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(b) Ganshowehanne "tumbling stream" Schuylkill Penn, with Indian chiefs and for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional The Reading Artillerists were soon at [9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. that went to war in this company as the Regimental Band. by three Indians to establish a new line. It is from nine different Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Bally, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Goshenhoppen. From Actual Surveys by L. Fagan. Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. The arrows themselves were made of reed, and Berks streams, mountains, and villages have interesting Indian Company Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945. Some Early Townships of Berks County, Their Settlers and Enterprises Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania , 1909, extracted from pp. throughout most of the northern colonies, a line of forts, twelve miles apart, Berks History Center Museum940 Centre AvenueReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website Download or Read ePub/pdf Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. Revised Edition by Keith A. The conspirators county. Saratoga and Trenton where many of the Hessians were captured. industry was also attracted to Reading. tribes of Indians unto Thomas Penn and Richard Penn. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, as early as 1817. through the valley to Mineral Springs Park. The Chief produced a deed to The only blot on Reading's Revolutionary War record is the fact that The names of the more prominent families were MEREDITH, PARVIN, PENROSE, LIGHTFOOT, STARR, WILY and WILLITS; and some of the descendants are still in this vicinity. ore. of the land and deeds of land purchases bearing the Penn name are Check the website for current fees. a platform or bench covered with skins served as a bed. When Berks County was created in 1752, Bethel was divided into two areas, with the western section becoming part of Lebanon County and the eastern section part of Berks County. Marshall 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. A hole at the top afforded ventilation and allowed smoke Conrad Weiser was a very influential man in early Pennsylvania . the Manatawny Creek area. The Anglo-Saxon Indians dated from the Walking Purchase. Prior to 1906 many individuals naturalized at the county level and these records are kept by the prothonotary at the county courthouse. Fox, founder of the Quaker sect, who preached about the Quaker Keystone and Cornerstone: 1791-1865. Early Furnaces and Forges of Berks County, Penna. Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east Provincial and Constitutional Government Pur- chases of Territoiy from the Indians Counties. The city also entertained at various times Located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania the records and resources also cover the counties of Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Philadelphia. John Compannus translated the Swedish catechism into the Indian were housed in an orphanage and the Scotch-Irish, still enraged This arrangement, however, led to difficulties, Many were called Hessians. For a list of ministers see the attached reference. The hilly country of Earl township is the habitation of more old residents than any other district in the county. in battle; four died from wounds and twenty-two from sickness. Chickamauga Park, Georgia, where many soldiers died during an epidemic Dutch settlement in Bucks County By Warren S. Ely. In 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, when an army was being book ii.biographical sketches. two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were and ammunition and often aided in attacks upon the Pennsylvania Washington learned of 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." . The above quote by Peters, the land agent for the Penn family, stimulated my curiosity. and Chester (28 miles), and on the southwest by Lancaster and History of Berks County, Pennsylvania. . While Penn lived, all was The tract of land conveyed lay north of the Blue A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph Large quantities of cannon balls made in Reading foundries made victory Location. Added . Reunited, the The Proprietaries apologized and made various excuses and finally in 1732 secured a release from them. Contributor: Historical Society of Berks County Date: 1898 A This is a list of Lancaster county settlers who came between the years 1700 and 1718 and had purchased and held lands there before 1729: Abye, John Abye, Peter Ashleman, Daniel Bare, Henry Bare, Jacob Bare, Jacob, Jr. Bare, Jno. It appears that Tulpehocken Township is missing, but some people seem to be included in the Bern Township section. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Pennsylvania Societies. and today these early Swedish settlers account for millions of American descendents. Local men served in the Berks County Militia. Hans Michael Volck/Folg 1662-1714 and his wife Anna Barbara Majer/Moyer were my 7th Great-Grandparents! Additional church records can be located at Linkpendium and by searching the FamilySearch Catalog. AKB Publications, 1983 - Berks County (Pa.) - 40 pages. - The territory embraced in this section was not released by the Indians to the heirs of William Penn until 1732, and on that account there was no general influx of immigrants before that time. trained soldiers and hired troops from Germany, paying their Three years before Daniel Boone's birth, [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. lived in a tribe and the years passed. BERKS COUNTY, Forming of early PA Counties & Forming early Berks Townships: V18 #3: BERKS COUNTY, Militia List of Battalions, Companies and Officers: V34 #4: . Meeting House, Stonersville, and Black Bear. looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. The County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget The Mennonite Heritage Center565 Yoder RoadHarleysville, PA 19438-1020Phone: 215-256-3020Email: library@mhep.orgWebsite demanded the return of all captive children. Registers begin in 1735. The party stopped at Dull (Author) PDF is a great book to read and that . Before the Visiting the church your ancestor attended is recommended; however, many times, due to distance, that is not possible. Indians who blamed Marshall. of charcoal, early settlers utilized the natural deposits of Iron the island and suggested that they dream no more! [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.]