Brief Life History of Mathias
When Mathias Conk was born about 1758, in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, his father, Johannes Perl Conck, was 21 and his mother, Marianna Karznia, was 29. He married Mary about 1780, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 1 May 1804, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 47.
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- Matthas Conk in entry for Stephen Conk, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
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1775
During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Konk or some other similar (like-sounding) German surname derived from an old short form of the personal name Konrad .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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