Proprietary Return, Heidelberg Township, 1767

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Arbengast, John 25   1   2
Artz, John 100 4 6 6 21
Allen, William (Esq'r) 500       60
Ares, Adam (taylor)   1 1   2
Aigler, Simon (shoemaker) 30 1 2   2
Alman, Peter (skinner)         2
Boyer, John, Sen'r 200 4 4 4 24
Baurer, Henry 140 4 2 3 4
Boyer, John, Jun'r 100 3 2 2 10
Brintz, Henry 30 2 2   2
Brendle, George 100 4 3 4 6
Breckel, Tobias 150 3 3 4 7
Boyer, Samuel 80 2 2 4 6
Boyer, Andreas 200 4 4 4 23
Bricker, John 70 4 4 4 11
Braun, Adam 100 3 3 4 10
Brossman, Frantz (turner) 150 1     6
Brossman, John   2 1   3
Braun, George 100 4 3 6 10
Breninger, Casper         1
Beyer, Assimus 60 2 2   2
Bickley,Christopher (turner) 50 2 2   2
Bruner, Ulrick 50   2 1 3
Bahm, Philip         1
Busch, Michael 100 2 2   3
Baur, Phillip   1 1   1
Bob, Bernhard   2 1   4
Blank, John 100 2 2   6
Boyer, Peter 80 1 1   2
Berger, Michael         1
Bechtel, Nicholas   2 1   2
Deckert, Henry 100 2 2 3 4
Deshler, Phillip 50 1 1   4
Dieter, John 199 2 2 2 9
Deppy, Christian 300 3 3 3 17
Davis, William   2 1   4
Erich, Bastian 30 2 2   3
Eberley, Peter 100 2 2 2 15
Ernoldt, Martin 50 2 2   3
Evans, Eleazor 200 3 3 5 17
Eberhard, Christ'n 50     1 2
Ekert, John (taylor) 180 5 4   22
Eckert, Conrad 100 4 2   10
Ernst, Conrad 100 2 2   8
Erb, Jacob 100 2 2   2
Feg, John 100 1 1   6
Fisher, William 100 4 4 4 16
Fisher, Phillip 50 1 1   2
Fisher, John 50 1 1   2
Fetzer, Peter         1
Fidler, Henry 200 2 2   18
Fisher, Ludwig 100 2 2 2 13
Fisher, Peter 100 1 3 3 10
Fucks, Adam 50 2 2 3 4
Faust, Michael         1
Feg, Peter 100 2 2 2 6
Fidler, Stephen         1
Filsmeyer, Jost 200 3 3   19
Faust, Anthony 100 2 4 3 17
Frantz, Christian 100 2 2   3
Fassler, Andreas (weaver)         1
Fishbach, Jost (wagoner) 50 1 1   2
Foltz, Michael 40   2 1 2
Faust, Peter 100 1 1   2
Frymier, Christ'n 100 2 2 3 11
Frantz, John   1 1   1
Fisher, Henry 50 1 1   2
Gruber, Henry 200 3 3 3 15
Gruber, Adam   2 2   2
Gensmer, George (skinner)         2
Glatt, Nicholas 100 2 2 2 3
Greeder, Jacob   2 3 6 2
Gerhart, Frederick 200 2 2 2 8
Gabel, Casper 25   1 1 1
Gebbard, Henry         1
Grau, Michael (2 g.& s. m.'s) 100 2 2 3 3
Grau, Alexander 100 2 2 3 7
Glotz, Nicholas (blacksmith)         1
Herold, George 150 3 3 2 10
Haine, George 150 3 3   15
Haine, Frederick (2 g. & s.m.'s) 280 4 4   20
Hans, Peter 150 2 3   7
Hain, Christian 50 2 1   22
Held, Ludwig 200 4 4 4 20
Heckert, John (sadler)   1 2 2 4
Hain, Adam 300 2 4 2 27
Hain, Henry 200 4 3   15
Hossler, Bastian 50   2 2 2
Hushar, Henry 25   1 1 2
Hofferdt, John         1
Hoell, Michael 50 1 2 2 4
Hain, John (2 s. & g.m.'s) 200       13
Hetterich, Henry         1
Hochstatler, Jacob 40 1 1   1
Joder, Jacob 100 2 2   4
Jockle, George   1 2 3 1
Jones, Thomas, Jr. 100 2 2 2 4
Jones, Thomas 200 4 6 6 16
Jagley, Jacob 50   1   2
Kobel, Frederick (2 g. & s.m.'s) 200 2 2 2 26
Koble, John 100 2 2   11
Kuhn, Melchoir         1
Kab, George 100 1 1 1 1
Koehler, John 100 2 2   4
Krick, Francis 50       3
Klein, Henry         1
Klamer, Frederick         1
Keller, John 80 2 2   5
Knob, Peter 100 2 2 3 9
Kuhl, Peter 90 2 2 3 6
Klob, Peter 100 3 2 5 8
Kesler, Abraham 60 1 1 1 2
Kelbach, Christian 30 1 1   2
Klassbrener, Frederick (taylor) 50   1   3
Kesler, Michael 100   2 2 2
Kuhl, Jacob 150 4 4 4 8
Klinger, John 100 2 3 4 3
Knob, Henry 60 1 1 2 3
Kohr, Frederick   1 1   1
Lang, George 100       2
Long, Martin (shoemaker) 60 2 1   2
Lebo, Paul   1 1   2
