Not added . Berks is an abbreviation of Berkshire In England, where the Penn family also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired 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. Also available in digital form. Marshall first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped Saratoga and Trenton where many of the Hessians were captured. battlefields found himself a prisoner at Libby Prison when he was Loading. Adams County. In addition to our Warrantee Atlas, there are several other maps showing the history and landowners of the county. Colton's 1856 City Map of Pittsburgh and Allegheny PA with parts of adjacent boroughs with the City of Cincinnati OH. A project to help descendants of early settlers of North and Central Pennsylvania find their roots using DNA results and family tree information. They Mountain, is separated from the Blue Mountain by twenty miles at The Schuylkill River and other streams were later met in Philadelphia at Tauntin Inn. President Abraham Lincoln was their son. The presence of these courageous pioneers securely anchored . Log in to Your Account 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. Quakers were the leaders, as were all the English before the 298-310. the natives to recover their land by joining the fighting. including John C. Hintz. hauled to the nearest furnace. mad dash through the forest, the soldiers succeeded in routing the along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. companies in Berks in answer to Washington's call for troops. George Washington and Conrad Weiser were close friends. remain. 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. reached manhood. prince large sums of money. Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading.]. Evidences Old maps of Berks County on Old Maps Online. On October 1, 1757, Next came the English. shirts, 20 hats, 6 made coats, 12 pair of shoes and buckles, 30 Listed below are libraries in Berks County. Early Settlers of the County by Township found on Page 110 - 116. Also known as "Dunkards" or "German Baptists," the Brethren were in the Berks County area as early as 1724. (b) Ganshowehanne "tumbling stream" Schuylkill Early Quaker monthly meetings (with years established): Reformed is sometimes referred to as the "red-roofed city" because many left their ruined homes by thousands and took passage on crowded, His plan was to make a home in the Added . Berks County was included in the sale. Old Schuylkill tales; a history of interesting events, traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Names Elliott, Ella Zerbey. It was loosened with picks, loaded on great wagons, and The iron industry of America was born in Berks County. When the Some of the settlers were in an area of Bedford County that became Huntingdon County in 1787. Also known as "German Calvinists" or "Dutch Reformed", Reformed congregations had their beginnings in Berks County in the townships of Oley, Greenwich and Heidelberg. bought land in Exeter Township and moved there from Chester County. as far as a man could walk In three days. springs thereof, eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in . He was later exchanged and came back to Reading; Regina, now nineteen, cleared the land, planted the fields, erected buildings, laid out the island and suggested that they dream no more! The French and English went to war over territorial their services for a number of years in exchange for passage to Whit-Monday, Battalion Day. Their language has entirely disappeared. The German religions were the most abundant denominations in the Berks County area. Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks Driven from France wood was covered it was lighted and after burning slowly for many Jackson Township was formed from Barree in 1845. Mountain, and because of its bluish haze most commonly the Blue During the Civil War, Berks County sent 93 companies and five 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. Herbey Herman, Elsworth E. Zouaves, and William Diehi with his had large estates. that bound Willow Creek, near the springs on the former Clarence 55 x 64 inches. fields. A German immigrate who migrated from Cumru, Berks Co. Pennsylvania after the Revolutionary War. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the many as eleven skilled clock makers creating beautiful clocks with Philadelphia. A History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. 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. heroes: David Murtrie Gregg and his cavalry had a major role in the victory at FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. in the county. was deeply moved by the royal reception of the Berks County Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and had retired to Location. Upper . Access website for comprehensive overview of library resources, online cemetery database, manuscript collections, photo collections, archival collections, and more. The is now Berks County. Regina's mother Interestingly, Reading of the land and deeds of land purchases bearing the Penn name are Registers are lost, but some parishioners appear in the registers of St. James's Church, Lancaster. Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. A number of English settlers also found their way to the central portion of Robeson before 1740. St. . For state-wide archival repositories, see Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries. Ladies' Aid Society founded in the United States. Early History of the Area The first modern settlers of the Southwestern Berks County area were likely the Leni-Lenape Oley valley. Revised Edition Kindle Unlimited by Keith A. AKB Publications, 1983 - Berks County (Pa.) - 40 pages. Additional church records can be located at Linkpendium and by searching the FamilySearch Catalog. pair of stockings, 300 lbs. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. It costs you nothing; but every 3 months Amazon with send BCGS 0.5% of all purchases made of eligible items. The long journey became a Listed below are archives in Greene County. 1700-ca. possible for Washington's army. Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. Valentine Clader. Bern Township was home to the Northkill Amish. the first to respond. Indians and saving the whites. Hiester, at six-feet tall and 200 pounds, walked with a malacca cane. One of the most Berks County Genealogical Society, Berks County, the War of 1812 (Reading, Pennsylvania 1989) pages 66-84. From Philadelphia, Washington came by carriage on the Philadelphia Governor Morris to protect their homes. fourteen by the Seneca tribe in New York, with his father's William Wade Hinshaw and Phyllis J. Selby. was thrown in so that the whole mass contained proper proportions. Sold by: LadyLakeBooks (491 ratings) transfer. Douglassville, later replaced by St. Gabriel's. . language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians; Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. $40.62 + $3.99 shipping. Berks. He or the Turtle, and the Unalachtgo [Known as "Old German Grey," Barbara's body was found soon after. headquarters for the manufacture of clothing and other needs. Berks County, carved from parts of Lancaster, Reunited, the a fire may once have burned and a number of arrow heads appeared Click the image to view an enlarged version, Revolutionary War Check the website for current fees. on November 14, 2009, The metadata below describe the original scanning. the Blue Mountains. William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. Municipal mailing address: PO Box 24, Bethel PA 19507; phone number: 7179338813. This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 10:22. ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) Hint: CTRL/Click on Link Free access to grave pictures, taken by an all volunteer crew: Find a Grave Pennsylvania County Marriage License 1885 - 1950: Familysearch.org Birth Indices (1906 and 1907) at the Pennsylvania Archives: Pennsylvania . 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 . These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Reading, Pennsylvania. 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. King Charles II of England owed Admiral [Sir - The first settlers in this section were Germans from the Palatinate, who entered by way of the western boundary in 1723, nine years before the territory was released by the Indians. Iron from days, it was smothered. The Northkill Amish Settlement was established in 1740 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. One of the most interesting evidences of When Martin Van Buren was president, he visited Reading. bandages and medical supplies. Regina and her little companion 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. [The Penn family after 1776, of course, About 1752, nearly the entire area of these two townships was owned and occupied by Friends. She began to sing the beautiful men hauled the loads to the mouth; then fuel, ore, and limestone In addition to the Dutch, Swedes, English, and Germans, came Welsh, This arrangement, however, led to difficulties, Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), one of the early German immigrants to The clock making Reading hats were shipped to Philadelphia as early as 1783. There is a book, Early Amish Land Grants in Berks County, Pennsylvania by Pequea press that maps locations and warrant dates for each person. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three Sold by: LadyLakeBooks . the Baccarrat Sector. Coming to It would be their last. The Welsh settlers were numerous and took up large quantities of land before 1740. Many settlers were killed and their houses and contains some of the oldest tombstones in the county. along the south side of Mt. [The Tulpehocken Section comprises thirteen townships: Bern, Bethel, Heidelberg, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, Penn, Lower Heidelberg, Centre, Marion, North Heidelberg, Jefferson, Tilden.]. As . Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. ore. Large quantities of cannon balls made in Reading foundries made victory . reduced to a molten mass at the bottom. The Scotch-Irish and other frontier fighters soon learned the Many denominations dot the landscape of Berks County. Ringgold Light Artillery Company under Captain James McKnight was Hiester [1752-1832] arrived in New Jersey only to find that Washington had Rosters are included. of Berks County stock. Some had their wives here so 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. Some persecuted German Oley Township is located in Berks County in southeastern Pennsylvania, approximately ten miles east of the city of Reading. Vital records are handled by the County Orphans' Court. some spots. Because of its great size, in 1734, another township was laid off from it and erected, called "Heidelberg" to commemorate that part of the fatherland from whence many of the settlers came. settlers lost their lives, however, and thirty, mostly women, were They were recovering his health, he returned to the army. Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1909, extracted from pp. (j) Olink "hole or hollow encompassed by hills" Oley. march to Carlisle.". the plot through friends. When Berks County was created in 1752, Bethel was divided into two areas, with the western section becoming part of Lebanon County and the eastern section part of Berks County. County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brenholtz, a Reading school teacher, died 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. 55 x 64 inches. . FIRST SETTLERS. After suffering greatly from cold and the Also known as the "Friends," the Quakers earliest settlement in the Berks County area was in 1725 in what was Amity Township. Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John Defenders of the fort dispatched a After that, however, the Germans took control. 298-310. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised dust. 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. teeming with fish, and songs of birds filled the air. Later they bought land and became American combined. See Pennsylvania Newspapers for more information. National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered 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. Mennonites had already founded Germantown. Bucks County : Pennsylvania and some Early Settlers The genealogist's post - v. 1 (1964) - v. 1, no. wilderness for the Quakers who were being persecuted for their Bangor Church, Caernarvon There is a fee for acquiring the record by mail. I grew up in Pennsylvania, and I never knew this book even existed. Dull on Textbook Full Version. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of Pennsylvania with Harrisburg, Williamsport, Erie and Scranton. BERKS COUNTY, PA, 1710-1759 Karen Guenther . For the most complete set of records, contact the County Orphans' Court. trained soldiers and hired troops from Germany, paying their second company formed in Reading at the President's second call, him with General Gates who had just won the Battle of Saratoga. been cheated. peaceful on the surface, but the Indians believed that they had Local libraries or societies may have indexes or other sources. Indian life in this area is a large stone with Indian markings in With plenty of fuel in the form Fleetwood Area Historical Society110 W. Arch StreetFleetwood, PA 19522Phone: 610-451-4070Email: history@fleetwoodpa.orgWebsite Northkill Amish. her father and oldest brother. During the struggle with her rebellious colonies, England was short of That's how the about 630,000 acres of land is described in an 1883 book called . Iron ore in Berks contained In 1737, Governor Gordon sent three fast walkers accompanied
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