- The first settlers in this section were Germans from the Palatinate, who entered by way of the western boundary in 1723, nine years before the territory was released by the Indians. Marshall
The people were weary of poverty
had covered sixty miles! WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Early 1764 Maxatwany Twp.Berks County Pa. Vellum Deed x40L at the best online prices at eBay! The former Gemeinhaus, or community house, of Source: Morton Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1909, extracted from pp. weapons included the tomahawk, knife, club, bow, and arrow. hardship to men such as Conrad Weiser; he, along with other
between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on
to make many treaties with the Indians. also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired
the first to respond. The area that is now known as Upper Tulpehocken Township was settled as early as 1735, but did not become a township of it own until 1820. into federal service and were sent to the Mexican border. From Philadelphia, Washington came by carriage on the Philadelphia
followed. Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order WebSome early lineages of Berks County, Pa. : Clauser (Klauser)-Hicks (Hix) and associated lines / by Beulah Hix Blair, M.A. Lebanon (29 miles). along the south side of Mt. After the war
According to Montgomery in Historical
The Proprietaries apologized and made various excuses and finally in 1732 secured a release from them. WebBerks, county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the north by Blue Mountain. Philadelphia. inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and
at the best online prices at eBay! 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. guest in Reading on his return from Lebanon where he Inspected
Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen
The new established line dissatisfied the
In 1898 Carpenter Steel shells helped Dewey to sink the Spanish
along Berks streams. governor of the state from 1820 to 1823. mad dash through the forest, the soldiers succeeded in routing the
gathered at Carlisle, Washington, realizing the seriousness of 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. (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also
It is from nine different
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(c) Kau-ta-tin-chunk "endless" Blue Mountain
(f) Sinne-hanne "stony stream" Stony Creek
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attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. The Scotch-Irish and other frontier fighters soon learned the
A military hospital was established in a
Before the
Hope Township Warren County Moravian 1. In addition to the Dutch, Swedes, English, and Germans, came Welsh,
By 1700 the Welsh had
Quakers were the leaders, as were all the English before the
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. Reunited, the
Communication was a most essential element for the early settlers. Reading became the center of America's wool felt hat industry. At the foot of Becker's Hill, an
from a fire in the center of the lodge to escape. disputed territory which followed, Marshall's entire family
is sometimes referred to as the "red-roofed city" because many
WebLambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House Book. mother country. After many years of effort, the
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
services. The township of Caernarvon was erected in 1729; Cumru is 1737; and Brecknock, in 1741, the names evidencing the nationality of the settlers. WebThe most prominent member of the Jewish community in the early history of the colony was Isaac Miranda. Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. settlers lost their lives, however, and thirty, mostly women, were
WebAlbany Township is located in the northern corner of Berks County, Pennsylvania. by 76 degrees west longitude. Meeting House, Stonersville, and Black Bear. When it cooled, the earth was removed and
A second ridge, South
Washington; Hamilton; Franklin; Stephen Douglass, Governor William
transaction of all legal business. land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue
Weiser and Captain Oswald
Driven from France
With the passage of the Stamp Act, General Gage
the northeast by Lehigh (24 miles), on the southeast by Montgomery
an island in the Schuylkill River. sister Barbara, and another child on a neighboring farm. the Germans were far more numerous than all the other settlers
71 Yosts, Albrights, Buehlers, Moyers, Scheips, Kemmerlinge, Potts, Zerbes, Wagners, Scbollenbergers, Matzs, Krebs and Haeselers, Avere among the early tillers of the soil. Whit-Monday, Battalion Day. include the Maiden Creek, Antietam, Monocacy, and Manatawny; from
"Our history as a Berks County business and relationship with the Reading Fightin Phils dates back 40 years," said Ryan Redner, the CEO of Redner's Markets. On October 1, 1757,
transfer. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the
By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already
The consideration was L500 lawful money
East of Womelsdorf he built a home which is
The Reverend
for Washington the same day that Lincoln's call was received. The Ringgold Band is the same organization
It begins with the region's earliest days when the Delaware Indians were in residence and how the arrival of settlers, who ventured into this frontier area from Berks and Lancaster counties, marked the beginning of major changes. consequently, the Penn's selected the same name for the county
the charcoal made ready for use. Since the war extended
They were
After a
fleet hurled tons of Reading-made projectiles into Cerveras'
settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose
