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Manufactures were carried on everywhere; spin- ning was a common, if not a necessary employ- ment in every household. Wearing apparel was home-made; carpenters, masons, blacksmiths and shoemakers were in every locality; and iron ore mines and furnaces and forges were in operation to the north, south, east and west.
The great highways were comparatively few, the most prominent public road being the Tulpe- hocken. It extended from the Tulpehocken settle- ment in the west, in a southeasterly direction, via the ford across the Schuylkill (now the site of the Penn street bridge at Reading) and Pine Iron Works, to Philadelphia. From this ford a prom- inent road extended to the north, on the eastern side of the river, called Maiden-creek road; and another to the south, on the western side, called Schuylkill road.
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HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
This point of concentration naturally attracted new county, but the matter was dropped for five attention toward this locality as a practicable place years more.
for a town-site. Elsewhere, for many miles round about, there was no town, not even a village; and there were then apparently no steps toward founding either. But just as the settlers had labored for years to establish a county out of the surround -. ing territory, similar efforts were expended for a town here.
PETITIONS FOR COUNTY
The first efforts for the establishment of a new county out of the upper sections of Philadelphia and Lancaster counties, adjoining the Schuylkill, were made in the latter part of 1738. On Jan. 13th, of that year, the Lieutenant-Governor of the province laid before the Council two petitions ad- dressed to him-one from the inhabitants of Prov- idence, Limerick, etc., in Philadelphia county ; and the other from the inhabitants of the northeast side of the county of Lancaster (with a map of the Province of Pennsylvania)-praying that a new county may be bounded as by the dividing lines in the said map, for that they labor under great inconveniences and damage by reason of their distance from the courts held at Philadelphia and Lancaster, and for many other reasons in the said petition mentioned ; which were read and ordered to lie on the table for further consideration. The first petition has not been found; but a copy of the other is in the possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, and it includes the names of 172 subscribers, of which the first 61 were Welsh, the others Germans.
In May, 1739, the Lieutenant-Governor addressed a message to the Assembly, in which he referred to these petitions, but the Assembly took no action. The petitioners waited patiently for six years with- out any progress in the matter ; then they forwarded another petition, renewing their request for a new county. It was read to the Council, "and their case being thought proper to be recommended to the Assembly, the same was done," in a message sim- ilar to the first. The Assembly ordered it to lie on the table. It was signed by John Potts, Henry Harry, William Bird, Francis Parvin and num- erous other inhabitants.
On Jan. 14, 1745, a similar petition was pre- sented, in which the petitioners (the persons named "in behalf of themselves and a great many other inhabitants") prayed "that their former petition might now be considered." It was read and or- dered to lie on the table. The next day (15th) it was again read, but referred for further con- sideration. In two weeks afterward (on the 30th). another "petition from a considerable number of inhabitants of Philadelphia and Lancaster counties, praying to be set off into a new county," was pre- sented, read and ordered to lie on the table. On Feb. 28, 1745, sundry persons appeared before the House and urged the matter of the erection of this
In the mean time settlements had been extended westwardly and northwestwardly beyond the Sus- quehanna river. York county was erected on Aug. 19, 1749, and Cumberland county on Jan. 27, 1750, both out of the westerly part of Lancaster county. This successful action on the part of the German settlers west of the Susquehanna awakened a new interest in behalf of the new county between the Susquehanna and the Delaware; for, some months afterward (May 7, 1750), a petition was presented and read, but again it was not effective. If they were then disappointed, they were not discouraged. Their determination prepared them for another effort. A year afterward, they tried it again. They caused their petition to be brought up before the Assembly Aug. 16, 1751, and read a second time ; but it was "referred to the consideration of the next Assembly."
When the next Assembly met, these earnest petitioners were on hand. They prepared the way by presenting still another petition, Feb. 4, 1752, which represented-
That they were inhabitants of Reading-town, upon the Schuylkill. That they had settled in the said town, expecting that it would be a great place of trade and business, and had put themselves to vast expenses in building and removing thither with their families, several of whom had left tolerably good plantations; that though the said town had not above one house in it about two years ago (1750), yet it now consisted of one hundred and thirty dwelling-houses, besides forty-one stables and other out-houses; and that there were one hundred and sixty families, consisting of three hundred and seventy- eight persons, settled therein; that they had good reason to believe that in another summer they would be much increased, as the chief part of the province that could be settled was already taken up, and the settling of the town would be of great benefit to tradesmen and others who are not able to purchase tracts of land to live on; that they humbly conceived it their interest, to the hon- orable proprietaries as well as to themselves, and that unless this House would be pleased to erect part of the counties of Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster into a separate county, they should be entirely disappointed in their expectations, notwithstanding all the cost and trouble they had been at; they therefore prayed that this House would take their case into consideration and grant them relief by erecting such parts of said counties as they should think most proper into a new county, with the same privileges that the other counties of this prov- ince enjoyed; and that the seat of judicature should be fixed within the said town of Reading.
