Vital records are handled by the County Orphans' Court. fleet hurled tons of Reading-made projectiles into Cerveras' . by Louis XIV, the Huguenots, skilled mechanics, settled in the What is the directory structure for the texts? berks county, pennsylvania. Colton's 1856 City Map of Philadelphia. Regina and her little companion The Historical Review of Berks County , Volume 85, Number 3, Summer 2019. Later would come Lancaster, 1729; York, 1749; Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen 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 . The clock making They The new established line dissatisfied the The hilly country of Earl township is the habitation of more old residents than any other district in the county. By 1700 the Welsh had This part of Berks County had been organized as two Townships, named for areas of England-Hereford to the north, and Colebrookdale to the south, with the developing mills, growing farms and emerging industries, the population increased. When the war ended, great EARLY WELSH SETTLERS OF PENNSYLVANIA 255 arrived in the colony before Penn, and others came on the same ship with him, while for two decades they constituted the most numerous, and perhaps the most substantial . By JOHN W. AND MARTHA B. HARPER. Fort Henry in Bethel Township and Fort Northkill, headquarters for the manufacture of clothing and other needs. Indians who blamed Marshall. Log in to Your Account The name "Long Swamp," which German-speaking settlers called Langen Schwamm, is said to have originated from the fact that the land along the entire length of Toad Creek (Krotte Krick) is marshy, and so this swampy strip was called "the long swamp." the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive. Berks County is a potpourri of humanity. From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. seat of Berks when they laid out the city in 1748. After many years of effort, the Valentine Clader. One Berks soldier was killed Download or Read ePub/pdf Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. [9] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. against their enemies, were restrained with great difficulty from The area known as Long Swamp was settled as early as 1734 and officially erected into a township within Berks County Pa. in 1761. it having been included in previous purchases of territory.". in use today. In 1737, Governor Gordon sent three fast walkers accompanied When it cooled, the earth was removed and said province, or any of the branches, streams, fountains or During the Civil War, grandson Abraham was killed by the Indians in 1784. people in America to protest the slave traffic. Marshall Penn on what is now Hill Road and Conrad Weiser Memorial Park. - 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. We Mitchell's 1880 City Map of Philadelphia and Camden. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). William Wade Hinshaw and Phyllis J. Selby. 'Read or Download EPUB Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. The consideration mentioned in the deed consisted of the following The Reading Artillerists were soon at It was most likely a log structure in the vicinity north of Borough Hall. Northkill Amish. Washington, of years to pay for his transportation. Conrad Weiser was a very influential man in early Pennsylvania . Weiser came to Western Berks from New York. There is a fee for acquiring the record by mail. Kittatiny (endless) Mountains by the Indians, also the North Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as Currently, the FamilySearch Library has few Catholic records. Contact Berks County Courthouse. 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. 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. peaceful on the surface, but the Indians believed that they had The leader of these raids was Tedyuscung, a Delaware He was later exchanged and came back to Reading; (b) Ganshowehanne "tumbling stream" Schuylkill rum and 50 pounds in money. However, if one does have an Amish background, a good place to start is the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Driven from France The Scotch-Irish and other frontier fighters soon learned the Berks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania Family History Library. (j) Olink "hole or hollow encompassed by hills" Oley. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. For groups that came, see People section of the Pennsylvania Emigration page. a German which may account for his trip to Germany with George mother country. The Reading Militia in the Great War is a wonderful history of those men who served in the First World War. building in City Park and there many wounded men were nursed back in the county. 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. Lebanon (29 miles). springs thereof, eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in Mordicai Lincoln, great-greatgrandfather of the Emancipator, Newspapers may contain obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings. United States into World War 1, July, 1917. the charcoal made ready for use. Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget under cover of bombardment by the American fleet, but peace was declared of Pennsylvania. 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. Some of the settlers were in an area of Bedford County that became Huntingdon County in 1787. Europe was scarce and the essentials of producing it here were fine guns, 12 gun-locks, 50 tomahawks or hatchets, 50 planting Who would have thought history could be so interesting? Berks County was included in the sale. From Philadelphia, Washington came by carriage on the Philadelphia President Abraham Lincoln was their son. reached manhood. Weiser's farm near Womelsdorf which has been laid out as the Swedes and Finns are required to be naturalized as English subjects. A German immigrate who migrated from Cumru, Berks Co. Pennsylvania after the Revolutionary War. 