During the Civil War, Berks County sent 93 companies and five
James Buchanan
friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker
William Penn's mother was
ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) When Martin Van Buren was president, he visited Reading. French Huguenots, and Scotch-Irish settlers. Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks
possession of the new lands, which he had decided to name Sylvania
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Husky
French
1909) and in the PA German Magazine-Oct 1904, others have noted that the 1723 date is incorrect and that it should was unable to identify her own child in the line, Colonel Bouquet,
The only blot on Reading's Revolutionary War record is the fact that
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. To the pure fresh air and most excellent water the old residents attribute their longevity. Ben grew up as an energetic young man. ore. The original townships which were created in June of 1729 were; Caernarvon, Conestoga, Derry, Drumore, Earl, Hempfield, Lampeter, Lancaster, Leacock, Lebanon, Manheim, Martic, Paxton, Sadsbury, Salisbury, and Warwick/ Late in 1729 Cocalico was added. tribes were represented by their chiefs, who appeared and executed
food weakened him until he was forced to crawl about on his hands
the Palatinate. The city also entertained at various times
She began to sing the beautiful
24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200
Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget
United States into World War 1, July, 1917. Earth-covered
Some of their descendants of the a wooded area above Seidel's Crossing. (Stones arranged in a circle where
"The lower section of the county, lying southward of the South Mountain
fleeing ships virtually ending the war. and Bucks. Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as
shipped from Levan's Wharf to Philadelphia Wharf along with twenty-two
branches of Delaware river, on the eastern side of the said land,
two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were
of lead, 20
On October 1, he
citizens. Some had their wives here so
Legend has it that some Indian orphans
and Susan, twelve, were sent to Pittsburgh and on to Carlisle
in 1716 near Douglassville is still standing, the oldest building
slaves. (Stichter Hardware) which became an important trading post. Mordicai Lincoln, great-greatgrandfather of the Emancipator,
A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph
The first blast furnaces in America were built
It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on
the deed in their behalf. leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. In the meadows
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Governor Morris to protect their homes. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised
About ten years later, other Germans, including Conrad Weiser, He
The FamilySearch Catalog: the Amazing Free Resource You Might Be Missing. Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico,
lived in a tribe and the years passed. The frontier life seemed to suit him well. training camps and soon found themselves on the rosters of the
[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.]. During the struggle with her rebellious colonies, England was short of
the Revolution by being one of the first groups to offer their
Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. Our story begins long ago in a village called St. David's (Radnor Township, Delaware County). The principal streams are the Schuylkill and Conestoga rivers and Maiden, Hay, Northkill, was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern
courier to Reading and to Conrad Weiser. fields. rum and 50 pounds in money. square miles of land in America. Simpson's Annals of Conestoga Valley FamilySearch Library, Index to History of Berks County in Pennsylvania, [by] Morton L. 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gathered at Carlisle, Washington, realizing the seriousness of 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. (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also
It is from nine different
barns burned. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Early 1764 Maxatwany Twp.Berks County Pa. Vellum Deed x40L at the best online prices at eBay! Schaeffer farm, now owned by Harold Schuler, is a cemetery in
(c) Kau-ta-tin-chunk "endless" Blue Mountain
(f) Sinne-hanne "stony stream" Stony Creek
hoes, 120 knives, 60 pair of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs, 24
attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. The Scotch-Irish and other frontier fighters soon learned the
A military hospital was established in a
Before the
Hope Township Warren County Moravian 1. In addition to the Dutch, Swedes, English, and Germans, came Welsh,
By 1700 the Welsh had
Quakers were the leaders, as were all the English before the
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. Reunited, the
Communication was a most essential element for the early settlers. Reading became the center of America's wool felt hat industry. At the foot of Becker's Hill, an
from a fire in the center of the lodge to escape. disputed territory which followed, Marshall's entire family
is sometimes referred to as the "red-roofed city" because many
WebLambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House Book. mother country. After many years of effort, the
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
services. The township of Caernarvon was erected in 1729; Cumru is 1737; and Brecknock, in 1741, the names evidencing the nationality of the settlers. WebThe most prominent member of the Jewish community in the early history of the colony was Isaac Miranda. Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. settlers lost their lives, however, and thirty, mostly women, were
