Peter Coonce / Koons

Paul Kuhns/Coonce

Supporting Information

Census

• Coon, Peter CUMB AN
• Coone, Peter NMBL MN
• Kuhn, Peter CPHL NW
• Kuntz, Peter YORK CR

Wills

Inventories of Perogative Court of MD:
4 Mar 1775/4 Jun 1777 - Peter Counce. Creditor: John Storm. Admx: Elearn Counce.

Frederick Co., MD Wills:
20 Jul 1772 - Peter Koonce witness for Peter Little

Court Records

• 24 Dec 1766 - Petition against Capt Peter Bainbridge to His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esqr Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland. Signers included Peter Coonce, in addition to Vandel Stirrum and Leond Stirrum.

• 11 Apr 1770, Frederick Co MD: Bond for credit between John Rinehart Rippleogle and others, all of Frederick Co MD, farmers. "Anthony Havely, John Rinehart Rippleogle, Stephen Wible, John Welty, Philip Nell, Peter Coonce, John Grouce, all of Frederick County, Farmers, and Samuel Givings of Baltimore County, Gentlem(a)n, are held and firmly bound to Robert Couden and John Clapham, Commissioners, for emitting bills of credit established by the act of Assembly of the Province of Maryland in the sum of 450 pounds stirling to be paid to said commissioners ... bond for 450 pounds at rate mentioned in above act ... at 4 % per annum ... "

• 6 Jan 1775 (entered 20 Mar 1775) - Peter Coonce - his adm bond in Common Form by Maudlin Coonce, his executor with Vandle Null & Peter Koise his witnesses in sum of L250 sterling.

Land Records

• 28 Nov 1763 - Peter Koons, made same day between Jacob Gallman of FC, for 9 pcm sells tract Jacobs Delight containing 30 acres. Christian Galman released dower.
• 24 Aug 1765 - Thomas Jennings, attorney at law, made 26 Jul between Peter Coonce of FC, for £9 sells all that tract called Jacobs Delight, from head of hollow at foot of Kitoctin Mountains, M&B given for 30 acres. Signed by Peter Koontz by mark. Christina Koontz, wife of Peter Koontz, released dower rights.

From York County, PA Deeds by J. L. Alguire: 3 May 1763 - between Peter Koontz eldest son and heir of Michael Koontz late of Hallam Twp. yeoman deceased who died intestate of the one part and Philip Rothrack and Philip Bends both of the County afs. yeomen of the other Part - for the sum of £80. Michael Koontz lately died intestate possessed of an improvement and tract of land situate in Hallam Twp. adjoining lands of Ulrich Strickler, Nicholas Conn, and Henry Hendricks - leaving issue the afs. Peter Koontz his eldest son a widow and sundrie other children. Now for the sum of £80 s. Peter Koontz hath sold unto Philip Rothrack and Philip Bends all that his share of land afs. and all his share of the personal estate whereof s. Michael Koontz died possessed. Subject to the proprietary demands. Wits: Peter Sprinkler, Jac. Moore.

From Monocacy & Catoctin I by Schildknecht: Peter Koonce sold land in 1773 to Michael Eichenberger.

3 Apr 1767 - Addition to Brooks Discovery on Rich Land 9105 A, Andrew Parks & Abraham Heater to Peter Counce

Frederick County Rent Rolls 1771-1772: Rent Due on Land in Frederick County, 1771-1772 A List of Persons who stand charged with lands on Frederick County which are under such circumstances as rendered it out of the Power of George Scott, Farmer of the said County to collect the Rents and therefore Claims Allowance under his articles for the same - from March 1771 to March 1772: Peter Coonce

21 Jun 1777 - Frederick County Land records (RP p.179) deed -
[Recorded 20 Aug 1777] Thomas Fisher, merchant of York County, Pennsylvania transfers to Rudolph Crapster, farmer of Frederick County, 100 acres, part of the tract called "Addition to Brooks Discovery on the Richland" and adjacent to a parcel recently made over by Andrew Parke and Abraham Hayter to Peter Coonce.

Secondary References

Elearn Counce is listed as the widow and administrix for the estate of Peter Coonce in 1775. Peter Counce's estate lists John Storm as a creditor.

11 Apr 1770 - Frederick Co MD: Bond for credit between John Rinehart Rippleogle and others, all of Frederick Co MD, farmers. "Anthony Havely, John Rinehart Rippleogle, Stephen Wible, John Welty, Philip Nell, Peter Coonce, John Grouce, all of Frederick County, Farmers, and Samuel Givings of Baltimore County, Gentlem(a)n, are held and firmly bound to Robert Couden and John Clapham, Commissioners, for emitting bills of credit established by the act of Assembly of the Province of Maryland in the sum of 450 pounds stirling to be paid to said commissioners ... bond for 450 pounds at rate mentioned in above act ... at 4 % per annum ... " - Maryland, Provintial Court Records (DD #21, page 14), dated 11 April 1770.