Johannes Kuntz petitioned for bounty land on April 21, 1749 and was granted 350 Acres on Crims Creek in the area of South Carolina which would become known as the Dutch Fork. On the petition, his name was anglicized as John Cuons.

Council Journal 17 (1) Page 299

From the 20th Day of December 1748 to the 16th day of December 1749 Exclusive

The Petition of Johannes Cuons being presented to the Board the same was ordered to be read which was accordingly done setting forth that the Petitioner had come from Rotterdam in Capt. Stedman's Ship with intent for this Place but that with others he had been Landed at Philadelphia from whence he had worked his way hither with his Family. That he has a Wife and five Children and never had any land granted to him and that he was desireous to settle with his Family on the Broad River. Therefore he humbly prays his Excellency & their Honors order to the Surveyor General to run out to him Three hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the Broad River and that he might have a grant for the same free of charge and he as in duty bound would ever pray be.

The Petitioner appearing and being sworn and examined to the truth of what is set forth in his said Petition the Prayer thereof was granted and it was accordingly.

Ordered

That the Deputy Secretary prepare a Warrant to the Surveyor General for admeassuring and laying out for said Johannes Couns Three hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the Broad River aforesaid and that the Commissary General do pay the charges therof.

Of Johannes' five children, three sons are known, John, Jr., Jacob, and Henry. In 1763, 100 acres of Johannes' original grant was sold to George Riser, the son of an adjoining land owner who was married to Francina. Because Johannes sold the land and then continued to pay quit rents for the next 11 years it is assumed that Francina was his daughter.

Johannes' family was active in the Revolutionary War. Having been granted land by King George and being out on the frontier and away from the influences of Charleston, it is unlikely that he was willing to risk his family's homestead fighting for a seemingly useless cause. There is evidence, however, that his children served both the Loyalist and Patriot causes.

It is presumed that Johannes and his son John, Jr. lost their lives fighting in the War, though it is unsure when each died. A John Counts was listed as deceased June 5, 1779 in Savannah, Georgia, serving in Captain Martin Livingston's Company of the South Carolina Royalists. Another John Counts was listed as deceased January 16, 1781 in Camden, South Carolina, serving in Captain Charles Stewart Lindsays' Company of the South Carolina Royalists. It is certain that Johannes and his son, John, Jr. were no longer living by 1800, when his grandsons sold part of the inherited original grant.

Jacob Counts

A Jacob Counts served in the Revolutionary War under Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Innes' Company of the South Carolina Royalists and was listed as deceased on October 30, 1779 in Savannah, Georgia. It is presumed that he was the son of Johannes.

Peter Counts

Peter Counts served in the Revolutionary War under Captain Charles Stewart Lndsay's, and under Captain Lewis Kenan's, Companies of the South Carolina Royalists, as well as under Captain William Houseal in the Dutch Fork Militia which was organized by John Adam Summer. It is unknown whether Peter is a son or grandson of Johannes.