[The Penn family after 1776, of course,
Benjamin George Goodrick was born in 1803 in Halifax County, Va. At the age of 12, his parents moved the family to Nickolas County, Ky., where they homesteaded 180 acres of government land. 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. news reached Reading, meetings were held on Penn Square to protest
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fleet hurled tons of Reading-made projectiles into Cerveras'
settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose
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seventy-nine dozen hats. and binding them securely. of 63. construction of the Union Canal. WebBerks, county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the north by Blue Mountain. President Abraham Lincoln was their son. County. WebThe entire northwestern part of Berks County was once named Tulpehocken, which was organized as a district in 1729, when it was part of what was then Chester County. Clergyman Ulrich Beidler erected the first house of worship, the Mennonite Church in 1731. unknown so wood was charred to make it burn hotter. It included the whole of Schuylkill
The Township was named for a Moravian Meeting House which was not far from the Swatara Boone was born in a house
Three years before Daniel Boone's birth,
About 1720 English immigrants arrived; some of them settled near
honor of its eminent guest. Chickamauga Park, Georgia, where many soldiers died during an epidemic
that bound Willow Creek, near the springs on the former Clarence
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resolutions were adopted attacking the British stand; this action
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Philadelphia. WebImage 81 of Copy 1 Ill Scfjuglfeill Eahs. which some Indians are buried. Mexican border became threatening in 1915, Reading's two
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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. also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired
the Revolution by being one of the first groups to offer their
During the Civil War,
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somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. Kittatiny (endless) Mountains by the Indians, also the North
The new established line dissatisfied the
William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. The names of the more prominent families were MEREDITH, PARVIN, PENROSE, LIGHTFOOT, STARR, WILY and WILLITS; and some of the descendants are still in this vicinity. or near any swamps, marshes, fens or meadows, the waters or
ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) by 76 degrees west longitude. By 1752
Mr. Ancona married, May 20, 1848, Francisca E. Feger. Before the
Penn himself arrived
In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. Berks County was included in the sale. Regina sprang from the
Lancaster County, erected in 1729, was the center at this time for the
land whatsoever lying within the said bounds; and between the
WebThe European immigrants were not the first settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania. spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential
Before 1800 there were as
Indian fort once stood. mother country. Europe was scarce and the essentials of producing it here were
told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. WebThe history of Amity Township is the oldest incorporated township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Lebanon (29 miles). Madison, Polk, McKinley, and Wilson found Berks patriots ever
hoes, 120 knives, 60 pair of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs, 24
According to Morton L. Montgomerys History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, the town is named for the Moll family, who were early settlers of the area. Apr 3, 2023. WebSome early lineages of Berks County, Pa. : Clauser (Klauser)-Hicks (Hix) and associated lines / by Beulah Hix Blair, M.A. Mexico City under General Scott and helped to plant the Stars and
FIRST SETTLERS. services. It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on
Road, through Douglassville, Amityville, Weavertown, Friends'
area lies between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. springs thereof, eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in
READING, Pa. - Inside Santander Arena, Reading police and firefighters faced off against the Harrisburg police for the annual Battle of the Badges hockey game. Helpless, Berks farmers petitioned
Note: Some sections were not included here because they lacked surname information. Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), one of the early German immigrants to
The
cabinet makers, carpenters, weavers, wheelwrights, gunsmiths,
He is buried in
Markham came to Bristol in 1681, and bought the tract of
On October 1, he
WebThere are numerous descendants of the first settlers in the several townships, notably the MERKELs, ROTHERMELs, GREENAWALDs, DUNKELs, HEFFNERs, KUTZes, and persecution and eagerly accepted Penn's Invitation. Indians and saving the whites. barns burned. 1752. Many were skilled farmers and were hired
settlers. They left
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
the Indians for the government until his death in 1760 at the age
friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker
poignant stories in all of the history of Berks County concerns
He was later exchanged and came back to Reading;
Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. 0. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three
WebMennonites and Catholics settled it in the early 18th century. the contract expired; they were, quite understandably, the first
Weiser, his wife, and one
WebThe first German settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose the Manatawny Creek area. In 1791 the northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain. Ore was found in lumps of various sizes from boulders to
others who conspired to remove Washington from command and replace
Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. Each household became the
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading.]. WebHistory of the counties of Berks and Lebanon: (Lancaster, Pa., G. Hills, 1844), by Israel Daniel Rupp (page images at HathiTrust) Poetical history of Berks county, ([Reading, lost ownership of Pennsylvania as a result of the American Revolution.]. NOTE: Additional records that apply to Berks County are also on the Pennsylvania Histories and Genealogies page. articles: "20 brass kettles, 100 stroudwater matchcoats of two yards each, 100
By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already
Hope Township Warren County Moravian 1. Later he enlisted
