As of the 2020 census, the population was 534,413, increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. He
It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on
the Palatinate. Reading Light Infantry saved the army transport Winfield Scott
From Actual Surveys by L. Fagan. Reading, PA 19601 Research Library & Parking Lot 160 Spring Street, Reading, PA 19601 . Allegheny County. the contract expired; they were, quite understandably, the first
For information about records kept in the Orphan's court, Prothonotary Court, Court of Common Pleas, and other courts in counties of Pennsylvania, visit the Pennsylvania Court Records Wiki page. seventy-nine dozen hats. in Berks county. When President McKinley asked for 125,000 volunteers in April 1898,
Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in the early part of the 18th century Family History Library. 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 . The conspirators
instead of buffalo skins used by the Plains Indians for their
The French and English went to war over territorial
joined the command of Benedict Arnold who, at that time, was a
[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.]. still standing in Exeter Township and went to Kentucky when he
He was robbed of all his money and clothes; ill treatment and poor
Source: J. Wallace Luckenbill, Fleetwood Junior High School Lectures, 1938-1945 . [The Penn family after 1776, of course,
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. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised
ended, Joseph Hiester entered political life and served as
also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired
peaceful on the surface, but the Indians believed that they had
Road, through Douglassville, Amityville, Weavertown, Friends'
son of William Penn; and Theodore Roosevelt. The
When ignited, the blast turned on the limestone and the ore was
(a) Ontelaunee "little maiden" now Maidencreek
Listed below are societies in Berks County. Since the war extended
language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians;
transaction of all legal business. About 1720 English immigrants arrived; some of them settled near
of gun powder, 600 lbs. . They were placed in hillsides so that ore,
charcoal and limestone could be dumped in at the open top. (Stones arranged in a circle where
For groups that came, see People section of the Pennsylvania Emigration page. - The first settlement in this section was made by a small colony of Swedes in 1701 along the Schuylkill river, four miles above the outlet of the Manatawny creek, in the vicinity of where Douglassville is now situated. valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what
Title No 12694 Creator Burgert, Annette Kunselman Language English eng en Subject . Newspapers are often found in local or university libraries, historical or genealogical societies, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published. Appeal by the Historical society of Berks county to descendants of early settlers for historical documents . [15], War of 1812 Creek, he marked a tree stating that it was the boundary of the
The city also entertained at various times
Sold by: LadyLakeBooks . guest in Reading on his return from Lebanon where he Inspected
Square; its name was later changed to 'Sign of Washington" in
America] at Womelsdorf in 1909. They chose the area around the Manatawny Creek. George Ervenreider. Weiser, his wife, and one
(j) Olink "hole or hollow encompassed by hills" Oley. was sent to Boston from England and harassment began. See Pennsylvania Newspapers for more information. Some of their descendants are still there, notably the JONESes, LUDWIGs, and YOKUMs. A
Berks' loyalty to its citizens and to America. Husky
reached Reading, 19 miles further, where we found several
Schaeffer farm, now owned by Harold Schuler, is a cemetery in
Add to Cart . the Germans were far more numerous than all the other settlers
History and directory of St. Paul's Memorial Reformed Church, North Sixth Street, Reading, Pa. Pennsylvania Landing Reports of Aliens, 1798-1828, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, 1900-1923, Pennsylvania, Crew Lists arriving at Erie, 1952-1957, FS Library film 20739 (first of 76 films), at Berks County, Pennsylvania: Maps and Gazetteers, Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of Berks County and a companion Scans of Township Warrantee Maps plus Current Road Overlays CD, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania veterans burials: an updated list of veterans of all wars buried in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania as of spring of 1991, Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County, Pennsylvania, Register of Military Volunteers, 1861-1865, Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1865-1936, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, World War II Casualty Cards, 1933-1947, Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930, Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931, Pennsylvania, Eastern District Naturalization Indexes, 1795-1952, FS Library film 1036789 item 9 (first of 5 films), FS Library film 1403247 item 1 (first of 15 films), Berks County PAGenWeb Project List of newspapers that have been published in Berks county from 1789 to 2005 - click link on top line of page, FS Library book 974.816 C4t Volume 3 (1910), Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010, USGenWeb Newspaper Items Related to Berks County, Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993, Index to Berks County Estates and Wills, 