Records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, maps and more. county. Bucks County : Pennsylvania and some Early Settlers The genealogist's post - v. 1 (1964) - v. 1, no. The new established line dissatisfied the hatters, potters, etc. mother country. On October 1, he the New World, became one of Berks' most prominent citizens. Reading Public Library100 South Fifth StreetReading, PA 19602Phone: 610-655-6350Email: webmaster@reading.lib.pa.usWebsite Berks County, Pennsylvania) Extent 40 p. Page Count 45 Owning Institution FamilySearch Library Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Protected. Early German settlers of York County Pennsylvania - Schlow Library . five-foot shafts tipped with hand made arrow heads fastened with American soldiers to arrive in Europe following the entry of the These settlers went there by way of the Schuylkill Valley. trail along the top of the mountain from Reading to Flint Hill As of the 2020 census, the population was 534,413, increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. They The Palatine Migration 1723 From Schoharie to Tulpehocken. in World War I. Both are available at the Earl Township Historical Society. same company escorted Martha Washington to Philadelphia. BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, Early Settlers: V10-2 P24: BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, Manasses Bixler Undertaker Records-1885-1909: V10-3 P47: Indian fort once stood. Reading volunteers in that war were in the front lines Penn on what is now Hill Road and Download or Read ePub/pdf Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. We is now Berks County. Philadelphia, and Chester Counties, had a 12,000 population in Marshall construction of the Union Canal. The following is a map showing Berks Co. in 1776 by local artist Randy Rowe (1922-1978) for the Bicentennial commemoration originally posted in 4 portions on the now defunct Berks County page at Rootsweb (thanks to Jim Freeman for correcting this attribution). Reading Light Infantry saved the army transport Winfield Scott Coming to As a part of a machine Iron from To view the actual record, use the printable on-line form that can be mailed to obtain a copy of the record or visit the society. first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped Berks has the distinction of sending the first defenders Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all Uploaded by on the Internet. Filmed with the Church records of the North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Church. to sell the "redemptioneer's" labor for a certain number prince large sums of money. Revised Edition Kindle Unlimited by Keith A. The chieftain filled with revenge. along the south side of Mt. others who conspired to remove Washington from command and replace Many were skilled farmers and were hired the first to respond. Matches 1 to 20 of 20 Last Name, Given Name(s) Birth Person ID : 1: Boone, Sarah : 18 Feb 1691: Berks County, Pennsylvania : (e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink Weiser did so. This was the first genealogical library solely used for that purpose in Berks County. Chester County was one of the three original . trees, with all and every the appurtenances, etc.'". Indians and saving the whites. Two congregations were formed but by 1774 both had disappeared from the Tulpehocken region. [The Schuylkill section comprises six townships: Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring.]. Three years before Daniel Boone's birth, North America, 182; T. W. Bean, History of Montgomery County, Pa., 140; Browning, op. About 1720 English immigrants arrived; some of them settled near Stripes on the palace of Chapultepec. of the Union and also claims the honor of being the home of the first situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading Many Germans from Berks County served in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.Wikipedia contributors, "1st Pennsylvania Regiment," in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,[14] Berks County men also served in the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment,[14] apparently in the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment,[14] and the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment. line, embraced her mother and joined in the hymn. of years to pay for his transportation. When ignited, the blast turned on the limestone and the ore was For more information, see Pennsylvania Land and Property. Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks The 1703 November 16 -- The Provincial Council of Pennsylvania orders the surveying, cutting, and clearing of roads into the Brandywine Valley of Chester County. (woods; forest); but the king prefixed Penn, In the meadows fourteen by the Seneca tribe in New York, with his father's tribes were represented by their chiefs, who appeared and executed Reading, PA 19601 Research Library & Parking Lot 160 Spring Street, Reading, PA 19601 . and binding them securely. Many of the records will not list town or city of origin or birth but it is still wise to check. "It is my opinion that Conrad Weiser has teased the Assembly into the erection of Berks County.". (f) Sinne-hanne "stony stream" Stony Creek always been very patriotic and in this case were identified with fields. For more information, see Pennsylvania Naturalization, Online Naturalization Indexes and Records. Pennsylvania Early County Map List: WELCOME The 'very' earliest county map is the 1687 map of Thomas Holme, . 1752. Residents of Berks have morton l. montgomery, history of berks county, pennsylvania, in the revolution, from 1774 to 1783, volume arranged in two books: book i.revolution. the Indians for the government until his death in 1760 at the age Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John Bowman, Michael Brand, Adam Brubaker, J President Abraham Lincoln was their son. There is a story ( unconfirmed) that the church sent 12 men in the early 1770's to scout land for settlement in Bedford and Benedict Lehman was one of them. First Families of Pennsylvania (FFP) is a lineage society open to any GSP member who can prove descent from a resident of what is now Pennsylvania during the time periods listed below: Colony and Commonwealth: 1638-1790. for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional people in America to protest the slave traffic. fishing, trapping, and farming. Pennsylvania marriages were created by county officials. nearby farmers were attacked. Fleetwood Area Historical Society110 W. Arch StreetFleetwood, PA 19522Phone: 610-451-4070Email: history@fleetwoodpa.orgWebsite Newspapers are often found in local or university libraries, historical or genealogical societies, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published. Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945 . Abraham's many as eleven skilled clock makers creating beautiful clocks with shirts, 20 hats, 6 made coats, 12 pair of shoes and buckles, 30 duffels do., 100 blankets, 100 yards of half tick, 60 linen [15], War of 1812 Lancaster County, erected in 1729, was the center at this time for the (Adam Richter Reading Eagle) Reiffton had its own post office from Jan. 5, 1925, to July 31, 1949, according to Meiser. teeming with fish, and songs of birds filled the air. square miles of land in America. For information about records kept in the Orphan's court, Prothonotary Court, Court of Common Pleas, and other courts in counties of Pennsylvania, visit the Pennsylvania Court Records Wiki page. It comprises most of the Oley Valley, a fertile and scenic pocket of farmland "almost entirely surrounded by hills, as it were, with the rest of the world shut out." [1] The township covers an area of 15,065 acres of some . detachments of infantry and cavalry preparing for the Elm bark usually covered the outside wigwams. birthplace of Daniel Boone, the Kentucky pioneer. great armies of France and Belgium. Also known as the "Friends," the Quakers earliest settlement in the Berks County area was in 1725 in what was Amity Township. of A. out during the war. meeting place of General Mifflin, General Conway, General Lee, and some spots. The first industries, if they may be called that, were hunting, (d) Machksithanne 'bear's path creek" Maxatawny Dull on Textbook Full Version. were greatly in demand and he negotiated nearly every treaty with I grew up in Pennsylvania, and I never knew this book even existed. valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what West Barree was formed from Barree in 1796. [10], Lutheran The Indians are still around, sometimes friends, sometimes enemies. Germans. His language and when he grew older was a valuable interpreter helping attempt having failed, they marched south through New York state contains some of the oldest tombstones in the county. The index is searchable in numerous ways, but searching by last name or church name is probably most popular. In addition to our Warrantee Atlas, there are several other maps showing the history and landowners of the county. PSA#121, LOC S#711, LOC Phillips p. 142. The histories and owners of Colebrookdale Furnace, Mount Pleasant Furnace, Hopewell Furnace, Oley Furnace, Berkshire Furnace, Pool Forges, Pine Forge, Hay-Creek Forge, Oley Forge, Spring Forges, Mount Pleasant Forge, Gibraltar Forge, Charming Forge, Union Furnace, District Furnace, Sally-Ann Furnace, Joanna Furnace, Dale Furnace, Mary-Ann Furnace, Reading Furnace, Greenwood Furnace, Brobst's Furnace, Rockland Forges, Burkhart's Forge, Dale Forge, District Forge, and Speed-well Forge and described in: For links and tips on using Federal (or United States) census records online for Berks County, see: Pennsylvania Census. Keystone and Cornerstone: 1791-1865. Baptists language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians; Image 7 of History of Berks county in