And on the following day (5th) another petition was presented, in which they stated that
Although their grievances were laid before the As- semblies of this Province several years past, and their petition again renewed at the last sitting of the Assembly, yet as they find the causes of their complaint still grow- ing, they humbly beg leave further to represent that they are settled at a very great distance from the place of judicature, many of them not less than one hundred miles, which is a real hardship upon those who are so unhappy as to be sued for debts, their charges in long journeys, and sometimes in severe weather, with the officers' fees, amounting to near as much, if not more, than the debts; that the hardships on jurymen, consta-
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bles, etc., in being obliged to attend when required, is also very great; that now there is a new town laid out by the Proprietaries' Order, within fifteen perches of the division line between Philadelphia and Lancaster coun- ties, and above one hundred and thirty houses built, and near as many families living therein; it is very easy for rogues and others to escape justice by crossing the Schuylkill, which has already been their practice for some years; that, though their grievances when laid before the Assembly some years past were not redressed, because of other weighty affairs being at that time under consideration, yet the prayer of their petition was thought reasonable, and the number of petitioners being since doubled by the increase of the back inhabitants; they therefore pray that this House would grant relief in the premises, by erecting them into a separate county, bounded as to the wisdom of the House shall seem best.
In pursuance of the reference, the petition was read on the 5th, and referred for the next day. The 6th arrived and it was read again and referred. On the 12th, the same proceedings were had. And finally, on the 13th, the monotony of reading and reference was broken; for then the House, after having considered the petition, and. also the petitions from Reading, "Resolved, that the petitioners have leave to bring in a bill pursuant to the prayer of their petition."
On that day, some of the petitioners presented themselves before the House and desired leave to be heard respecting the bounds which they under- stood the House proposed for a new county in case it should be granted. Their objections were heard; and, after answering such questions as were put to them, they withdrew.
On the 18th, the bill was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table. On the 19th, it was read a second time, considered paragraph by paragraph, and, after some debate, ordered to be transcribed for a third reading. On the 20th, it was read a third time, and, upon the ques- tion that the bill do pass it was ordered to be given the . Governor for his concurrence. After some consideration and amendments, the Act was finally passed on March 11, 1752. So, after the lapse of fourteen years, the zeal and persistent efforts of the petitioners were at last crowned with success. The Act specified the name of the county to be "BERKS," fixed the boundary lines, authorized the erection of county buildings for the public serv- ice, and gave the inhabitants the customary powers of local government, etc.
Surveying Commissioners, appointed in the Act (Edward Scull of Philadelphia county, Benjamin Lightfoot of Chester county, and Thomas Cook- son of Lancaster county), made a survey of the boundary lines of the new county extending them as far as the Susquehanna river, which was then the limit of settlements.
farther on; which caused complaints to arise, be- cause the adjoining counties claimed and exer- cised the right of levying taxes on the inhabi- tants and their property along the lines.
An Act was therefore passed on February 18, 1769, which authorized three commissioners to run the lines between Lancaster, Cumberland and Berks counties on the west, and between Northampton and Berks counties on the northeast, by actual sur- vey, and extend them in a northwestwardly course as far as the lands extended which were purchased from the Indians by the Proprietaries in 1768.
