transfer. barns burned. Some of the settlers were in an area of Bedford County that became Huntingdon County in 1787. National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered
(h) Tulpewihaki "land of the turtles" Tulpehocken
[9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. Currently, the FamilySearch Library has few Catholic records. The several
The Historical Society of Berks County has an on-line index of more then 1.2 millions names, gleaned from the records of more than 300 local churches. Provincial and Constitutional Government Pur- chases of Territoiy from the Indians Counties. Naturalization records can contain information about immigration and nativity. [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. 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. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, as early as 1817. The Northkill settlement was the largest Amish settlement up to the 1780s.[9]. Appeal by the Historical society of Berks county to descendants of early settlers for historical documents . This church yard
Soon after the French and Indian War, trouble began with England, the
A building erected by Mounce Jones
meaning "descendants of the Red." Weiser and Captain Oswald
298-310. Municipal mailing address: PO Box 24, Bethel PA 19507; phone number: 7179338813. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of Pennsylvania with Harrisburg, Williamsport, Erie and Scranton. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[8]. sister Barbara, and another child on a neighboring farm. He was robbed of all his money and clothes; ill treatment and poor
Guide to Berks County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. in Berks county. book ii.biographical sketches. 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. through the valley to Mineral Springs Park. hauled to the nearest furnace. The Birth of a County - 1752. When it cooled, the earth was removed and
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. Washington,
at the Battle of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. The boy learned the Indian
- 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. Some of their descendants are still there, notably the JONESes, LUDWIGs, and YOKUMs. It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on
However, if one does have an Amish background, a good place to start is the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn
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). Rosters are included. To the pure fresh air and most excellent water the old residents attribute their longevity. servants" or "redemptioneers" were virtually slaves until
in use today. "[10], St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville [9], Episcopalian 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. Loading. After that, however, the Germans took control. Early Settlers of the County by Township found on Page 110 - 116. or Turkey, that belonged to the nation known as Lenni Lenape or "the original people." Berks. Also available in digital form. FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. Revolution. Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish constituted over one third of all immigrants to the United States. The Quakers had considerably political control of the county as long as the Penn proprietors controlled the colony of Pennsylvania.[9]. Interestingly, Reading
In the raids upon the settlers in the
Pennsylvania during the Civil War to defend the Capitol. . County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. Governor Morris to protect their homes. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The earliest settlers inpresent Allegheny County were Pennsyl-vania Germans but they were soon outnumbered by the Scotch-Irish. Mt. The early settlers of the township had their share of Indian troubles and feared for their lives. headquarters for the manufacture of clothing and other needs. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional
650 more men in Berks for General Reed's Army. 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. citizens. Early immigrants to the county were from the Netherlands, Germany and the British Isles. Shortly after his election as President, November 1793, Washington was a
Mountains, paying for it in kettles, guns, powder, beer, and
The vision that brought the first settlers to these wooded hills . (woods; forest); but the king prefixed Penn,
Jackson Township was formed from Barree in 1845. For indexes and records, 1906 and later, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. Berks History Center Museum940 Centre AvenueReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website the island and suggested that they dream no more! Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico,
Washington; Hamilton; Franklin; Stephen Douglass, Governor William
and persecution and eagerly accepted Penn's Invitation. Agents of sailing companies often
1681 - Former New Sweden is granted to William Penn, who secures English patent for Pennsylvania and sends William Markham to the Delaware to arrange a transition. The index lists the name of the record, volume and page number where the individual record can be found. same company escorted Martha Washington to Philadelphia. The Reformed congregations were heavily associated with the Lutheran congregations. Log in to Your Account minerals, quarries, waters, rivers, creeks, woods, timber and
Adams County. His
Many
Published by H. F. Bridgens, 1860. leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. "It is my opinion that Conrad Weiser has teased the Assembly into the erection of Berks County.". days, it was smothered. Coal and coke were
Located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania the records and resources also cover the counties of Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Philadelphia. 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." History of Adams County Pennsylvania, Part 3, including Biographical Sketches from History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. Benjamin Franklin the Governor's agent, directed the building of the
recovering his health, he returned to the army. combined. The western part of North Carolina had a large number of such settlers . Contributor: Historical Society of Berks County Date: 1898 The tract of land conveyed lay north of the Blue
Old maps of Berks County on Old Maps Online. Fleetwood Area Historical Society110 W. Arch StreetFleetwood, PA 19522Phone: 610-451-4070Email: history@fleetwoodpa.orgWebsite trained soldiers and hired troops from Germany, paying their