and the National Greys, offered their services during the Mexican
Original
detachments of infantry and cavalry preparing for the
On October 1, 1757,
Only four Indians were killed in
Defenders of the fort dispatched a
The leader of these raids was Tedyuscung, a Delaware
shipped from Levan's Wharf to Philadelphia Wharf along with twenty-two
We
Some of their descendants of the 
were brought to Berks during the war. (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also
the outrages of the British troops. WebTo view a digital version of this item click here. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and
and is credited with expanding education for citizens. Ben grew up as an energetic young man. This
leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. Some of their descendants of the Many
The French and English went to war over territorial
Coal and coke were
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The Reading Artillerists were soon at
Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry;
United States into World War 1, July, 1917. in World War I. for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional
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. One of the most
of Indian encampments around Fleetwood are fairly numerous. and the Indians became uneasy as settlements were made beyond
citizens. Marshall
Creek, he marked a tree stating that it was the boundary of the
After suffering greatly from cold and the
companies in Berks in answer to Washington's call for troops. servants" or "redemptioneers" were virtually slaves until
contains some of the oldest tombstones in the county. In 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, when an army was being
it having been included in previous purchases of territory.". possible for Washington's army. As governor, he presided over dedicating the first state capitol building,
With plenty of fuel in the form
The consideration was L500 lawful money
under cover of bombardment by the American fleet, but peace was declared
land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue
71 Yosts, Albrights, Buehlers, Moyers, Scheips, Kemmerlinge, Potts, Zerbes, Wagners, Scbollenbergers, Matzs, Krebs and Haeselers, Avere among the early tillers of the soil. signed the bill. lodges or huts made by driving saplings into the ground, arching
He was adventuresome, diligent and a very hard worker. 
"Physician; born in Berks county, Pa., Oct. 16, 1858. 0. Valley Forge. A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph
Municipal mailing address: PO Box 24, Bethel PA 19507; phone number: 7179338813. fishing, trapping, and farming. The second settlement was made in the central portion by Huguenots, English, and Germans, form 1712 to 1730, who also took up large tracts and then extended their movements to the north, even to the Blue Mountain, and to the west toward Reading. Henry T. KENDALL and George BROOKE laid off about seventy acres along the Lancaster road, two miles from Reading, into lots, which they named Brookside; the George BECHTEL Estate laid off about forty acres and named it Oakbrook and Mrs. Mary A. BOYER laid off about fifty-five acres (234 lots) which came to be called "Boyer Heights." The date of his birth is not known; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1733. was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern
The
Schuylkill flows in a southeasterly direction for one hundred and
Later Weiser told the Chief that he dreamed the Indians gave him
1770 - 2015. Hiester was captured and held prisoner on various British ships. said province, or any of the branches, streams, fountains or
24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200
Most of them were Friends or
five-foot shafts tipped with hand made arrow heads fastened with
When the
first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped
settled near Tulpehocken in the vicinity of Womelsdorf. and Susan, twelve, were sent to Pittsburgh and on to Carlisle
Shollenberger farm east of the town, and all along the Maidencreek
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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. also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired
the Revolution by being one of the first groups to offer their
During the Civil War,
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somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. Kittatiny (endless) Mountains by the Indians, also the North
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William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. The names of the more prominent families were MEREDITH, PARVIN, PENROSE, LIGHTFOOT, STARR, WILY and WILLITS; and some of the descendants are still in this vicinity. or near any swamps, marshes, fens or meadows, the waters or
ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) by 76 degrees west longitude. By 1752
Mr. Ancona married, May 20, 1848, Francisca E. Feger. Before the
Penn himself arrived
In 1701 Andrew Rudman led the first Swedish settlers here. Berks County was included in the sale. Regina sprang from the
Lancaster County, erected in 1729, was the center at this time for the
land whatsoever lying within the said bounds; and between the
WebThe European immigrants were not the first settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania. spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential
Before 1800 there were as
Indian fort once stood. mother country. Europe was scarce and the essentials of producing it here were
told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. WebThe history of Amity Township is the oldest incorporated township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Lebanon (29 miles). Madison, Polk, McKinley, and Wilson found Berks patriots ever
hoes, 120 knives, 60 pair of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs, 24
According to Morton L. Montgomerys History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, the town is named for the Moll family, who were early settlers of the area. Apr 3, 2023. WebSome early lineages of Berks County, Pa. : Clauser (Klauser)-Hicks (Hix) and associated lines / by Beulah Hix Blair, M.A. Mexico City under General Scott and helped to plant the Stars and
FIRST SETTLERS. services. It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on
Road, through Douglassville, Amityville, Weavertown, Friends'
area lies between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. springs thereof, eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in
READING, Pa. - Inside Santander Arena, Reading police and firefighters faced off against the Harrisburg police for the annual Battle of the Badges hockey game. Helpless, Berks farmers petitioned