The territory to the east of the Schuylkill river was taken from Philadelphia county, and that to the west from Lancaster and Chester counties. The estimated area of the county, as at present bounded, from each of them is as follows:
Acres
Philadelphia county
280,000
Lancaster county
238,500
Chester county 7,500
526,000
DISTRICTS AT ERECTION .-- At the time of the erection of the county there were twenty districts or townships, and taking the river as the natural dividing line, they were as follows:
EASTERN DIVISION
Albany
Longswamp
Alsace
Maiden-creek
Amity
Maxatawny
Colebrookdale
Oley
Douglass
Richmond
Exeter
Ruscombmanor
WESTERN DIVISION
Bern
Cumru
Bethel
Heidelberg
Brecknock
Robeson
Caernarvon
Tulpehocken
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY .- The county is bound- ed on the northwest by Schuylkill county, the Blue Mountain forming a natural boundary line in length about thirty-six miles; on the northeast by Lehigh county, the line extending S. 49 degrees E., twenty- four miles ; on the southeast by Montgomery county and Chester county, the line along the former ex- tending S. 333 degrees W., sixteen and one-fifth · miles, and the line along the latter, S. 53 degrees W., eleven and a half miles; and on the southwest by Lancaster county and Lebanon county, the entire line extending N. 49} degrees W., thirty-nine miles, along the former county nineteen miles, and along the latter twenty miles.
The population of the new county at the time
The settlers, soon ascertaining that the lines of its erection cannot be approximately estimated. were run, then extended their settlements rapidly It may have been about twelve thousand.
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HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FIRST ASSESSMENT, 1754
EASTERN DIVISION
Districts
Tax Levied
Tax- ables
Collectors
Albany
£ 18
1s. 6d.
63 |Cornelius Treiss
Alsace
17 14
6
59
Amity.
45
9
139|John Webb
Colebrookdale.
23
4
6
81| Nicholas Isch
Douglass
Exeter.
31
2
6
85 Jacob Wiler
Greenwich
22
3
75 Frederick Mayer
Hereford.
24 15
6
69 Benedic Leeser
Longswamp
25
6
82 |Frederick Helwig
Maiden-creek
21
5
6
56 |Paul Rodarmell
Maxatawny
31
6
82 Andrew Hauck
Oley .
50
6
115|John Hill
Reading
36 16
6
140 Christopher Witman
Richmond .
18 19
6
56 Abram Kiefer
Ruscombmanor.
14|10
6
53| Anthony Peck
Windsor
28 16
6
101|Leonard Reever
409
6
1.256
WESTERN DIVISION
Bern.
£52|10s. |6d.
168 |Jacob Reeser
Bethel
17 14
6
69 |Nicholas Wolf
Brecknock.
6
3
6
27 |Henry Brandle
Caernarvon
5 18
6
23
Cumrut
27|10
94 John Morris
Heidelberg.
44 13
127 Leonard Grow
Robeson.
17 11
6
73 Ephraim Jackson
Tulpehocken
84 3
6
284 Christopher Weiser
Union.
14|
4
41 |Thomas Pratt
270 9
906
BEYOND BLUE MOUNTAIN
Brunswick.
£10 18s.
56 |Francis Yarnall
Pine Grove
3|16
6
29 Nicholas Long
14 14
6
85
Total
694 9 6 2.947
EXPLANATIONS
Alsace .- Tax collector same as Reading.
Caernarvon .- Tax collector same as Union.
Douglass .- Established in 1736, included with Amity. Brunswick and Pine Grove had not yet been established as Districts, but the taxable inhabitants there were as- sessed.
Assessment made after erection of the county, the additional districts having been established and recog- nized in the meantime.
FIRST TAXABLES .- The following lists show the names of the taxables as they appear in a record recently found. It is believed that the Assessment was made in the year 1752 or shortly afterward by direction of the Commissioners for the purpose of levying the necessary tax to carry on the local government ; but 1754 has been set in at the head of the preceding table as the year when it was probably prepared, the Commissioners having in the mean- time doubtless taken the assessment made of the districts in the original counties as a guide until they were enabled to put the legal machinery in proper motion. It will be noticed that seven ad- ditional districts came to be recognized since the
erection of the county (Greenwich, Hereford, Reading, Windsor, Union, Brunswick and Pine- Grove). This is the first time that the names of these taxables were published, and no attempt was made to correct the improper spelling in many in- stances as reported by the several assessors.
