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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/98a40dd7-a457-40ec-b0b0-096611858174
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1761 F003 QS
Date Range
1761/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1761/08
Year
1761
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harvey, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Orders
Overseers of the Poor
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1761 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Order from the Overseers of Poor of Earl Twp. to Newlin Twp., Chester County regarding John Harvey, a "sickly poor young man."
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3ea739a1-fd10-400d-b9c6-269786291620
Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
staff assistance.) Folder 2 Deed from Melcher and Mary Cook of New Design, Earl Twp. to Leonard Stone of Earl Twp., a cordwainer, for 11 perches of land in New Design. 24 April 1765. Folder 3 Deed from Leonard and Mary Stone of Earl Twp. to Melcher Cook of New Design, Earl Twp., a laborer, for 12
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Description
The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
Date Range
1691-1963
Year Range From
1691
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1691-1963
Creator
Diffenderffer family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Margaret
Brubaker, Philip
Davis, Sarah
Diffenderfer, David
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
Diffenderfer, John
Diffenderffer, Christina
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
Diffenderffer, Michael
Freymyer, Jacob
Grim, Henry
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Hoch, Herman E.
Holl, Wendel
Hubley, Bernard
Kennerly, John
Kinzer, John
Kinzer, Magdalena
Koch, Mary
Koch, Melchior
Law, James D.
Markley, Henry
McCaskey, Donald G.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Nevin, Blanche
Painter, John
Penn, William
Rodman, John H.
Shirk, Henry
Smith, Oliver
Smith, William Evans
Sneider, Christian
Stone, David
Stone, George
Stone, Leonard
Stone, Mary
Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
Winter, John
Young, Matthias
Other Creators
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
Diffenderffer, David
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
Lancaster
Land drafts
Lemon Street School
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
New Design, Earl Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Real estate
Real property surveys
Reigart's Landing
Susquehanna River
Texas
Texas Frontier Forces
Windsor Forge
Extent
1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0410
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2006.MG0410_NOV
Other Numbers
MG-410
Classification
MG0410
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2e64f330-3f4a-4083-9edd-478573213153
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1769 F001 QS
Date Range
1769/02
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1769/02
Year
1769
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Work, Andrew
Cooper, Calvin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Drumore Twp.
Bart Twp.
Appeals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1769 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Appeal by the Overseers of the Poor for Drumore Twp. and Bart Twp.
Also: Calvin Cooper.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d99af868-8b33-425e-a99f-567832830750
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1769 F006 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1769
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hamilton, William
Clemson, James
Berry, Mary
Maguigan, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Appeals
Bart Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1769 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Appeal by the Overseers of the Poor of Bart Twp. and Sadsbury Twp., regarding Mary Berry alias Mary Maguigan.
Also: Clemson, James.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dbe6928b-8c6a-4d9a-84ea-753489882800
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1892 F085
Date Range
1892
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1892
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1892
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0016
People
Huber, Samuel Jr.
Burkhart, Susanna
Burkhart, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1892 F085
Box Number
016
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Lunatic.
Renouncer: Burkhart, Susanna.
Administrator: Burkhart, David.
1item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d1e63b9c-be29-4d33-850f-691558052540
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1854 F035
Date Range
1854
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1854
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1854
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Harvey, Phineas
Harvey, Susanna
Sensenig, George W.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
East Earl Twp.
Place
East Earl Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1854 F035
Box Number
006
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Harvey, Susanna.
Administrator: Sensenig, George W.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c2879100-6b3b-4dbb-bc30-772538538298
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1854 F046
Date Range
1854
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1854
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1854
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Kemper, David Sr.
Kemper, Elizabeth
Kemper, John
Kemper, David
Wolf, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1854 F046
Box Number
006
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Kemper, Elizabeth.
Administrators: Kemper, John; Kemper, David; Wolf, Samuel.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a99c9ae7-6c1d-44c6-b3a3-676232372621
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1854 F070
Date Range
1854
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1854
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1854
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Sassaman, John
Sausman, John
Sausman, Lavina
Sausman, John Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
East Earl Twp.
Place
East Earl Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1854 F070
Box Number
006
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Or: Sausman, John.
Renouncer: Sausman, Lavina.
Administrator: Sausman, John Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0eb2802f-5dc9-46e1-85b0-851602845919
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1855 F004
Date Range
1855
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1855
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1855
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Bicher, Isaac
Bicher, Maria
Bicher, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Earl Twp.
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1855 F004
Box Number
006
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Bicher, Maria.
Administrator: Bicher, Jacob.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c038503e-ef5d-4fd0-8148-117953542956
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1855 F009
Date Range
1855
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1855
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1855
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Buch, Daniel
Buch, Magdalena
Sheaffer, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Earl Twp.
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1855 F009
Box Number
006
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Buch, Magdalena.
Administrator: Sheaffer, Benjamin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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