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| Berks County |
| Families: Hain [S3, page 81] Fischer/Fisher Hain's Church |
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County Seat: Reading S9, Founded: 11 March 1752 - from parts of Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties S9, Area: 866 Sq Miles S9, Location: 40.42° N - 75.93° W - Southeast part of state S9 Townships: - Wikipedia Article - Township of Upper Tulpehocken - Township Information: http://berks.pa-roots.com/library/townships/index.html |
| ... the county was formed on March 11, 1752 from parts of
Chester County, Lancaster County, and Philadelphia County. It was named after the English county in which William Penn's family home lay - Berkshire, which is often abbreviated to Berks. Berks County began much larger than it is today. The northwestern parts of the county went to the founding of Northumberland County in 1772 and Schuylkill County in 1811, when it reached its current size. In 2005, Berks County was added to the Delaware Valley Planning Area due to a fast-growing population and close proximity to the other communities. S9, |
| Maps: - 1876 Berks Co. atlas, with landowner names - |
| GenWeb Site |
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Historical Society of Berks County
- Home Page - Library |
| Berks County Genealogical Society |
| Berks County Government Page |
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Recorder of Deeds Simple Search: - Click 1752 - 1968 Index Books Simple Search - You have to signup and create a user name and password before you search. - Not all deeds are listed. At this time you can search electronic 'index' for deeds recorded since 1979, and between 1752 and 1763, mortgages since 1983 and miscellaneous documents recorded since 1982. - You will also find images of deeds dating back to 1947, and from 1752 to 1763, and miscellaneous documents from 1987 to the present. |
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Wills: Register of Wills Page: http://www.co.berks.pa.us/ Register of Wills Search Application: http://rwills.co.berks.pa.us/geneology/ |
| Book: Montgomery, Morton L. Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania: Embracing a concise history of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families. Chicago: J H Beers & Co, 1909. 2 Vols. First published 1886. Bk2923 - Repository: Archive.org - Read online |
| Book: Kershner, William Jacob and Adam G Lerch. History of St. John's (Hain's) Reformed Church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Penna. Reading, Pa: I. M Beaver, 1916. Bk2954 - Repository: Archive.org - Read Online |
| Web Page: "The Migration of the Schoharie Germans to Pennsylvania and the History of Tulpehocken Township" - Link - |
| Book: Wagner, A. E., The Story of Berks County (Pennsylvania). Reading, Pennsylvania: Eagle Book and Job Press, 1913. Bk3990 Read Online (Archive.org) |
| Bucks County | ||
| Families: Foulke Family | Richland Township | Quakertown, Pennsylvania |
| County Seat: Doylestown S8, | ||
| Townships | ||
| Location: 40.34° N - 75.11° W - Southeast part of state S8, | ||
| Founded: Nov 1682 - One of three original Counties in Pennsylvania - Named by William Penn after Buckinghamshire, England S8, | ||
| Bucks County was originally much larger than it is today. Northampton County was formed in 1752 from part of Bucks County, and Lehigh County was formed in 1812 from part of Northampton County. S8, | ||
| Area: 622 Sq Miles S8, | ||
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Davis, William Watts Hart, Warren Smedley Ely and John Woolf. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania S4, Read Online Battle, J H. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Bk3105. S10, The Underground Railroad in Bucks County Pennsylvania - http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/friends/URR_bucks_magill.htm
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| Bucks County History and Genealogy | ||
| About Bucks County | ||
| Bucks County Early Friends | ||
| Bucks County History and Information | ||
| Bucks County Government Page | ||
| Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | ||
| Richland mm Cemetery | ||
| 158. Wm. Penn, Esq., A warrant for 15,000 A., called Great Swamp, dated 26th 2 mo., 1707." S1, | ||
| "Richland" article - [S4, pages 456-470] | ||
| Richland Township Map, 1734 - (Shows a John Foulke as a land holder) | ||
| Richland Info Page - | ||
| Quakertown - (A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania) | ||
| WikiPedia Article | ||
| Quakertown Home Page | ||
| Coordinates: 40° 30' 1.01" N 75° 22' 31.01" W | ||
| Quakertown was originally settled by a group known as the Religious Society of Friends or the Quakers. The settlement was not officially known as Quakertown until the its first post office opened in 1803 | ||
| On September 18, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, a convoy of wagons carrying the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown stopped in Quakertown. The Liberty Bell was stored overnight behind the home of Evan Foulke (1237 West Broad Street), and the entourage stayed at the Red Lion Inn. The John Fries' Rebellion was also started in the Red Lion Inn | ||
| In 1854, Quakertown elected its first Burgess. The North Pennsylvania Railroad caused a great increase in population, and by 1880, the population of Quakertown had almost reached 1800. | ||
| Chester County | |
| Families: Klinger | Chester County History and Information |
| County Seat: West Chester S11, | Map of Chester County, 1780 |