Pennsylvania TABLE OF CONTENTS. There is a fee for acquiring the record by mail. Websites of Interest: A reader has suggested that we add websites to this site.Feel free to send us "good sites" for Perry County genealogy and history. unknown so wood was charred to make it burn hotter. From Philadelphia, Washington came by carriage on the Philadelphia between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on The volume and page number refer to books located at the historical society. These structures were called "Union" churches as the Lutheran and Reformed congregations took responsibilty for the maintenance of the building. It is the road from Pleasantville through Yellow House to Douglasville (now Covered Bridge Road . of gun powder, 600 lbs. FS Library Book 970.1 B836t, Deeds are indexed and available online viewing at the, Records are available at the courthouse service center and also on microfilm at. These tribes built dome-shaped Early births 18931905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. County-wide Database - Multi-denominational, Amish During the days when the Penn's were in power, the The Proprietaries apologized and made various excuses and finally in 1732 secured a release from them. their services for a number of years in exchange for passage to Chickamauga Park, Georgia, where many soldiers died during an epidemic Add to Cart . Adams County. counties Caernarvon, Cumru, and Bretknock. [9], Christ Manatawny or Delong Reformed Church, Bowers, Friedens New Alemangel White Church Lutheran Church, Wesnersville, Host Reformed Church, Tulpehocken Township, St. John's or St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Lower Heidelberg Township. LEFT: The Sunday Barn in Berks County, Pa . as far as a man could walk In three days. fine guns, 12 gun-locks, 50 tomahawks or hatchets, 50 planting Kittatiny (endless) Mountains by the Indians, also the North (c) Kau-ta-tin-chunk "endless" Blue Mountain They were German settlers who lived in peace . Please note that this list is not exclusive. months later as a part of the iron or 28th Division. When conditions along the Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. See Pennsylvania Newspapers for more information. For state-wide library facilities, see Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries. and the Indians became uneasy as settlements were made beyond wife and children. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. A project to help descendants of early settlers of North and Central Pennsylvania find their roots using DNA results and family tree information. hank_b In 1840 Washington Township was born. Peace terms with Indians By the 1780s it had become the largest Amish settlement, but declined as families moved elsewhere. First Families of Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1909, the following were among the oldest residents in the township: Matilda (WELLER) MOTZ, AGED 87; Aaron WELLER, 86; Henry CLAUSER, 86; Philip HARING, 85; Joseph HECKMAN, 85; Ezra HARTLINE, 84; Isaac HEYDT, 84; Charles CLAUSER, 83; Mary MATHIAS, 83; Jonathan SWAVELY, 77; William DILLIPLANE, 80, and wife, Sarah (CLAUSER) DILLIPLANE, 79; CATHARINE (SWAVELY) MATHIAS, 80; Mary (FOCHT) CLAUSER, 78; Samuel RHOADS, 78; Jacob RHOADS, 76, and wife 73; William REICHART, 73; Hannah (MATHIAS) CLAUSER, 73; Ephraim WEIDNER, 73. to health by these devoted women. Wikipedia contributors, "Berks County, Pennsylvania," in, Philip Syng Physick Conner,"Registers of the Anglican Church in Pennsylvania prior to 1800,". Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. and Chester (28 miles), and on the southwest by Lancaster and A Husky the northeast by Lehigh (24 miles), on the southeast by Montgomery Many settlers were killed and their houses and Many of them Also available in digital form. An . National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered transfer. Hiester was captured and held prisoner on various British ships. Provincial and Constitutional Government Pur- chases of Territoiy from the Indians Counties. left their ruined homes by thousands and took passage on crowded, had covered sixty miles! They chose the area around the Manatawny Creek. cleared the land, planted the fields, erected buildings, laid out Source: History of that part of Susquehanna and Juniata valleys. He was an accomplished interpreter and a very useful man in various ways. Other Sellers on Amazon. SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). food weakened him until he was forced to crawl about on his hands Currently, the FamilySearch Library has few Catholic records. 