Proprietary Return, Cumru Township, 1767

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Proprietary Return, Bethel Township, 1767
Name	Acres	Horses	Cattle	Sheep	Tax
Adams, Jonas					1
Arnet, James (labourer)			1		1
Ashelman, Peter	100	2	3	6	8
Abel, Lloyd	100				2
Bechtel, Jacob (farmer)	150	3	2	3	9
Becht, Jacob	150	2	1		1
Bready, Dennis	250	1	1		12
Bugh, John (taylor)					1
Bullman, John (blacksmith)	200	4	2	4	15
Berck, Jacob (wagonner)			1		1
Binckley, Henry	70	2	2		2
Breininger, Martin	80	1	2	2	2
Binckley, Christian (farmer)	100	3	3		6
Bauman, Jacob (s.m.)	105	2	4	4	9
Bauman, Christian	115	3	4	6	16
Blessing, Jacob	50	1			1
Burgard, George	100	1	4	4	4
Minter, John George	150	1	1		6
Davis, John (fuller, f.m.)	130	3	5	6	19
Dreat, Christian (farmer	100	3	2	12	6
Davis, James	150	3	2		17
Davis, John	150	3	3	6	12
Davis, Thomas	150	2	2	3	15
Dreitch, Jacob (weaver)	50	1	1		2
Deem, Andreas	100	1	1		1
Dowdrich, John (farmer)	100	3	2		9
Drustel, George (blacksmith)	50	1	1		2
Degher, Peter (s.m.)	100	3	4	6	16
Evans, Nathan (g.m.)	300	2	3	6	20
Engelhard, George (blacksmith)	14	1	1		4
Embree, Samuel	100	3	2	6	12
Evans, David	150	3	4	6	18
Emmig, Nicholas	100	4	2	6	4
Engelbrown, John (farmer)	130	3	3	6	1
Evans, Joshua	100	2	2		18
Flower, Samuel	400				40
Frymyer, Michael			1		1
Folmer, Michael	100	2	2		5
Frymyer, Jacob (s.m., g.m.)	150	4	3	6	14
Fernsler, Dietrich	100	2	2		4
Furrer, Christian (s.m., g.m.)	240	4	4	7	4
Finscher, John	100	2	3	2	2
Fetterly, Michael	60	2	2		2
Falcky, John Henry	50	1			5
Gebhart, George	100		1		4
Garber, Joseph					1
Gerber, John (s.m., g.m.)	40	2	2	5	12
Gibbins, James					1
Gabel, Philip	25	1	1		2
Gauer, Nicholas (taylor)	67	2	3	4	5
Gerrich, Adam (farmer)	150	2	3		3
Hame, Jacob	150	1	1		4
Harry, Edward	180	1	3	10	12
Houder, Ulrich	60	2	2		3
Harry, Evan	1	1	2	2	8
Hauck, Jacob	250	4	4	4	13
Hartt, Conrad	150				13
Herold, Michael					1
Heberling, Rudolph (farmer)	100	2	3	3	5
Hushar, Peter	50	2	2		3
Householder, Adam	300	4	4	6	17
Huttenstein, William	130	3	4		24
Jacob, George	100	2	3	3	6
Jost, Nicholas (g.m.)	200	4	2		6
Iddings, James		1	1		1
Keplinger, Leonard	100	2	2		2
Kern, Jacob (s.m.)	300	5	6	6	18
Krick, George	60	2	2		3
Kern, Michael	80	2	2		3
Kleinginny, John (farmer)	79	2	2	4	3
Koenig, X’n	100		1		2
Kurtz, Jacob (farmer)	150	2	3	5	10
Koch, Jacob	100	4	2		5
Kockel, And’s	150	3	4		6
Krichbaum, Conrad	50	1	1		2
Keyser, Michael (farmer)	180	4	4	4	12
Kreek, Francis, Sr.	150	4	4	6	16
Kreek, Francis, Jr. (shoemaker)			1		1
Krick, John	80	2	2	2	4
Kreek, Jacob (blacksmith)			1		3
Landsdorff, Conrad			1		1
Lewis, Nathan	150	2	3	2	12
Lewis, Willilam	150	4	3	4	12
Leonard, Michael	100	1	1		2
Lapp, Michael (farmer)	120	3	4	7	7
Lewis, James	150	4	4	6	13
Lewis, Richard	100	4	4	6	10
Laub, John	30		1	2	2
Laub, Michael	60	2	2	2	4
Mechlin, Jacob	80				2
Martsower, Nicholas (s.m.)	130	1			6
Meyer, George	1000	2	2	5	55
Meyer, Henry					1
Mycriss, George (weaver)	60	1	2	2	2
Moone, Ludwig	400	3	4		20
Moone, Vernon					1
Miller, Christian	100	2	2		3
Mishler, Jacob		2	2		2
Mishler, Joseph		2	2		2
Maurer, Christian (p.m.)	30	1	2		16
Moyer, Michael	50	1	2		3
Morris, John (heirs)	250	4	5		16
Minnig, Jacob	100	2	1		2
Neidig, Abram	150	2	3	3	15
Neidig, David (blacksmith)	50	1	3	2	3
Overholtz, Samuel	70	1	1		2
Remff, Jacob	50	1	1		1
Rufner, Peter	50	1			2
Riehm, George (innholder)	1 1/2	1	2		10
Riehm, John	90				2
Reeser, Jacob	180	4	3	4	16
Road, Peter (g.m.)	300	5	6	12	30
Road, Jacob	150	4	5	6	18
Road, Michael	150	4	6	6	18
Road, George		1	1		4
Rule, Hartman		1	1		3
Reish, Ulrich	100	2	3		4
Ruchty, John (farmer)	100	2	2	2	4
Scull, Nicholas		1	2
Sailer, Isaac (shopkeeper)		1	1		3
Schauer, Michael	100	2	2		9
Shelleberger, Frederick	50	1	1		1
Seely, Jonas (Esq’r)	700	9	6		35
Shearman, Peter	100	2	3		4
Smith, David (farmer)	100	3	2	6	6
Shonour, Jost	50	2	2	2	2
Speicher, Christian	138	2	2	4	6
Steel, Melchoir	50	2	2		2
Seibert, Baltzer	50	1	1		1
Sullevan, John	100	1	1		1
Spath, Philip	50		1		2
Seidenbender, Henry	50	1	1	1	2
Spooh, Henry	150	3	2		19
Thomas, Hazael	70	1	1		6
Weis, Jacob	150	3	3	5	14
Withington, Peter (innkeeper)			1		2
Weitzel, Frederick	50	2	2		3
Weidmeier, Eberhard		2	2	2	2
Weis, Christopher (farmer)	130	3	4	2	6
Zwernz, Ludwig	150	2	2		3
Ziegler, Adam	100	1	2	3	5
Zinn, Jacob	50				1
Zug, Christian	150	4	3	10	12
Zerbe, John (s.m.)	50	2	1		4
Zerbe, Jonathan	100	2	2		3

Single Freemen

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Single Free Men, Cumru Township, 1767
Name	Shillings
Morris, Daniel	15
Trostell, Abram	15
George, John	15
Davis, Caleb	15
Weis, Henry	15
Fetterly, George	15
Davis, David	15
Diem, Adam	15
Kockel, Samuel	15
Hart, Henry	15
Breininger, George	15
Davis, John	15
Ruth, Peter	15
Frymier, John	15
Davis, Rubin	15
Morris, Ezekiel	15
Tread, Henry	15
Hauck, Jacob	15
Gicker, Daniel	15
Frymyer, Henry	15
Moyer, Michael	15
Root, 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. 28-32.

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