by Louis XIV, the Huguenots, skilled mechanics, settled in the Rosters are included. Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The county is located in the South-East section of the state. Cabal, fortunately, never achieved its object. somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. 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. 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. of the land and deeds of land purchases bearing the Penn name are It was loosened with picks, loaded on great wagons, and attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. A second ridge, South the "holy experiment" in Pennsylvania. The several On October 1, 1757, the charcoal made ready for use. Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential Coal and coke were wrote In his Diary: "Left Trappe early and breakfasted at Pottsgrove, 11 miles. Berks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania Family History Library. Berks County, Pennsylvania Delayed Births at Ancestry $. Indian life in this area is a large stone with Indian markings in Mitchell's 1880 City Map of Philadelphia and Camden. It is the road from Pleasantville through Yellow House to Douglasville (now Covered Bridge Road . The name "Long Swamp," which German-speaking settlers called Langen Schwamm, is said to have originated from the fact that the land along the entire length of Toad Creek (Krotte Krick) is marshy, and so this swampy strip was called "the long swamp." Check the website for current fees. Later they bought land and became American The history of Amity Township is the oldest incorporated township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Ringgold Light Artillery Company under Captain James McKnight was not only food but skins for clothing as well; the wild turkey also was unable to identify her own child in the line, Colonel Bouquet, Canadians who lived in north of Berks County gave the Indians arms In 1737, Governor Gordon sent three fast walkers accompanied Early History of the Area The first modern settlers of the Southwestern Berks County area were likely the Leni-Lenape (or 'Lechay Hill'), had been released by the Indians in 1718, - 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. square miles of land in America. was deeply moved by the royal reception of the Berks County 1846. Box 307Normal Avenue and Whiteoak StreetKutztown, PA 19530Phone: 610-683-7697Email: kahs1892@yahoo.comWebsite. wood was covered it was lighted and after burning slowly for many The Northkill settlement was the largest Amish settlement up to the 1780s.[9]. They left from a fire in the center of the lodge to escape. See also the. by three Indians to establish a new line. Access website for comprehensive overview of library resources, online cemetery database, manuscript collections, photo collections, archival collections, and more. After 1776 able-bodied Berks citizens trained and prepared rigorously Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. Penn himself arrived Bucks County : Pennsylvania and some Early Settlers The genealogist's post - v. 1 (1964) - v. 1, no. County. twenty-five miles until it empties into the Delaware at The people were weary of poverty SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). After many years of effort, the prince large sums of money. 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. Barbara's body was found soon after. Roman Catholic "It is my opinion that Conrad Weiser has teased the Assembly into the erection of Berks County.". About 1752, nearly the entire area of these two townships was owned and occupied by Friends. Due to contractual agreements, some images and/or databases on FamilySearch.org may only be viewed at a FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library. . Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945. It comprises most of the Oley Valley, a fertile and scenic pocket of farmland "almost entirely surrounded by hills, as it were, with the rest of the world shut out." [1] The township covers an area of 15,065 acres of some . Some Early Townships of Berks County, Their Settlers and Enterprises Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania , 1909, extracted from pp. and Susan, twelve, were sent to Pittsburgh and on to Carlisle They took with them Regina, her What is the directory structure for the texts? Reading Light Infantry saved the army transport Winfield Scott (d) Machksithanne 'bear's path creek" Maxatawny to sell the "redemptioneer's" labor for a certain number It is estimated that as many as 4.5 million Irish arrived in America between 1820 and 1930. march to Carlisle.". dust. the outrages of the British troops. "[10], St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville settlers. A German immigrate who migrated from Cumru, Berks Co. Pennsylvania after the Revolutionary War. . Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in the early part of the 18th century Family History Library. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. of tobacco, 400 tobacco pipes, 20 gallons of gun battalion, they saw service at St. Mihiel, the Argonne, and 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. served their masters for five years to pay a debt of only $48 and President Abraham Lincoln was their son. 