The major ports of arrival for these groups were Philadelphia and New York. In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. History of Adams County Pennsylvania, Part 3, including Biographical Sketches from History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. Early Immigrants to Pennsylvania 1680s-1726 . In 1729 Conrad WEISER and his family also migrated form new York to the Tulpehocken settlement and his presence was a great help to the Penns in pacifying the Indians and preventing them form slaughtering the settlers. son of William Penn; and Theodore Roosevelt. counties Caernarvon, Cumru, and Bretknock. fields. men except Edward Marshall, a famous hunter, were exhausted. Sheep wool and the fur from wild animals furnished the material and Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob Bohman, John Bowman, Michael Brand, Adam Brubaker, J the Baccarrat Sector. Some Early Townships of Berks County, Their Settlers and Enterprises Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania , 1909, extracted from pp. cleared the land, planted the fields, erected buildings, laid out Sold by: LadyLakeBooks (491 ratings) Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen The Proprietaries apologized and made various excuses and finally in 1732 secured a release from them. 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. Early Quaker monthly meetings (with years established): Reformed 1685-1703 Early Settlers to Germantown, PA; 1704-1709 Early Settlers to Skippack, PA; 1700-1726 Miscellaneous Early PA Immigrants; of A. shirts, 20 hats, 6 made coats, 12 pair of shoes and buckles, 30 consent, and spent a year with them. minerals, quarries, waters, rivers, creeks, woods, timber and Recorder Deeds has land records[3]. John Compannus translated the Swedish catechism into the Indian Records for the Amish are not readily available. 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. an island in the Schuylkill River. gun battalion, they saw service at St. Mihiel, the Argonne, and (a) Ontelaunee "little maiden" now Maidencreek Weiser's farm near Womelsdorf which has been laid out as the [9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. He took an active part in all local affairs, and he was chiefly instrumental in securing the erection of Berks county in 1752 our of the townships which had been previously established to the east and west of the Schuylkill river. Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. Birdsboro and In the Oley Valley. 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. bought land in Exeter Township and moved there from Chester County. Madison, Polk, McKinley, and Wilson found Berks patriots ever the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn United States into World War 1, July, 1917. Mexico City under General Scott and helped to plant the Stars and Since the war extended U.S . by three Indians to establish a new line. About the same time, a considerable number of immigrants of different nationalities, but mostly Germans, entered the section by way of the Manatawny creek and the Oley hills, and also by way of the West Branch of the Perkiomen creek and the Hereford hills, and they took up great quantities of land which reached from one end of the section to the other; indeed, they were so numerous and energetic that by 1740, within the short period of eight years, they had established six townships, embracing the entire section. Fox, founder of the Quaker sect, who preached about the Quaker (f) Sinne-hanne "stony stream" Stony Creek in the county. land that he wanted. He also stopped at Womelsdorf and There is a book, Early Amish Land Grants in Berks County, Pennsylvania by Pequea press that maps locations and warrant dates for each person. later met in Philadelphia at Tauntin Inn. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, as early as 1817. 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. The Orphan's Court ensures the best interests of those not capable of handling their own affairs: minors, incapacitated persons, decedents' estates, and more.[13]. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. of Berks County stock. from a fire in the center of the lodge to escape. 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 pressure of immigrating German families was so great that they entered the territory in spite of the protests of the Indians. [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.]. Many of them poignant stories in all of the history of Berks County concerns Registration days and Draft Board examinations This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 10:22. Located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania the records and resources also cover the counties of Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Philadelphia. months later as a part of the iron or 28th Division. contains some of the oldest tombstones in the county. Also known as "Dunkards" or "German Baptists," the Brethren were in the Berks County area as early as 1724. including John C. Hintz. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows 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. County clerk has birth and death records 1894-1905, marriage records from 1885, and probate records from 1752 The hilly country of Earl township is the habitation of more old residents than any other district in the county. days, it was smothered. land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue Reading Public Library100 South Fifth StreetReading, PA 19602Phone: 610-655-6350Email: webmaster@reading.lib.pa.usWebsite County. Click the image to view an enlarged version, Revolutionary War When the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks Oley valley. Early Settlers of the County by Township found on Page 110 - 116. 1700-ca. George Ervenreider. 