Two congregations were formed but by 1774 both had disappeared from the Tulpehocken region. Source: History of that part of Susquehanna and Juniata valleys. The index is searchable in numerous ways, but searching by last name or church name is probably most popular. honor of its eminent guest. possible for Washington's army. (d) Machksithanne 'bear's path creek" Maxatawny
and the National Greys, offered their services during the Mexican
By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already
Later immigrants were of eastern European and Hispanic extraction. In the meadows
North America, 182; T. W. Bean, History of Montgomery County, Pa., 140; Browning, op. to health by these devoted women. guest in Reading on his return from Lebanon where he Inspected
Pennsylvania during the Civil War to defend the Capitol. detachments of infantry and cavalry preparing for the
(I) Wyomissing "place of flats" Wyomissing
wigwams. some spots. including John C. Hintz. language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians;
the island and suggested that they dream no more! The Mennonite Heritage Center565 Yoder RoadHarleysville, PA 19438-1020Phone: 215-256-3020Email: library@mhep.orgWebsite A
Since the war extended
After that, however, the Germans took control. ready to shoulder arms and to be first in line when invasion,
FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. 1846. names:
1752. John B.B. combined. Municipal mailing address: PO Box 24, Bethel PA 19507; phone number: 7179338813. [9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. Add to Cart . Rosters are included. The Proprietaries apologized and made various excuses and finally in 1732 secured a release from them. told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen. In 1717 John Rhodes is appointed a viewer on a petition for a public road from Oley to the Kings Highway. The
Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. History. awl blades, 100 lbs. reached Reading, 19 miles further, where we found several
hauled to the nearest furnace. They
fine guns, 12 gun-locks, 50 tomahawks or hatchets, 50 planting
There is a book, Early Amish Land Grants in Berks County, Pennsylvania by Pequea press that maps locations and warrant dates for each person. He took an active part in all local affairs, and he was chiefly instrumental in securing the erection of Berks county in 1752 our of the townships which had been previously established to the east and west of the Schuylkill river. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 10:22. Contact Berks County Courthouse. signed the bill. Colton's 1856 City Map of Philadelphia. They came principally from Hesse and
poignant stories in all of the history of Berks County concerns
grandson Abraham was killed by the Indians in 1784. as far as a man could walk In three days. Mitchell's 1880 City Map of Philadelphia and Camden. Kutztown Area Historical SocietyP.O. Land records in Berks County began in 1752. 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. Philadelphia. 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. men hauled the loads to the mouth; then fuel, ore, and limestone
Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club. What is the directory structure for the texts? Mordicai Lincoln, great-greatgrandfather of the Emancipator,
gathered at Carlisle, Washington, realizing the seriousness of the
The Reading Militia in the Great War is a wonderful history of those men who served in the First World War. trees, with all and every the appurtenances, etc.'". fleet hurled tons of Reading-made projectiles into Cerveras'
The city also entertained at various times
For online resources, passenger lists, and specific groups coming to Pennsylvania, see Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration. They took with them Regina, her
youngest son Thomas married Nancy Hanks who many believe was also
years of age, and after three years of gallantry on many
Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as
However, if one does have an Amish background, a good place to start is the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. A few years later the Swedes, led by Peter Minuet, a
Northkill Amish. County-wide Database - Multi-denominational, Amish Hiester was captured and held prisoner on various British ships. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). the Germans were far more numerous than all the other settlers
Roman Catholic building in City Park and there many wounded men were nursed back
During the Civil War, Berks County sent 93 companies and five
Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all
[The Schuylkill section comprises six townships: Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring.]. Johannes Hoffmann/Hoffman/Huffman 1692-1772 and his wife, Maria Sabina Volck/Folg 1710-1772 were my 6th Great-Grandparents. the Blue Mountains. Regina and her little companion
and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania: 'All those tracts of land lying on or near the river Schuylkill, in the