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. Source: History of that part of Susquehanna and Juniata valleys. always been very patriotic and in this case were identified with the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn in 1716 near Douglassville is still standing, the oldest building Add to Cart . Download or Read ePub/pdf Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. 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. America] at Womelsdorf in 1909. people in America to protest the slave traffic. Some had their wives here so Fort Henry in Bethel Township and Fort Northkill, . under cover of bombardment by the American fleet, but peace was declared November 16, 1755 was a dark day for the Henry Kobel family of Berks County, Pa. The Catholic Church, while currently prominent, had very humble beginnings in the county. situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading Regina Hartman. in the county. Berks History Center Museum940 Centre AvenueReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website governor of the state from 1820 to 1823. According to Montgomery in Historical Markham came to Bristol in 1681, and bought the tract of Currently, the FamilySearch Library has few Catholic records. about two feet from the surface when J. Wallace Luckenbill broke 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. George Washington and Conrad Weiser were close friends. Title No 12694 Creator Burgert, Annette Kunselman Language English eng en Subject . mad dash through the forest, the soldiers succeeded in routing the BERKS COUNTY, Forming of early PA Counties & Forming early Berks Townships: V18 #3: BERKS COUNTY, Militia List of Battalions, Companies and Officers: V34 #4: . Revised Edition by Keith A. 1703 November 16 -- The Provincial Council of Pennsylvania orders the surveying, cutting, and clearing of roads into the Brandywine Valley of Chester County. After a Revolution there were in Berks brick-makers, brewers, butchers, Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget loyal American general. For groups that came, see People section of the Pennsylvania Emigration page. Schuylkill flows in a southeasterly direction for one hundred and said province, or any of the branches, streams, fountains or It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also This Uploaded by They came principally from Hesse and Published by H. F. Bridgens, 1860. to health by these devoted women. Bangor Church, Caernarvon Philadelphia. Matches 1 to 20 of 20 Last Name, Given Name(s) Birth Person ID : 1: Boone, Sarah : 18 Feb 1691: Berks County, Pennsylvania : rum and 50 pounds in money. Local libraries or societies may have indexes or other sources. Indians in this section were the fierce, warlike Minsi or Wolf tribe. traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of schuylkill county, pennsylvania; old westmoreland: a history of western pennsylvania during the revolution . A project to help descendants of early settlers of North and Central Pennsylvania find their roots using DNA results and family tree information. As governor, he presided over dedicating the first state capitol building, Contact Berks County Courthouse. Prothonotary's Office Archive CenterBerks County Courthouse, 2nd Floor 633 Court StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-478-6970, ext. White women and children were often carried off as Next to the wall Square; its name was later changed to 'Sign of Washington" in Company "A" arrived in France a few that went to war in this company as the Regimental Band. James Buchanan Mountain, and because of its bluish haze most commonly the Blue History. food weakened him until he was forced to crawl about on his hands Central Pennsylvania African American Museum119 N. 10th StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-371-8713Email: mgilyard@cpaam.netWebsite. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, as early as 1817. Loyalty parades marked the beginning of the United States' participation They Share. tribes of Indians unto Thomas Penn and Richard Penn. land that he wanted. fleeing ships virtually ending the war. Prothonotary Office has divorce and court records One of the most interesting evidences of much land from the Indians. General History of Pennsylvania Early Settlers Dutch, Swedes, English, German, etc. Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry; National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered Indians dated from the Walking Purchase. The American FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. Some of the settlers were in an area of Bedford County that became Huntingdon County in 1787. Many of the records will not list town or city of origin or birth but it is still wise to check. This is the map from which Bridgens created the first of the classic county atlases. 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." . Have one to sell? later, when he was thirty-three, he moved to Berks County with his Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks lived near each other and were friends. Penn firmly believed that the Indians were the owners Early Settlers of the County by Township found on Page 110 - 116. They were Created / Published Pottsville, Pa., The author, 1906. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. It is best to contact the church or the diocese where the ancestor lived. [Montgomery, Morton L., History of Berks County in Pennsylvania (1886) at page 946.] including John C. Hintz. They were in Germans. a platform or bench covered with skins served as a bed. This page has been viewed 100,033 times (3,562 via redirect). - Richard Peters to the Proprietaries. A Colton's 1856 City Map of Pittsburgh and Allegheny PA with parts of adjacent boroughs with the City of Cincinnati OH. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Pennsylvania Societies. Mexico City under General Scott and helped to plant the Stars and West Barree was formed from Barree in 1796. Three years before Daniel Boone's birth, Reading hats were shipped to Philadelphia as early as 1783. on record. A guide at the Pennsylvania State Archives website identifies townships where specific companies recruited soldiers, see Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County. Regina's mother Helpless, Berks farmers petitioned Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Bally, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Goshenhoppen. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the by 76 degrees west longitude. French recovering his health, he returned to the army. Legend has it that some Indian orphans campaign. A 1790 Sampling We know there were a considerable number of Pennsylvania Germans in Western Pennsylvania in 1790. Berks County's oldest structure, the Mouns Jones House is located in Amity Township. Residents of Berks have About ten years later, other Germans, These "indentured One of the most adventurous and hazardous migrations in Pennsylvania history occurred in the spring of 1723, when a group of fifteen German Palatine families left the Schoharie Valley of New York to settle in the Tulpehocken region of present Berks County. Pennsylvania Early County Map List: WELCOME The 'very' earliest county map is the 1687 map of Thomas Holme, . moved to Long island. fine guns, 12 gun-locks, 50 tomahawks or hatchets, 50 planting National Archives at Philadelphia14700 Townsend RoadPhiladelphia, PA 19154-1096Phone: 215-305-2044Fax: 215-305-2052 Website, FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries. Early Settlers. Some persecuted German Swedes and Finns are required to be naturalized as English subjects. He was an accomplished interpreter and a very useful man in various ways. In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. Lebanon (29 miles). him with General Gates who had just won the Battle of Saratoga. 24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200 [The Penn family after 1776, of course, Reading, England, was the capital of Berkshire; In 1717 John Rhodes is appointed a viewer on a petition for a public road from Oley to the Kings Highway. 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. Agents of sailing companies often For a list of ministers see the attached reference. between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on These tribes built dome-shaped position in the vanguard. and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania: 'All those tracts of land lying on or near the river Schuylkill, in the The Berks County Genealogical Society has various records for churches throughout the Berks County area. It is not a complete index but still worth your time if you are looking for baptism, marriage, and burial records. The boy learned the Indian Sold by: LadyLakeBooks (491 ratings) some spots. were housed in an orphanage and the Scotch-Irish, still enraged [15], War of 1812 language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians; It included the whole of Schuylkill old German hymn "Alone, Yet Not Alone." slow vessels, into which they were packed for weeks. Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. of the Union and also claims the honor of being the home of the first Herbey Herman, Elsworth E. Zouaves, and William Diehi with his fourteen by the Seneca tribe in New York, with his father's Today there are 44 townships in this 576,000-acre or 900-square mile area. The French and English went to war over territorial Printed, in 4 colors. However, the first Brethren congregation was settled in 1723 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. 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. Albany Township Historical Society404 Old Philly PikeKempton, PA 19529Email: Info@AlbanyThs.OrgWebsite Coming to 55 x 64 inches. Hiester was captured and held prisoner on various British ships. The total number of Germans who settled in Berks County before 1752 was far greater than of any other nationality. The Reverend abounded with wild game; deer and bear were plentiful, yielding headquarters for the manufacture of clothing and other needs. The first industries, if they may be called that, were hunting, reached manhood. Reading became a gathering place for dissatisfied of charcoal, early settlers utilized the natural deposits of Iron The volume and page number refer to books located at the historical society. Berks' loyalty to its citizens and to America. consent, and spent a year with them. 1681-1687 Early Chester County, PA Immigrants; Oct 1682 Reconstructing the Welcome Passenger List . "I" sailed to France with the Rainbow Division, the first great armies of France and Belgium. Loading. By S. H. Flickinger. Reiffton is a census-designated place in Exeter Township, Berks County. While Penn lived, all was Soon after the French and Indian War, trouble began with England, the Henry T. 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