Laur, Michael, Jr.         1
Laur, Michael 100 2 2   7
Laman, Peter 100 2 2   3
Lerck, Christ'r 100 2 2 2 1
Lambrecht, Anthony (blacksmith) 70 2 1   4
Ludwig, Daniel (g.m.) 100 4 4 8 12
Leffeler, Godlieb         1
Louck, George 200       2
Laug, George 200 5 4 6 20
Leininger, Jacob 50 1 1 2 2
Linck, Martin (2 g. & s.m.'s) 30 1 2   3
Lesch, John 100 2 2 2 4
Lenich, Thomas 60 2 2   2
Lingel, Paul 150 4 4 5 9
Miller, Mathias (weaver) 25   1   1
Meth, John 200 3 2 4 12
Mauntz, George 100 2 2   5
Mauntz, Joseph 100 2 2   5
Mourer, Lorentz         1
Meyer, John 200 2 3   10
Moore, Jacob 30 2 1 2 2
Marshall, Dietrich 200 4 8 6 27
Michael, Ulrich 100 4 3 3 5
Miller, Michael 100 2 2 2 6
Numan, Peter 60 2 1   3
Naugle, Christopher 100 2 2   2
Neu, George         1
Overheiser, Michael 30 1 1   2
Oxenreider, Jacob 40   1   1
Patton, John 1000 16 3   40
Patteiger, Martin 100 2 2   7
Palm, John 50 1 1 2 2
Reed, Casper   2 2   2
Rab, George         1
Reidenbach, John 100 2 2 2 4
Ruth, Peter 100       10
Roescher, John 150 2 2   15
Reedy, Peter 100 2 2   6
Ritchard, Ulrich 100 2 2   6
Reaber, John 100 2 2   6
Rehrer, Jacob   1 1   4
Rau, George         1
Rau, John 25 1 1   2
Rab, Andreas (smith)         1
Seltzer, Weirich 59 1 1   3
Schuy, Peter 125 3 2 2 13
Schaffer, Michael         1
Smith, Joacam         1
Saladine, Nicholas (butcher)         1
Seltzer, Jacob 25 1 1   6
Smeal, Michael 165 1 4 6 17
Spohn, Philip 150 4 4 3 15
Scheffer, John 50 2 2   2
Stear, Henry 150 2 2 2 6
Steiner, John 100 2 4 6 5
Snyder, Michael 60 2 2   2
Weiser, Benjamin 200   2 2 4
Wagoner, Leibright (taylor)         1
Wingard, Lazarus 160 4 4   8
Werlau, Peter         1
Weiser, Fredrick (2 g.& s.m.'s) 300 4 5 3 20
Werner, Peter 148 2 2   4
Worheim, George   1     1
Wenrich, Baltzer 50 2 2 4 3
Wenrich, Thomas         1
Wenrich, Mathias, Sen'r 100 2 2 4 8
Wenrich, Mathias, Jr. 50 2 2 2 3
Wagoner, Philip 25 1 2   2
Walsmith, John 100 2 2 4 6
Worheim, Henry         1
Wenrich, John (smith) 100 2 2 6 8
Wobensmith, Philip 25 1 1   2
Wurtz, Dieter         1
Zerbe, John (g.r.) 140 4 4 7 8
Spath, Henry 50 2 3 6 6
Sheffer, Casper 100 2 1   3
Strunk, Lorentz 100 2 2 3 5
Sohl, Dietrich         2
Sugar, Yost 100 2 1   4
Sugar, Henry 100 4 4 5 16
Shaurin, Eliz'a (widow) 100 2 2   5
Smith, Jacob 80 2 2   2
Sensebach, Peter 100 2 2   17
Schlectig, Christ'n 36 2 2   2
Steinbrecher, Dietrich         1
Scheffer, Nicholas 100 2 2 2 8
Stroul, Peter         1
Scharff, Conrad 150 2 3 4 7
Smeltzer, Rudolph         1
Sohl, Peter 100 1 1   5
Schonfelder, Peter   1 1   1
Sohl, Henry         1
Strunck, Jacob         1
Stella, Dieter         1


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Haine, John 15
Haine, Frederick 15
Nicho's, Bob 15
Hecker, Philip 15
Fisher, Michael 15
Werheim, Philip 15
Leininger, George 15
Lindenman, John 15
Grotheiser, John 15
Kapp, George 15
Wolf, Valentine 15
Wingert, John 15
Weiser, Benjamin 15
Feg, Jacob 15
Lingel, Nicho's 15
Blanck, John 15
Schuker, Henry 15
Kuhl, John 15
Brendel, George 15
Gerhard, Frederick 15
Bauer, Henry 15
Christ, Conrad 15
Lorch, Jacob 15
Davids, James 15
Lauer, Henry 15


Source: Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume 18. "Proprietary and State Tax Lists of the County of Berks for the years 1767, 1768, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1784, 1785," edited by William Henry Egle, Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1898, pp. 48-53.

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