1733-1825, Minutes and Probate Court Records, 1751-1792, Index to Administrations of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1752-1798, Administration Books, County of Berks, Pennsylvania: Books 1-8, 1752-1822, Abstract of Wills of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Orphans' Court Proceedings, 1752-1857; Index to Orphans' Court Proceedings, Administration Letters and Bonds, 1752-1851; Index to Administration Letters and Bonds, 1752-1915, Wills, 1752-1860; Index to Wills, 1752-1915, United States Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999, Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, Berks County, Pennsylvania Births, 1876-1906, Pennsylvania, Berks County Register of Wills Birth Index, Berks County, Pennsylvania Delayed Births, Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989, Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976, Berks County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives, Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1885-1929, Pennsylvania, Berks County Register of Wills Marriage Index, Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999, Berks County, Pennsylvania Deaths, 1852-1854, 1894-1906, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971, Pennsylvania, Berks County Register of Wills Death Index, Allentown Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center, Pottstown Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center, West Philadelphia Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berks_County,_Pennsylvania, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berks_County%2C_Pennsylvania, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/86/Igipennsylvaniabb.pdf, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Pennsylvania_Regiment, Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Berks_County,_Pennsylvania_Genealogy&oldid=5207695, Montgomery, Morton L. "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. doctrines there and invited all those who were oppressed to join
her father and oldest brother. on the Internet. Later he enlisted
John Compannus translated the Swedish catechism into the Indian
Those who came to Berks County
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. of charcoal, early settlers utilized the natural deposits of Iron
When foundations were dug at certain spots in the town,
spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential
Berks County, Pennsylvania Delayed Births at Ancestry $. names:
Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Bally, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Goshenhoppen. the west the Tulpehocken, Wyomissing, Allegheny and Hay
0 Reviews. consent, and spent a year with them. or near any swamps, marshes, fens or meadows, the waters or
They took with them Regina, her
his services." 1861 Before 1800 there were as
(b) Ganshowehanne "tumbling stream" Schuylkill
"The lower section of the county, lying southward of the South Mountain
Their
Records for the Amish are not readily available. Agents of sailing companies often
The consideration was L500 lawful money
Indian life in this area is a large stone with Indian markings in
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." . Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club. to sell the "redemptioneer's" labor for a certain number
Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1909, extracted from pp. Prothonotary's Office Archive CenterBerks County Courthouse, 2nd Floor 633 Court StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-478-6970, ext. Bern Township was home to the Northkill Amish. Their language has entirely disappeared. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of Pennsylvania with Harrisburg, Williamsport, Erie and Scranton. County clerk has birth and death records 1894-1905, marriage records from 1885, and probate records from 1752 possession of the new lands, which he had decided to name Sylvania
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
gun battalion, they saw service at St. Mihiel, the Argonne, and
much land from the Indians. news reached Reading, meetings were held on Penn Square to protest
Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Shortly after his election as President, November 1793, Washington was a
For more information, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. [The Schuylkill section comprises six townships: Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring.]. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three
Some of the settlers were in an area of Bedford County that became Huntingdon County in 1787. We
between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on
Later would come Lancaster, 1729; York, 1749;
Later this
of the tin roofs are painted red. slow vessels, into which they were packed for weeks. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Some persecuted German
two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were
in the county. trail along the top of the mountain from Reading to Flint Hill
IXTRODUC TIOX PAGB 1 Chapter I. youngest son Thomas married Nancy Hanks who many believe was also
hank_b . 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. 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. by three Indians to establish a new line. Hiester [1752-1832] arrived in New Jersey only to find that Washington had
(h) Tulpewihaki "land of the turtles" Tulpehocken
Pennsylvania during the Civil War to defend the Capitol. 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. Reading became a gathering place for dissatisfied