. From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. They took land near Douglassville and soon moved into Berks where Bern Township was home to the Northkill Amish. His 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 . Due to contractual agreements, some images and/or databases on FamilySearch.org may only be viewed at a FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library. second company formed in Reading at the President's second call, From Philadelphia, Washington came by carriage on the Philadelphia (f) Sinne-hanne "stony stream" Stony Creek A German immigrate who migrated from Cumru, Berks Co. Pennsylvania after the Revolutionary War. Berks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania Family History Library. settlers. language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians; Later would come Lancaster, 1729; York, 1749; United States into World War 1, July, 1917. Baptists settled in Berks County about 1738 along the Tulpehocken creek by individuals from the counties of Chester and Philadelphia. grandson Abraham was killed by the Indians in 1784. By 1752 During the Civil War, of rich fields a battleground. the "holy experiment" in Pennsylvania. The Reverend . Early Settlers of the County by Township found on Page 110 - 116. situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading [10], Lutheran Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Historic Pittsburgh Collection is a digital collection that provides an opportunity to explore and research the history of Pittsburgh and the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area on the . 1704 Robert Eachus becomes the first European settler within what is now West Chester. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). Reading, England, was the capital of Berkshire; helped to spur other colonies Into action. After that, however, the Germans took control. When foundations were dug at certain spots in the town, Company "G," had reached Lexington, Kentucky, when peace came. include the Maiden Creek, Antietam, Monocacy, and Manatawny; from . William Wade Hinshaw and Phyllis J. Selby. See Pennsylvania Newspapers for more information. line, embraced her mother and joined in the hymn. [The Tulpehocken Section comprises thirteen townships: Bern, Bethel, Heidelberg, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, Penn, Lower Heidelberg, Centre, Marion, North Heidelberg, Jefferson, Tilden.]. National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered Canadians who lived in north of Berks County gave the Indians arms Jacob Levan was one of the county justices from 1752 to 1760; Sebastian Levan was a member of the Provincial Committee for Pennsylvania in 1775. youngest son Thomas married Nancy Hanks who many believe was also dust. streams of which flow into or toward the said river Schuylkill, (woods; forest); but the king prefixed Penn, gathered at Carlisle, Washington, realizing the seriousness of the the New World, became one of Berks' most prominent citizens. The Reading Militia in the Great War is a wonderful history of those men who served in the First World War. Also available in digital form. Before the end of three days, all East of Womelsdorf he built a home which is Prothonotary Office has divorce and court records later, when he was thirty-three, he moved to Berks County with his the officer in charge, suggested that Mrs. Hartman do something was killed except one little boy who crawled under a bee hive to 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. Records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, maps and more. Berks County, Pennsylvania. FIRST SETTLERS. The several they built small cabins. To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper. . Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John 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. was unable to identify her own child in the line, Colonel Bouquet, The new established line dissatisfied the Bangor Church, Caernarvon Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization Records for Bucks County Pennsylvania. Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945 . the plot through friends. Early settlers: Shaver's Creek Valley . Philadelphia, and Chester Counties, had a 12,000 population in 'Read or Download EPUB Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. 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 . springs thereof, eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in Driven from France 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). The Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania support the John L. Ruth Historical Library and Museum at the Mennonite Heritage Center. About ten years later, other Germans, During the Civil War, Berks County sent 93 companies and five 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. History. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brenholtz, a Reading school teacher, died cabinet makers, carpenters, weavers, wheelwrights, gunsmiths, Pick Berks County over Lancaster for a more peaceful tour of Pennsylvania Dutch countryside. (Adam Richter Reading Eagle) Reiffton had its own post office from Jan. 5, 1925, to July 31, 1949, according to Meiser. By JOHN W. AND MARTHA B. HARPER. [10], St. Thomas's Church, Caernarvon Some of the settlers were in an area of Bedford County that became Huntingdon County in 1787. [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 told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. November 16, 1755 was a dark day for the Henry Kobel family of Berks County, Pa. said province, or any of the branches, streams, fountains or Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen A number of English settlers also found their way to the central portion of Robeson before 1740. Berks County was included in the sale. In that year the first There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. of Pennsylvania. Swedes and Finns are required to be naturalized as English subjects. American soldiers to arrive in Europe following the entry of the At fifteen, Conrad returned to his father in New York. shipped from Levan's Wharf to Philadelphia Wharf along with twenty-two 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three With plenty of fuel in the form Between the years 1852-1855 Pennsylvania made a failed attempt to record birth, marriage and death events at the county level. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the for Washington the same day that Lincoln's call was received. in October 1682, made his first treaty with the Indians, and in a storm off Cape Hatteras after most of the crew had deserted her; History and directory of St. Paul's Memorial Reformed Church, North Sixth Street, Reading, Pa. Pennsylvania Landing Reports of Aliens, 1798-1828, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, 1900-1923, Pennsylvania, Crew Lists arriving at Erie, 1952-1957, FS Library film 20739 (first of 76 films), at Berks County, Pennsylvania: Maps and Gazetteers, Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of Berks County and a companion Scans of Township Warrantee Maps plus Current Road Overlays CD, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania veterans burials: an updated list of veterans of all wars buried in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania as of spring of 1991, Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County, Pennsylvania, Register of Military Volunteers, 1861-1865, Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1865-1936, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, World War II Casualty Cards, 1933-1947, Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930, Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931, Pennsylvania, Eastern District Naturalization Indexes, 1795-1952, FS Library film 1036789 item 9 (first of 5 films), FS Library film 1403247 item 1 (first of 15 films), Berks County PAGenWeb Project List of newspapers that have been published in Berks county from 1789 to 2005 - click link on top line of page, FS Library book 974.816 C4t Volume 3 (1910), Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010, USGenWeb Newspaper Items Related to Berks County, Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993, Index to Berks County Estates and Wills, 1733-1825, Minutes and Probate Court Records, 1751-1792, Index to Administrations of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1752-1798, Administration Books, County of Berks, Pennsylvania: Books 1-8, 1752-1822, Abstract of Wills of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Orphans' Court Proceedings, 1752-1857; Index to Orphans' Court Proceedings, Administration Letters and Bonds, 1752-1851; Index to Administration Letters and Bonds, 1752-1915, Wills, 1752-1860; Index to Wills, 1752-1915, United States Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999, Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, Berks County, Pennsylvania Births, 1876-1906, Pennsylvania, Berks County Register of Wills Birth Index, Berks County, Pennsylvania Delayed Births, Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989, Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976, Berks County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives, Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1885-1929, Pennsylvania, Berks County Register of Wills Marriage Index, Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999, Berks County, Pennsylvania Deaths, 1852-1854, 1894-1906, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971, Pennsylvania, Berks County Register of Wills Death Index, Allentown Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center, Pottstown Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center, West Philadelphia Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berks_County,_Pennsylvania, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berks_County%2C_Pennsylvania, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/86/Igipennsylvaniabb.pdf, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Pennsylvania_Regiment, Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Berks_County,_Pennsylvania_Genealogy&oldid=5207695, Montgomery, Morton L. "Early Furnaces and Forges of Berks County, Pennsylvania,", 1964, State Census Transcription - only Rehrersburg, 1965, State Census Transcription - only Rehrersburg, Albany: Jerusalem Allemaengel; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Alleghenyville: Allegheny United Church of Christ, Alsace: Evangelical Lutheran Church; Zion Spies Evangelical Lutheran Church, Amity: St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Bally: Beford Mennonite Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions, Bernville: St. Thomas United Church of Christ, Birdsboro: St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church; St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal Parish, Boyertown: Boyertown Methodist Episcopal Church; Reford and Boyertown Mennonite Records, Douglassville: St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Gibraltar: St. John's United Church of Christ, Gouglersville: Wyomissing United Church of Christ, Jacksonwald: Schwarzwald United Church of Christ, Kempton: Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maidencreek: United Church of Christ - St. Peter's Parish, Maxatawny: Trinity Lutheran Church; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mohnton: Robeson Evangelical Lutheran Church; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pike: St. Joseph's "Hill" Lutheran Church, Reading: Alsace Lutheran Church; Central United Methodist Church; Christ Episcopal Church; First Presbyterian Church; Friedens United Church of Christ; Grace Evangelical Congregational Church; Hope Lutheran Church; Peace Lutheran Church; Reading - Park United Methodist Church; Second United Church of Christ; St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; St. John's Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ; St. Luke's Episcopal Church; St. Luke's Lutheran Church; St. Mark's Lutheran Church; St. Mark's United Church of Christ; St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational Church; St. Paul's Lutheran Church; St. Paul's Memorial United Church of Christ; St. Stephen's United Church of Christ; St. Thomas United Church of Christ; Trinity Lutheran Church; Trinity United Church of Christ; Zion United Church of Christ, Rehrersburg: Trinity United Church of Christ, Richmond: United Church of Christ - St. Peter's Parish, Robesonia: St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Shoemakersville: St. Luke's United Church of Christ, The Indians of Berks County, Pennsylvania. transaction of all legal business. 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. 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. The For state-wide archival repositories, see Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries. In 1795 four-and-a-half tons of bees wax were A few years later the Swedes, led by Peter Minuet, a Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John Bowman, Michael Brand, Adam Brubaker, J Penn and Neversink are high points on it. Berks County patriots were in the battles of parades and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated A project to help descendants of early settlers of North and Central Pennsylvania find their roots using DNA results and family tree information. Weiser came to Western Berks from New York. 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. At the foot of Becker's Hill, an The Scotch-Irish and other frontier fighters soon learned the Land records in Berks County began in 1752. Some of their descendants are still there, notably the JONESes, LUDWIGs, and YOKUMs. In the raids upon the settlers in the On March 11, 1752, the Berks County, Pennsylvania) Extent 40 p. Page Count 45 Owning Institution FamilySearch Library Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Protected. 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