Conrad Wall Jr. (abt. 1758 - aft. 1830)

Born about 1758 in Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Shell) Wall — married 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died after 1830 after about age 72 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Conrad Wall Jr. was a Virginia colonist.

Soldier Conrad Wall Jr. served with Montgomery County, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Conrad Wall Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A119754.

He and brother-in law Peter Rife, a master carpenter (and documented clockmaker) working on building the Christiansburg Courthouse of Montgomery County , Virginia . Conrad Jr. doing the brickwork and Peter the millwork. ca 1813-15 Conrad was in the same militia unit as Fanny Shell's brothers in 1777. He had apparently moved away from his father and brothers who remained in Botetourt County. Mary Kegley says he went to Montgomery County to claim bounty land from the Proclamation of 1763, but it may be bounty his father earned and granted to Jr. The militia record usually means he was born at least by 1761(age 18) or 1759(age 16). The 1830 census indicates he was born between 1750 and 1760. He married a second time to an Elizabeth Rife, She is named in his will and also a land transaction in 1796. Conrad apparently wrote his will in January of 1830 then died in December of that year. Kegley lists the heirs in the following order: Sampson G., Joseph K., Thomas, Elijah, Christian, John, Mary, Frances, Elizabeth, and Sarah 'who married a Heavin.' Various census records, etc. appear to yield the following birth order: Christian(~1790), John(Indef.), Mary(~1798), Sarah(<1803), Frances/'Fanny'(~1803), Sampson(~1805), Joseph(~1805-10), Thomas(~1810), Elijah(~1813), Elizabeth(Indef.) KEGLEY names the following transactions (UNDER CONRAD SR. in INDEX. ) On page 373, recounts and states only CONRAD JR came to the NEW RIVER and restates these transactions.

p.40,1796 awarded 67 acres, Loyal Land Company Survey to adjust the claims of settlers p.78 , 1780 awarded 50 acres for service as a solder, p.151 took an oath along with many other German speaking New River settlers that they were not Tories. p.203 included in list (along with his brother John) of Captain James Byrns Company of Militia on duty during the Revolutionary War. p. 267 his wife Phanny Shell mentioned in her father will. p. 285 In the 1780's had his land surveyed along the Conley's Branch Creek p. 298 map with his land on Conley's Branch Creek p. 311 , 1784, 330 acres Conley's Branch by right of settlement by Commissioners. 1800, 300 acres including Entries by John Ingles and David Cloyd on Meadow Creek, Strouds and Conley's Branch p. 313, 1787 bought land jointly (135 acres) with half-cousin James Sallast on Stroud's and Connolly's Branch p.317 , 1796 James Sallas(Sullast) from Conrad Wall & wife Elizabeth( apparent 2nd wife), 276 acres north side New River for $1.00 James was Conrad Sr's Nephew's John Jr and Adam's half brother by their mother Margaret Unknown, when she remarried Nicholas Sallust after her 1st husband John Wall Sr. p. 318, 1798 Conrad Wall from William Casssidy, 100 acres on Stround's Branch for Issac Skaggs, joining Wall & Sallust. p. 366, 1797 James Sallast land joined his "(HALF )cousin" (and may have lived with him. Conrad and had 2 "step" ( HALF)brothers Adam & John (she meant half brothers and Conrad Sr. would have been a Step UNcle.

Daughters of the American Revolution Records

• WALL, CONRAD
• Ancestor #: A119754
• Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SOLDIER
• Birth: ANTE 1760 AUGUSTA CO VIRGINIA
• Death: ANTE 12- -1830 MONTGOMERY CO VIRGINIA
• Service Source: KEGLEY, MILITIA OF MONTGOMERY CO, 1777-1790, PP 10, 45; LIB OF VA, BOTETOURT CO PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX, 1783-1810, REEL #47
• Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOHN TAYLOR, JAMES BYRN, MONTGOMERY CO MILITIA; 2) PAID SUPPLY TAX, BOTETOURT CO, 1783
• RESIDENCE: 1) County: MONTGOMERY CO - State: VIRGINIA 2) County: BOTETOURT CO - State: VIRGINIA
• SPOUSE: 1) ELIZABETH X

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A119754
• Early Adventurers on the Western Waters , Vol 1 by Mary B. Kegley, p. 372-3
• 1810/20 Montgomery/VA
• 1830 Newburn/Mongtomery/VA
• Montgomery County, VA wills
• Samuel Shields vs. Conrad Wall and Peter Riffe. Case is online at 130 handwritten (hard to read) pages. Pg. 6 has deposition--says Conrad did brick work & Peter did wood work on courthouse in Christiansburg c. 1813-1815

SOURCE: Archives of the Pioneers of Tazewell County, Virginia pg. 279, Annotated Enumeration of All Taxpayers - 1801-1820 bef 1844 Newburn, Montgomery, Virginia? Montgomery Co., VA