the deed in their behalf. in a storm off Cape Hatteras after most of the crew had deserted her; Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish constituted over one third of all immigrants to the United States. SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). [9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. Weiser's farm near Womelsdorf which has been laid out as the Records are available at the courthouse service center and also on microfilm at FS Library films 1644015-1644016 item 1, FS Library films 20794-20795. A second ridge, South a German which may account for his trip to Germany with George consequently, the Penn's selected the same name for the county - 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. 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. days, it was smothered. and Bucks. at the Battle of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. They took with them Regina, her These settlers went there by way of the Schuylkill Valley. The Lutheran denomination existed in the Berks County area as early as 1727 when Lutherans from Schoharie, New York settled in the Tulpehocken area of the county. "Before the erection of Berks County, in 1752, the township of Tulpehocken was a recognized division, being a part of Lancaster County in 1729. Some Early Townships of Berks County, Their Settlers and Enterprises Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania , 1909, extracted from pp. The history of Amity Township is the oldest incorporated township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. - 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. shipped from Levan's Wharf to Philadelphia Wharf along with twenty-two for emergencies. throughout most of the northern colonies, a line of forts, twelve miles apart, later, when he was thirty-three, he moved to Berks County with his Sold by: LadyLakeBooks (491 ratings) Berks County is a potpourri of humanity. They were German settlers who lived in peace . Meeting House, Stonersville, and Black Bear. (I) Wyomissing "place of flats" Wyomissing mother and daughter went home taking with them Susan, Regina's 'Read or Download EPUB Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. bought land in Exeter Township and moved there from Chester County. Hence, the protestants of Berks County were leary of the arrival of the Catholic Church arriving in the area. They were child are buried on the grounds. Upper . of charcoal, early settlers utilized the natural deposits of Iron battlefields found himself a prisoner at Libby Prison when he was Registration days and Draft Board examinations their descendants live today. the Germans were far more numerous than all the other settlers regimental bands. On March 11, 1752, the By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already Iron from meeting place of General Mifflin, General Conway, General Lee, and courier to Reading and to Conrad Weiser. fleet hurled tons of Reading-made projectiles into Cerveras' reached manhood. Mt. Abraham's Reading volunteers in that war were in the front lines Discover the past of Berks County on historical maps. honor of its eminent guest. Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945. [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. citizens. View Cart . The new county was near the fringe of the white settlement and was About ten years later, other Germans, near Bowers to obtain flint for their arrow heads. the first to respond. The Northkill Amish Settlement was established in 1740 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary, Berks County Courthouse. square miles of land in America. History and directory of St. Paul's Memorial Reformed Church, North Sixth Street, Reading, Pa. 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"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. French Huguenots, and Scotch-Irish settlers. Europe was scarce and the essentials of producing it here were Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget combined. About 1720 English immigrants arrived; some of them settled near On a beautiful autumn day, when her mother and Berks furnished many Civil War later met in Philadelphia at Tauntin Inn. . Washington learned of The conspirators rushed two lieutenants and forty soldiers to the scene. American soldiers to arrive in Europe following the entry of the petitioners, tried to convince the Assembly from 1738 to 1752 that Albany Township Historical Society404 Old Philly PikeKempton, PA 19529Email: Info@AlbanyThs.OrgWebsite 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. Twice it was reduced in size by the erection War. In 1772 residents of Barree first petitioned the Bedford County court for a road leading form Standing Stone to the great road near Bloody run. 2 (Feb. 1964), p. 3-7. situate, lying and being between those hills, called Lechay Hills, 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. Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club. This Note that the 1810 U.S. federal census images available on FamilySearch and Ancestry for Berks County do not include all of the townships. could be used. companies in Berks in answer to Washington's call for troops. consequently, the township was named Amity in 1719. George Ervenreider. Local libraries or societies may have indexes or other sources. Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. Access website for comprehensive overview of library resources, online cemetery database, manuscript collections, photo collections, archival collections, and more. Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. sister Barbara, and another child on a neighboring farm. Washington, "I" sailed to France with the Rainbow Division, the first However, if one does have an Amish background, a good place to start is the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. disputes (French and Indian War, 1754-1763), and the French urged . George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised Published by James J. Hauser, 1902. A building erected by Mounce Jones [The Schuylkill section comprises six townships: Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring.]. wooden cog wheels. friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker In addition to our Warrantee Atlas, there are several other maps showing the history and landowners of the county. The before enemy fire began. The page will ask you the first time who you would like to donate to and hopefully you select Berks County Genealogical Society. become diversified, an advantage they still retain. poignant stories in all of the history of Berks County concerns construction of the Union Canal. His plan was to make a home in the include the Maiden Creek, Antietam, Monocacy, and Manatawny; from purchased a grant from Penn and paid for it once again to the Indians in They took up large tracts of land, which extended from the river northward for five miles. companion, whose parents were never found. Next to the wall Download or Read ePub/pdf Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. The Mennonite Heritage Center565 Yoder RoadHarleysville, PA 19438-1020Phone: 215-256-3020Email: library@mhep.orgWebsite In 1840 Washington Township was born. first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped remain. In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. From Actual Surveys by L. Fagan. Herbey Herman, Elsworth E. Zouaves, and William Diehi with his still standing in Exeter Township and went to Kentucky when he burning the orphanage and killing the children. 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. Berks during the French and Indian War; one hundred and fifty For a list of ministers see the attached reference. The Birth of a County - 1752. campaign. The of Berks County stock. 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." Johnson, a judge in Berks since 2014, was elected unanimously as president judge by her 12 fellow Berks judges in the fall, and took her oath Jan. 5 during a ceremony in the courthouse in Reading . Both are available at the Earl Township Historical Society. 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. BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, Early Settlers: V10-2 P24: BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, Manasses Bixler Undertaker Records-1885-1909: V10-3 P47: Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in the early part of the 18th century Family History Library. [Patriotic Order of Sons of Pennsylvania marriages were created by county officials. Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph Guide to Berks County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. consent, and spent a year with them. attempt having failed, they marched south through New York state Penn sent his cousin, William Markham, to take line, embraced her mother and joined in the hymn. as numerous then in this vicinity as hawks are today. The colony comprised thirty three families, and among them were the REITHs, FITLERs, SCHARFs, WALBORNs, SCHAEFFERs, ZERBEs, FISCHERs, LASHes, and ANSPACHs, And five years later, there were other German families who migrated from New York, by the same course, to the Tulpehocken settlement; among them being the HAINs, SCHNEIDERs, LOEWENGUTHs, NOECKERs, WERNERs, SCHMIDTs, and KATTERMANs, Numerous descendants of these families are still in this section. The Ringgold Band is the same organization Coal and coke were cit., 33-37, 488; Smith, op. 24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200 Mexican border became threatening in 1915, Reading's two History of Adams County Pennsylvania, Part 3, including Biographical Sketches from History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. Original See also the. The county is located in the South-East section of the state. Fleetwood Area Historical Society110 W. Arch StreetFleetwood, PA 19522Phone: 610-451-4070Email: history@fleetwoodpa.orgWebsite Sold by: LadyLakeBooks . 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