ALBANY
Anthony Adam
Michael Mowner
John Baily
Casper Nigh
Arnold Bittick
Valentine Peter
Anthony Petershiminer
Geo. Orchard Bomgartner
Michael Proabst
Andrew Haigh Bug
Martin Probst
John Creeker
Felty Probst
Christopher Celphack
Nicholas Ratick
George Cleanman
Henry Reifeldorfer
Philip Coogler
Fredrick Rickelderfor
John Michael Corker
Jacob Cuntz
Jacob Stam
Adam Drum
William Smader
Nicholas Emrich
William Stamp
William Farmer
Philip Stampack
Julius Flack
Tobias Stapleton
Casper Foolweiler
Nicholas Strawser
George Gorner
Jacob Hacker
Christopher Swing
George Hard
Christian Heffeler
Christian Henrick
Michael Herbester
Fredrick Hower
Jacob Jarkmer
Martin Keffer
John Witt
John Kesler
Henry Zimmerman
Peter Kistner
Jacob Lantz
Single Men
Nicholas Milderberger Solomon Packerman Adam Staler
ALSACE
Jacob Backer
Henry Baker
Jacob Lansiscus
Peter Bingaman
George Lorah
Detrick Bittleman
Casper Millhouse
Dewalt Boom
Baltser Moon
George Born
Christian Morian
John Close
George Nees Peter Norgong
Jacob Dehaven
Mathias Drenkle
William Null Conrad Pop
Philip Reaser
Adam Reiffel
Rinehard Rorebaugh
Christopher Spangler
Adam Garrett
Adam Swasbogh
Henry Garrett
Jonas Seely Esq.
Rudolph Garrett
Ernst Seydel
Leonard Glaser
John Smeck
Fredrick Goodhart
Bolser Swenck
John Haberacker
Peter Smith
Philip Haflick
Jacob Heidelshoe
Victor Spice
George Sowerbeir Stephen Shlunacker Adam Wagoner
Lawrence Winsel
Henry Wolf Francis Yost Nicholas Yost
George Kline Mathias Knip John Kulp
Peter Treese
Henry Treese
Simon Treese
Cornelius Treiss
Andreas Wenner
Nicholas Wenner
George Lemher
George Lentz
Fredrick Mensel
John Miller
John Lamer
Herman Dehaven
Simon Drisebogh John Eabling Michael Fether
Michael Fisher
Henry Snider
George Heir Samuel High Barnard Keller Conrad Keller Christian Kinsey
Adam Boose
Henry Ritter
Daniel Smith
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AMITY
Valentine Appler
Jacob Allwine
Christian Althouse
John Althouse Ulrick Bakenstove
Jacob Bayler George Belloman
George Benter
Christian Berger
David Brecht
Adam Boone
Jacob Mast
John Meat John Megemer
Fredrick Meyer
George Miller
Jacob Roads
Leonard Rodermel
Barnabas Rhoads
John Rutter
Abijah Sands
John Sands
Balster Stas
Mathias Dombach
Lodwic Nicholas
Joseph Obald
Casper Philips
John Child
George Stinger
John Eleman
Peter Radinbach
Adam Eiler
Ulrich Radmacker
John Taylor
Joseph Thomas
Christian Fight
Adam Rickenbach
John Fight
Nicholas Rime
Christian Fisher
Philip Jacob Rode
Cornelius Dehart
James Waren
Marg't Dehart
John Waren
Edward Doughty
Jacob Weaver
Edward Drury
Peter Weaver
Christian Furry
Henry Staly
Francis Eckerman
John Webb
George Gernant
Eberhard Geshwind
Jacob Gicker
David Grim
Jacob Grim
Lodwic Seaman
Jacob Grim
Martain Specht
William Winters
Fredrick Wombach
Daniel Womeldorff
Peter Yoacam
John Yocam
Jonas Yocam
Single Men
Michael Berfenstone
Jeremiah Boone
Solomon Bromfield
Hugh Caain
Solomon Davids
Valentine Himmelberger
Tacob Hochstutlar
Tacob Stutzman
John Tomlinson
Joshua Evars
Alexander Gey
John Holly
George Tripner
Baltas Urbehaviour George Wagoner Herman Weaver
John Kerlin Peter Kerlin
Henry Martin
Nicholas Meissner
Jacob Kaufman
Jacob Kaufman John Reabert
Benedic Keprer
George Kershner Martain Kershner
Christian Kershberger
Henry Ketner Peter Krebiel
Henry Kicker Christian King Samuel King Peter Kline
Stephen Kurtz Hans Lantz Widow Leib
Michael Lindemoth
Michael Messinger
Hugh Mitchell
Mathias Moud.