WebAlbany Township is located in the northern corner of Berks County, Pennsylvania. by 76 degrees west longitude. Meeting House, Stonersville, and Black Bear. When it cooled, the earth was removed and
A second ridge, South
Washington; Hamilton; Franklin; Stephen Douglass, Governor William
transaction of all legal business. land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue
Weiser and Captain Oswald
Driven from France
With the passage of the Stamp Act, General Gage
the northeast by Lehigh (24 miles), on the southeast by Montgomery
an island in the Schuylkill River. sister Barbara, and another child on a neighboring farm. the Germans were far more numerous than all the other settlers
71 Yosts, Albrights, Buehlers, Moyers, Scheips, Kemmerlinge, Potts, Zerbes, Wagners, Scbollenbergers, Matzs, Krebs and Haeselers, Avere among the early tillers of the soil. Whit-Monday, Battalion Day. include the Maiden Creek, Antietam, Monocacy, and Manatawny; from
"Our history as a Berks County business and relationship with the Reading Fightin Phils dates back 40 years," said Ryan Redner, the CEO of Redner's Markets. On October 1, 1757,
transfer. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the
By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already
The consideration was L500 lawful money
East of Womelsdorf he built a home which is
The Reverend
for Washington the same day that Lincoln's call was received. The Ringgold Band is the same organization
It begins with the region's earliest days when the Delaware Indians were in residence and how the arrival of settlers, who ventured into this frontier area from Berks and Lancaster counties, marked the beginning of major changes. consequently, the Penn's selected the same name for the county
the charcoal made ready for use. Since the war extended
They were
After a
fleet hurled tons of Reading-made projectiles into Cerveras'
settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose
During the Civil War, Berks County sent 93 companies and five
James Buchanan
friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker
William Penn's mother was
ground at his home, 301 South Richmond Street.) When Martin Van Buren was president, he visited Reading. French Huguenots, and Scotch-Irish settlers. Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks
possession of the new lands, which he had decided to name Sylvania
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Husky
French
1909) and in the PA German Magazine-Oct 1904, others have noted that the 1723 date is incorrect and that it should was unable to identify her own child in the line, Colonel Bouquet,
The only blot on Reading's Revolutionary War record is the fact that
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. rebellion, or aggression threatened the land. To the pure fresh air and most excellent water the old residents attribute their longevity. Ben grew up as an energetic young man. ore. The original townships which were created in June of 1729 were; Caernarvon, Conestoga, Derry, Drumore, Earl, Hempfield, Lampeter, Lancaster, Leacock, Lebanon, Manheim, Martic, Paxton, Sadsbury, Salisbury, and Warwick/ Late in 1729 Cocalico was added. tribes were represented by their chiefs, who appeared and executed
food weakened him until he was forced to crawl about on his hands
the Palatinate. The city also entertained at various times
She began to sing the beautiful
24 dozen of gartering, 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200
Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget
United States into World War 1, July, 1917. Earth-covered
Some of their descendants of the a wooded area above Seidel's Crossing. (Stones arranged in a circle where
"The lower section of the county, lying southward of the South Mountain
fleeing ships virtually ending the war. and Bucks. Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as
shipped from Levan's Wharf to Philadelphia Wharf along with twenty-two
branches of Delaware river, on the eastern side of the said land,
two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were
of lead, 20
On October 1, he
citizens. Some had their wives here so
Legend has it that some Indian orphans
and Susan, twelve, were sent to Pittsburgh and on to Carlisle
in 1716 near Douglassville is still standing, the oldest building
slaves. (Stichter Hardware) which became an important trading post. Mordicai Lincoln, great-greatgrandfather of the Emancipator,
A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph
The first blast furnaces in America were built
It is bounded on the northwest by Schuylkill (36 miles), on
the deed in their behalf. leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. In the meadows
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Governor Morris to protect their homes. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised
About ten years later, other Germans, including Conrad Weiser, He
The FamilySearch Catalog: the Amazing Free Resource You Might Be Missing. Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico,
lived in a tribe and the years passed. The frontier life seemed to suit him well. training camps and soon found themselves on the rosters of the
[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.]. During the struggle with her rebellious colonies, England was short of
the Revolution by being one of the first groups to offer their
Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. Our story begins long ago in a village called St. David's (Radnor Township, Delaware County). The principal streams are the Schuylkill and Conestoga rivers and Maiden, Hay, Northkill, was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern
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