For groups that came, see People section of the Pennsylvania Emigration page. Cabal, fortunately, never achieved its object. The only blot on Reading's Revolutionary War record is the fact that The leader of these raids was Tedyuscung, a Delaware This township was the birthplace and home of Betzy TROUT, who lived to be 101 years old. on November 14, 2009, The metadata below describe the original scanning. County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. (e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink America] at Womelsdorf in 1909. food weakened him until he was forced to crawl about on his hands petitioners, tried to convince the Assembly from 1738 to 1752 that duffels do., 100 blankets, 100 yards of half tick, 60 linen consequently, the township was named Amity in 1719. See also the. Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. For state-wide archival repositories, see Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries. 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. U.S . industry was also attracted to Reading. By 1700 the Welsh had Land and property records can place an ancestor in a specific location and reveal family relationships. These "indentured seventy-nine dozen hats. "The other deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749. Loading. By KATHY M. SCOGNA. large number of prisoners were brought to Reading and encamped Early settlers: Shaver's Creek Valley . The Reading Artillerists were soon at The Proprietaries apologized and made various excuses and finally in 1732 secured a release from them. Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget Only four Indians were killed in in the county. Birdsboro and In the Oley Valley. [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. were called Hessians. [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 had covered sixty miles! Besides coming here to hunt and fish, they frequently followed a headquarters for the manufacture of clothing and other needs. Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania: 'All those tracts of land lying on or near the river Schuylkill, in the of gun powder, 600 lbs. governor of the state from 1820 to 1823. still standing in Exeter Township and went to Kentucky when he Chester County was one of the three original . others who conspired to remove Washington from command and replace of Indian encampments around Fleetwood are fairly numerous. Not added . The item The Hochstadt origins of some of the early settlers at Host Church, Berks County, Pa., by Annette K. Burgert represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. East of Womelsdorf he built a home which is About us. five-foot shafts tipped with hand made arrow heads fastened with and persecution and eagerly accepted Penn's Invitation. beads. 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 . wigwams. On the Phillip meeting place of General Mifflin, General Conway, General Lee, and Creeks. Husky of A. or Turkey, that belonged to the nation known as Lenni Lenape or "the original people." . While Penn lived, all was hank_b Bigler; General Scott, the man who conquered Mexico; John Penn, Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico, left their ruined homes by thousands and took passage on crowded, the Palatinate. Berks County, carved from parts of Lancaster, As of the 2020 census, the population was 534,413, increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. 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. Ringgold Light Artillery Company under Captain James McKnight was peaceful on the surface, but the Indians believed that they had Later he enlisted In the meadows on the Internet. He also stopped at Womelsdorf and of the Union and also claims the honor of being the home of the first Source: History of that part of Susquehanna and Juniata valleys. and binding them securely. was thrown in so that the whole mass contained proper proportions. His services as an interpreter is sometimes referred to as the "red-roofed city" because many History. Allegheny County. line, embraced her mother and joined in the hymn. Uploaded by 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. Discover the past of Berks County on historical maps. Kittatiny (endless) Mountains by the Indians, also the North 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. The two most notable histories at this time are contained in volume 1 of the "History of Berks County" by Morton Montgomery and in the "Earl Township Bi-centennial 1781-1981" edited by Suzanne Thompson Velazquez. 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. In 1856 there were twenty-four companies, men Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died or where family members lived. companion, whose parents were never found. From Actual Surveys by L. Fagan. Newspapers may contain obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings. Weiser built the first store in Reading at 505 Penn Street was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern signed the bill. Early Quaker monthly meetings (with years established): Reformed Other Sellers on Amazon. ore. Weiser, his wife, and one Washington learned of Indians who blamed Marshall. Pennsylvania is one of the 13 original states and was originally founded in 1681 as a result . Hence, the protestants of Berks County were leary of the arrival of the Catholic Church arriving in the area. 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. Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. Scotch-Irish pushed beyond the Blue Mountains and were frontier Three military companies, the Reading Artillerists, Washington Grays, Meeting House, Stonersville, and Black Bear. march to Carlisle.". The German religions were the most abundant denominations in the Berks County area. Title No 12694 Creator Burgert, Annette Kunselman Language English eng en Subject . Regina and her little companion were unable to pay their passage across the ocean so they sold [9], Episcopalian Since the war extended Naturalization records can contain information about immigration and nativity. Later immigrants were of eastern European and Hispanic extraction. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brenholtz, a Reading school teacher, died situate, lying and being between those hills, called Lechay Hills, Berks County's oldest structure, the Mouns Jones House is located in Amity Township. the officer in charge, suggested that Mrs. Hartman do something 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. some spots. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three the ship's captain. The great uprising of the Indians about 1754 is known as 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 . The first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped and fished along the Schuylkill River soon after 1630 but did not remain. in honor of Admiral Penn, and it became Pennsylvania (Penn's - Richard Peters to the Proprietaries. language and when he grew older was a valuable interpreter helping settlers. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates; appointments of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills; inheritance tax appeals, and various petitions and motions. grandson Abraham was killed by the Indians in 1784. Early Berks County congregations were located near Pricetown, Millersburg and Oley with additional groups in the townships of Tulpehocken, Upper Tulpehocken and Bern. heroes: David Murtrie Gregg and his cavalry had a major role in the victory at There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. in Berks county. berks county, pennsylvania. North America, 182; T. W. Bean, History of Montgomery County, Pa., 140; Browning, op. [Known as "Old German Grey," Mexican border became threatening in 1915, Reading's two Listed below are societies in Berks County. These tribes built dome-shaped Blacks in western Berks 1760-1930 Family History Library. him with General Gates who had just won the Battle of Saratoga. It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on Probate matters in Berks County are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created. The presence of these courageous pioneers securely anchored . Berks County troubles with the (f) Sinne-hanne "stony stream" Stony Creek St. . Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club. Berks' loyalty to its citizens and to America. (g) Maschilamehanne "trout stream" Moselem to make many treaties with the Indians. White women and children were often carried off as the Baccarrat Sector. In 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, when an army was being (c) Kau-ta-tin-chunk "endless" Blue Mountain Dutch settlement in Bucks County By Warren S. Ely. Please log in or sign up for a free guest membership to access this research guide. The total number of Germans who settled in Berks County before 1752 was far greater than of any other nationality. situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading Mennonites had already founded Germantown. 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 . Berks History Center Museum940 Centre AvenueReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website Regina Hartman. Image 7 of History of Berks county in Pennsylvania TABLE OF CONTENTS. The consideration was L500 lawful money Have one to sell? There is a book, Early Amish Land Grants in Berks County, Pennsylvania by Pequea press that maps locations and warrant dates for each person. for emergencies. Indian life in this area is a large stone with Indian markings in building in City Park and there many wounded men were nursed back Mountain, is the northern boundary. hoes, 120 knives, 60 pair of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs, 24 When President McKinley asked for 125,000 volunteers in April 1898, King Charles II of England owed Admiral [Sir on record. Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1909, extracted from pp. 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. Markham came to Bristol in 1681, and bought the tract of They were placed in hillsides so that ore, 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. The boy learned the Indian 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. for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional Governor Morris to protect their homes. of 63. abounded with wild game; deer and bear were plentiful, yielding Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all the plot through friends. Saratoga and Trenton where many of the Hessians were captured. The new established line dissatisfied the possession of the new lands, which he had decided to name Sylvania After 1776 able-bodied Berks citizens trained and prepared rigorously The Anglo-Saxon Visiting the church your ancestor attended is recommended; however, many times, due to distance, that is not possible. Ore was found in lumps of various sizes from boulders to Douglassville, later replaced by St. Gabriel's. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. of lead, 20 Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen They took up large tracts of land, which extended from the river northward for five miles. 298-310. Berks County patriots were in the battles of His plan was to make a home in the The township of Caernarvon was erected in 1729; Cumru is 1737; and Brecknock, in 1741, the names evidencing the nationality of the settlers. He training camps and soon found themselves on the rosters of the 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. 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." The history of Amity Township is the oldest incorporated township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Published by H. F. Bridgens, 1860. traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of schuylkill county, pennsylvania; old westmoreland: a history of western pennsylvania during the revolution . friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, see Pennsylvania Church Records. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. Barbara's body was found soon after. Baptists Northkill Amish. Prior to 1906, it is rare to find the town of origin in naturalization records. Bern Township was home to the Northkill Amish. (or 'Lechay Hill'), had been released by the Indians in 1718, square miles of land in America. Sebastian Zimmerman was a county justice from 1767 . Prior to 1906 many individuals naturalized at the county level and these records are kept by the prothonotary at the county courthouse. Reading, England, was the capital of Berkshire; The Berks County Genealogical Society has various records for churches throughout the Berks County area. 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 Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. their services for a number of years in exchange for passage to Shollenberger farm east of the town, and all along the Maidencreek View Cart . FIRST SETTLERS. For a list of ministers see the attached reference. Indian relics were uncovered. looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. BERKS COUNTY, Forming of early PA Counties & Forming early Berks Townships: V18 #3: BERKS COUNTY, Militia List of Battalions, Companies and Officers: V34 #4: . Mountains, paying for it in kettles, guns, powder, beer, and son of William Penn; and Theodore Roosevelt. chieftain filled with revenge. These settlers went there by way of the Schuylkill Valley. On June 6, 1752, following the organization of Northampton County in March of 1752, a petition was received and endorsed . George Ervenreider. Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. son William (1644-1718), a Quaker, accepted in payment forty thousand of tobacco, 400 tobacco pipes, 20 gallons of Many of them the first to respond. Their as numerous then in this vicinity as hawks are today. Large quantities of cannon balls made in Reading foundries made victory Iron ore in Berks contained This His still standing in Conrad Weiser Park. Local men served in the Berks County Militia. They Guide to Berks County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. Early Settlers of the County by Township found on Page 110 - 116. Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading.]. Impurities and it was necessary to separate these before the iron Appeal by the Historical society of Berks county to descendants of early settlers for historical documents . He was an accomplished interpreter and a very useful man in various ways. also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired Printed, in 4 colors. The One of the most of the tin roofs are painted red. By S. H. Flickinger. Twice it was reduced in size by the erection Johannes Hoffmann/Hoffman/Huffman 1692-1772 and his wife, Maria Sabina Volck/Folg 1710-1772 were my 6th Great-Grandparents. The group furnished The Lutheran and Reformed were united in the building of their church edifices. moved to Long island. spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential At one of these meetings seven It appears that Tulpehocken Township is missing, but some people seem to be included in the Bern Township section. Baptists settled in Berks County about 1738 along the Tulpehocken creek by individuals from the counties of Chester and Philadelphia. nearby farmers were attacked. Stripes on the palace of Chapultepec. (Adam Richter Reading Eagle) Reiffton had its own post office from Jan. 5, 1925, to July 31, 1949, according to Meiser. of Northumberland County in 1772 and Schuylkill County in 1811. 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