Proprietary Return, Colebrookdale Township, 1767
| Name | Acres | Horses | Cattle | Sheep | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenbach, Peter (farmer) | 200 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Bear, Conrad (farmer) | 122 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Bohm, Jacob (farmer) | 172 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Brendle, Andrew, Sr. (farmer) | Â | 1 | 1 | Â | 2 |
| Bowman, Casper (farmer) | 118 | Â | Â | Â | 2 |
| Bealer, Martin (farmer) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Buckwalder, John (farmer) | 290 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Bucher, Casper (farmer) | 130 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Botty, Peter (farmer) | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Eiss, Nicholas (farmer) | 223 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
| Earney, Fredrick (farmer) | 120 | 2 | 4 | Â | 5 |
| Engle, Henry (farmer) | 202 | 3 | 3 | Â | 18 |
| Eschbach, Christian | 50 | Â | Â | Â | 2 |
| Eschenbach, Mary (widow) | 210 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Engle, William (labourer) | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Feyck, Godfredt (shoemaker) | Â | Â | 2 | Â | 1 |
| French, John (farmer) | 75 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Fertig, Michael (taylor) | 27 | 1 | 2 | Â | 2 |
| Fucks, Adam (farmer) | 212 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Fryman, Philip | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Fox, Joseph & Co. | 2000 | Â | Â | Â | 55 |
| Fox, Adam | 208 | Â | Â | Â | 5 |
| Gotschalk, Joacam (farmer) | 109 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Getz, George John (miller) | Â | 1 | 2 | Â | 3 |
| Gilbert, George (farmer) | 150 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Gerber, Adam (farmer) | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Gerber, John (farmer) | 138 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Hartman, George (labourer) | Â | 1 | 2 | Â | 3 |
| Guldin, John (farmer, s.m.) | 252 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Gerber, Leonard (farmer) | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Heltman, John (blacksmith) | 206 | 1 | 3 | Â | 1 |
| Herth, Jacob (farmer) | 135 | 2 | 2 | Â | 5 |
| Jerger, Michael (farmer) | 75 | 2 | 2 | Â | 5 |
| Huntzer, Michael | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Krumrine, Stephen (farmer) | 300 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Kusser, Michael (farmer) | 152 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Kepler, David (potter) | 70 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Kruss, Jacob (miller, g.m.) | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Koch, John (farmer) | 133 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Loeg, Peter (farmer) | 164 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Levegood, Peter (founder) | Â | 1 | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Landes, George (farmer) | 142 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Lober, Peter (farmer) | 200 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Meisenhamer, Jacob (farmer) | 24 | 4 | 4 | Â | 13 |
| Mechlin, Jacob (farmer) | 236 | 4 | 12 | Â | 11 |
| Moll, Stophel (waggoner) | 100 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mauck, Tobias (farmer) | 118 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Moyer, Elizabeth | 50 | Â | Â | Â | 2 |
| Pheil, Daniel (farmer) | 58 | 1 | 1 | Â | 5 |
| Ruther, Thomas (Esq’r, g.m., s.m.) | 575 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 40 |
| Rupp, Martin | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Roads, Mathias, Jr. (farmer) | 212 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| Roads, Mathias, Sr. (farmer) | 201 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Richard, Casper (farmer) | 317 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 |
| Road, Adam (farmer, g.m., s.m.) | 128 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Ritter, Paul (farmer) | 318 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| Stouffer, John (farmer) | 25 | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Stohl, Earhard (farmer) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Smith, Jacob (farmer) | 154 | 3 | 4 | Â | 6 |
| Swinehard, George (farmer) | 158 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Snep, George (labourer) | Â | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Stouber, Abram, Sr. (farmer) | 200 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Swinehard, Andreas (miller, g.m.) | 55 | Â | 2 | Â | 5 |
| Sasamanhous, Manus (farmer) | 234 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Safred, Charles | 100 | Â | Â | Â | 2 |
| Sleichger, John (labourer) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Schrem, Henry (labourer) | 76 | 2 | 2 | Â | 6 |
| Smith, Nicholas (labourer) | 91 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stauber, Abraham, Jr. (farmer) | 199 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Schaen, Peter (farmer, g.m.) | 136 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Schaen, Thomas (farmer) | 128 | 2 | 2 | Â | 3 |
| Seibert, Jacob (farmer) | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Trout, Baltzer (farmer) | 4 | 1 | 1 | Â | 2 |
| West, Thomas (labourer) | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Werstler, John (farmer) | 111 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Single Freemen
| Name | Shillings |
|---|---|
| Richard, Fredrick | 15 |
| Ritter, Mathias | 15 |
| Earney, John | 15 |
Source: Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume 18. “Proprietary and State Tax Lists of the County of Berks for the years 1767, 1768, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1784, 1785,” edited by William Henry Egle, Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1898, pp. 14-16.
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