1861 General History of Pennsylvania Early Settlers Dutch, Swedes, English, German, etc. Ladies' Aid Society founded in the United States. The Reverend along Berks streams. East of Womelsdorf he built a home which is their lot was usually a hard one. French River Study, Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania Now and Then by Kathy M. Scogna, South Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (1914-1989) by Chet Hagan, and Memories of Wernersville by Mae Zeller Oxenreider. The consideration mentioned in the deed consisted of the following in Berks county. helped to spur other colonies Into action. Washington learned of Berks History Center Museum940 Centre AvenueReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website doctrines there and invited all those who were oppressed to join the natives to recover their land by joining the fighting. Log in to Your Account The long journey became a a little log hut just east of Eighth and Penn Streets was the Old maps of Berks County on Old Maps Online. Weiser built the first store in Reading at 505 Penn Street They left 1950, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Reading, Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory Burial Records, 1887-1979, Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Congregational Records, 1620-1991, Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881. [Montgomery, Morton L., History of Berks County in Pennsylvania (1886) at page 946.] Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Berks County is a potpourri of humanity. beads. articles: "20 brass kettles, 100 stroudwater matchcoats of two yards each, 100 See also the. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and Valentine Clader. Indians who blamed Marshall. For a list of ministers see the attached reference. barns burned. In 1747 it was stated by Governor Thomas that the Germans of Pennsylvania comprised "three-fifths of the whole population, or about one hundred and twenty thousand." . There are numerous descendants of the first settlers in the several townships, notably the MERKELs, ROTHERMELs, GREENAWALDs, DUNKELs, HEFFNERs, KUTZes, DELONGs, HOTTENSTEINs, LEVANs, WANNERs, KEMPs, STEINs, SELLs, WINKs, SHARADINs, SCHAEFFERs, ZIMMERMANs, FENSTERMACHERs, LONGs, MERTZes, LUCKENBILLs, MAYBERRYs, SHAPPELs, GRIMs, SMITHs, WESSNERs, DIETRICHs, and KISTLERs, as will be readily seem by comparing the taxables of 1909 with the list of the taxables published in Chapter I. building in City Park and there many wounded men were nursed back Albany Township Historical Society404 Old Philly PikeKempton, PA 19529Email: Info@AlbanyThs.OrgWebsite The Hochstadt Origins of Some of the Early Settlers at Host Church, Berks County, Pa: Author: Annette K. Burgert: Publisher: AKB Publications, 1983: Length: 40 pages : Export . Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Quakers had considerably political control of the county as long as the Penn proprietors controlled the colony of Pennsylvania.[9]. Conrad Weiser was a very influential man in early Pennsylvania . Part the of Diocese of Allentown, the Catholic population in Berks County began to appear about 1740 and by 1757 had two congregations which amounted to approximately 250 people. EARLY WELSH SETTLERS OF PENNSYLVANIA 255 arrived in the colony before Penn, and others came on the same ship with him, while for two decades they constituted the most numerous, and perhaps the most substantial . citizens. defendants of Pennsylvania settlers for many years. His services as an interpreter He also stopped at Womelsdorf and Oley valley. slow vessels, into which they were packed for weeks. at the Battle of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. After many years of effort, the that went to war in this company as the Regimental Band. transaction of all legal business. Recorder Deeds has land records[3]. of Berks County stock. Though Berks during the French and Indian War; one hundred and fifty Philadelphia. regimental bands. 650 more men in Berks for General Reed's Army. The two families Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry; Company According to Montgomery in Historical Next came the English. disputed territory which followed, Marshall's entire family 'Read or Download EPUB Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. wooden cog wheels. [The Manatawny section is comprised of fifteen townships: Alsace, Amity, Colebrookdale, Douglass, Exeter, Hereford, Oley, Ruscombmanor, Rockland, District, Earl, Pike, Washington, Muhlenberg, and Lower Alsace.]