Notes on Burkharts of Berks County and Pennsylvania

Burkharts in PA Archives and Census

From Pennsylvania Archives

Borkhard, Jacob 21: 398 Borkhart, Martin 18: 612 Eastern District TWP 1 h, 1 c, no land 1784. Borgert, Jacob (one of quite a number in Northampton Co.) Philip Berger 1779 Longswamp weaver. 100 acres 3 h, 3c, moderately high taxes. Also Frederick and John, ea 100 acres. Jacob Borger 18:35, 497. 15 shillings 1767 as single man in Lonsgswamp twp, Berks Co. Jacob Borger Herreford Twp, Berks Co, 40 acres, 1 h, 2 c, no year, 18:497. Jacob Berger 50 acres Lancaster Co 1551 (?) John Berger 100 acres Lanc Co 2/27/1734 Ulrick Burkherd 250 acres 3/22/1733-4 (lanc Co?) Burkhart, Martine 14: 559 Phila. 14. 16: 46 Phila city 1782 pd low tax 18: 482 Eastern Distr TWP Berks Co 2 H, 7 C 1781 18: 178 Hereford twp 1885 Berks Co 2 : 246 25 acres 10/28/173 Berks Co Burkart, Nicholas 14: 575 pd large tax 1779 Bristol TWP (what co?) 15: 391 Bristol Twp Phil Co 1780 val 5100, pd near maximum tax - must have been a very prosperous man. 541 Roxborough Twp Phil Co val 1400 pd 29.8.0 16: 124 bristol twp val 1000 7.13 tax large amt 1782 178 ayment on Nicholas' estate, 1782. 652 his estate (whose?) 1783, Roxborough on 35 acres Burkhart, Philip 14: 529 Phil co 25: 91 91 warrantee of land 150 acres 6/26/181 where? Burkhart Samuel Bedford Co 1825 Burkhart, Jacob 18: 394 1780 Sr and Jr. both weavers, pd 2.10 tax ea. Burkhart, Jacob weaver 7.6 Burkhart, John weaver 9.0 Burkhart, Jacob Jr weaver 2.0 Burghard, Jacob 17:211 18:89 Reading weaver 1768 1 house and 1 lot. John also, 17: 211 and 18: 269, weaver, no land. Jacob and Jno, 18: 792, taxes in Reading 1785. taxed 2.0 and 3.3, moderately well off. (Was this Jno son or of same generation?) Burghart, Jacob R and Jr and John again. In Warwick twp Lancaster Co. ea 100 acres. 2 and 3 horses, 1, 3, 2 cows. Jacob Sr pd most of the taxes. Burkard, Andrew 18: 206 1779 Brecknock 100 acres 2 H 3 sh Burkard, Bohr 18: 256 80 acres 1779 Pine Grove? Burkard, George 17: 753 18: 117 Geo Burkard carpenter Lancaster Burough 10 acres, 1 h, 1 c, high tax. Burkhard, George 176 Cumru TWP, Berks Co, (Phil?) 100 acres 2 H 2 C 5 Sh. Burkart, Andrew 14: 208 No land 7.4.0 Phil City 1769 Burkart, Daniel 14: 10 1769 Phil Co 0 acres 3 h 9 c 5.0. Parsyank Twp Burkart, David 14: 44, 330, 594 near George New Hanover Twp 1769 120 acres 9.1.6 . New hanover, nothing? 1774 1779 George and David Burkhart New Hanover TWP 1779 George 225 acres. Paid large teax. Also a George Burkhard in New Hanver twp in 1779 single man. Sigmund Burkt 60 acres New Hanover twp Burkhart, Geo 150 acres New Hanover twp Burkhart, Geo 17: 291 Geo 5 acres Lanc Boough 1772. Burkhart, George 18: 464 100 acres Cumru TWP. 2 c. (what year?) George and Christian Burkhart 18:663 Ruscomb Manor Twp 1785 same thing. Burkhart, Jacob city of Philadelphia property tax 1780. a fence maker. Goerge Burkhart surveyed 100 acres Aug 3 1793 Berks Co. Jno Burkhart surveyed 400 acres 11/18/1793 Berks Co Catherine Berger surveyed 400 acres 11/18/1793 Berks Co. Margaret Burkhart, a widow who lived in Philadelphia. 1780 New Hanover twp, Phil Co (became Berks) George Burkhart Sr? val $5980 tax 132.15, more than anyone else. George Jr. taxed 23.10. David Burkhart 3800 val pd 85.10, 3rd most anyone paid. 1779 the same, only no George Sr on list. (?) George Brukhard near David 220 acres 2 h 3 c 27.2.8 1769 Frankford and New Hanover twp. George 225 acres 1774 22.17.8 tax. Burkhart, Christian and George taxed Ruscomb Manor , 181 and 1785. Burkhart, Daniel 14: 419 Passyunic twp, Phil Co 1774 0 acres, 3 h, 7 c 2 servants. 7.6.8tax and 52.16.0 on Samuel Potts' estate. estate in Phil Co in 1781. Daniel Burkhart taxed s single man Philadelphia ciy 1781 Burkhard, George 150 acres (where?) 8/17/1765. Henry Burkhard 25 acres 4/3/1753 Henry Borger 25 acres 4/11/1755 Samuel Bergher, 25 acres, 12/29/1754 Smauel Berkart 14 acres 3/15/180_ Jacob and Jno Warwick twp, Lanc Co 150 acres 4, 2,1 h, 3,4,2 cows (prob Jacob jr in there too) Burkhard, Nicholas Bristol twp Phil Co 1779 taxed moderately large amount. Amiller, Bristol twp, 1783, 35 acres, 1 h, 4 c.