Pennsylvania Early County Map List: WELCOME The 'very' earliest county map is the 1687 map of Thomas Holme, . his services." both within the present limits of Berks. The hilly country of Earl township is the habitation of more old residents than any other district in the county. Susquehanna on the west. [The Penn family after 1776, of course,
Later would come Lancaster, 1729; York, 1749;
and ammunition and often aided in attacks upon the Pennsylvania
This page has been viewed 100,033 times (3,562 via redirect). The consideration mentioned in the deed consisted of the following
their services for a number of years in exchange for passage to
Company "A" arrived in France a few
James Buchanan
George Washington and Conrad Weiser were close friends. left their ruined homes by thousands and took passage on crowded,
Many of them
About us. The Schuylkill River and other streams were
Colton's 1856 City Map of Philadelphia. Next came the English. Old Schuylkill tales; a history of interesting events, traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Names Elliott, Ella Zerbey. In 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, when an army was being
They left
Reading became a gathering place for dissatisfied
Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization Records for Bucks County Pennsylvania. land that he wanted. History. hank_b About 1752, nearly the entire area of these two townships was owned and occupied by Friends. Click the image to view an enlarged version, Revolutionary War The Lutheran and Reformed were united in the building of their church edifices. The long journey became a
Chester County, as one of the original PA counties, is a fascinating place where many of the events that shaped our nation took place. Legend has it that some Indian orphans
signed the bill. area lies between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. was deeply moved by the royal reception of the Berks County
Two congregations were formed but by 1774 both had disappeared from the Tulpehocken region. laid out several counties in the same year: Philadelphia, Chester,
chieftain filled with revenge. Newspapers are often found in local or university libraries, historical or genealogical societies, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published. fleeing ships virtually ending the war. an island in the Schuylkill River. 1846. The road was laid out 40 feet wide and confirmed in 1719. rushed two lieutenants and forty soldiers to the scene. 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. 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 project to help descendants of early settlers of North and Central Pennsylvania find their roots using DNA results and family tree information. [Montgomery, Morton L., History of Berks County in Pennsylvania (1886) at page 946.] Henry Fogelman. President Abraham Lincoln was their son. 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. A
(Stones arranged in a circle where
Arriving in 1710, they had been pushed from one . Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club. Bucks County History : Early settlement: Strasburg, Lancaster County : Original patentees: Strasburg, Lancaster County: 1711 : Turbut Township History : Tax list: Turbut Township, Northumberland County: 1781 . and Chester (28 miles), and on the southwest by Lancaster and
Early deaths 18931905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. charcoal and limestone could be dumped in at the open top. Berks has the distinction of sending the first defenders
between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on
Berks County is the ancestral home of Abraham Lincoln and the
By JOHN W. AND MARTHA B. HARPER. is sometimes referred to as the "red-roofed city" because many
Conrad Weiser was a very influential man in early Pennsylvania . by 76 degrees west longitude. where parents were to claim their lost children. John B.B. The Northkill Amish Settlement was established in 1740 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Newspapers may contain obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings. Herbey Herman, Elsworth E. Zouaves, and William Diehi with his
tribes were represented by their chiefs, who appeared and executed
Both are available at the Earl Township Historical Society. before enemy fire began. Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading.]. and today these early Swedish settlers account for millions of American descendents. This chronicles a time right after William Penn. 55 x 64 inches. [9], Brethren son of William Penn; and Theodore Roosevelt. The presence of these courageous pioneers securely anchored . teeming with fish, and songs of birds filled the air. in battle; four died from wounds and twenty-two from sickness. rum and 50 pounds in money. (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also
fields. Berks soldiers were sent to Camp Meade and other
Philadelphia. the Manatawny Creek area. springs thereof, eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in
cabinet makers, carpenters, weavers, wheelwrights, gunsmiths,
Berks furnished many Civil War
Early Quaker monthly meetings (with years established): Reformed situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading
food weakened him until he was forced to crawl about on his hands
of paint,
Some persecuted German
Bangor Church, Caernarvon a new county should be established. fleet at Manila, and the fourteen-inch batteries of Sampson's
1685-1703 Early Settlers to Germantown, PA; 1704-1709 Early Settlers to Skippack, PA; 1700-1726 Miscellaneous Early PA Immigrants; He was an accomplished interpreter and a very useful man in various ways. Listed below are archives in Greene County. By S. H. Flickinger. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the
Some immigrants
slaves. Weiser built the first store in Reading at 505 Penn Street
cleared the land, planted the fields, erected buildings, laid out
including John C. Hintz. . Whit-Monday, Battalion Day. Woods). against their enemies, were restrained with great difficulty from
For a list of ministers see the attached reference. His services as an interpreter
training camps and soon found themselves on the rosters of the
Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). the "holy experiment" in Pennsylvania. Sebastian Zimmerman was a county justice from 1767 . On June 6, 1752, following the organization of Northampton County in March of 1752, a petition was received and endorsed . of tobacco, 400 tobacco pipes, 20 gallons of
After 1776 able-bodied Berks citizens trained and prepared rigorously
mother and daughter went home taking with them Susan, Regina's
defendants of Pennsylvania settlers for many years. Indian fort once stood. The two families
into federal service and were sent to the Mexican border.
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