The Life of (John) Conrad Weiser, The German Pioneer, Patriot and Patron of Two Races

Clement Zwingli Weiser

• Publisher: Bonhopai Books
• Year: 2025
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781779790941
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

 In The Life of (John) Conrad Weiser, Clement Zwingli Weiser offers a riveting account of a man who served as a bridge between colonial settlers and Native American tribes during America's formative years. Conrad Weiser's story unfolds as one of diplomacy, cultural understanding, and rugged frontier survival. Weiser, fluent in multiple languages and trusted by the Iroquois Confederacy, became an indispensable mediator, negotiating treaties that shaped the early American frontier. Clement Weiser's biography, written by a direct descendant, offers rare personal insights alongside historical analysis, presenting Conrad not just as a figure of history but as a human being driven by integrity and vision. This work captures the complexity of colonial encounters, the fragility of alliances, and the courage required to forge peace amid rising tensions. For readers fascinated by early American history, frontier diplomacy, and the nuanced figures often overlooked in broad narratives, this biography is essential. 

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• PREFACE.
• INTRODUCTION TO SECOND EDITION.
• CHAPTER I.—CONRAD WEISER’S REMOTE ANCESTRY AND NATIVE PLACE.
• CHAPTER II.—CONRAD WEISER’S PARENTS. HIS FATHER AND MOTHER.
• CHAPTER III.—THE EXODUS OF CONRAD WEISER’S FATHER.
• CHAPTER IV.—CONRAD’S FATHER CHIEF OF THE COLONY AT LIVINGSTONE MANOR.
• CHAPTER V.—CONRAD’S FATHER CHIEF OF THE COLONY AT SCHOHARIE.
• CHAPTER VI.—CONRAD WEISER’S FATHER THE DEFENDER OF THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF HIS COUNTRYMEN AT SCHOHARIE.
• CHAPTER VII.—CONRAD’S FATHER LEADS A COLONY TO TULPEHOCKEN, PENNSYLVANIA. HIS RETURN AND WANDERING. HIS VISIT TO TULPEHOCKEN. HIS DEATH.
• CHAPTER VIII.—JOHN CONRAD WEISER, JUNIOR. HIS NAME—BIRTH-PLACE—BAPTISM.
• CHAPTER IX.—CONRAD’S ARRIVAL IN AMERICA. HIS STAY WITH THE MAQUA INDIANS.
• CHAPTER X.—CONRAD WEISER AND HIS STEP-MOTHER.
• CHAPTER XI.—CONRAD WEISER’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS. HIS OCCUPATION. HIS MARRIAGE. HIS DEPARTURE FOR PENNSYLVANIA.
• CHAPTER XII.—CONRAD WEISER’S ADVENT IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE BEGINNING OF HIS OFFICIAL HISTORY.
• CHAPTER XIII.—CONRAD WEISER, PROVINCIAL INTERPRETER. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. 1732-1743.
• CHAPTER XIV.—TEN MORE YEARS OF INDIAN INTERCOURSE. MISSIONS AND DUTIES. 1744-1754.
• CHAPTER XV.—THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. CONRAD WEISER, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE INDIAN BUREAU. COLONEL. HIS DEATH OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. 1754-1760.
• CHAPTER XVI.—CONRAD WEISER’S FAILING HEALTH. HIS DEATH. HIS BURIAL-PLACE.
• CHAPTER XVII.—CONRAD WEISER AS A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER.
• CHAPTER XVIII.—CONRAD WEISER’S WILL. HIS POSSESSIONS. HIS SONS AND DAUGHTERS. HIS POSTERITY.
• CHAPTER XIX.—SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
• APPENDIX.