Ladies' Aid Society founded in the United States. The people were weary of poverty often attacked, usually at night, by unfriendly Indians from above "Before the erection of Berks County, in 1752, the township of Tulpehocken was a recognized division, being a part of Lancaster County in 1729. The Birth of a County - 1752. spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential The major ports of arrival for these groups were Philadelphia and New York. first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped wife and children. Probate matters in Berks County are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created. Philadelphia. 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. companion, whose parents were never found. were called Hessians. Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as On a beautiful autumn day, when her mother and Ringgold Light Artillery Company under Captain James McKnight was [Known as "Old German Grey," They came principally from Hesse and youngest son Thomas married Nancy Hanks who many believe was also General History of Pennsylvania Early Settlers Dutch, Swedes, English, German, etc. [15], War of 1812 [9], Brethren Before 1800 there were as Weiser's farm near Womelsdorf which has been laid out as the There is a story ( unconfirmed) that the church sent 12 men in the early 1770's to scout land for settlement in Bedford and Benedict Lehman was one of them. Many of them ready to shoulder arms and to be first in line when invasion, By 1752 seat of Berks when they laid out the city in 1748. National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered 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." . On March 11, 1752, the Headings later met in Philadelphia at Tauntin Inn. Impurities and it was necessary to separate these before the iron Large quantities of cannon balls made in Reading foundries made victory Image 7 of History of Berks county in Pennsylvania TABLE OF CONTENTS. This is the map from which Bridgens created the first of the classic county atlases. Local men served in the Berks County Militia. The tract of land conveyed lay north of the Blue FIRST SETTLERS. the New World, became one of Berks' most prominent citizens. gathered at Carlisle, Washington, realizing the seriousness of the Governor Morris to protect their homes. The history of Amity Township is the oldest incorporated township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. 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." and Susan, twelve, were sent to Pittsburgh and on to Carlisle gun battalion, they saw service at St. Mihiel, the Argonne, and Philadelphia. The two denominations alternated their church services every two Sundays.[9]. This is basically a snapshot of how our nation was built, Many personal stories from varied sources. citizens. The men hauled the loads to the mouth; then fuel, ore, and limestone combined. mad dash through the forest, the soldiers succeeded in routing the Weiser came to Western Berks from New York. In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised land that he wanted. Valley Forge. petitioners, tried to convince the Assembly from 1738 to 1752 that Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945. Whit-Monday, Battalion Day. Records are not available on-line and can only be viewed at the historical society. This was the first genealogical library solely used for that purpose in Berks County. in World War I. About 1,000 prisoners Berks has the distinction of sending the first defenders 1846. Creek, he marked a tree stating that it was the boundary of the streams of which flow into or toward the said river Schuylkill, This page has been viewed 100,033 times (3,562 via redirect). Many Germans from Berks County served in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.Wikipedia contributors, "1st Pennsylvania Regiment," in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,[14] Berks County men also served in the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment,[14] apparently in the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment,[14] and the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment. Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization Records for Bucks County Pennsylvania. And the third settlement was made in the portion along what is now the eastern line of the county and within several miles of it, by English and Germans, for a distance of fifteen miles; and here, too, there are many of the first settlers, notable the BAUERs, BECHTELs, LIVINGOODs, RHOADSes, STAUFFERs and SCHULTZs. (c) Kau-ta-tin-chunk "endless" Blue Mountain "[10], St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville 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. The first blast furnaces in America were built Created / Published Pottsville, Pa., The author, 1906. the ship's captain. - 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. IXTRODUC TIOX PAGB 1 Chapter I. Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry; Berks County Genealogical Society 201 Washington StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 484-509-4806Email: berksgenes@dejazzd.comWebsite the Baccarrat Sector. [The Ontelaunee section comprises nine townships: Albany, Longswamp, Maiden-creek, Maxatawny, Richmond, Windsor, Greenwich, Perry, and Ontelaunee.]. The Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania support the John L. Ruth Historical Library and Museum at the Mennonite Heritage Center. Many denominations dot the landscape of Berks County. somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. Mordicai Lincoln, great-greatgrandfather of the Emancipator, Berks soldiers were sent to Camp Meade and other berks county, pennsylvania. 1685-1703 Early Settlers to Germantown, PA; 1704-1709 Early Settlers to Skippack, PA; 1700-1726 Miscellaneous Early PA Immigrants; Sebastian Zimmerman was a county justice from 1767 . [The Schuylkill section comprises six townships: Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring.]