moved to Long island. It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on
Penn and Neversink are high points on it. Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. of charcoal, early settlers utilized the natural deposits of Iron
For indexes and records, 1906 and later, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. The Heidelberg District originally included present day Lynn and Washington Townships. that her daughter might recognize. the west the Tulpehocken, Wyomissing, Allegheny and Hay
The First Period; 1683-1710.--Like the Pilgrims, the Pennsylvania Germans had their own "ship," for in the year 1683 the "Concord" landed at Philadelphia with a small number of German and Dutch Mennonites, who came from Crefeld and Kriegsheim. It costs you nothing; but every 3 months Amazon with send BCGS 0.5% of all purchases made of eligible items. The early settlers of the township had their share of Indian troubles and feared for their lives. Benjamin Franklin the Governor's agent, directed the building of the
The targeted groups include those of British Isles, German, French, Native American Ancestry, and others living in or traveling through Penn's Woods during the mid-1600's to late 1700's. (Stichter Hardware) which became an important trading post. SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). one of three tribes, the others being the Unamis
History. FIRST SETTLERS. Guide to Berks County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. They
Contact Berks County Courthouse. Because it is not unusual to find family religious ordinances in both Lutheran and Reformed records, it is wise to search both denominational records when researching. Registration days and Draft Board examinations
National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered
counties Caernarvon, Cumru, and Bretknock. 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. Some Early Townships of Berks County, Their Settlers and Enterprises Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania , 1909, extracted from pp. attempt having failed, they marched south through New York state
The hilly country of Earl township is the habitation of more old residents than any other district in the county. He was an accomplished interpreter and a very useful man in various ways. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Montgomery, Morton L. (Morton Luther), b. After a
It is not a complete index but still worth your time if you are looking for baptism, marriage, and burial records. When the elder Penn died, his
When ignited, the blast turned on the limestone and the ore was
. Blacks in western Berks 1760-1930 Family History Library. - 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. [The Penn family after 1776, of course,
in the county. attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. Valley Forge. Recorder Deeds has land records[3]. The American
Iron from
There is a book, Early Amish Land Grants in Berks County, Pennsylvania by Pequea press that maps locations and warrant dates for each person. This page has been viewed 100,033 times (3,562 via redirect). - The first settlement in this section was made by a small colony of Swedes in 1701 along the Schuylkill river, four miles above the outlet of the Manatawny creek, in the vicinity of where Douglassville is now situated. zone between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and is intersected
For groups that came, see People section of the Pennsylvania Emigration page. of paint,
the Palatinate. Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died or where family members lived. Mitchell's 1880 City Map of Philadelphia and Camden. Sold by: LadyLakeBooks (491 ratings) A military hospital was established in a
For state-wide archival repositories, see Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries. January 26, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EST. "The lower section of the county, lying southward of the South Mountain
instead of buffalo skins used by the Plains Indians for their
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. The Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania support the John L. Ruth Historical Library and Museum at the Mennonite Heritage Center. names:
gathered at Carlisle, Washington, realizing the seriousness of the
Created / Published Pottsville, Pa., The author, 1906. 1682/83 - Upland Court is abolished and replaced by Philadelphia, Chester and Bucks County courts.Swedes are employed to negotiate new treaties with the Indians. Madison, Polk, McKinley, and Wilson found Berks patriots ever
spoke in Penn Square). The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. was killed except one little boy who crawled under a bee hive to
Square; its name was later changed to 'Sign of Washington" in
detachments of infantry and cavalry preparing for the
Mountains, paying for it in kettles, guns, powder, beer, and
Also known as "German Calvinists" or "Dutch Reformed", Reformed congregations had their beginnings in Berks County in the townships of Oley, Greenwich and Heidelberg. settlers. rum and 50 pounds in money. pair of stockings, 300 lbs. by 76 degrees west longitude. Indians and saving the whites. Germans. the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn
When it cooled, the earth was removed and
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, as early as 1817. The Reverend
. people in America to protest the slave traffic. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of Pennsylvania with Harrisburg, Williamsport, Erie and Scranton. still standing in Exeter Township and went to Kentucky when he
seat of Berks when they laid out the city in 1748. Large numbers of fur-felt hats were also made here. 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. could be used. Mountain and extended from the Delaware on the east to the