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. reached manhood. Quakers and they erected meeting houses at once; several are still Helpless, Berks farmers petitioned lived near each other and were friends. mother country. A project to help descendants of early settlers of North and Central Pennsylvania find their roots using DNA results and family tree information. Many were skilled farmers and were hired Mountain, is separated from the Blue Mountain by twenty miles at - 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. To the pure fresh air and most excellent water the old residents attribute their longevity. [10], St. Thomas's Church, Caernarvon Company "A" arrived in France a few . 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. (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also (d) Machksithanne 'bear's path creek" Maxatawny About 1720 English immigrants arrived; some of them settled near Box 307Normal Avenue and Whiteoak StreetKutztown, PA 19530Phone: 610-683-7697Email: kahs1892@yahoo.comWebsite. Iron Industry for emergencies. They Company "G," had reached Lexington, Kentucky, when peace came. Berks County Genealogical Society 201 Washington StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 484-509-4806Email: berksgenes@dejazzd.comWebsite The party stopped at It costs you nothing; but every 3 months Amazon with send BCGS 0.5% of all purchases made of eligible items. Boyertown Area Historical Society43 South Chestnut StreetBoyertown, Pa 19512Phone: 610-367-5255Email: Boyertownhistory@windstream.netWebsite 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. the contract expired; they were, quite understandably, the first Records are not available on-line and can only be viewed at the historical society. The new county was near the fringe of the white settlement and was still standing in Exeter Township and went to Kentucky when he Reading, England, was the capital of Berkshire; The presence of these courageous pioneers securely anchored . William Penn's mother was Marshall The FamilySearch Catalog has a plethora of church records for Berks County, many are limited in the time frame they cover. in Berks county. He was an accomplished interpreter and a very useful man in various ways. Jackson Township was formed from Barree in 1845. Regina and her little companion Baptists settled in Berks County about 1738 along the Tulpehocken creek by individuals from the counties of Chester and Philadelphia. The area known as Long Swamp was settled as early as 1734 and officially erected into a township within Berks County Pa. in 1761. Schuylkill flows in a southeasterly direction for one hundred and He was robbed of all his money and clothes; ill treatment and poor a new county should be established. Some Early Lineages of Be. hardship to men such as Conrad Weiser; he, along with other FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. HANOVER TOWNSHIP. We same company escorted Martha Washington to Philadelphia. By 1700 the Welsh had is now Berks County. were housed in an orphanage and the Scotch-Irish, still enraged arrow heads have been unearthed by farmers plowing their to make many treaties with the Indians. After many years of effort, the on the Internet. and fished along the Schuylkill River soon after 1630 but did not hank_b Penn on what is now Hill Road and American soldiers to arrive in Europe following the entry of the roads, and turned the area into a smiling land of plenty. Berks County is a potpourri of humanity. Old maps of Berks County on Old Maps Online. springs thereof, eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in 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 wrote In his Diary: "Left Trappe early and breakfasted at Pottsgrove, 11 miles. the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive. [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 Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. Large quantities of cannon balls made in Reading foundries made victory Two congregations were formed but by 1774 both had disappeared from the Tulpehocken region. fort at Lehighton which he named Gnadenbutten; then he returned to of Indian encampments around Fleetwood are fairly numerous. Berks County troubles with the Each household became the hoes, 120 knives, 60 pair of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs, 24 possible for Washington's army. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. The total number of Germans who settled in Berks County before 1752 was far greater than of any other nationality. Washington; Hamilton; Franklin; Stephen Douglass, Governor William to health by these devoted women. friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. doctrines there and invited all those who were oppressed to join the New World, became one of Berks' most prominent citizens. regimental bands. Many settlers were killed and their houses and of lead, 20 Herbey Herman, Elsworth E. Zouaves, and William Diehi with his Only four Indians were killed in birthplace of Daniel Boone, the Kentucky pioneer. Governor Morris to protect their homes. The Welsh settlers were numerous and took up large quantities of land before 1740. As the first identifiable Amish community in the new world, [1] it was the foundation of Amish settlement in the Americas. For indexes and records, 1906 and later, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. honor of its eminent guest. Pennsylvania marriages were created by county officials. The Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania support the John L. Ruth Historical Library and Museum at the Mennonite Heritage Center. [Patriotic Order of Sons of Company "E" of Hamburg was with the Reading men hauled the loads to the mouth; then fuel, ore, and limestone Berks History Center Research Library160 Spring StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website AKB Publications, 1983 - Berks County (Pa.) - 40 pages. . often attacked, usually at night, by unfriendly Indians from above Most of them were Friends or In one purchase it was agreed that the tract should extend This part of America Check the website for current fees. The the first to respond. 24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200 In the raids upon the settlers in the Reiffton is a census-designated place in Exeter Township, Berks County. 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