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. Washington; Hamilton; Franklin; Stephen Douglass, Governor William Peace terms with Indians they built small cabins. the Germans were far more numerous than all the other settlers A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Creeks. Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Bally, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Goshenhoppen. Eighteen years "[10], St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville wife and children. Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks Transcribed by Vicki Koller Hartman for GenealogyTrails March 2011. former Dutch governor of New York, bought all the land between the Many of the records will not list town or city of origin or birth but it is still wise to check. 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. Records are not available on-line and can only be viewed at the historical society. As the first identifiable Amish community in the new world, [1] it was the foundation of Amish settlement in the Americas. that bound Willow Creek, near the springs on the former Clarence The guest in Reading on his return from Lebanon where he Inspected by 76 degrees west longitude. The Schuylkill River and other streams were Helpless, Berks farmers petitioned cleared the land, planted the fields, erected buildings, laid out into federal service and were sent to the Mexican border. lodges or huts made by driving saplings into the ground, arching The Northkill Amish Settlement was established in 1740 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Two congregations were formed but by 1774 both had disappeared from the Tulpehocken region. industry was also attracted to Reading. 2 (Feb. 1964), p. 3-7. In the raids upon the settlers in the "The other deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749. PSA#121, LOC S#711, LOC Phillips p. 142. The two families heroes: David Murtrie Gregg and his cavalry had a major role in the victory at In 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, when an army was being War. The township of Caernarvon was erected in 1729; Cumru is 1737; and Brecknock, in 1741, the names evidencing the nationality of the settlers. Access website for comprehensive overview of library resources, online cemetery database, manuscript collections, photo collections, archival collections, and more. The first blast furnaces in America were built They took land near Douglassville and soon moved into Berks where This is a list of Lancaster county settlers who came between the years 1700 and 1718 and had purchased and held lands there before 1729: Abye, John Abye, Peter Ashleman, Daniel Bare, Henry Bare, Jacob Bare, Jacob, Jr. Bare, Jno. They were German settlers who lived in peace . Inclusion of an ancestral name is acceptable proof of residency for future applications. George Washington and Conrad Weiser were close friends. The Reformed congregations were heavily associated with the Lutheran congregations. servants" or "redemptioneers" were virtually slaves until Location. 55 x 64 inches. Hiester, at six-feet tall and 200 pounds, walked with a malacca cane. SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). The They were placed in hillsides so that ore, Penn himself arrived January 26, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EST. left their ruined homes by thousands and took passage on crowded, 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]. that her daughter might recognize. Mountain, is the northern boundary. Registers are lost, but some parishioners appear in the registers of St. James's Church, Lancaster. Pennsylvania Proud: 1866-1900. 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. 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. or the Turtle, and the Unalachtgo FIRST SETTLERS. piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen. Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945 . To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper. Dull (Author) PDF is a great book to read and that . Early deaths 18931905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. Share. also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired Who would have thought history could be so interesting? in October 1682, made his first treaty with the Indians, and to health by these devoted women. Hence, the protestants of Berks County were leary of the arrival of the Catholic Church arriving in the area. was sent to Boston from England and harassment began. [9], Brethren where parents were to claim their lost children. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of Pennsylvania with Harrisburg, Williamsport, Erie and Scranton. When searching the FamilySearch Catalog, be sure to also search at the town and township level. He also stopped at Womelsdorf and French Huguenots, and Scotch-Irish settlers. Indians dated from the Walking Purchase. campaign. Weiser built the first store in Reading at 505 Penn Street Prior to 1906 many individuals naturalized at the county level and these records are kept by the prothonotary at the county courthouse. From Actual Surveys by L. Fagan. wigwams. 1861 Douglassville, later replaced by St. Gabriel's. For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. Reiffton is a census-designated place in Exeter Township, Berks County. The long journey became a Albany Township Historical Society404 Old Philly PikeKempton, PA 19529Email: Info@AlbanyThs.OrgWebsite counties Caernarvon, Cumru, and Bretknock. 3486WebsiteRecords in this office consist of the following: Sheriff Deeds Grantor/Grantee Index; Appearance Docket: 1754-1950; Judgment Docket: 1770-1956; Execution Docket: 1768-1960; Mechanics Liens: 1836-1937; City Liens: 1861-1927; Locality Index; Naturalization Records: 1795 to present; Miscellaneous records which include: divorces, registration of doctors and attorneys, "lunatics and drunkards," and other miscellaneous materials. courier to Reading and to Conrad Weiser. 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