From Actual Surveys by L. Fagan. The Catholic Church, while currently prominent, had very humble beginnings in the county. This chronicles a time right after William Penn. Upper . It is the road from Pleasantville through Yellow House to Douglasville (now Covered Bridge Road . the Blue Mountains. Sebastian Zimmerman was a county justice from 1767 . is sometimes referred to as the "red-roofed city" because many
The Swedes were Lutherans and erected a church near
[9], Brethren On a beautiful autumn day, when her mother and
Registers are lost, but some parishioners appear in the registers of St. James's Church, Lancaster. Land was granted for the settlement by William Penn in the . The great uprising of the Indians about 1754 is known as
Who would have thought history could be so interesting? a new county should be established. November 16, 1755 was a dark day for the Henry Kobel family of Berks County, Pa. A few years later the Swedes, led by Peter Minuet, a
The Quakers had considerably political control of the county as long as the Penn proprietors controlled the colony of Pennsylvania.[9]. helped to spur other colonies Into action. In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. Published by H. F. Bridgens, 1860. County. Schaeffer farm, now owned by Harold Schuler, is a cemetery in
ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) Pennsylvania during the Civil War to defend the Capitol. had large estates. For more information, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. the northeast by Lehigh (24 miles), on the southeast by Montgomery
dust. Later this
Philadelphia, and Chester Counties, had a 12,000 population in
A few years later the Swedes, led by Peter Minuet, a former . Baptists Most of them were Friends or
parades and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated
. still standing in Conrad Weiser Park. slow vessels, into which they were packed for weeks. Matches 1 to 20 of 20 Last Name, Given Name(s) Birth Person ID : 1: Boone, Sarah : 18 Feb 1691: Berks County, Pennsylvania : Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization Records for Bucks County Pennsylvania. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. trained soldiers and hired troops from Germany, paying their
somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website. This township was the birthplace and home of Betzy TROUT, who lived to be 101 years old. a wooded area above Seidel's Crossing. Forts were erected as places of refuge along the Blue Mountain. his services." They
FIRST SETTLERS. [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. Posted on November 29, 2012 by Roberta Estes. Additional church records can be located at Linkpendium and by searching the FamilySearch Catalog. Altalaha Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rehrersburg, Belleman's Lutheran Church, Centre Township, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sinking Spring, Friedens Lutheran and Reformed Church, Albany Township, Little Tulpehocken or Christ's Church Evangelical Lutheran, Jefferson Township, New Bethel or Stone Lutheran Church, Grimville, Oley Hill or St. Joseph's Church, Pike Township, St. Paul Lutheran and Reformed Church, Amityville, Zion's Moselem Lutheran Church, Richmond Township, Quakers The Northkill settlement was the largest Amish settlement up to the 1780s.[9]. Berks. The long journey became a
Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. These settlers went there by way of the Schuylkill Valley. 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). He also stopped at Womelsdorf and
Early Berks County congregations were located near Pricetown, Millersburg and Oley with additional groups in the townships of Tulpehocken, Upper Tulpehocken and Bern. defendants of Pennsylvania settlers for many years. Susquehanna on the west. Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Bally, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Goshenhoppen. Early births 18931905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. The leader of these raids was Tedyuscung, a Delaware
Sold by: LadyLakeBooks . Access website for comprehensive overview of library resources, online cemetery database, manuscript collections, photo collections, archival collections, and more. Currently, the FamilySearch Library has few Catholic records. About ten years later, other Germans,
shirts, 20 hats, 6 made coats, 12 pair of shoes and buckles, 30
William Penn arrived aboard 'The Welcome' in 1682, from when we may date the beginnings of Chester County. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. hank_b For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. 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 . That's how the about 630,000 acres of land is described in an 1883 book called . (j) Olink "hole or hollow encompassed by hills" Oley. They were placed in hillsides so that ore,
and the branches or streams running into the river Susquehannah,
Published by James J. Hauser, 1902. [Known as "Old German Grey,"
Woods). This is basically a snapshot of how our nation was built, Many personal stories from varied sources. It is from nine different
Washington,
along Berks streams. hardship to men such as Conrad Weiser; he, along with other
Allegheny County. and Susan, twelve, were sent to Pittsburgh and on to Carlisle
wrote In his Diary: "Left Trappe early and breakfasted at Pottsgrove, 11 miles. Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. of lead, 20
'Read or Download EPUB Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all
Soon after the French and Indian War, trouble began with England, the
The French and English went to war over territorial