1790 Census

Burchart, Jacob 285 2 - 2 Peter 285 1 2 1 both Huntingdon et al York Co Burchert, David 161 1 2 7 Rest of Co, Mont Burckhart, Barbara 203 2- 2 Norhtern Liberties twp Burgort Peter 287 2 3 4 Berwick et al York Burkard, jacob 127 1 4 3 Caernarvon Lanc Burkard, John 143 1 2 4 Rapho, Lancaster Burkert, Tobias 160 1 - 4 Mont Co remainder of Co Burkart, Frederick 228 Burkhardt Nicholas 14 194 sppsed to be Phil Co; Blackley et al Burkhart, Andrew 29 1 3 3 Brecnck Berks " 243 Chris 42 1 2 4 Roscomb, Berks Geo 36 1 1 2 Madien Creek Berks Henry 31 2 2 1 free person Cumru, Berks jacob 33 1 - 4 East Distr Twp Berks The following appeared together in this order on the page; Wagner, Henry 39 1 1 6 Burkhart, Jacob 39 1 - 3 Burkhart, John 39 1 5 3 all Reading, Berks. (Philip Burkhart married a daughter of Henry Wagner.) Burkhart, Martin 26 2 2 2 Hereford, Berks Peter 202 1 1 4 Northern Liberies, Phil Co Philip 33 1 - - East Distr Twp, Berks Burket, lots. All in Bedford Co. Burkett's, too. Burckett, Jacob 1 1 4 Northern Liberties Phil Co.

1800 Census

No clue which townships. Only the index in my library. < 10, 10-16, 16-25, 25-48, 45+ males and females. Burkhart, Andrew Phil Co 00001-22201-00 p 264 Henry Phil Co 11010-21101-00 p 303 or 5 Henry Berks Co 20010-20010-00 p 590 Jacob Berks Co 12201-10001-00 p 676 Jacob Lanc Co 00100-10100-00 p 90 Jacob Lanc Co 01301 - 10101-00 p 90 Martin Berks Co 00101-00001-00 p 618 Philip Berks Co 10010-10100-00 p 574 phillip Berks Co 00010-10010-30 p 554 Borgert, Jeremiah Berks Co 01010-31110-00 p 568 Burkard, Catherine Phil Co 00010-10002 p 485 Burkart, Conrad Mont Co 40010-00010-00 p 811 Burkart, Jacob Berks Co 00010-00010-00 p 644 Wagner, Henry Berks Co 00001-01201-00 p 648 Burkart, John Berks Co 00010-10100-00 p 594 Burkart, Tobias Berks Co 10010-0000-00 p 689 Burghart, George Dauphin Co 00010-40010-00 p 230 Burckart, Peter Dauphin Co 02110-03000-00 p 215 (alot of closely related Dehart emigrees to Harrisburg area from around Reading beginning around now) Burkhart, Jacob Allegh Co 00010-30011-00 p 134 Burkert, George Lanc Co 00001-00010-00 p 85 Burget, Jeremiah 30010-00100-00 p 691 prob Berks

1810 Census

In 1810 census there were no Henry or any other Wagners in Reading. In Berks County, many Wagners including four Henry's lived in Bern Twp, several lived in Heidelberg Township. In 1810 my library also has only index, town identified but household breakdown not provided. Bergert, Henry Cumru 701 Burkhart, Jemima Brecknock 686 Nicholas Robeson 686 Burkherd Christian Rscomb 864 George Lower Mahantongo 821 Jeremiah Norwigien twop 808 Joseph Hereford 778 Michael Jr Lower Mahantongo 812 Sr " 812 Pter Norwigien twp 808 Philip Alsace 629 ***** this is my Philip Samuel Ruscomm 865 tobias Reading 606 Back to Burkhart page

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