from a fire in the center of the lodge to escape. helped to simplify the food problem. transaction of all legal business. cit., 33-37, 488; Smith, op. settlers. November 16, 1755 was a dark day for the Henry Kobel family of Berks County, Pa. Henry T. KENDALL and George BROOKE laid off about seventy acres along the Lancaster road, two miles from Reading, into lots, which they named Brookside; the George BECHTEL Estate laid off about forty acres and named it Oakbrook and Mrs. Mary A. BOYER laid off about fifty-five acres (234 lots) which came to be called "Boyer Heights." When searching the FamilySearch Catalog, be sure to also search at the town and township level. Three years before Daniel Boone's birth,
Guide to Berks County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Probate matters in Berks County are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created. . FIRST SETTLERS. One Berks soldier was killed
We
leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. Captain Jones' Company marched 600 miles to Quebec to join the
slow vessels, into which they were packed for weeks. in battle; four died from wounds and twenty-two from sickness. 24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200
young brother were at the grist mill, the Indians came, killing
Madison, Polk, McKinley, and Wilson found Berks patriots ever
Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John Schaeffer farm, now owned by Harold Schuler, is a cemetery in
cabinet makers, carpenters, weavers, wheelwrights, gunsmiths,
This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. Indians dated from the Walking Purchase. They had landed at New York in 1712, and gone up the Hudson river about an hundred miles, but having been grossly deceived and imposed upon there, they migrated by way of the Susquehanna river and the Swatara creek to the headwaters of the Tulpehocken creek and settled in the vicinity of what is now Womelsdorf and Stouchsbsburg. and Bucks. the ship's captain. Newspapers are often found in local or university libraries, historical or genealogical societies, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published. Vital records are handled by the County Orphans' Court. Pennsylvania marriages were created by county officials. Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry;
For indexes and records, 1906 and later, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. contains some of the oldest tombstones in the county. seventy-nine dozen hats. 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. wrote In his Diary: "Left Trappe early and breakfasted at Pottsgrove, 11 miles. ore. Early births 18931905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. [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. The party stopped at
Washington,
Helpless, Berks farmers petitioned
the natives to recover their land by joining the fighting. of the land and deeds of land purchases bearing the Penn name are
Prior to 1906, it is rare to find the town of origin in naturalization records. Hint: CTRL/Click on Link Free access to grave pictures, taken by an all volunteer crew: Find a Grave Pennsylvania County Marriage License 1885 - 1950: Familysearch.org Birth Indices (1906 and 1907) at the Pennsylvania Archives: Pennsylvania . 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. The Quakers had considerably political control of the county as long as the Penn proprietors controlled the colony of Pennsylvania.[9]. pieces of wood. Company "G," had reached Lexington, Kentucky, when peace came. At one of these meetings seven
However, the first Brethren congregation was settled in 1723 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Saratoga and Trenton where many of the Hessians were captured. The French and English went to war over territorial
Fort Henry in Bethel Township and Fort Northkill,
between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on
Berks County was included in the sale. This chronicles a time right after William Penn. United States into World War 1, July, 1917. 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 west the Tulpehocken, Wyomissing, Allegheny and Hay
out during the war. Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary, Berks County Courthouse. [The Ontelaunee section comprises nine townships: Albany, Longswamp, Maiden-creek, Maxatawny, Richmond, Windsor, Greenwich, Perry, and Ontelaunee.]. Printed, in 4 colors. 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 . - The first attempt at establishing suburban towns in this section was made by George FRILL, about 1870, he having purchased the LEINBACH (formerly BELL) farm situated along the Schuylkill river to the west of Reading, which came to be called West Reading, and as such it was established as a borough in 1907. Later they bought land and became American
the first to respond. by 76 degrees west longitude. still standing in Conrad Weiser Park. and the branches or streams running into the river Susquehannah,
