Berks County

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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.
 

Biographies
Birth Records
Cemetery Records
Court Records
Death Records
Deeds
Marriage Records
Military Records
Newspaper Articles
Obituaries
Queries
Wills

You’ll also want to visit the Berks County PAGenWeb site.

Berks County Militia, 1777

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Berks County Militia, 1777 Colonel: Daniel Hunter, May 17, 1777 Lieutenant Colonel: John Guldin, May 17, 1777 Major: John Cunius, May 17, 1777 Adjutant: Philip Bertolette, May 17, 1777 Chaplain: Jacob Michael, May 17, 1777 Quartermaster: Isaac Fedder (Feather), May 17, 1777 Surgeon: Daniel Welcher, May 17, 1777 Battalions First Battalion Second Battalion Third Battalion … Read more

Officers of the Battalions, 1775-1776

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Officers of the Battalions, 1775-1776 First Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Henry Haller Major: Gabriel Hiester Second Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Mark Bird Major: John Jones Third Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Nicholas Lutz Major: John Old Fourth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Balzer Gheer Major: Michael Lindemuth Fifth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: John Patton Major: John Thornburgh Sixth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Daniel … Read more

Berks County Associators

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Berks County Associators Committee of Observation Chosen on the 5th of December 1774 Edward Biddle Christopher Schultz Dr. Jonathan Potts William Reeser Baltzer Gheer Michael Bright John Patton Mark Bird John Jones John Old Sebastian Levan George Nagle Christopher Witman Jacob Shoemaker James Lewis Source: Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Associated Battalions and … Read more

Berks County Militia, 1778

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Berks County Militia, 1778 First Battalion Colonel: Daniel Hunter Captains Christopher Foulk Stephen Crumrine Sebastian Lentz George Focht Jacob Hill Peter Wanner Daniel Reiff David Strause Total number of men enrolled: 642. Second Battalion Colonel: Daniel Udree; resigned February 5, 1781 Captains Charles Krouse Peter Smith Jacob Rodearmel George Kemp Casper Smeck Michael Voyges Abraham … Read more

Fourth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780

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Fourth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. (p. 278) –> Lieutenant Colonel: Michael Lindemuth, May 27, 1780 Major: Martin Kercher, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Jacob Frantz, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Valentine Moser, May 10, 1780 Ensign: Nicholas Leib, … Read more

Second Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780

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Second Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. –> Lieutenant Colonel: Henry Spycker, May 27, 1780 Major: John Lesher, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Henry Shepler, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Christopher Kern, May 10, 1780 Ensign: [none listed] Second Company … Read more