1758 George Reever was granted a warrant for a tract of 25 acres in Windsor Twp, Berks County on May 3. [1] A survey, dated May 19, 1764 showed adjacent landowners including Leonard Reever, Adam Klein, and John Hart. [2]
John Reber was granted a patent for the land on December 11, 1828. [3] George sold the land to John by deed dated August 21, 1806.
1760 George Reber was taxed for two places in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [4]
1778 Margaret Klein, administratrix of John Klein, of Maiden Creek, yeoman, deceased, asks for guardian for Eva Kline, child of deceased. Court appoints John Christian Gernand. Margaret & John Klein (above 14) children of John Klein, deceased, choose George Räber for guardian. Dated March 9, at the Orphans Court of Berks County. [5]
1779 Geo Reber was listed on the septennial census in 1779 in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [6]
1781 Susannah Alspach (above 14) daughter of David Alspach, of Windsor, deceased, chooses George Raber for guardian. [7]
1784 George Reever was granted a warrant for a tract of 333 acres in Brunswick Twp, Berks County on July 1. [8] A survey, dated May 19, 1764 showed the tract adjacent to Broad Mountain and adjacent landowners Aaron Boen & George Hoffman. [9] [10]
George Reaver was granted a patent for the tract, called "Riverton", on January 11, 1786. [11]
1786 John and George Reber were listed (near item #4745) on the septennial census in 1786 in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [12]
1786 George Rever received a patent for land on January 21. Leonard Rever had received a warrant for the land on October 10, 1750. The tract was named "Reversburg" in Berks County. [13]
1790 Geo Reber lived in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in a household with 3 males under age 16, 3 males age 16 and over, and 2 females. [14]
1793 Geo Ad'm Reber [perhaps a son of George] was listed on the septennial census in 1793 in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, at the end of the list (entry #176), perhaps among administrators of estates. He was also in the usual listing, on the previous page (entry #123). [15]
1798 George Reber was listed on the direct tax list for Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [16] [17]
1800 George, John, and Philip Reber were listed on the septennial census in 1800 in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [18]
1815 Letters of administration were issued to John Reber on July 8 as administrator for George Reber, who died intestate "To John Reber Son of George Reber late of Windsor Township in the County aforesaid [Berks] Yeoman, dec George A. Reber the eldest Son having renounced.". [19]
1822 The account by John Reber of the estate of George Reber listed payments to several persons including Jacob Reber, Henry Reeber, and George Reber and bonds for Philip Reber, Geo. Reber Junr, and Jacob Reber. [20] [21]
A biosketch reports [22]:
The Reber family which is quite numerous in Reading and in the northeastern section of Berks county, had its beginning in Leonard Raver (Reber), who was a German Palatinate and came to America prior to 1740. In that year he had already settled in Windsor (now Perry) township, where he owned considerable land. Warrants for land were deeded to him as follows: Oct. 11, 1750, for ninety-three acres; April 5, 1775, another warrant was given him. Prior to these dates he already owned land. In 1769 Leonard Reber sold a tract of his land to George, his oldest son. He died prior to May 1, 1777, leaving the following eleven children: George, whose wife's first name was Anna Elizabeth; Adam, of Northampton county (now Weisenburg township, Lehigh county); John, of Berks county; Frederick, of Northampton county; Leonard of Northampton county: Dorothy (m. Henry Roush, of Berks county) ; Hannah (m. Jacob Häffly, of Berks county; Elizabeth (m. Nicholas Lingel, of Berks county); Christina (m. Conrad Ruhl): Catherine (m. Adam De Walt); and Magdalena (m. Adam Bieber).
George Reber, the eldest son of Leonard, the immigrant, obtained a warrant from the Province of Pennsylvania, which bore the name of "Raversburg," and was dated April 15, 1783. He also on May 1, 1777 (after his father's death), bought the homestead, paying 100 pounds of lawful money to each of his sisters and brothers as their share of the inheritance. He had a son named Jacob, who had among his children two sons: Samuel and William. Samuel Reber was a farmer and blacksmith in what is now Perry township, where he owned ninety-six acres of land. He was a Lutheran and is buried at Zion's Church. His wife's name was Esther and their wedding trip was made on horse-back, as was the custom, and they had these children: (1) Jeremiah, who had—Owen, Oscar, Ann and Lillian; (2) David (1832-1906), who had, Mary, Kate, Arch, Edith, Samuel A., William H., Annie and Jacob ; (3) Kate ; (4) Esther; (5) Abraham, who had one son, John ; (6) an infant son; (7) one whose name is not known; and (8) Ann, who died young. William, the second son of Jacob Reber, was born in 1818, and died in 1890, and was twice married, having by his first wife, one son, Jacob, and by his second wife, Ann Gordner, fifteen children.
Research Notes:
Revolutionary War era: George Reber was an Ensign in Captain George Graul's Third Battalion in Berks County. [23]
1822 The Berks County Orphans Court appointed guardians for the minor children of Jacob Reber, late of Bethel Twp, Berks County. Henry Keener of Tulpehocken was appointed guardian of Caroline, Isaac, and John. John Reber of Tulpehocken was appointed guardian of Lucetta and Julia, all children under the age of fourteen. [24]
[1] Pennsylvania Land Warrant, Berks County, R-44, [PHMC Warrant].
[2] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, C178-225, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].
[3] Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Land Patent Books, H25-604, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[4] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[5] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[6] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[8] Pennsylvania Land Warrant, Berks County, R-113, [PHMC Warrant].
[9] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, D11-257, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].
[10] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, P-97, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].
[11] Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Land Patent Books, P4-311, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[12] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[13] Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Land Patent Books, P4-339, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[14] United States Federal Census, 1790, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[15] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[16] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[17] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[18] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[19] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[20] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryImage].
[21] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks Orphans 8-19, [FamilySearchImage].
[22] Morton Luther Montgomery, Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Chicago: Beers, 1909), 1239, [HathiTrust].
[23] Amon Stapleton, "The Huguenot Element in the Settlement of Berks County" Historical Society of Berks County, Vol. 2 1905-1909 (1910) 386-401 at 401, [HathiTrust].
[24] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks Orphans 8-136, [FamilySearchImage].
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