Johann Peter Diegert

Conrad Klock (No 9) born ____ , died ____ married Elizabeth Dygert, born about

1730, the daughter of Johan Peter Dygert and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Fox. Johan Peter

(or Peter as he was commonly called)

Dygert was born near Strasburg, Germany in 1680 and was married there at the age of 25.

He came to this country with the Palatines in 1710. Peter and Anna Elizabeth were the

parents of the following children:

1. Theobald, (David) born at sea, married Maria Kingert Loucks.

2. Delia, born about 1712, married Johannes Reeber.

3. Margaret, born about 1715, married 1st. Peter Weber (Weaver) 2nd William Finck.

4. Severinus, born about 1718, married Gertrude Ecker.

5. Peter P., born about 1721, married Anna Barbara Kock (Cook) .

6. William, born at Schoharie, Oct. 3, 1723, died at Frankfort, N.Y. May 28, 1802,

married 1st. Maria Elizabeth Ecker, 2nd. Margaret Cunningham.

7. Henry, born about 1725, married Anna Margaret _____?

8. Gertrude, born about 1726, married Johan George Loucks.

9. Barbara, born 1728, married Baltus Koch (Cook) son of Casper Koch.

10. Elizabeth, born about 1730, married Conrad Klock

Note: The above Dygert records were given by Frank D. Deuel of Schenectady, N.Y. ,

himself a Dygert descendent, and a genealogist of repute. They no doubt are correct.

He also states that Conrad and Elizabeth had the following children: Conrad, Johannes,

and Jacob C.

Conrad Klock (No. 9) called a minor in the will of his father (Hendrick No. 1) in

1743, was born no earlier than 1722. As the birth date of is wife Anna Elizabeth is given

as about 1730, it is reasonable to believe that his own occurred between the years 1722

and 1730. Following this line of reasoning we will place the births of their children as

occurring between the years 1748 and 1770, with Conrad Jr. as his first son.

Preceding the Revolution we find him located in "Klock's Bush", now the present

Town of Fairfield, N.Y., then a part of the Royal Grant, and quite near the present village

of Fairfield. This settlement was also known as "Multaner's Bush", and a small brook

heading in a large spring near where this settlement was, is today called, "Multaner's

Creek". With Conrad at this settlement were Adam, Joseph, and Jacob Klock; the first

two being his brothers no doubt, while Jacob may have been a son of Johannes or Hans

Hendrick and a nephew of the others. In the invasion of this settlement by Tories and

Indians in March 1778, Conrad was surprised and taken prisoner as were the other

Klock's named above. It is said that Conrad and Jacob enlisted in the British service in

order to get a chance to return to the valley, and coming down with an invading party

they deserted it at a favorable moment and joined their families.

Conrad Klock probably never returned to the settlement at Fairfield. Whether or not

he was the Conrad Klock, who settled on "Lebox territory” after the Revolution remains

to be learned. (See next page) Born between the dates given above, it would seem that

he was to old a man to strike out on such an undertaking, and so we are inclined to think

that Conrad Jr. was the man. The number that follow (1642 to 1737) were undoubtedly

descendants of Conrad Klock and Anna Elizabeth Dygert, whoes children as given by

Frank D. Deuel are listed below.

Conrad Jr.

Johannis

Jacob C.

In the Second Regiment of Tyron County Militia, commanded by Col. Jacob Klock

are found the names of Jacob Conrad Klock, and Conrad Klock, the first as Lieutenant,

and the latter as a Private. Who were they? It would appear to the writer that Jacob

Conrad Klock, grown to manhood in 1777, was the son of Conrad Sr., and the Conrad as

listed also his son. No were do we find two Conrad's listed in the Revolution, which

leads one to believe that Conrad Sr., was slain at the battle of Oriskany or died

previously. But whether it be Conrad Sr., or Conrad Jr., we know that one or the other

participated at the battle of Oriskany. Old pension papers which have lain dormant for

years in the files at Washington are being brought to light and their contents revealed. In

on of these we learn that Conrad Klock participated in a hand to hand fight with Indians

at the battle of Oriskany armed only with a stout handspike.

In 1755 we find him as one of the partioners to the Honorable James DeLancy for an

application for a land Patent, of land lying between the two Canada Creeks and 25 miles

back of the river. This was Conrad Sr.

Tradition says that Conrad Klock, with his sons Conrad, John and Joseph settled on

Lenox territory as the first pioneers, having come from the Mohawk Valley. Tradition

further says that by mistake at Washington, where the apportionment of land was made,

the name "Klock" was said to have been spelled "Clock", and so "Clockville" N.Y. took

on its present name.

But "tradition" forgets that the name "Klock", with its various ways of being spelt in

the early days, was also spelt "Clock", and we have no doubt but what Conrad, like some

other Klocks of the day, spelt his name with a "C". Be that as it may, the fact remains

that Clockville took on its name from this man.

More About CONRAD CLOCK:

Burial: Clockville Cemetery, Clockville, New York

Notes for ANNA ELIZABETH DYGERT:

Anna Dygert was the daughter of Peter Dygert and Anna Elizabeth Fox.

Children of CONRAD CLOCK and ANNA DYGERT are:

2. i. ADAM 3 CLOCK, d. August 06, 1777, Battle of Oriskany.

3. ii. JOSEPH CLOCK.

4. iii. CONRAD CLOCK, JR., d. May 04, 1864, Lenox, Madison Co., New York.

iv. PEGGY CLOCK.

v. LANEY CLOCK.

5. vi. JACOB CONRAD CLOCK, b. 1754; d. 1832, Toronto, York Co. On..

6. vii. CATHERINA( CATEY )CLOCK, b. Abt. 1759; d. 1864.

7. viii. JOHN I. CLOCK, b. 1764; d. April 11, 1816, Oswego Co., New York.