Proprietary Return, Oley Township, 1767

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Alstatt, Hans Nicholas 240 2 2 4 14
Bertolet, Frederick 221 4 5 9 24
Bertolet, Widow 180 4 5 15 31
Berto, Isaac 200 3 5 9 15
Briel, Peter (o.m.) 240 4 3 4 22
Bertolet, John 170 3 6 16 25
Brust, Michael     1   1
Brown, Jacob     1   1
Cooper, Samuel          
Collins, William 30   3   3
Cutzemyer, Peter   2 1   3
Derst, Andreas   1 1   1
Dierolf, Andreas     1   1
Ellis, Mordecai 168 3 4 12 14
Frederick, John 30 2 2 4 7
Fux, Hanes     1   1
Fry, Jacob     1    
Gehrhart, Christopher     1   1
Golden, Daniel 200 3 5 8 32
Guy, Samuel (doctor) 200 3 4 6 23
Gelbach, Jacob 450 5 4 10 35
Hill, Frederick     1   1
Hoch, Hans 220 4 5 12 30
Hilbert, Hans (g.m.) 120 2 2 5 10
Hufnagle, Elilas 100 2 3 5 18
Hufnagle, Benjamin 93 2 4 4 12
Hoch, Daniel 150 5 6 12 42
Hill, John 150 4 3 6 14
Harpine, Peter 200 3 5 6 26
Harpine, Jacob 200 3 3 4 32
Hausinger, Jacob     1   1
Huff, Hans (wheelwright)     1   2
Harpine, David 100 2 2 3 5
Kimler, Jacob     1   1
Krismer, Casper 500 4 6 12 48
Kaufman, Jacob 354 4 6 8 27
Keim, George 150 3 2 4 14
Knabb, Michael 192 4 5 8 32
Kenig, Samuel 150 4 6 10 18
Knab, Peter 100 2 3 4 16
Kerst, Henry 100 4 4 5 20
Lee, Thomas 200 4 5 12 30
Leinbach, Jacob 150 1 2   10
Lesher, John (f.) 400 8 8 30 100
Libbert, John     1   1
Lee, Samuel (s.m.) 200 4 8 20 35
Leinbach, Henry 200 4 4 8 18
Lees, Fredrick   2 3    
Lees, Henry   2 3   4
Lee, John 300 4 10 15 14
Leinbach, Frederick (taylor)   2 2   1
Lesher, Nicholas 150 5 5 15 14
Lerk, Jost (shoemaker)     1   1
Levan, Daniel 135 5 6 15 30
Meiner, Frederick 75 2 2   8
Marburger, Ludwig         1
Minker, Henry (hammerman)         1
Mohn, Ulrich (weaver) 40 2 2   3
Maser, Mathias (carpenter)     1   1
Michael, Peter     1   1
Mertz, Hanes (wheelwright)     1   1
Mourer, Melchoir     1   2
Miller, Peter     1   1
Meiner, Jacob         1
Neikerigh, Henry Jr. (weaver)     2   2
Neikerigh, Henry Sr. (weaver) 200 3 5 6 12
Naugle, Jacob (shoemaker)         1
Nain, Fesper 100   2   2
Peter, Abraham 300 4 4 5 36
Reider, Jacob 130 4 3 4 7
Reider, Willilam (cooper)     1   1
Rodarmel, Christopher 150 2 3 1 13
Rodarmel, Daniel 100 3 2 3 15
Reiff, Conrad & Son 900 5 7 18 94
Reiff, Daniel   2 4   6
Ross, John (f.) 100       14
Roberts, Moses 100 1 2   6
Reiser, Widow & Son 100 2 2 3 2
Richardson, James         1
Stitzel, Hannes 150 2 5 4 5
Stapleton, William 205 3 4 7 18
Snyder, Jacob 230 4 5 8 34
Shinkle, Martin 500 4 4 15 46
Shiffer, John 140 3 5 8 8
Swartz, Daniel     2   2
Sleich, Henry 100 3 4 6 10
Swartz, George (taylor)   2 1   2
Smith, Henry (tanner)   1 1   5
Swope, George         1
Shoch, Jacob         1
Sourmilk, Mat's (blacksmith) 25   1   2
Spier, Lorentz     1   1
Terck, John 300 5 6 12 48
Weidner, Techims 100 3 4 10 16
Weist, Jacob Sr. 100 3 4   8
Weist, Jacob Jr.         1
Welker, Dieter, (f.) 70 4     15
Wensel, Daniel (shoemaker) 70 1 1   2
Weidner, Lazarus 125 4 5 8 20
Weiser, David 200 4 6 10 25
Wetzel, Martin         2
Welde, George     1   1
Wesner, Jacob         2
Witman, John (innkeeper)   1 1   3
Yeager, Anthony (g.& s.m.) 400 6 6 8 60
Yeager, John (innkeeper) 118 2 3 8 29
Yoder, Michael (g.m.)   4 3 3 15
Yoder, John Jost 150 5 4 10 21
Yoder, Samuel 100 2 2 4 12
Yoder, Jacob & John Jr. 200 3 4 4 28
Yoder, Peter 100 4 5 15 20


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Barrel, John 15
Breifogle, Peter 15
Bertolet, Daniel 15
Beckley, Hanes 15
Guldin, Samuel 15
Huffnagle, Francis 15
Hercher, Hans 15
Kaup, Philip 15
Kelchner, Jacob 15
Kestenholtz, Abraham 15
Levan, Isaac 15
Lerck, Andreas 15
Messersmith, Samuel 15
Manmiller, Daniel 15
Neinkirch, Hans 15
Nargang, Peter 15
Pilgram, Alexander 15
Read, Peter 15
Rapp, Michael 15
Schiffer, Max 15
Scheffer, Martin 15
Sylvius, Jacob 15
Shenck, Jacob 15
Sourbeer, Frederick 15
Sleicher, Henry 15
Thomas, John 15
Teater, John 15
Weiser, Christian 15
Yeager, Daniel 15
Yoder, Jacob 15
Scheffer, John 15
Gelbach, Jacob 15
Harpine, David 15
Nein, Fesper 15
Reis, David 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. 35-39.

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