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The links below will take you to the various PA-Roots DataBoards and other resources for Berks County. At last check there are over 5,760 individual data records posted.
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Proprietary Return, Colebrookdale Township, 1767 <!– 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 … Read more
Proprietary Return, Eastern District Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Eastern District Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Batz, Frederick 25 1 1  2 Busch, Jacob 50 1 1  3 Bacon, Jeremiah 25 2 1 2 3 Borkhard, Martin     1 Banfield, Samuel 100 2 2  7 … Read more
Proprietary Return, Exeter Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Exeter Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Allstadt, Adam (farmer) 200 4 3 4 20 Alder, Henry (mason) Â Â 1 Â 1 Apple, Adam (labourer) Â Â 1 Â 1 Bushberger, David (blacksmith) Â Â Â Â 1 Boone, James (tanner) 400 7 … Read more
Proprietary Return, Greenwich Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Greenwich Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Ably, Martin (weaver) 25  1  2 Bauman, George 100 2 2  4 Baltzer, Thomas 30 2 2  2 Bollick, Andrew     1 Beiber, Lorentz 200 2 2 2 6 Bowr, … Read more
Proprietary Return, Heidelberg Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Heidelberg Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Arbengast, John 25 Â 1 Â 2 Artz, John 100 4 6 6 21 Allen, William (Esq’r) 500 Â Â Â 60 Ares, Adam (taylor) Â 1 1 Â 2 Aigler, Simon (shoemaker) 30 1 2 Â … Read more
Proprietary Return, Hereford Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Hereford Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Akker, George 250 4 4 Â 7 Adams, Widow 60 1 1 Â 2 Bauer, Michael 192 3 4 4 13 Bauer, Samuel 159 2 4 7 8 Bechtel, John 150 2 6 4 11 Bechtel, Abraham … Read more
Proprietary Return, Longswamp Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Bethel Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Arnold, Nicholas 30 1 1  2 Acre, Henry     1 Berriger, Christian (taylor)     1 Burger, Philip 100 2 2  4 Bernhard, Charles 50 2 1 2 4 Boger, … Read more
Clippings from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal, Saturday, May 8, 1875 Married Bissel-Coleman — In this city, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. J.M. Anspach, Peter Bissel, of Cordalia, Mo. to Rosa Coleman, of this city. Krouse-Firing — By Rev. A.N. Sembower, April 29th, 1875, Franklin S. Krouse and Miss Sue F. … Read more
Proprietary Return, Douglas Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Douglas Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Auvenshine, Reinholdt 60 2 2 3 3 Bucker, Geo. Dieter (g.m.) 150 1 3 6 14 Biddle, Stophel 50 2 2 2 5 Bunn, Nicholas 50 3 2  7 Close, John  1   1 … Read more
Proprietary Return, Cumru Township, 1767 <!– 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 … Read more