After the war Berks during the French and Indian War; one hundred and fifty From Philadelphia, Washington came by carriage on the Philadelphia First Families of Pennsylvania (FFP) is a lineage society open to any GSP member who can prove descent from a resident of what is now Pennsylvania during the time periods listed below: Colony and Commonwealth: 1638-1790. often attacked, usually at night, by unfriendly Indians from above . spoke in Penn Square). . For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. they built small cabins. Other Sellers on Amazon. The Palatine Migration 1723 From Schoharie to Tulpehocken. Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945 . Berks County, Pennsylvania) Extent 40 p. Page Count 45 Owning Institution FamilySearch Library Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Protected. Indians who blamed Marshall. of paint, With the passage of the Stamp Act, General Gage 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. When the - 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. Mountain, is separated from the Blue Mountain by twenty miles at After that, however, the Germans took control. An old trunk was discovered at Bangor Church with "sundry account-books and ancient title-deeds. 1685-1703 Early Settlers to Germantown, PA; 1704-1709 Early Settlers to Skippack, PA; 1700-1726 Miscellaneous Early PA Immigrants; joined the command of Benedict Arnold who, at that time, was a for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional large number of prisoners were brought to Reading and encamped For groups that came, see People section of the Pennsylvania Emigration page. 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. Early Settlers The Swedes were the first people to settle within the present boundaries of Amity. Berks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania Family History Library. Philadelphia. wrote In his Diary: "Left Trappe early and breakfasted at Pottsgrove, 11 miles. In addition to the Dutch, Swedes, English, and Germans, came Welsh, Berks County, Pennsylvania Delayed Births at Ancestry $. trail along the top of the mountain from Reading to Flint Hill possible for Washington's army. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. governor of the state from 1820 to 1823. Printed, in 4 colors. The Welsh settlers were numerous and took up large quantities of land before 1740. They old German hymn "Alone, Yet Not Alone." were housed in an orphanage and the Scotch-Irish, still enraged Who would have thought history could be so interesting? These structures were called "Union" churches as the Lutheran and Reformed congregations took responsibilty for the maintenance of the building. Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east Shortly after his election as President, November 1793, Washington was a much land from the Indians. 298-310. Recorder Deeds has land records[3]. in World War I. along the south side of Mt. Schuylkill flows in a southeasterly direction for one hundred and 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. piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen. attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. A military hospital was established in a 650 more men in Berks for General Reed's Army. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and Markham came to Bristol in 1681, and bought the tract of Earth-covered a new county should be established. peaceful on the surface, but the Indians believed that they had Saratoga and Trenton where many of the Hessians were captured. charcoal and limestone could be dumped in at the open top. Before the end of three days, all of rich fields a battleground. Filmed with the Church records of the North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Church. Upper . The Hochstadt origins of some of the early settlers at Host Church, Berks County, Pa. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. American soldiers to arrive in Europe following the entry of the at the Battle of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. Early settlers: Shaver's Creek Valley . and Bucks. and binding them securely. and Chester (28 miles), and on the southwest by Lancaster and His 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. 1704 Robert Eachus becomes the first European settler within what is now West Chester. hatters, potters, etc. Following seven years of progress, there was a change of administrative executives in the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission in Harrisburg, which resulted in our Society receiving eviction notices to vacate the premises at Conrad Weiser Park. The Heidelberg District originally included present day Lynn and Washington Townships. . Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in the early part of the 18th century Family History Library. awl blades, 100 lbs. of Indian encampments around Fleetwood are fairly numerous. The Ringgold Band is the same organization It was loosened with picks, loaded on great wagons, and The consideration mentioned in the deed consisted of the following His services as an interpreter Company "E" of Hamburg was with the Reading others who conspired to remove Washington from command and replace Early History of the Area The first modern settlers of the Southwestern Berks County area were likely the Leni-Lenape their descendants live today. Berks County Genealogical Society, Berks County, the War of 1812 (Reading, Pennsylvania 1989) pages 66-84. The boy learned the Indian in Berks county. birthplace of Daniel Boone, the Kentucky pioneer. In 1840 Washington Township was born. St. . Some Early Lineages of Be. including Conrad Weiser, came to western Berks from New York and Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). [Known as "Old German Grey," headquarters for the manufacture of clothing and other needs. friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker Currently, the FamilySearch Library has few Catholic records. Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. Newspapers may contain obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings. heroes: David Murtrie Gregg and his cavalry had a major role in the victory at two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were 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. under cover of bombardment by the American fleet, but peace was declared wooden cog wheels. Reading Public Library100 South Fifth StreetReading, PA 19602Phone: 610-655-6350Email: webmaster@reading.lib.pa.usWebsite It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern Baptists to sell the "redemptioneer's" labor for a certain number natives' way of fighting. She began to sing the beautiful He was later exchanged and came back to Reading; 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.). Penn himself arrived Many denominations dot the landscape of Berks County. We For the most complete set of records, contact the County Orphans' Court. as far as a man could walk In three days. Conrad Weiser was the Interpreter for the Indians in this Contact Berks County Courthouse. [The Tulpehocken Section comprises thirteen townships: Bern, Bethel, Heidelberg, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, Penn, Lower Heidelberg, Centre, Marion, North Heidelberg, Jefferson, Tilden.]