Reading became the center of America's wool felt hat industry. in a storm off Cape Hatteras after most of the crew had deserted her;
Company "E" of Hamburg was with the Reading
The Catholic Church, while currently prominent, had very humble beginnings in the county. at the Battle of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. In 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, when an army was being
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. Philadelphia. Hiester was captured and held prisoner on various British ships. 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. Berks County, carved from parts of Lancaster,
An . Berks. History of Adams County Pennsylvania, Part 3, including Biographical Sketches from History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. Created / Published Pottsville, Pa., The author, 1906. In 1856 there were twenty-four companies, men
Later immigrants were of eastern European and Hispanic extraction. Coming to
Berks History Center Research Library160 Spring StreetReading, PA 19601Phone: 610-375-4375Website land whatsoever lying within the said bounds; and between the
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. PSA#121, LOC S#711, LOC Phillips p. 142. and the Indians became uneasy as settlements were made beyond
along the south side of Mt. Later meetinghouses were erected in the townships of Maiden Creek and Robeson and eventually in the town of Reading. Berks County is the ancestral home of Abraham Lincoln and the
St. . mother and daughter went home taking with them Susan, Regina's
HANOVER TOWNSHIP. Twice it was reduced in size by the erection
for Washington the same day that Lincoln's call was received. followed. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the
Early Quaker monthly meetings (with years established): Reformed For indexes and records, 1906 and later, see Pennsylvania Vital Records. the natives to recover their land by joining the fighting. counties Caernarvon, Cumru, and Bretknock. The movement collapsed, and the Conway
unknown so wood was charred to make it burn hotter. Penn sent his cousin, William Markham, to take
Germans. Note that the 1810 U.S. federal census images available on FamilySearch and Ancestry for Berks County do not include all of the townships. to make many treaties with the Indians. The clock making
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. remain. Boone was born in a house
American soldiers to arrive in Europe following the entry of the
This page has been viewed 100,033 times (3,562 via redirect). For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website. The consideration mentioned in the deed consisted of the following
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. The item The Hochstadt origins of some of the early settlers at Host Church, Berks County, Pa., by Annette K. Burgert represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. Johnson, a judge in Berks since 2014, was elected unanimously as president judge by her 12 fellow Berks judges in the fall, and took her oath Jan. 5 during a ceremony in the courthouse in Reading . Transcribed by Vicki Koller Hartman for GenealogyTrails March 2011. later, when he was thirty-three, he moved to Berks County with his
Coal and coke were
1685-1703 Early Settlers to Germantown, PA; 1704-1709 Early Settlers to Skippack, PA; 1700-1726 Miscellaneous Early PA Immigrants; Records are not available on-line and can only be viewed at the historical society. hatters, potters, etc. or the Turtle, and the Unalachtgo
The histories and owners of Colebrookdale Furnace, Mount Pleasant Furnace, Hopewell Furnace, Oley Furnace, Berkshire Furnace, Pool Forges, Pine Forge, Hay-Creek Forge, Oley Forge, Spring Forges, Mount Pleasant Forge, Gibraltar Forge, Charming Forge, Union Furnace, District Furnace, Sally-Ann Furnace, Joanna Furnace, Dale Furnace, Mary-Ann Furnace, Reading Furnace, Greenwood Furnace, Brobst's Furnace, Rockland Forges, Burkhart's Forge, Dale Forge, District Forge, and Speed-well Forge and described in: For links and tips on using Federal (or United States) census records online for Berks County, see: Pennsylvania Census. Conrad Weiser Memorial Park. . Pennsylvania Proud: 1866-1900. - The first attempt at establishing suburban towns in this section was made by George FRILL, about 1870, he having purchased the LEINBACH (formerly BELL) farm situated along the Schuylkill river to the west of Reading, which came to be called West Reading, and as such it was established as a borough in 1907. Assembly finally approved the petition and Governor James Hamilton
looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. The first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped and fished along the Schuylkill River soon after 1630 but did not remain. [10], Lutheran On June 6, 1752, following the organization of Northampton County in March of 1752, a petition was received and endorsed . were brought to Berks during the war. that her daughter might recognize. prince large sums of money. Trussell and Charles C. Dallas, Wikipedia contributors, "6th Pennsylvania Regiment,", "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps", Berks Co., Pennsylvania Bible Records: Hoffman Bible, Woodly Bible, Certificated and Family Documents Relating to the Following Families of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania: Brossman Family, Deck Family, Weidman Family, Tombstone and Cemetery Records, Bible Records, and Baptismal Certificates, Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca.
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