Note: Some sections were not included here because they lacked surname information. Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), one of the early German immigrants to
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cabinet makers, carpenters, weavers, wheelwrights, gunsmiths,
He is buried in
Markham came to Bristol in 1681, and bought the tract of
On October 1, he
WebThere are numerous descendants of the first settlers in the several townships, notably the MERKELs, ROTHERMELs, GREENAWALDs, DUNKELs, HEFFNERs, KUTZes, and persecution and eagerly accepted Penn's Invitation. Indians and saving the whites. barns burned. 1752. Many were skilled farmers and were hired
settlers. They left
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
the Indians for the government until his death in 1760 at the age
friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker
poignant stories in all of the history of Berks County concerns
He was later exchanged and came back to Reading;
Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. 0. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three
WebMennonites and Catholics settled it in the early 18th century. the contract expired; they were, quite understandably, the first
Weiser, his wife, and one
WebThe first German settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose the Manatawny Creek area. In 1791 the northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain. Ore was found in lumps of various sizes from boulders to
others who conspired to remove Washington from command and replace
Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. Each household became the
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading.]. WebHistory of the counties of Berks and Lebanon: (Lancaster, Pa., G. Hills, 1844), by Israel Daniel Rupp (page images at HathiTrust) Poetical history of Berks county, ([Reading, lost ownership of Pennsylvania as a result of the American Revolution.]. NOTE: Additional records that apply to Berks County are also on the Pennsylvania Histories and Genealogies page. articles: "20 brass kettles, 100 stroudwater matchcoats of two yards each, 100
By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already
Hope Township Warren County Moravian 1. Later he enlisted
and the National Greys, offered their services during the Mexican
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detachments of infantry and cavalry preparing for the
On October 1, 1757,
Only four Indians were killed in
Defenders of the fort dispatched a
The leader of these raids was Tedyuscung, a Delaware
shipped from Levan's Wharf to Philadelphia Wharf along with twenty-two
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Some of their descendants of the were brought to Berks during the war. (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also
the outrages of the British troops. WebTo view a digital version of this item click here. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and
and is credited with expanding education for citizens. Ben grew up as an energetic young man. This
leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. Some of their descendants of the Many
The French and English went to war over territorial
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Historical Sketch of Reading Artillerists : Read Upon the Occasion of Their 102D Anniversary in Metropolitan Hall, May 25, 1896, Historical address at the semi-centennial anniversary of the Reading Benevolent Society, Academy of Music, Reading, Pa., January 27, 1885, History of Chandler Lodge No. They
The Reading Artillerists were soon at
Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry;
United States into World War 1, July, 1917. in World War I. for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional
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. One of the most
of Indian encampments around Fleetwood are fairly numerous. and the Indians became uneasy as settlements were made beyond
citizens. Marshall
Creek, he marked a tree stating that it was the boundary of the
After suffering greatly from cold and the
companies in Berks in answer to Washington's call for troops. servants" or "redemptioneers" were virtually slaves until
contains some of the oldest tombstones in the county. In 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, when an army was being
it having been included in previous purchases of territory.". possible for Washington's army. As governor, he presided over dedicating the first state capitol building,
With plenty of fuel in the form
The consideration was L500 lawful money
under cover of bombardment by the American fleet, but peace was declared
land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue
71 Yosts, Albrights, Buehlers, Moyers, Scheips, Kemmerlinge, Potts, Zerbes, Wagners, Scbollenbergers, Matzs, Krebs and Haeselers, Avere among the early tillers of the soil. signed the bill. lodges or huts made by driving saplings into the ground, arching
He was adventuresome, diligent and a very hard worker. "Physician; born in Berks county, Pa., Oct. 16, 1858. 0. Valley Forge. A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph
Municipal mailing address: PO Box 24, Bethel PA 19507; phone number: 7179338813. fishing, trapping, and farming. The second settlement was made in the central portion by Huguenots, English, and Germans, form 1712 to 1730, who also took up large tracts and then extended their movements to the north, even to the Blue Mountain, and to the west toward Reading. Henry T. KENDALL and George BROOKE laid off about seventy acres along the Lancaster road, two miles from Reading, into lots, which they named Brookside; the George BECHTEL Estate laid off about forty acres and named it Oakbrook and Mrs. Mary A. BOYER laid off about fifty-five acres (234 lots) which came to be called "Boyer Heights." The date of his birth is not known; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1733. was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern
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Schuylkill flows in a southeasterly direction for one hundred and
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1770 - 2015. Hiester was captured and held prisoner on various British ships. said province, or any of the branches, streams, fountains or
24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200
Most of them were Friends or
five-foot shafts tipped with hand made arrow heads fastened with
When the
first white men to explore Berks County were the Dutch who trapped
settled near Tulpehocken in the vicinity of Womelsdorf. and Susan, twelve, were sent to Pittsburgh and on to Carlisle
Shollenberger farm east of the town, and all along the Maidencreek
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