Proprietary Return, Bethel Township, 1767

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Bardorf, Christian 100 2 2 2 5
Bardorf, Henry 50 2 1   3
Berger, Henry 100 2 2 2 4
Berger, George 100 2 2 1 2
Beshore, George 108 3 4 7 5
Beshore, Jacob 100 1     2
Boreket, Hanes 100 1 1 1 2
Boreket, Emanuel 50 2 2 1 1
Bucksler, Peter 200 2 3 3 5
Bucksler, Peter, Jr. 100 2 2 2 2
Bortner, Jacob 50 2 2 4 3
Cushwa, Isaiah 50       2
Derr, Ludwig 200 2 2 2 12
Daniel, Adam 50 2 2   4
Emrich, Jacob 100 2 2   3
Emrich, John 50 2 2 2 3
Emmert, George 100 2 2 3 6
Gungel, John 100 2 6 2 7
Gebhart, Nicholas 50 2 2 2 3
Gundrum, Philip 50 2 3   2
Herold, Christopher 50 2 2   4
Hefli, Peter 50 2 2   2
Hautz, Philip Lorentz 150 2 4 3 10
Hautz, Philip 100 1 1   2
Kobel, Henry 100 1 1   2
Kueffer, Wendel 100 1 2 1 3
Kraff, George 180 2 2 2 3
Klein, Peter 50 1 1   1
Kreitzer, Peter 125       4
Kassel, Adam 100 2 2 4 4
Kabel, Daniel 100 2 2   2
Kraff, George Michael 50 1 1   2
Knebel, Christopher 100 2 3 3 6
Krichbaum, William 100 2 3 1 2
Kremmer, John 50 1 3 1 2
Kremmer, Daniel (s.m.) 30   1   2
Korngibel, John 30 2 1   2
Lesch, Baltzer 100 2 2   4
Mercki, Nicholas 100 3 3 5 2
Mercki, David 150 3 3 5 1
Munch, George 100 2 2 2 2
Meyer, John 100 2 2 3 6
Meyer, Peter 100 2 2 2 4
Miller, Leonard (s.m.) 200 2 2 2 11
Michael, Miller 150 2 2 4 5
Nelcomer, Christopher (s.m.) 170 4 4 4 7
Oberle, Martin 100 1 1   2
Puntzuis, Nicholas 50 2 2 2 4
Paffenberger, Christopher 100 2 2   2
Peiffer, John   1 1   1
Schwab, Jacob 50 1 1   1
Schneider, Daniel 100 2 2 2 5
Sicks, Dietrich 100 1 2   3
Strubhauer, John 100 1 1   1
Stumb, Henry 100 1 1   2
Stumb, George Adam 50 1 1   2
Schuy, John 60 2 2 2 3
Schnebele, Casper 150 2 5   7
Smith, Charles 50 1 1   1
Smith, Adam 50 1 1   2
Schuy, Martin 200 3 3 2 5
Schott, Jacob 100 2 2 2 2
Schmidt, Peter 100 2 1   2
Sambel, Lorentz 100 2 2   1
Seybert, Wendel (blacksmith) 180 6 8 10 12
Stein, Hannes 100 2 1 2 5
Schwartz, Leonard 100 2 2 2 7
Sierrer, Jacob 100 2 2   3
Tenny, Jacob 100 2 2 2 4
Tresster, Mardin 50 2 2 2 4
Tomas, Casper 150 2 5   6
Volmer, Jacob 40 1 2 2 2
Weiland, Michael 150 2 3 4 5
Wolf, Nicholas 100 2 6 2 6
Weitmer, Stophell 50 2 2 2 4
Wentzlein, Lewis 50 1 1   1
Walbern, Christian 25 2 2   4
Zerben, Michael 50 4 2   2
Zerben, Valentine         2
Frantz, Hanes 190 2 4 4 6
Reier, Stophel 100 2 2 3 7
Reitz, George 100 1 1   6
Reis, John 100       5


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Bicksler, Daniel 15
Wolff, Michael 15
Lemmer, Leonard 15
Denger, Peter 15
Becksler, Hannes 15


Labourers

Name Pounds
Emrich, Andreas 1
Jung, George 1
Gunkel, John 1
Kehler, Henry 1
Kobel, Hans 1
Gilman, Henry 1
Ferst, Jacob 1
Spies, Jacob 1
Kro, Leonard 1
Schwartz, Peter 1
Weis, Wilhelm 1


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. 21-23.

Submitted by: Judy.

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