Their history illustrates their courage and their devotion to civil and religious liberty. The first settlements within the present limits of Berks County were made as early as 1704 by some English members of the Society of Friends. French Huguenots. and German immigrants from the Palatinate. The Huguenots who settled in Berks County first endeavored to 17d a home in New York. having been obliged to flee from Frankenthal In the Palatinate. but were subsequently compelled to move to Pennsylvania on account of difficulties involving the title to their lands. The experiences of these early settlers were well calculated to develop a brave and hardy people. Settlement was begun in Tulpehocken in 1723 by some Germans who had fled from the Palatinate in 1708 and 1709 and taken refuge in England at the invitation of Queen Anne. In 1709. 3.000 of these refugees embarked at London in ten ships for New York. Nearly onehalf of them perished on the voyage. The survivors arrived in New York in 1710 and settled at various points on the Hudsn.
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