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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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You’ll also want to visit the Berks County PAGenWeb site.
Proprietary Return, Ruscomb Manor Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Ruscomb Manor Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Anstatt, Adam (g.m.) 102 1 2 3 5 Algeiger, Joseph 33 2 1 3 2 Albrecht, John (tile maker) 33  1  1 Backer, Jacob 63 1 1  2 Bacher, Joseph  1 … Read more
Proprietary Return, Tulpehoccon Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Tulpehoccon Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Anspach, Leonard 200 2 2 2 13 Anspach, Geo. 5 0 0 0 1 Artz, Jacob 100 2 2 2 4 Anspach, Jacob 100 2 2 0 3 Aman, Peter 50 1 2 0 2 Alwerd, Hans, … Read more
Proprietary Return, Robinson (Robeson) Township, 1768 <!– Proprietary Return, Robinson Twp., 1768 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Adam, George (blacksmith) Â Â 1 Â 1 Busard, Daniel 100 2 2 4 4 Boys, Nicholas 100 2 2 9 3 Barner, Adam (tailor) Â Â 1 Â 1 Beard, Michael (shoemaker) 75 2 3 … Read more
Return and Assessment, Reading, 1780 <!– Return and Assessment, Reading, 1780 –> Name Acres Negroes Horses Cattle Tax Arman, Wm. (taylor) Â Â Â 1 4.12 .6 Allgeier, Sebas’n. (cordw’n.) Â Â Â Â 2 .5 .0 Almold, Peter (bl’ksmith) Â Â 1 1 7 .2 .6 Assaner, Anth’y. Â Â Â Â 2 .2 … Read more
Return and Assessment, Reading, 1781 <!– Return and Assessment, Reading, 1781 –> Name Acres Negroes Horses Cattle Tax Arman, Peter (taylor) Â Â Â 1 15 .4 Armel, Will’m (mason) Â Â Â 1 1 .1 .5 Armolt, Peter (b’smith) Â Â Â 1 1.12 .6 Bishop, Jno., Esq’r. Â Â Â Â 11.16 .4 … Read more
Return and Assessment, Reading, 1784 <!– Return and Assessment, Reading, 1784 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep No. of Persons Algyer, Sebastian (cordw.)     5 Bechtel, John     2 Biddle, Charles  1 1   Brown, Henry (weaver)      Bobb, Math’w (tinker)   … Read more
State of the Accounts of Conrad Foos Source: State of the Accounts of Conrad Foos, Collector of Excise, Berks County, From November 24th 1781, to the 22d of August 1783, in which is exhibited, the excise accruing within said time the monies received by the said Collector on account thereof. And the sums yet due. … Read more
Accounts of Daniel Levan and John Whitman Source: State of the Accounts of the Collector of Excise, Berks County, from the 4th of August 1774, (to which time they were settled by the Committees of Accounts of Assembly) until the 24th of November 1781. In which is exhibited, the Amount of the Monies received by … Read more
State of the Accounts of Nicholas Brosius Source: State of the Accounts of Nicholas Brosius, Esquire, Collector of Excise, Berks County, From August 1784, till August 1785. Philadelphia: Printed by Robert Aitken, at Pope’s Head in Market Street, M,DCC,LXXXIV. State of the Accounts of Nicholas Brosius, Esq. Collector of Excise Berks County. <!– Account of … Read more
Assessment of Taxes, Reading, 1785 <!– Assessment of Taxes for Reading – 1785 –> Name Amount of Tax Algeier, Bast. 9 Arnolt, Wil’m. 6 Brintz, John 6 .3 Burghart, Jacob, S’r. 2 .0 Burghart, John 3 .3 Beeler, Paul 6 Boyer, John 6 .3 Breis, Geo. 2 .6 Bearly, Henry 3 .6 Boyer, Jacob 2 … Read more