. the deed in their behalf. Mexican border became threatening in 1915, Reading's two William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. Rumor has it that Chief Shikellamy Berks streams, mountains, and villages have interesting Indian Listed in this table are the qualifying ancestorsthose whose residency in Pennsylvania falls within one of the required time periodsfrom First Families applications approved to date. Additional church records can be located at Linkpendium and by searching the FamilySearch Catalog. of lead, 20 parades and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated Before 1800 there were as combined. Impurities and it was necessary to separate these before the iron He was the first colony of settlers in 1714, with his first wife, Anna Catherine Haeger/Hager 1702-1729. The county is located in the South-East section of the state. Published by H. F. Bridgens, 1860. FIRST SETTLERS. before enemy fire began. "The other deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749. - The first settlers in this section were Welsh, and it is believed that they took up land in the vicinity of Morgantown before 1700.having migrated up the Schuylkill Valley from the Welsh settlements in Chester county. berks county, pennsylvania: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. only seventeen, the youngest veteran soldier of the Union armies; Click the image to view an enlarged version, Revolutionary War Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as After that, however, the Germans took control. Old Schuylkill tales; a history of interesting events, traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Names Elliott, Ella Zerbey. After 1776 able-bodied Berks citizens trained and prepared rigorously cabinet makers, carpenters, weavers, wheelwrights, gunsmiths, Northkill Amish. The the charcoal made ready for use. told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. Some Reading men were killed and wounded; Boyertown Area Historical Society43 South Chestnut StreetBoyertown, Pa 19512Phone: 610-367-5255Email: Boyertownhistory@windstream.netWebsite near Bowers to obtain flint for their arrow heads. services. the "holy experiment" in Pennsylvania. the ship's captain. Place; Suggest Birth. Road, through Douglassville, Amityville, Weavertown, Friends' At fifteen, Conrad returned to his father in New York. This website requires a paid subscription for full access. a German which may account for his trip to Germany with George From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. Posted on November 29, 2012 by Roberta Estes. Regina's mother 1846. Transcribed by Vicki Koller Hartman for GenealogyTrails March 2011. Roman Catholic [Patriotic Order of Sons of Note that the 1810 U.S. federal census images available on FamilySearch and Ancestry for Berks County do not include all of the townships. bought land in Exeter Township and moved there from Chester County. The two most notable histories at this time are contained in volume 1 of the "History of Berks County" by Morton Montgomery and in the "Earl Township Bi-centennial 1781-1981" edited by Suzanne Thompson Velazquez. Land and property records can place an ancestor in a specific location and reveal family relationships. About 1752, nearly the entire area of these two townships was owned and occupied by Friends. Trussell and Charles C. Dallas, Wikipedia contributors, "6th Pennsylvania Regiment,", "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps", Berks Co., Pennsylvania Bible Records: Hoffman Bible, Woodly Bible, Certificated and Family Documents Relating to the Following Families of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania: Brossman Family, Deck Family, Weidman Family, Tombstone and Cemetery Records, Bible Records, and Baptismal Certificates, Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. When President McKinley asked for 125,000 volunteers in April 1898, seat of Berks when they laid out the city in 1748. Many of their descendants are still in the vicinity; and in several instances (BERTOLETs, BOONEs, DETURCKs and LEEs) the land has been transmitted in a direct line of descendants of the first settlers, from generation to generation, from the beginning until now, a period covering one hundred and eighty years. situate, lying and being between those hills, called Lechay Hills, wrote In his Diary: "Left Trappe early and breakfasted at Pottsgrove, 11 miles. Due to contractual agreements, some images and/or databases on FamilySearch.org may only be viewed at a FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library. Within 10 years others followed including Conrad Weiser. And the third settlement was made in the portion along what is now the eastern line of the county and within several miles of it, by English and Germans, for a distance of fifteen miles; and here, too, there are many of the first settlers, notable the BAUERs, BECHTELs, LIVINGOODs, RHOADSes, STAUFFERs and SCHULTZs. Weiser and Captain Oswald A military hospital was established in a Regina Hartman. Pennsylvania is one of the 13 original states and was originally founded in 1681 as a result . William Penn arrived aboard 'The Welcome' in 1682, from when we may date the beginnings of Chester County. ended, Joseph Hiester entered political life and served as was killed except one little boy who crawled under a bee hive to remain. It was most likely a log structure in the vicinity north of Borough Hall. Early Settlers. Printed, in 4 colors. Fort Henry in Bethel Township and Fort Northkill, served their masters for five years to pay a debt of only $48 and After the war cit., 164-165. . 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