Proprietary Return, Cumru Township, 1767

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Adams, Jonas         1
Arnet, James (labourer)     1   1
Ashelman, Peter 100 2 3 6 8
Abel, Lloyd 100       2
Bechtel, Jacob (farmer) 150 3 2 3 9
Becht, Jacob 150 2 1   1
Bready, Dennis 250 1 1   12
Bugh, John (taylor)         1
Bullman, John (blacksmith) 200 4 2 4 15
Berck, Jacob (wagonner)     1   1
Binckley, Henry 70 2 2   2
Breininger, Martin 80 1 2 2 2
Binckley, Christian (farmer) 100 3 3   6
Bauman, Jacob (s.m.) 105 2 4 4 9
Bauman, Christian 115 3 4 6 16
Blessing, Jacob 50 1     1
Burgard, George 100 1 4 4 4
Minter, John George 150 1 1   6
Davis, John (fuller, f.m.) 130 3 5 6 19
Dreat, Christian (farmer 100 3 2 12 6
Davis, James 150 3 2   17
Davis, John 150 3 3 6 12
Davis, Thomas 150 2 2 3 15
Dreitch, Jacob (weaver) 50 1 1   2
Deem, Andreas 100 1 1   1
Dowdrich, John (farmer) 100 3 2   9
Drustel, George (blacksmith) 50 1 1   2
Degher, Peter (s.m.) 100 3 4 6 16
Evans, Nathan (g.m.) 300 2 3 6 20
Engelhard, George (blacksmith) 14 1 1   4
Embree, Samuel 100 3 2 6 12
Evans, David 150 3 4 6 18
Emmig, Nicholas 100 4 2 6 4
Engelbrown, John (farmer) 130 3 3 6 1
Evans, Joshua 100 2 2   18
Flower, Samuel 400       40
Frymyer, Michael     1   1
Folmer, Michael 100 2 2   5
Frymyer, Jacob (s.m., g.m.) 150 4 3 6 14
Fernsler, Dietrich 100 2 2   4
Furrer, Christian (s.m., g.m.) 240 4 4 7 4
Finscher, John 100 2 3 2 2
Fetterly, Michael 60 2 2   2
Falcky, John Henry 50 1     5
Gebhart, George 100   1   4
Garber, Joseph         1
Gerber, John (s.m., g.m.) 40 2 2 5 12
Gibbins, James         1
Gabel, Philip 25 1 1   2
Gauer, Nicholas (taylor) 67 2 3 4 5
Gerrich, Adam (farmer) 150 2 3   3
Hame, Jacob 150 1 1   4
Harry, Edward 180 1 3 10 12
Houder, Ulrich 60 2 2   3
Harry, Evan 1 1 2 2 8
Hauck, Jacob 250 4 4 4 13
Hartt, Conrad 150       13
Herold, Michael         1
Heberling, Rudolph (farmer) 100 2 3 3 5
Hushar, Peter 50 2 2   3
Householder, Adam 300 4 4 6 17
Huttenstein, William 130 3 4   24
Jacob, George 100 2 3 3 6
Jost, Nicholas (g.m.) 200 4 2   6
Iddings, James   1 1   1
Keplinger, Leonard 100 2 2   2
Kern, Jacob (s.m.) 300 5 6 6 18
Krick, George 60 2 2   3
Kern, Michael 80 2 2   3
Kleinginny, John (farmer) 79 2 2 4 3
Koenig, X'n 100   1   2
Kurtz, Jacob (farmer) 150 2 3 5 10
Koch, Jacob 100 4 2   5
Kockel, And's 150 3 4   6
Krichbaum, Conrad 50 1 1   2
Keyser, Michael (farmer) 180 4 4 4 12
Kreek, Francis, Sr. 150 4 4 6 16
Kreek, Francis, Jr. (shoemaker)     1   1
Krick, John 80 2 2 2 4
Kreek, Jacob (blacksmith)     1   3
Landsdorff, Conrad     1   1
Lewis, Nathan 150 2 3 2 12
Lewis, Willilam 150 4 3 4 12
Leonard, Michael 100 1 1   2
Lapp, Michael (farmer) 120 3 4 7 7
Lewis, James 150 4 4 6 13
Lewis, Richard 100 4 4 6 10
Laub, John 30   1 2 2
Laub, Michael 60 2 2 2 4
Mechlin, Jacob 80       2
Martsower, Nicholas (s.m.) 130 1     6
Meyer, George 1000 2 2 5 55
Meyer, Henry         1
Mycriss, George (weaver) 60 1 2 2 2
Moone, Ludwig 400 3 4   20
Moone, Vernon         1
Miller, Christian 100 2 2   3
Mishler, Jacob   2 2   2
Mishler, Joseph   2 2   2
Maurer, Christian (p.m.) 30 1 2   16
Moyer, Michael 50 1 2   3
Morris, John (heirs) 250 4 5   16
Minnig, Jacob 100 2 1   2
Neidig, Abram 150 2 3 3 15
Neidig, David (blacksmith) 50 1 3 2 3
Overholtz, Samuel 70 1 1   2
Remff, Jacob 50 1 1   1
Rufner, Peter 50 1     2
Riehm, George (innholder) 1 1/2 1 2   10
Riehm, John 90       2
Reeser, Jacob 180 4 3 4 16
Road, Peter (g.m.) 300 5 6 12 30
Road, Jacob 150 4 5 6 18
Road, Michael 150 4 6 6 18
Road, George   1 1   4
Rule, Hartman   1 1   3
Reish, Ulrich 100 2 3   4
Ruchty, John (farmer) 100 2 2 2 4
Scull, Nicholas   1 2    
Sailer, Isaac (shopkeeper)   1 1   3
Schauer, Michael 100 2 2   9
Shelleberger, Frederick 50 1 1   1
Seely, Jonas (Esq'r) 700 9 6   35
Shearman, Peter 100 2 3   4
Smith, David (farmer) 100 3 2 6 6
Shonour, Jost 50 2 2 2 2
Speicher, Christian 138 2 2 4 6
Steel, Melchoir 50 2 2   2
Seibert, Baltzer 50 1 1   1
Sullevan, John 100 1 1   1
Spath, Philip 50   1   2
Seidenbender, Henry 50 1 1 1 2
Spooh, Henry 150 3 2   19
Thomas, Hazael 70 1 1   6
Weis, Jacob 150 3 3 5 14
Withington, Peter (innkeeper)     1   2
Weitzel, Frederick 50 2 2   3
Weidmeier, Eberhard   2 2 2 2
Weis, Christopher (farmer) 130 3 4 2 6
Zwernz, Ludwig 150 2 2   3
Ziegler, Adam 100 1 2 3 5
Zinn, Jacob 50       1
Zug, Christian 150 4 3 10 12
Zerbe, John (s.m.) 50 2 1   4
Zerbe, Jonathan 100 2 2   3


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Morris, Daniel 15
Trostell, Abram 15
George, John 15
Davis, Caleb 15
Weis, Henry 15
Fetterly, George 15
Davis, David 15
Diem, Adam 15
Kockel, Samuel 15
Hart, Henry 15
Breininger, George 15
Davis, John 15
Ruth, Peter 15
Frymier, John 15
Davis, Rubin 15
Morris, Ezekiel 15
Tread, Henry 15
Hauck, Jacob 15
Gicker, Daniel 15
Frymyer, Henry 15
Moyer, Michael 15
Root, John 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. 28-32.

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