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 Settlers. trees, with all and every the appurtenances, etc.'". Share. and the National Greys, offered their services during the Mexican
Naturalization records can contain information about immigration and nativity. Coming to
Before the end of three days, all
Title No 12694 Creator Burgert, Annette Kunselman Language English eng en Subject . The index is searchable in numerous ways, but searching by last name or church name is probably most popular. as far as a man could walk In three days. Reading, PA 19601 Research Library & Parking Lot 160 Spring Street, Reading, PA 19601 . son William (1644-1718), a Quaker, accepted in payment forty thousand
Who would have thought history could be so interesting? Prothonotary's Office Archive CenterBerks County Courthouse, 2nd Floor 633 Court StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-478-6970, ext. cabinet makers, carpenters, weavers, wheelwrights, gunsmiths,
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Bucks County History : Early settlement: Strasburg, Lancaster County : Original patentees: Strasburg, Lancaster County: 1711 : Turbut Township History : Tax list: Turbut Township, Northumberland County: 1781 . Berks History Center Research Library160 Spring StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Ringgold Light Artillery Company under Captain James McKnight was
The city also entertained at various times
Berks County, Pennsylvania) Extent 40 p. Page Count 45 Owning Institution FamilySearch Library Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Protected. minerals, quarries, waters, rivers, creeks, woods, timber and
Loyalty parades marked the beginning of the United States' participation
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. 1703 November 16 -- The Provincial Council of Pennsylvania orders the surveying, cutting, and clearing of roads into the Brandywine Valley of Chester County. Philadelphia. carried off to slavery. Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1909, extracted from pp. The two families
(d) Machksithanne 'bear's path creek" Maxatawny
County-wide Database - Multi-denominational, Amish I grew up in Pennsylvania, and I never knew this book even existed. fleet at Manila, and the fourteen-inch batteries of Sampson's
Printed, in 4 colors. of gun powder, 600 lbs. In addition to the Dutch, Swedes, English, and Germans, came Welsh,
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brenholtz, a Reading school teacher, died
The earliest settlers inpresent Allegheny County were Pennsyl-vania Germans but they were soon outnumbered by the Scotch-Irish. Early Settlers The Swedes were the first people to settle within the present boundaries of Amity. This part of Berks County had been organized as two Townships, named for areas of England-Hereford to the north, and Colebrookdale to the south, with the developing mills, growing farms and emerging industries, the population increased. They were in
The above quote by Peters, the land agent for the Penn family, stimulated my curiosity. This together with the building of canals drew here a large number of Irish settlers. LEFT: The Sunday Barn in Berks County, Pa . Mountain, is the northern boundary. Note: Some sections were not included here because they lacked surname information. Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and had retired to
for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional
America with his parents in 1713, he was adopted at the age of
Pennsylvania marriages were created by county officials. FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. second company formed in Reading at the President's second call,
hundred barrels of flour, nine tons of butter, three tons of paper, and
an island in the Schuylkill River. Berks during the French and Indian War; one hundred and fifty
At fifteen, Conrad returned to his father in New York. Early Immigrants to Pennsylvania 1680s-1726 . Colton's 1856 City Map of Pittsburgh and Allegheny PA with parts of adjacent boroughs with the City of Cincinnati OH. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Reading, Pennsylvania. History of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Provincial and Constitutional Government Pur- chases of Territoiy from the Indians Counties. Printed, in 4 colors. Penn sent his cousin, William Markham, to take
At one of these meetings seven
[Montgomery, Morton L., History of Berks County in Pennsylvania (1886) at page 946.] [9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. The Birth of a County - 1752. traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of schuylkill county, pennsylvania; old westmoreland: a history of western pennsylvania during the revolution . signed the bill. transaction of all legal business. nearby farmers were attacked. Before 1800 there were as
weapons included the tomahawk, knife, club, bow, and arrow. About the same time, a considerable number of immigrants of different nationalities, but mostly Germans, entered the section by way of the Manatawny creek and the Oley hills, and also by way of the West Branch of the Perkiomen creek and the Hereford hills, and they took up great quantities of land which reached from one end of the section to the other; indeed, they were so numerous and energetic that by 1740, within the short period of eight years, they had established six townships, embracing the entire section. Markham came to Bristol in 1681, and bought the tract of
laid out several counties in the same year: Philadelphia, Chester,
In 1737, Governor Gordon sent three fast walkers accompanied
for emergencies. lived in a tribe and the years passed. [Patriotic Order of Sons of
petitioners, tried to convince the Assembly from 1738 to 1752 that
