Capt. Conrad Geist was born 1744 in Frederick Twp., Mont., PA. He died in 1812 in Cumru Twp., Berks county, PA.

Conrad Geist was a Captain in the Berks County Militia throughout the Revolutionary War. He had various commands during the conflict, but the PA State Archives make reference to 2;
On page 303 of Volume XIV is given the payroll of a detachment of the Sixth Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia, under Captain Conrad Geist detaled to guard British prisoners of war confined in the jail in Reading, that attempted to break out and afterwards transferred. This was in 1776. In 1777 he commanded the 1st Company, 4th Battalion, Berks County Militia. After the war these men were having trouble being paid for their services, and they along with Conrad signed a petition. This Company is listed below:
Captain Conrad Geist
Ensign Jacob Stehly
Sergeants
George Gertner
William Shener
Privates
Mathias Bapp
John fiste
John Miller
Peter Custard
George Fry
Frederich Nagel
Christian Derringer
Jesse Grinding
Philip Nagel
Christopher Diem
John Heiner
Zacharia Rexroad
George Donnelly
George Houser
Christian Settely
Paul Egy
George Jeager
Jacob Petry
George Eisenbeis
Phillip Klinger
Henry Settley
Isaac Ermel
William Knorr
Christian Schreffler
Peter Feather
Mathias Leib
James Simpson
Conrad Fesig
Abraham Levan
John Snyder
Peter Fesig
Daniel McCoy
Henry Wolff
Christian Fisher
Dewalt Miller