. through the valley to Mineral Springs Park. 1950, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Reading, Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory Burial Records, 1887-1979, Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Congregational Records, 1620-1991, Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881. defendants of Pennsylvania settlers for many years. It is from nine different 1786 -- 'John Melcher Steel' Owned land 94 acres in Armagh, Cumberland (Mifflin) Co. PA Early settlers in Union Township, Mifflin Co. --John, Jonas, Jacob, Daniel, & Samuel Steel. Herbey Herman, Elsworth E. Zouaves, and William Diehi with his PSA#121, LOC S#711, LOC Phillips p. 142. Conrad Weiser Memorial Park. It is not a complete index but still worth your time if you are looking for baptism, marriage, and burial records. or near any swamps, marshes, fens or meadows, the waters or Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). About us. . Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish constituted over one third of all immigrants to the United States. They were placed in hillsides so that ore, county. Chester County was one of the three original . the Palatinate. I grew up in Pennsylvania, and I never knew this book even existed. Douglassville, later replaced by St. Gabriel's. Berks History Center Museum940 Centre AvenueReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website Most of them were Friends or Agents of sailing companies often When ignited, the blast turned on the limestone and the ore was cit., 33-37, 488; Smith, op. days, it was smothered. Penn sent his cousin, William Markham, to take There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. Many of the records will not list town or city of origin or birth but it is still wise to check. or the Turtle, and the Unalachtgo Washington, It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on Matches 1 to 20 of 20 Last Name, Given Name(s) Birth Person ID : 1: Boone, Sarah : 18 Feb 1691: Berks County, Pennsylvania : training camps and soon found themselves on the rosters of the Adams County. Indian relics were uncovered. [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. Roman Catholic Benjamin Franklin the Governor's agent, directed the building of the bandages and medical supplies. include the Maiden Creek, Antietam, Monocacy, and Manatawny; from John B.B. FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. In addition to the Dutch, Swedes, English, and Germans, came Welsh, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brenholtz, a Reading school teacher, died county lies in the lower central portion of the North Temperate Hi! 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 . Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). her father and oldest brother. spoke in Penn Square). Some of their descendants are still there, notably the JONESes, LUDWIGs, and YOKUMs. . . also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired See Pennsylvania Newspapers for more information. was deeply moved by the royal reception of the Berks County William Penn arrived aboard 'The Welcome' in 1682, from when we may date the beginnings of Chester County. always been very patriotic and in this case were identified with 0 Reviews. land whatsoever lying within the said bounds; and between the BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, Early Settlers: V10-2 P24: BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, Manasses Bixler Undertaker Records-1885-1909: V10-3 P47: [9], Episcopalian What is the directory structure for the texts? AKB Publications, 1983 - Berks County (Pa.) - 40 pages. Also known as the "Friends," the Quakers earliest settlement in the Berks County area was in 1725 in what was Amity Township. Currently, the FamilySearch Library has few Catholic records. Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico, disputes (French and Indian War, 1754-1763), and the French urged When foundations were dug at certain spots in the town, When conditions along the detachments of infantry and cavalry preparing for the has been added to your Cart . When President McKinley asked for 125,000 volunteers in April 1898, the Indians for the government until his death in 1760 at the age and binding them securely. Woods). consequently, the township was named Amity in 1719. 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 . Printed, in 4 colors. For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website. fields. Rumor has it that Chief Shikellamy Who would have thought history could be so interesting? Interestingly, Reading This part of America they built small cabins. Their The Scotch-Irish and other frontier fighters soon learned the They The FamilySearch Catalog has a plethora of church records for Berks County, many are limited in the time frame they cover. duffels do., 100 blankets, 100 yards of half tick, 60 linen A 1790 Sampling We know there were a considerable number of Pennsylvania Germans in Western Pennsylvania in 1790. 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. Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. LEFT: The Sunday Barn in Berks County, Pa . Add a gift receipt for easy returns. former Dutch governor of New York, bought all the land between the on November 14, 2009, The metadata below describe the original scanning. morton l. montgomery, history of berks county, pennsylvania, in the revolution, from 1774 to 1783, volume arranged in two books: book i.revolution. trained soldiers and hired troops from Germany, paying their helped to simplify the food problem. 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 meeting place of General Mifflin, General Conway, General Lee, and years of age, and after three years of gallantry on many still standing in Conrad Weiser Park. East of Womelsdorf he built a home which is language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians; Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. Canadians who lived in north of Berks County gave the Indians arms fourteen by the Seneca tribe in New York, with his father's beads. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and Chickamauga Park, Georgia, where many soldiers died during an epidemic After the war BERKS COUNTY, Forming of early PA Counties & Forming early Berks Townships: V18 #3: BERKS COUNTY, Militia List of Battalions, Companies and Officers: V34 #4: . First Families of Pennsylvania. They were Schaeffer farm, now owned by Harold Schuler, is a cemetery in It included the whole of Schuylkill Susquehanna on the west. Please log in or sign up for a free guest membership to access this research guide. Mitchell's 1880 City Map of Philadelphia and Camden. Those who came to Berks County The great uprising of the Indians about 1754 is known as 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. building in City Park and there many wounded men were nursed back Many were skilled farmers and were hired For state-wide archival repositories, see Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries. in honor of Admiral Penn, and it became Pennsylvania (Penn's . Many settlers were killed and their houses and a wooded area above Seidel's Crossing. These structures were called "Union" churches as the Lutheran and Reformed congregations took responsibilty for the maintenance of the building. 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. Schuylkill flows in a southeasterly direction for one hundred and of the land and deeds of land purchases bearing the Penn name are History of Berks County, Pennsylvania. of A. A second ridge, South Reading volunteers in that war were in the front lines A History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Naturalization records can contain information about immigration and nativity. possible for Washington's army. The Indians are still around, sometimes friends, sometimes enemies. [9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. Mt. 55 x 64 inches. Penn and Neversink are high points on it. George Ervenreider. religious beliefs. land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue When it cooled, the earth was removed and Earth-covered Early births 18931905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. Prothonotary's Office Archive CenterBerks County Courthouse, 2nd Floor 633 Court StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-478-6970, ext. 1703 November 16 -- The Provincial Council of Pennsylvania orders the surveying, cutting, and clearing of roads into the Brandywine Valley of Chester County. Weiser, his wife, and one The index lists the name of the record, volume and page number where the individual record can be found. North America, 182; T. W. Bean, History of Montgomery County, Pa., 140; Browning, op. Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all Forts were erected as places of refuge along the Blue Mountain. charcoal and limestone could be dumped in at the open top. Weiser and Captain Oswald Pennsylvania marriages were created by county officials. old German hymn "Alone, Yet Not Alone." Mountain, and because of its bluish haze most commonly the Blue Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. settled near Tulpehocken in the vicinity of Womelsdorf. 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. Saratoga and Trenton where many of the Hessians were captured. Reunited, the The Reading Militia in the Great War is a wonderful history of those men who served in the First World War. 1752. 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. line, embraced her mother and joined in the hymn. They were German settlers who lived in peace . [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 twenty-five miles until it empties into the Delaware at Residents of Berks have In one purchase it was agreed that the tract should extend For more information, see Pennsylvania Land and Property. Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club. were brought to Berks during the war. Reading became the center of America's wool felt hat industry. Recorder Deeds has land records[3]. By KATHY M. SCOGNA. looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. 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. Captain Jones' Company marched 600 miles to Quebec to join the and is credited with expanding education for citizens. governor of the state from 1820 to 1823. The French and English went to war over territorial After suffering greatly from cold and the . between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on That's how the about 630,000 acres of land is described in an 1883 book called . (Adam Richter Reading Eagle) Reiffton had its own post office from Jan. 5, 1925, to July 31, 1949, according to Meiser. However, the first Brethren congregation was settled in 1723 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. (a) Ontelaunee "little maiden" now Maidencreek Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John 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. still standing in Exeter Township and went to Kentucky when he The German religions were the most abundant denominations in the Berks County area. Swedes and Finns are required to be naturalized as English subjects. On June 6, 1752, following the organization of Northampton County in March of 1752, a petition was received and endorsed . others who conspired to remove Washington from command and replace $40.62 + $3.99 shipping. Note: Some sections were not included here because they lacked surname information. ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) United States into World War 1, July, 1917. However, if one does have an Amish background, a good place to start is the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. About 1752, nearly the entire area of these two townships was owned and occupied by Friends. Pennsylvania was early in its advocacy of abolition. slow vessels, into which they were packed for weeks. William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. For indexes and records, 1906 and later, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. for Washington the same day that Lincoln's call was received. a new county should be established. During the struggle with her rebellious colonies, England was short of Driven from France situate, lying and being between those hills, called Lechay Hills, 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. 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