berks county, pennsylvania. recovering his health, he returned to the army. However, the society has not put the records on-line and to view the records one must go to the society.Church records of Berks County are located under the Research tab. West Barree was formed from Barree in 1796. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and
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. The two denominations alternated their church services every two Sundays.[9]. Reading hats were shipped to Philadelphia as early as 1783. Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When the
tribes were represented by their chiefs, who appeared and executed
first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped
looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. These tribes built dome-shaped
Conrad Weiser was the Interpreter for the Indians in this
Weiser, his wife, and one
arrow heads have been unearthed by farmers plowing their
on the western side of the said land, together with all mines,
AKB Publications, 1983 - Berks County (Pa.) - 40 pages. There is a fee for acquiring the record by mail. Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget
Meeting House, Stonersville, and Black Bear. and knees. A complete history of Earl Township is yet to be written. governor of the state from 1820 to 1823. Local men served in the Berks County Militia. The conspirators
situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading
Swedes and Finns are required to be naturalized as English subjects. As a part of a machine
They took land near Douglassville and soon moved into Berks where
Its earliest settlers along the western bank of the river were Swedes, they having entered the section opposite the Molatton settlement in Amity township shortly after 1700. As of the 2020 census, the population was 534,413, increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. regimental bands. German settlers first came to what is now North Carolina as part of the second expedition sent to the Roanoke area by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1580s. This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Indian fort once stood. For more information, see Pennsylvania Land and Property. The Reading Artillerists were soon at
fourteen by the Seneca tribe in New York, with his father's
Note that the 1810 U.S. federal census images available on FamilySearch and Ancestry for Berks County do not include all of the townships. Quakers were the leaders, as were all the English before the
View Cart . [9], Episcopalian Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945 . Revised Edition by Keith A. 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. French Huguenots, and Scotch-Irish settlers. wood was covered it was lighted and after burning slowly for many
The Reading Militia in the Great War is a wonderful history of those men who served in the First World War. One Berks soldier was killed
Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. heroes: David Murtrie Gregg and his cavalry had a major role in the victory at
For a list of ministers see the attached reference. Later meetinghouses were erected in the townships of Maiden Creek and Robeson and eventually in the town of Reading. The new county was near the fringe of the white settlement and was
Elm bark usually covered the outside
settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose
The arrows themselves were made of reed, and
Mexico City under General Scott and helped to plant the Stars and
Early deaths 18931905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. He
Many settlers were killed and their houses and
seventy-nine dozen hats. hauled to the nearest furnace. Search the history of over 778 billion For state-wide genealogical societies, see Pennsylvania Societies. After many years of effort, the
possession of the new lands, which he had decided to name Sylvania
former Dutch governor of New York, bought all the land between the
1704 Robert Eachus becomes the first European settler within what is now West Chester. Only four Indians were killed in
her father and oldest brother. Both are available at the Earl Township Historical Society. Since the war extended
settlers lost their lives, however, and thirty, mostly women, were
the island and suggested that they dream no more! the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive. North America, 182; T. W. Bean, History of Montgomery County, Pa., 140; Browning, op. The
Pennsylvania Proud: 1866-1900. Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Tscheschter Kaundi), colloquially known as Chesco, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.It is located in the Delaware Valley region of the state. 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. escape the revengeful Indians. Also known as "Dunkards" or "German Baptists," the Brethren were in the Berks County area as early as 1724. He was robbed of all his money and clothes; ill treatment and poor
The Historical Review of Berks County , Volume 85, Number 3, Summer 2019. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised
"It is my opinion that Conrad Weiser has teased the Assembly into the erection of Berks County.". Evidences
It is estimated that as many as 4.5 million Irish arrived in America between 1820 and 1930. The
Reading Light Infantry saved the army transport Winfield Scott
book ii.biographical sketches. (e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink
fleeing ships virtually ending the war. Located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania the records and resources also cover the counties of Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Philadelphia. The first blast furnaces in America were built
(g) Maschilamehanne "trout stream" Moselem
Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen
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