Jacob Naugle Philip Near Martin Peker
Walter Price John Potts
John Powell
John Bugs
Adam Reed
Jacob Burkey
Andrew Reingberry
Jacob Burkee Jun'r
Christian Byler Nicholas Clay
Jacob Conrad
Hans Curtz
Titus Denning
Valentine Mogel
Jacob Dilman
Jacob Neis
John Campbell Godfrey Cassebe Derick Cleaver Balster Creesman
George Shedler
John Ralph Snider
George Swiger
Michael Trump
Henry Vanreed Jacob Waren
Hieronimus Fisher
Philip Foust
Jacob Fox
Sebastian Rutt Barnard Shartly
Aaron Eppler
George Adam Weidner
Isaac Weisman
Stophel Wigel
Daniel Will
Elisabeth Williams
Jacob Good
Abram Haas
John Haas
John Snider
Jacob Hackley
John Snider
Lawrence Hansel
Samuel Spilbert
Peter Harpine
Jacob Hartzler
William Hatrick
Yost Shoemaker
Yost Heck
Philip Strouse
Jacob Heek
Adam Stoudt
Hieronimus Henning
John Stout
John Hester
Yost Hester
Martha Stoudt Michael Stout Christian Stutzman
William Davis
Adam Drinkout
Peter Hofman Nicholas Holler
William Tomlinson
James Hickley
John Hufman
Tacob Jeis
Paul Junger Christian Kaufman
Mathias Weaver Tacob Weidman
George Weidman Andrew Weiler Jacob Wetzler Christian Kurtz Willets
James Williamson Andrew Winter Samuel Wollason
Barnhard Wommer Nicholas Wommer Christian Yoder
Christian Yoder Jun'r Tacob Yoder John Yoder
John Abler Christian Albrecht
BERN
Incoh Albrecht Jacob Appler
George Loose Valentine Long
William Lymister
George Magner Jacob Mayer Philip Magemer
James Burn Andrew Busserd Samuel Busserd
David Cambell
Michael Cogel John Colter Lawrence Cooper John Close Jacob Crust Bridget Davis
Lodwic Eisey Morris Ellis Daniel Fraley John Fretz Lodwic Filinger
George Adam Fisher John Fye Francis Gibson Ellis Griffith John Griner Lodwic Gowger
John Hammer
George Hansleman Rowland Harris Adam Hatfield Joseph Holoway Martha Howard Michael Hufman Andrew Huling John Hulings Marcus Huling Jonas Jones Nicholas Jones Peter Jones Felty Keely
Samuel Hughes Mountz Jones
Valentine Lightner
Isaac Kaufman
John Klinger Simon Lightner Peter Livergood Daniel Lodwick Jacob Long John Lowrow George Lutts William Macky Patrick Magwire
Peter Jesse Minker Valentine Morte Fredrick Stone
Joseph Wallick Daniel Walter Tosenh Williams
William Williams
John Ebbert
John Faust
Jacob Reeser
John Runkle Nicholas Runcle
Fredrick Frum
Jacob Stain Adam Stam George Schall Albright Strauss
John Sieber Conrad Snider
Nicholas Souder John Shock
Benedic Domma
Jacob Miller John Miller Nicholas Miller Simon Mink
Philip Boyer
Rinehard Abershan Abram Andrew Daniel Andrew Mary Antis Jacob Arly Philip Jacob Bakel Thomas Banfield Thomas Barnard Joseph Boone Moses Bower John Boyer John Boyer Nicholas Boyer Thomas Bromfield
Stin Mayberry Hugh McCaffery
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John Young Roland Young Joseph Zollberger Christian Zoog Moritz Zoog Hans Zimmerman
Michael Zuber Single Men
Daniel Ladee
Nicholas Miller
Henry Miller
Adam Miller
Hanteeter Switese
Nicholas Timmerman
George Webb
Thomas Willits
George Widener
Francis Yarnall
John Apple Christian Bartorf John Adam Bartorf George Berger Henry Berger George Besehore
Peter Mayer Rudy Moyer
Chrissel Newcomer
William Parsons Esq.
Peter Pickler
Jacob Rust
Conrad Creebaum Joseph Lodwic
Thomas Bover Adam Daniel Jacob Dene
Peter Detrick
Nicholas Seaman
Martin Speck
John Brackin
Jacob Light
Michael Close
John Light
John Davis
Christian Long
Daniel Sneider
John Dobbins
William Low
Ulrick Spice
Robert Ellis
Ruth Morgan
George Emrich
Wendel Sivert
John Farn
Mark Pealor
Leonard Emrich John France
Andreas Smith
James Fisher
William Robinson
Conrath Further
Baltser Smith
Nicholas Hudson
John Witson
Nicholas Gebhart
Charles Smith
James James
Daniel Jones
Frec Men
Michael Groseman
Henry Shuhin
Valentine Kirby
Christian Longs
Lorentz Haucks
John Shuy
Fredrick Trester
Martin Trester
Andrew Asshenbach
Emanuel Pifer
John Backer
Thomas Potts
Jeremiah Bacon
Widow Potts
Francis Beally
Peter Pyfer
Conrad Beam
John Adam Reidener
Fredrick Bettenman
Casper Rickert
Casper Brocke
Mathias Rode
David Bookert
Conrad Roude
Paul Rutter
Jacob Buckwalter
Thomas Rutter
Michael Cline
Peter Clingersmith
Jacob Cinez Michael Deiner
Hermanus Sossamanhous
Peter Erett
Adam Behmer
Lawrence Lyfred.