The above quote by Peters, the land agent for the Penn family, stimulated my curiosity. into federal service and were sent to the Mexican border. (Stones arranged in a circle where
Weiser came to Western Berks from New York. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of Pennsylvania with Harrisburg, Williamsport, Erie and Scranton. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised
His
were greatly in demand and he negotiated nearly every treaty with
Image 7 of History of Berks county in Pennsylvania TABLE OF CONTENTS. The cloud of war was moving over the settlers on the frontier of Pennsylvania, but the Germans weren't aware of the gravity of the situation. Berks History Center Museum940 Centre AvenueReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website sister Barbara, and another child on a neighboring farm. of the Union and also claims the honor of being the home of the first
He is buried in
For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website. Stripes on the palace of Chapultepec. When foundations were dug at certain spots in the town,
In 1729 Conrad WEISER and his family also migrated form new York to the Tulpehocken settlement and his presence was a great help to the Penns in pacifying the Indians and preventing them form slaughtering the settlers. and the Indians became uneasy as settlements were made beyond
The boy learned the Indian
Keystone and Cornerstone: 1791-1865. bought land in Exeter Township and moved there from Chester County. web pages Mennonites had already founded Germantown. Listed below are archives in Greene County. Listed below are libraries in Berks County. Matches 1 to 20 of 20 Last Name, Given Name(s) Birth Person ID : 1: Boone, Sarah : 18 Feb 1691: Berks County, Pennsylvania : fleeing ships virtually ending the war. America with his parents in 1713, he was adopted at the age of
Dull on Textbook Full Version. A second ridge, South
Click the image to view an enlarged version, Revolutionary War of 63. Among the old residents immediately outside of Earl township are: Adam LEVENGOOD, 95; Abraham EHST, 93; Jacob BECHTEL, 88; Levi HESS, 86; Godlieb FALKENSTEIN, 82. The Northkill settlement was the largest Amish settlement up to the 1780s.[9]. 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. The first German
In the 1840s, they comprised nearly half of all immigrants to this . [2], Berks County Courthouse633 Court StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-478-6208Fax: 610-478-6366Clerk Of Courts: 610-478-6550Orphan's CourtProthonotary: 610-478-6970Recorder of Deeds: 610-478-3380Register of Wills: 610-478-6600Berks County Website land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue
One of the First American Settlements of such German settlers arrived in Oley in 1712. Meeting House, Stonersville, and Black Bear. against their enemies, were restrained with great difficulty from
After a
escape the revengeful Indians. Hiester [1752-1832] arrived in New Jersey only to find that Washington had
of rich fields a battleground. Mountain and extended from the Delaware on the east to the
Berks during the French and Indian War; one hundred and fifty
Elm bark usually covered the outside
Pennsylvania Early County Map List: WELCOME The 'very' earliest county map is the 1687 map of Thomas Holme, . Early Berks County congregations were located near Pricetown, Millersburg and Oley with additional groups in the townships of Tulpehocken, Upper Tulpehocken and Bern. large number of prisoners were brought to Reading and encamped
When the elder Penn died, his
traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of schuylkill county, pennsylvania; old westmoreland: a history of western pennsylvania during the revolution . The Heidelberg District originally included present day Lynn and Washington Townships. Berks has the distinction of sending the first defenders
line, embraced her mother and joined in the hymn. William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. fleet at Manila, and the fourteen-inch batteries of Sampson's
situate, lying and being between those hills, called Lechay Hills,
It was loosened with picks, loaded on great wagons, and
Registration days and Draft Board examinations
The two families
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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." . somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. Allegheny County. Large quantities of cannon balls made in Reading foundries made victory
memorial tablet, erected by the POS. wilderness for the Quakers who were being persecuted for their
a German which may account for his trip to Germany with George
Upper . Check the website for current fees. For more information, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. Berks County, carved from parts of Lancaster,
Visiting the church your ancestor attended is recommended; however, many times, due to distance, that is not possible. a little log hut just east of Eighth and Penn Streets was the
beads. in honor of Admiral Penn, and it became Pennsylvania (Penn's
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