Berks County – Tax Records

Berks County Taxation Records

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Taxation Records Notes Because these records contain very old information, check different surname spellings. For example, if a surname starts with “K,” look at surnames that start with “C” and “G”; if a surname starts with “P,” look at surnames that start with “B.” Many of the first names are abbreviated. In these early records, … Read more

Proprietary Return, Alsace Township, 1767

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Proprietary Return, Alsace Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Bethel Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Braun, George           Bab, Conrad 150 3 2     Baum, John 190 3 4 6   Baum, Henry 150 2 3 3   Beck, Lorentz           Becker, Jacob … Read more

Proprietary Return, Bern Township, 1767

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Proprietary Return, Bern Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Bern Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Albrecht, Christian, farmer 100 2 3 0 6 Adam, Hans, farmer 30 2 2 0 2 Althouse, Christian, farmer 100 2 2 2 3 Arbengast, Hans, farmer 30 2 2 0 2 Allwine, Jacob, shoemaker 100 2 … Read more

Proprietary Return, Brecknock Township, 1767

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Proprietary Return, Brecknock Township, 1767 <!– Proprietary Return, Bethel Township, 1767 –> Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax Balzly’s Widow 200 2 4     Bealer, Bernhard (farmer) 150 2 3 4   Boemer, Adam (farmer) 150 2 3 4   Barr, Henry (farmer) 178 3 5 8   Brendle, Henry (taylor) 50 2 2 … Read more

Proprietary Return, Colebrookdale Township, 1767

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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)   1 1   2 Bowman, Casper (farmer) 118 … Read more