Later meetinghouses were erected in the townships of Maiden Creek and Robeson and eventually in the town of Reading. the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn
St. . It was most likely a log structure in the vicinity north of Borough Hall. told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. [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. LEFT: The Sunday Barn in Berks County, Pa . were housed in an orphanage and the Scotch-Irish, still enraged
It was loosened with picks, loaded on great wagons, and
Fleetwood Area Historical Society110 W. Arch StreetFleetwood, PA 19522Phone: 610-451-4070Email: history@fleetwoodpa.orgWebsite Early Furnaces and Forges of Berks County, Penna. wilderness for the Quakers who were being persecuted for their
chieftain filled with revenge. Mexican border became threatening in 1915, Reading's two
Berks County troubles with the
was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern
fleet at Manila, and the fourteen-inch batteries of Sampson's
Hi! had covered sixty miles! or near any swamps, marshes, fens or meadows, the waters or
650 more men in Berks for General Reed's Army. They took land near Douglassville and soon moved into Berks where
of years to pay for his transportation. 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. The largest influx of German people to North Carolina, however, occurred in the eighteenth century, beginning with a joint effort between a Swiss land company and the British Crown to settle 100 families of German Palatines in the town of New . settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose
Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry;
wigwams. For more information, see Pennsylvania Land and Property. Contact Berks County Courthouse. Though
These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Reading, Pennsylvania. 55 x 64 inches. Madison, Polk, McKinley, and Wilson found Berks patriots ever
were unable to pay their passage across the ocean so they sold
The vision that brought the first settlers to these wooded hills . From Actual Surveys by L. Fagan. He settled in Womelsdorf by the Tulpehocken Creek. transaction of all legal business. Many of their descendants are still in the vicinity; and in several instances (BERTOLETs, BOONEs, DETURCKs and LEEs) the land has been transmitted in a direct line of descendants of the first settlers, from generation to generation, from the beginning until now, a period covering one hundred and eighty years. When the elder Penn died, his
A German immigrate who migrated from Cumru, Berks Co. Pennsylvania after the Revolutionary War. trees, with all and every the appurtenances, etc.'". When it cooled, the earth was removed and
former Dutch governor of New York, bought all the land between the
A few years later the Swedes, led by Peter Minuet, a
After the war
Many of the records will not list town or city of origin or birth but it is still wise to check. of the land and deeds of land purchases bearing the Penn name are
1752. Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1909, extracted from pp. Iron Industry spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential
King Charles II of England owed Admiral [Sir
in October 1682, made his first treaty with the Indians, and
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. For members, they may contain: age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage date and maiden name; death/burial date. Berks County's oldest structure, the Mouns Jones House is located in Amity Township. Only four Indians were killed in
possible for Washington's army. The leader of these raids was Tedyuscung, a Delaware
However, the first Brethren congregation was settled in 1723 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. they built small cabins. Dull (Author) PDF is a great book to read and that . Weiser and Captain Oswald
training camps and soon found themselves on the rosters of the
When President McKinley asked for 125,000 volunteers in April 1898,
Reading Public Library100 South Fifth StreetReading, PA 19602Phone: 610-655-6350Email: webmaster@reading.lib.pa.usWebsite The consideration was L500 lawful money
Washington,
Berks is an abbreviation of Berkshire In England, where the Penn family
The Berks County Genealogical Society has various records for churches throughout the Berks County area. friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker
1941-1976 Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images. or Turkey, that belonged to the nation known as Lenni Lenape or "the original people." From Philadelphia, Washington came by carriage on the Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin the Governor's agent, directed the building of the
was deeply moved by the royal reception of the Berks County
Ore was found in lumps of various sizes from boulders to
as numerous then in this vicinity as hawks are today. The first German
There is a book, Early Amish Land Grants in Berks County, Pennsylvania by Pequea press that maps locations and warrant dates for each person. We
For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, see Pennsylvania Church Records. Land was granted for the settlement by William Penn in the . five-foot shafts tipped with hand made arrow heads fastened with
in 1716 near Douglassville is still standing, the oldest building
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. language and when he grew older was a valuable interpreter helping
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 . to sell the "redemptioneer's" labor for a certain number
sister Barbara, and another child on a neighboring farm. bandages and medical supplies. lost ownership of Pennsylvania as a result of the American Revolution.]. Hundreds of years ago, great forests of very old trees grew in the gentle
Early immigrants to the county were from the Netherlands, Germany and the British Isles. In that year the first Forts were erected as places of refuge along the Blue Mountain. square miles of land in America. Before the
Pennsylvania is one of the 13 original states and was originally founded in 1681 as a result . - The territory embraced in this section was not released by the Indians to the heirs of William Penn until 1732, and on that account there was no general influx of immigrants before that time. Berks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania Family History Library. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. Old Schuylkill tales; a history of interesting events, traditions and anecdotes of the early settlers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Names Elliott, Ella Zerbey. Reiffton is a census-designated place in Exeter Township, Berks County. (d) Machksithanne 'bear's path creek" Maxatawny
A number of English settlers also found their way to the central portion of Robeson before 1740. (e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink
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. . About 1720 English immigrants arrived; some of them settled near
The movement collapsed, and the Conway
include the Maiden Creek, Antietam, Monocacy, and Manatawny; from
Reunited, the
land that he wanted. first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped
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. weapons included the tomahawk, knife, club, bow, and arrow. Regina's mother
Mountain, is the northern boundary. Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in the early part of the 18th century Family History Library. It costs you nothing; but every 3 months Amazon with send BCGS 0.5% of all purchases made of eligible items. Early Berks County congregations were located near Pricetown, Millersburg and Oley with additional groups in the townships of Tulpehocken, Upper Tulpehocken and Bern. HANOVER TOWNSHIP. Also available in digital form. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. unknown so wood was charred to make it burn hotter. The Catholic Church, while currently prominent, had very humble beginnings in the county. news reached Reading, meetings were held on Penn Square to protest
served their masters for five years to pay a debt of only $48 and
By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already
Later they bought land and became American
[The Manatawny section is comprised of fifteen townships: Alsace, Amity, Colebrookdale, Douglass, Exeter, Hereford, Oley, Ruscombmanor, Rockland, District, Earl, Pike, Washington, Muhlenberg, and Lower Alsace.]. which some Indians are buried. Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John Bowman, Michael Brand, Adam Brubaker, J Printed, in 4 colors. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three
The major ports of arrival for these groups were Philadelphia and New York. two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were
Governor Morris to protect their homes. 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. . that bound Willow Creek, near the springs on the former Clarence
The index is searchable in numerous ways, but searching by last name or church name is probably most popular. North America, 182; T. W. Bean, History of Montgomery County, Pa., 140; Browning, op. burning the orphanage and killing the children. and the National Greys, offered their services during the Mexican
After a
land whatsoever lying within the said bounds; and between the
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Creek, he marked a tree stating that it was the boundary of the
Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all
streams of which flow into or toward the said river Schuylkill,
the northeast by Lehigh (24 miles), on the southeast by Montgomery
cit., 164-165. . Check the website for current fees. parades and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated
William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. Additional church records can be located at Linkpendium and by searching the FamilySearch Catalog. and those called Keekachtanemin Hills, which cross the said river
morton l. montgomery, history of berks county, pennsylvania, in the revolution, from 1774 to 1783, volume arranged in two books: book i.revolution. As governor, he presided over dedicating the first state capitol building,
Indian life in this area is a large stone with Indian markings in
Have one to sell? Square; its name was later changed to 'Sign of Washington" in
reached Reading, 19 miles further, where we found several
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