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Deed between Henry Kerst et al. and Christian Merckel THIS INDENTURE made the 24th day of April, 1767 between Henry KERST of the township of Oley in the county of Berks in the province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, and Appolonia, his wife; George KERST of Union in the said county, yeoman, and Elizabeth his wife, and … Read more
Deed between Herber Berger and Daniel Ludwig January 25, 1786 Volume 9, Pages 253-254 This Indenture made the tenth day of December in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven Hundred and eighty five Between Herber Berger of the Tulpehocken Township in the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania Yeoman and Catharine … Read more
Extracts of Deed from Rev. Henry M. Muhlenberg to Jacob Fisher October 16, 1773, Rev. Henry Muhlenberg at Philadelphia, clerk, and Mary, his wife (she being one of the daughters of Conrad Weiser, late of the town of Reading, Berks County, Esquire, deceased) sold to Jacob Fisher, yoeman, of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa. Whereas, … Read more
Extract of Deed from Jacob Fisher to Adam Fisher December 30, 1784. Jacob Fisher of Tulpahocken Township, Berks County, Yoeman, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth , sold to Adam Fisher, one of their sons, of Penn Township, Northumberland County, Yoeman, for £500, tract between the Middle Creek and the Susquehanna River, 167 acres, at lower … Read more
Extract of Deed from Jacob Fisher to John Fisher December 30, 1784. Jacob Fisher of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa., yeoman, and Mary Elizabeth, his wife, sold to John Fisher (one of the sons of Jacob) of Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Yoeman, a tract which the Proprietors granted to the above named Jacob Fisher on … Read more
Extract of Deed from Jacob Fisher to John Foree July, 17, 1777. Jacob Fisher of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa., Yoeman, and Maria (Mary) Elizabeth, his wife, sold to John Foree of Lancaster County, Pa., gentleman, an island in the River Susquehanna (this is believed to have been HooverÂ’s), 273 acres, it being the island … Read more
Deed between Jacob Hill and Jacob Feger Windsor Township, Berks County, Book B3 p.78, recorded May 31, 1777. SURNAMES: HILL, FEGER, JONES, INGELS, SHEPPART (SHEPPARD), BALLANCE (BELLANCE), SHOEMAKER, CHRIST, MEAD This indenture made the second day of April Anno Domine one thousand seven hundred seventy seven between JACOB HILL of Windsor Township in the County … Read more
Deed between Jacob Minich and Abraham Bucks January 31, 1801, Deed Book Vol. 0049 THIS INDENTURE Made this thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and one – Between Jacob MINICH of Bern Township in the County of Berks and the State of Pennsylvania Yeoman and Catherine … Read more
Deed between Jacob Petre and John G. Repplier Source: Berks Co. Deed Book 30, pp. 286-287. This indenture made the twenty sixth day of October in the Year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen between Jacob Petre of the Borough of Reading, County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, weaver, and Anna … Read more
Deed between Jacob Petry and Joseph Alter and Balser Smith Source: Berks Co. Deed Book 18, pp. 350-351. This indenture made the twenty-second Day of March in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four between Jacob Petry of the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks, in the Commonwealth of … Read more