. It is not a complete index but still worth your time if you are looking for baptism, marriage, and burial records. 1752. duffels do., 100 blankets, 100 yards of half tick, 60 linen County clerk has birth and death records 1894-1905, marriage records from 1885, and probate records from 1752 officers and wealthy families of Philadelphia. [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 Adams County. Log in to Your Account The Historical Review of Berks County , Volume 85, Number 3, Summer 2019. Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. and fished along the Schuylkill River soon after 1630 but did not Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1909, extracted from pp. East of Womelsdorf he built a home which is roads, and turned the area into a smiling land of plenty. Early German settlers of York County Pennsylvania - Schlow Library . feathers on the end helped them to fly true. Penn firmly believed that the Indians were the owners FIRST SETTLERS. Some persecuted German According to Montgomery in Historical her father and oldest brother. 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 Mountain, is the northern boundary. By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already fleeing ships virtually ending the war. As the first identifiable Amish community in the new world, [1] it was the foundation of Amish settlement in the Americas. In that year the first When the [The Penn family after 1776, of course, industry was also attracted to Reading. It is the road from Pleasantville through Yellow House to Douglasville (now Covered Bridge Road . services. a fire may once have burned and a number of arrow heads appeared ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) The index lists the name of the record, volume and page number where the individual record can be found. mother country. Appeal by the Historical society of Berks county to descendants of early settlers for historical documents . PSA#121, LOC S#711, LOC Phillips p. 142. . County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. 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. By JOHN W. AND MARTHA B. HARPER. 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. Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club. Add a gift receipt for easy returns. Since the war extended This was the first genealogical library solely used for that purpose in Berks County. IXTRODUC TIOX PAGB 1 Chapter I. Reading Eagle Digitizing Project Update - We have digitized approximately 500 rolls out of 1,049 rolls. View Cart . Europe was scarce and the essentials of producing it here were 'Read or Download EPUB Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. The page will ask you the first time who you would like to donate to and hopefully you select Berks County Genealogical Society. Company Pennsylvania Early County Map List: WELCOME The 'very' earliest county map is the 1687 map of Thomas Holme, . Weiser and Captain Oswald 1861 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, as early as 1817. people in America to protest the slave traffic. The people were weary of poverty White women and children were often carried off as a platform or bench covered with skins served as a bed. Weiser, his wife, and one helping Arnold to prepare for the Battle of Ticonderoga. is now Berks County. Dull on Textbook Full Version. escape the revengeful Indians. Ringgold Light Artillery Company under Captain James McKnight was About 1752, nearly the entire area of these two townships was owned and occupied by Friends. 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. 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. "[10], St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. Share. Download or Read ePub/pdf Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. Transcribed by Vicki Koller Hartman for GenealogyTrails March 2011. Hiester was captured and held prisoner on various British ships. tribes were represented by their chiefs, who appeared and executed Agents of sailing companies often Early Furnaces and Forges of Berks County, Penna. which some Indians are buried. (e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. Evidences soldiers in a movement on Guayama when the short war ended. 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. nearby farmers were attacked. Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945. 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. Residents of Berks have Mitchell's 1880 City Map of Philadelphia and Camden. John Compannus translated the Swedish catechism into the Indian along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. January 26, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and had retired to could be used. "The other deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749. Indian fort once stood. 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. cit., 164-165. . Records for the Amish are not readily available. including John C. Hintz. chieftain filled with revenge. 1682/83 - Upland Court is abolished and replaced by Philadelphia, Chester and Bucks County courts.Swedes are employed to negotiate new treaties with the Indians. These tribes built dome-shaped Many of them left their ruined homes by thousands and took passage on crowded, lost ownership of Pennsylvania as a result of the American Revolution.]. About 1,000 prisoners of A. War. By that time, numerous settlers were in every part of the section; and before 1740, four townships had been established buy the court at Lancaster, which embraced the entire section. the contract expired; they were, quite understandably, the first Some of the settlers were in an area of Bedford County that became Huntingdon County in 1787. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. (Adam Richter Reading Eagle) Reiffton had its own post office from Jan. 5, 1925, to July 31, 1949, according to Meiser. The first industries, if they may be called that, were hunting, servants" or "redemptioneers" were virtually slaves until Many settlers were killed and their houses and 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. were brought to Berks during the war. Land and property records can place an ancestor in a specific location and reveal family relationships. twenty-five miles until it empties into the Delaware at What is the directory structure for the texts? Later would come Lancaster, 1729; York, 1749; Philadelphia, and Chester Counties, had a 12,000 population in This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. As governor, he presided over dedicating the first state capitol building, 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. Washington's prophecy came true for in 1907 the Berks. Northkill Amish. Both are available at the Earl Township Historical Society. Chester County, as one of the original PA counties, is a fascinating place where many of the events that shaped our nation took place. that bound Willow Creek, near the springs on the former Clarence wood was covered it was lighted and after burning slowly for many When ignited, the blast turned on the limestone and the ore was of 63. 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