Fredrick Erne
Christian Betz
Francis Marshall
Philip Fissel
Lawrence Shuller
Daniel Comer
William Moore
Adam Gerber
Jacob Tongler
Daniel Cuper John France
Adam Niduc
John Gerber
Rudolph Totterolph
Henry Ourwaser
Frederick Goss
Mathias Tutrow Wagoner Bernhard Wanmacker
Valentine Fry
Baltser Snider
Jacob Haucke
John Hemick
Michael Slougy
Lodwick Herman
Leopold Yost
Jeremiah Zemer
BRUNSWICK
John Adams
John Fincher
George Fitchime Jacob Fudge John Green Adolph Henry
Hans Adam Link
Deobalt Long Peter Lubber
Nicholas Mathias
Tohn Clouser Peter Conrad
Joseph Jordan Philip Kinder
Henry Kitner
Jacob Mattis Jacob Miller Cunrad More Paul Moser Tobias Mouck
Jacob Shearman Peter Smelker Barnabas Sidle
Henry Reeser Peter Suefer Christopher Winter
Daniel Milberger
George Mock
Polser Nifong Michael Platner Barnabas Purtese
John Rersh Sylvenus Robinson
Single Men
Wm. Anderson
Nicholas Poncious
Jacob Shafer
John Starrett
John Sheaver
Richard Stevens
John Willits
George Sheffer
CAERNARVON
John Eichgelberger
Martin Eichgelberger Martin Eisenhocker Balster Emrich'
John Emrich Jacob Emrich
Detrich Sixth
Francis Fisher
Aaron Ratow
George Groff Michael Groff
Bastian Stone
David Jones
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Christopher Herold Martin Kapler
John Adam Walborn
Michael Weiland
Nicholas Wolf
Jacob Zerbe
Single Men
Teeter Marcle
Peter Leening
BRECKNOCK
John Ahtonberry
Adam Housh
Henry Brandle
John Loy
David Pealer
John Goulden Harpine
Stephen Hauck Herp
Rudolph Hover
Nicholas Isch
Single Men
George Joseph
Fredrick Kchler
George Church
John Wollrick Dumari Henry Eagle John George Eagle Erasemus-(tailor)
Francis Gerleck Jacob Machline Valentine Machline John Negrom John Pile
Anthony Spaez Peter Shene Thomas Walker
Burgoon Bird
Valentine Bomgartner Abram Bowlebaugh John Bushe Tohn Costnets Stephen Coufman George Crowl
George Honsinger Michael Humble Paul Hyme Tohn Jones
Conrad Leachlider
John Werstler Thomas Willson Charles Wise
Peter Holler Charles Hornbery
COLEBROOKDALE
Christopher Knebel Andrew Kremer Henry Kowbel John Kuncle Adam Kussel Francis Leyenberger Jacob Leyniner David Marks Nicholas Marks
Casper Bowman
Thomas Sehone John Sleagle
George Schwinharth
Michael Spots Daniel Stover
Adam Fellbon Jacob Fry Peter Sharman
David Kepler Peter Kill Jacob Klodz
Michael Dewer Thomas Ellas
BETHEL
Moses Robeson Joseph Rue
Wendel Reeger George Reninger
Christopher Rier
Werich Selher Jacob Seirer
Casper Sneavely
Jacob Smith
ERECTION OF COUNTY
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Paul Zerleafel Single Men
Peter Beckley John Boone
George Cross
Nicholas Herner
Fredrick Keller
George Keller William Kirbe
Tho's Paine Evan Price
John Pinclay John Pugh
Michael Rood
Geo. Roleman
Peter Rood
Jacob Rood
Matis Ryton
Henry Staupher
Francis Steal
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