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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Object ID
MG0846
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
, Joseph Hamilton, James Hertzkey, John Kendall, John Kirk, Jeremiah Lightfoot, Jepthat Miller, Eliza Miller, John Reynolds, Margaret Stauffer, Christian Steer, Joseph Stevens, Thaddeus Thomas, William B. Wartnaby, Elizabeth Subject Headings: Business records Deeds Letters Mills and millwork Quakers
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Description
This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Creator
Gibbons family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Bonsall, Daniel
Bonsall, Edward Horne
Bonsall, Rachel
Brinton, William
Brown, Ellen
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Conrad, Abraham
Dunbar, Andrew
Dunbar, Mary
Eaby, Christian
Eaby, Samuel
Earle, Mary Hussey
Evans, Thomas
Evans, Rebecca
Evans, William
Gibbons, Abraham
Gibbons, Caroline
Gibbons, Daniel
Gibbons, Deborah
Gibbons, Joseph
Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
Gibbons, Rachel
Gibbons, Samuel
Gibbons, William
Grigs, Joseph
Hamilton, James
Hertzkey, John
Kendall, John
Kirk, Jeremiah
Lightfoot, Jepthat
Miller, Eliza
Miller, John
Reynolds, Margaret
Stauffer, Christian
Steer, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Wartnaby, Elizabeth
Subjects
Business records
Deeds
Letters
Mills and mill-work
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Deeds
Diaries
Finding aids
Lampeter Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Mills
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Peter Holidman
Object ID
Inv 1731 F002 H
Date Range
1731
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Peter Holidman
Date Range
1731
Year
1731
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0047
People
Holdiman, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1731 F002 H
Box Number
047
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of Adam Hover
Object ID
Inv 1739 F005 H
Date Range
1739
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of Adam Hover
Date Range
1739
Year
1739
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0047
People
Hover, Adam
Hovar, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1739 F005 H
Box Number
047
Additional Notes
Or Hovar, Adam.
Also administrators' bond, list of money due to children no date.
3 items, 6 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John Howry
Object ID
Inv 1737 F001 H
Date Range
1737
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John Howry
Date Range
1737
Year
1737
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0047
People
Howry, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1737 F001 H
Box Number
047
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of John Huggins
Object ID
Inv 1739 F006 H
Date Range
1739
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of John Huggins
Date Range
1739
Year
1739
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0047
People
Huggins, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
Derry Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1739 F006 H
Box Number
047
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Henry Hunter
Object ID
Inv 1733 F003 H
Date Range
1733
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Henry Hunter
Date Range
1733
Year
1733
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0047
People
Hunter, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1733 F003 H
Box Number
047
Additional Notes
Only administrators' bond.
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of George Kerr
Object ID
Inv 1733 F002 K
Date Range
1733
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of George Kerr
Date Range
1733
Year
1733
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0064
People
Kerr, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Paxton Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1733 F002 K
Box Number
064
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond 1734.
2 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of Christian Killian
Object ID
Inv 1738 F001 K
Date Range
1738
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of Christian Killian
Date Range
1738
Year
1738
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0064
People
Killian, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
Germany
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1738 F001 K
Box Number
064
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
Inventory in German with translation in English.
3 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Hdnrey Kindig
Object ID
Inv 1736 F001 K
Date Range
1736
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Hdnrey Kindig
Date Range
1736
Year
1736
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0064
People
Kindig, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1736 F001 K
Box Number
064
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond and administrators account. Please use photocopy.
3 items, 6 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Jacob Kindig
Object ID
Inv 1735 F001 K
Date Range
1735
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Jacob Kindig
Date Range
1735
Year
1735
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0064
People
Kindig, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1735 F001 K
Box Number
064
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Anthony Knissley
Object ID
Inv 1733 F001 K
Date Range
1733
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Anthony Knissley
Date Range
1733
Year
1733
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0064
People
Knissley, Anthony
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1733 F001 K
Box Number
064
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond, administrators' account.
3 items, 4 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of Henry Weidenback
Object ID
Inv 1738/9 F001 W
Date Range
1738/9
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of Henry Weidenback
Date Range
1738/9
Year
1738/9
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Weidenbach, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
none
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1738/9 F001 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of William Wilkins
Object ID
Inv 1734 F002 W
Date Range
1734
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of William Wilkins
Date Range
1734
Year
1734
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wilkins, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1734 F002 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also additional inventory 1737, partial administrators' bond, administrators' account 1741.
Please use photocopy.
4 items, 12 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of William Willis
Object ID
Inv 1736/7 F001 W
Date Range
1736/37
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of William Willis
Date Range
1736/37
Year
1736/7
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Willis, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
none
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1736/7 F001 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond, inventory copy in English 1737. Original inventory in German.
3 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of David Wilson
Object ID
Inv 1739 F001 W
Date Range
1739
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of David Wilson
Date Range
1739
Year
1739
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wilson, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
Hanover Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1739 F001 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 4 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1733 F001 W
Date Range
1733
Collection
Estate Inventories
Date Range
1733
Year
1733
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wilson, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate records
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1733 F001 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
1 item, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of John Wilson
Object ID
Inv 1738 F004 W
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of John Wilson
Year Range From
1738
Year
1738
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
none
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1738 F004 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of William Wilson
Object ID
Inv 1739 F002 W
Date Range
1739
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of William Wilson
Date Range
1739
Year
1739
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wilson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1739 F002 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond 1738/9.
2 items, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of William Wilson
Object ID
Inv 1738/9 F002 W
Date Range
1738/9
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of William Wilson
Date Range
1738/9
Year
1738/9
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wilson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
Hanover Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1738/9 F002 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of William Wilton
Object ID
Inv 1739/40 F001 W
Date Range
1739/40
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate Inventory of William Wilton
Date Range
1739/40
Year
1739/40
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wilton, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate Records
Search Terms
Estate Inventories
Probate Records
Place
none
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1739/40 F001 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond 1739, administrators' account 1742.
Servants listed.
3 items, 5 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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