| Area: 760 Sq Miles S11, | East Pikeland Township (WikiPedia Page) |
| Founded: Nov 1682 S11, | West Pikeland Township (WikiPedia Page) |
| Location: 39.97° N - 75.75° W S11, | Chester County Archives & Records Services |
| History | Chester County Maps |
| Townships | Chester County Government Page |
| Chester County Genealogical Project | Genealogy, Inc. - http://www.genealogyinc.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/ |
| Chester Township | |
| The City of Chester | |
Montgomery County Families: Foulke Gwynedd mm & Cemetery WikiPedia Page Pennlyn mm & Cemetery County Seat: Norristown S12, Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Area: 487 Sq Miles S12, Lower Merion Township
- The Lower Merion Historical Society
- Burial RecordsFounded 10 Sept 1784 - from land originally part of Philadelphia County S12, Location: 40.21 N - 75.37 W - SE corner of Pennsylvania S12, Townships Gwynedd Township: S16, Lower Gwynedd Township - Coordinates: 40-12-47N 75-17-01W Upper Gwynedd Township - Coordinates: 40-13-05N 75-17-26W
- The township is so named because it was originally settled largely by migrants from North Wales in the United Kingdom (in particular the area traditionally known as Gwynedd) in the 17th and 18th Centuries. For several generations the main language used in the township was Welsh. S12,
Upper Gwynedd Home Page
| Northumberland County |
| Families: Heckert |
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Wikipedia:
It was formed in 1772
from parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland,
and Northampton Counties
and named for the county of Northumberland in
northern England County Seat: Sunbury Area: 477 Sq. Miles |
| Lower Mahanoy Township - 40° 40′ 0″ N, 76° 52′ 59″ W |
| County Coordinates: 40° 51′ 0″ N, 76° 42′ 36″ W - West Central part of state - |
| County Web Page: www.northumberlandco.org |
| USGenWeb Page: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~panorthu/ |
| Northumberland County Headstone Pictures - http://ioof0.tripod.com/northumberlandcountyheadstonepictures/ |
| 1899 Map - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~panorthu/county.htm |
| The Welsh in Pennsylvania |
| A good article about the Welsh - their settlement in Pennsylvania and their impact on the state. S2, |
| Sources | ||
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| S1 | "Proprietary Rights" Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume 3, page 247. www.footnote.com/image/3195661 , accessed 9 Nov 2007. Acc000965 | |
| S2 | Welsh in Pennsylvania by Matthew S. Magda [Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission] Acc001169/ | Doc0448.doc |
| S3 | Williams, Richard T and Mildred C, Compilers. Index of Berks County, Pennsylvania Wills and Administration Records 1752-1850. Danboro, Pennsylvania: Authors, 1973. Bk 3051. Repository: Ancestry.com | |
| S4 | Davis, William Watts Hart, Warren Smedley Ely and John Woolf. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Publishing Co, 1905. - Bk3104 | Read Online |
| S5 | WikiPedia Article - Pennsylvania | |
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| S7 | Davis, W W H. The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time. Doylestown, PA: Democrat Book and Job Office Print, 1876. Bk3104 | |
| S8 | WikiPedia Article - Bucks County | |
| S9 | WikiPedia Article - Berks County | |
| S10 | Battle, J H. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: A Warner & Co, Publishers, 1887. Bk3105. - Repository: Google Books | |
| S11 | WikiPedia Article - Chester County | |
| S12 | WikiPedia Article - Montgomery County | |
| S13 |
Book: Chronicles of
Pennsylvania from the English Revolution to the Peace of
AIX-LA-CHAPELLE 1688-1748, Vol. 2 by Charles P. Keith – Books
for Libraries Press, Freeport, New York, Pages 538-541. Bk3391 |
Archive.org Read Online |
| S14 | Web Pages: "German Achievements in America" - Link "The Coming of the Palatines" - Link - |
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| S15 | Web Page: "The Migration of the Schoharie Germans to Pennsylvania and the History of Tulpehocken Township" - Link - | |
| S16 | Web Page: "West Point, PA: Early History" http://www.westpointpa.com/History/History.html - Accessed, 7 Feb 2012. Includes information about the formation of Gwynedd Township in present-day Montgomery County. | |
| S17 | Book: Cope, Gilbert and
Henry Graham Ashmead. Historic homes and institutions and
genealogical and personal memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties,
Pennsylvania. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co, 1904. Bk3702,
Vol. 2, Page 188.
www.ancestry.com, accessed 17 Sept 2012. "Mrs. Anna M. Shoemaker" section has information concerning the Edward and Eleanor Foulke Family |
Doc1097.pdf (Vol 2, Title page, p 188) |
| S18 | RG-17 Records of the Land Office - Link WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957. {series #17.88} *Images of Each Index Page for Each County* Below are links to the scanned Warrant Register pages for each county. These Warrant Registers serve as the basic index to the original land warrants, surveys and patents for about 70% of the land in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the dates 1733-ca.1957. (For the pre-1733 period, consult the Old Rights Registers {series #17.78 and 17.19} and the Proprietary Rights Index {series #17.110}. For late-twentieth-century warrants and patents, contact the Pennsylvania State Archives at: (717) 783-2669 or (717) 783-3281.) |
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