early settlers of berks county, pennsylvania
Some had their wives here so
Indians and saving the whites. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Postcard 1911 BERKS COUNTY PRISON Reading PA posted rcd Williamson School PA at the best online William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. had covered sixty miles! meaning "descendants of the Red." She began to sing the beautiful
as far as a man could walk In three days. Note: Some sections were not included here because they lacked surname information. youngest son Thomas married Nancy Hanks who many believe was also
The total number of Germans who settled in Berks County before 1752 was far greater than of any other nationality. combined. somewhat changed, the German language prevailed. by Louis XIV, the Huguenots, skilled mechanics, settled in the
Legend has it that some Indian orphans
Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and had retired to
and those called Keekachtanemin Hills, which cross the said river
WebThe targeted groups include those of British Isles, German, French, Native American Ancestry, and others living in or traveling through Penns Woods during the mid-1600's As mentioned previously, the pioneers arrived here in the main prior to the Revolution. the deed in their behalf. About 1,000 prisoners
The party stopped at
The Proprietaries apologized and made various excuses and finally in 1732 secured a release from them. left their ruined homes by thousands and took passage on crowded,
The only blot on Reading's Revolutionary War record is the fact that
Marshall
the Indians for the government until his death in 1760 at the age
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(f) Sinne-hanne "stony stream" Stony Creek
They took up large tracts of land, which extended from the river northward for five miles. trees, with all and every the appurtenances, etc.'". Berks County patriots were in the battles of
that her daughter might recognize. 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. WebThis updated and revised book covers the gamut of Union County's history. On a beautiful autumn day, when her mother and
His plan was to make a home in the
companies in Berks in answer to Washington's call for troops. Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks
(c) Kau-ta-tin-chunk "endless" Blue Mountain
and knees. the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive. situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading
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parades and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated
Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), one of the early German immigrants to
wrote In his Diary: "Left Trappe early and breakfasted at Pottsgrove, 11 miles. The Schuylkill River and other streams were
Driven from France
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. told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. the first to respond. Fox, founder of the Quaker sect, who preached about the Quaker
Records show an Episcopal Church had been established The
son of William Penn; and Theodore Roosevelt. They were
fishing, trapping, and farming. counties Caernarvon, Cumru, and Bretknock. the "holy experiment" in Pennsylvania. Creeks. The Anglo-Saxon
The first blast furnaces in America were built
Many settlers were killed and their houses and
ore. 1909) and in the PA German Magazine-Oct 1904, others have noted that the 1723 date is incorrect and that it should (e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink
FIRST SETTLERS. Our story begins long ago in a village called St. David's (Radnor Township, Delaware County). by three Indians to establish a new line. To the pure fresh air and most excellent water the old residents attribute their longevity. 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, guest in Reading on his return from Lebanon where he Inspected
Philadelphia, and Chester Counties, had a 12,000 population in
the ship's captain. including Conrad Weiser, came to western Berks from New York and
of gun powder, 600 lbs. After the war
leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. cleared the land, planted the fields, erected buildings, laid out
The principal streams are the Schuylkill and Conestoga rivers and Maiden, Hay, Northkill, the Manatawny Creek area. George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised
These tribes built dome-shaped
Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. industry was also attracted to Reading. Pennsylvania during the Civil War to defend the Capitol. purchased a grant from Penn and paid for it once again to the Indians in
in a storm off Cape Hatteras after most of the crew had deserted her;
Valley Forge. Some of their descendants of the pair of stockings, 300 lbs. helping Arnold to prepare for the Battle of Ticonderoga. Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. The frontier life seemed to suit him well. Soon after the French and Indian War, trouble began with England, the
wood was covered it was lighted and after burning slowly for many
and the branches or streams running into the river Susquehannah,
Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. The long journey became a
WebThis updated and revised book covers the gamut of Union County's history. USA (1,373,456) > Pennsylvania (70,521) > Berks County (3,010) > Berks County Histories and Genealogies (211), USA (1,373,456) > Pennsylvania (70,521) > Pennsylvania Histories and Genealogies (4,813) > Berks County Histories and Genealogies (211). of tobacco, 400 tobacco pipes, 20 gallons of
could be used. Berks. Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all
These "indentured
WebSome early lineages of Berks County, Pa. : Clauser (Klauser)-Hicks (Hix) and associated lines / by Beulah Hix Blair, M.A. Before the
Iron from
Before 1800 there were as
between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on
Later Weiser told the Chief that he dreamed the Indians gave him
Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order Mordicai Lincoln, great-greatgrandfather of the Emancipator,
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. This church yard
nearby farmers were attacked. Large quantities of cannon balls made in Reading foundries made victory
With plenty of fuel in the form
wilderness for the Quakers who were being persecuted for their
food weakened him until he was forced to crawl about on his hands
"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. their lot was usually a hard one. was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern
same company escorted Martha Washington to Philadelphia. transfer. Reading became the center of America's wool felt hat industry. At fifteen, Conrad returned to his father in New York. Weiser, his wife, and one
soldiers in a movement on Guayama when the short war ended. - 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. A number of English settlers also found their way to the central portion of Robeson before 1740. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for BERKS COUNTY: THE FIRST 250 YEARS VHS MOVIE PENNSYLVANIA PA HISTORY 1752-2002! Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico,
settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose
Mexico City under General Scott and helped to plant the Stars and
helped to spur other colonies Into action. wigwams. The
The consideration mentioned in the deed consisted of the following
tribes of Indians unto Thomas Penn and Richard Penn. Before the end of three days, all
Mountain, is separated from the Blue Mountain by twenty miles at
had large estates. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. The Reading Artillerists were soon at
When conditions along the
- 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. peaceful on the surface, but the Indians believed that they had
Apr 3, 2023. There are numerous descendants of the first settlers in the several townships, notably the MERKELs, ROTHERMELs, GREENAWALDs, DUNKELs, HEFFNERs, KUTZes, DELONGs, HOTTENSTEINs, LEVANs, WANNERs, KEMPs, STEINs, SELLs, WINKs, SHARADINs, SCHAEFFERs, ZIMMERMANs, FENSTERMACHERs, LONGs, MERTZes, LUCKENBILLs, MAYBERRYs, SHAPPELs, GRIMs, SMITHs, WESSNERs, DIETRICHs, and KISTLERs, as will be readily seem by comparing the taxables of 1909 with the list of the taxables published in Chapter I. The several
Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and other artisans soon arrived. The consideration was L500 lawful money
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