children, and his children: John, Jonathan, Margaret, Elizabeth, Ann, Jane, and an unborn child.
(Anthony Cunard is my 6th great grandfather.)
1747- Agnes Conard is born to Sarah Hatfield Conard sometime after the death of her father, Anthony Conard.
His will was dated Feb. 2, 1747, and was proved in March of the same year, showing that he died between those dates. His wife probably died before him, not being mentioned in the will.
His oldest son, Anthony, was willed five shillings. In 1737, Cunraed had deeded a farm of seventy-five acres to his son, Anthony, and may have considered that Anthony had received his proper share. (Anthony would not long survive his father, he died within weeks of his father's death. I would guess this was the result of some illness or an epidemic, I am researching this.)
His son Henry was given the homestead "the 100 acres I bought of Anthony Morris." This is supposed to have been the Heebner farm, near the Worcester creamery.
His third son, James, received the residue of his father's land. He and Henry were the executors. One son, John, seems to have been of weak or infirm mind, as his share of /40 is left in trust to his brothers, Anthony and Henry. He had six children, all sons, named respectively, Anthony, Henry, James, John, Joseph and Dennis, all of whom married and had children except John and Joseph.
(Cunraed Cunraeds is my 7th great grandfather.)
March 1747- Anthony Cunraeds (Conard, Cunard) dies in Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In his will, he is referred to as a yoeman, son of Cunraed. His will was proved at Salford, March 17, 1747. It names his wife, Sarah, cousin Daniel Morgan, his brother James and his children, and his children: John, Jonathan, Margaret, Elizabeth, Ann, Jane, and an unborn child.
(Anthony Cunard is my 6th great grandfather.)
1747- Agnes Conard is born to Sarah Hatfield Conard sometime after the death of her father, Anthony Conard.
Labels:
18th Century,
Conard,
Cunard,
Cunraeds,
Hatfield,
Heebner,
Kunders,
Morgan,
Morris,
Pennsylvania
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Surnames: Kunders, Cunard or Conard?
I recently had another discussion about the surname of my Revolutionary War Ancestor John Conard, he is listed by the Daughters of the American Revolution as John Cunard, (DAR RECORD 127512, VOL. 128).
In my family tree, I list him as John Conard to avoid confusion regarding his daughter Sarah Conard...many others also use the Conard surname.
John Conard is descended from Thones Kunders, one of the German pioneers granted a charter for Germantown, Pennsylvania, by William Penn in 1689.
In various documents from Krefeld, Germany, Thones Kunders signs his name as Tunnes Keunen, Tunis Kunders, and Thones Kunders. In the Germantown charter, his name appears as Tenis Coenderts and Tunes Cunders. In 1691, "Touniss Kunders" was elected as one of Germantown's fence-viewers.
The numerous descendants of Thones Kunders adopted the English custom of taking their father's last name as their own, but adopted it in various forms such as Conard, Cunard, Kunraed, Cunraed, Conrad, etc.
One of these descendants was Samuel Cunard, founder in 1838 of the first regular steamship service across the Atlantic, and builder of the mighty Britannia. (Samuel Cunard is the man in the accompanying image.)
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