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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1902 F101
Date Range
1902
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
1902
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1902
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Shenk, Christian M.
Shenk, Christian Jr.
Shenk, Hiram
Elmer, Mary
Shenk, Jesse M.
Brubaker, Elizabetth
Nolan, Annie
Baker, Rachel
Good, Susan
Shenk, Philip R.
Norton, Edward
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1902 F101
Box Number
020
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncers: Shenk, Christian Jr.; Shenk, Hiram; Elmer, Mary; Shenk, Jesse M.; Brubaker, Elizabeth; Nolan, Annie; Baker, Rachel; Good, Susan.
Administrators: Shenk, Philip R.; Norton, Edward.
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
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1842 F021 QS
Date Range
1842/08
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
1842/08
Year
1842
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shenk, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1842 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Tippling house.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #082 pt. 2
Date Range
1821
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Apler, Catharine
Appley, Catharine
Dougherty, Mary
Eby, Samuel
Evans, John
Gamber, Jacob
Goutz, Paul
Hassan, Mary
Hatton, John
Hawkins, Hugh
Heleheson, James
Hershey, Jacob
Hiedstand, Barbara
Hiestand, Christian
Hiestand, Jacob
Hiestand, John
Hinkle, George
Hostetter, Jacob
Hurnes, Samuel
Kap, John
Kauffman, Christian
Kauffman, David
Keesey, John
Keiser, Abraham
Kelley, Edward
Kesler, Jacob
Kline, Jacob
Kreider, Daniel
Kreider, Jacob
Kreider, Martin
Lagh, Frederick
Law, John
Lichty, John
Martin, David
Mayes, Samuel
Meyer, John
Morskin, Henry
Moyer, Jacob
Musselman, Henry
Musselman, John
Philips, John
Reed, John
Riget, Henry
Shenk, Christian
Shimp, David
Shimp, Sarah
Siven, Peter
Sproat, Robert
Stricher, Christian
Taylor, Anna
Taylor, William
Thompson, John
Walker, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Witnesses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #082 pt. 2
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
January Session 1821.
Commonwealth vs. Paul Goutz.
Meyer, John. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. Mary Dougherty.
Apler, Catharine. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. David Shimp and wife.
Taylor, William. Witness.
Taylor, Anna. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. Sarah Shimp.
Kelley, Edward. Witness.
Evans, John. Witness.
Appley, Catharine. Witness.
December 1820.
Commonwealth vs. James Heleheson; Joseph Walker.
Hawkins, Hugh. Plaintiff.
Law, John. Witness.
Reed, John. Witness.
Kap, John. Witness.
November 1820.
Commonwealth vs. Henry Musselman.
Siven,Peter. Witness.
Musselman, John. Witness.
Morskin, Henry. Witness.
Shenk, Christian. Witness.
Kauffman, Christian. Witness.
Kauffman, David. Witness.
Hiestand, John. Witness.
Hiestand, Jacob. Witness.
Moyer, Jacob. Witness.
Hiestand, Christian. Witness.
Hatton, John. Witness.
Keiser, Abraham. Witness.
Hinkle, George. Witness.
Mayes, Samuel. Witness.
Keesey, John. Witness.
Thompson, John. Witness.
Hassan, Mary. Witness.
Riget, Henry. Witness.
Kreider, Jacob. Witness.
Hiedstand, Barbara. Witness.
Hurnes, Samuel. Occupation Doctor. Witness.
Kesler, Jacob. Witness.
Kreider, Daniel. Witness.
Eby, Samuel. Witness.
Philips, John. Witness.
Martin, David. Witness.
Lichty, John. Witness.
Gamber, Jacob. Witness.
Kreider, Martin. Witness.
Hershey, Jacob. Witness.
Stricher, Christian. Witness.
Lagh, Frederick. Witness.
Hostetter, Jacob. Witness.
Kline, Jacob. Witness.
Sproat, Robert. Witness.
8 items, 8 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1894 F137
Date Range
1894
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
1894
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1894
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0017
People
Shenk, John
Shenk, Jacob
Shenk, Christian K.
Shenk, Maria
Minnich, Martha
Royer, Elizabeth
Shenk, Henry K.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1894 F137
Box Number
017
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncers: Shenk, Jacob; Shenk, Christian K.; Shenk, Maria; Minnich, Martha; Royer, Elizabeth.
Administrator: Shenk, Henry K.
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
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1844 F009 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shenk, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: breaking and entering
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1844 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Breaking and entering.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1798 F013 QS
Date Range
1798/08
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
1798/08
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shenk, Christian
Shenck, Christian
Shenk, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1798 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Or Shenck, Christian.
Recognizance.
Additional name: Michael Shenk.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1799 F014 QS
Date Range
1799/02
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
1799/02
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, Mathias
Shenk, Christian
Nestleroth, Israel
Stoner, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: nuisance
Highways
Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1799 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Christian Shenk, Israel Nestleroth, George Stoner.
Process, charged with nuisance in the highway.
Recognizance.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1799 F016 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Doyle, David
Bausman, John
Dering, Henry
Moore, George
Dixon, William
Crawford, William
Rust, Matthias
Moderwell, John
Kurtz, Christopher
Boyle, Margaret
Levallen, Mathew
McKnight, William
Shenk, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Innkeepers
Schoolmasters
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1799 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: schoolmaster.
Recognizance, charged with assault on John Bausman, innkeeper.
Additional names: George Moore, William Dixon, William Crawford, Matthias Rust, John Moderwell, Christopher Kurtz, Margaret Boyle, Jacob Slough, Mathew Levallen, William McKnight, Christian Shenk, Henry Dering.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #224
Date Range
1827
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Shenk, Christian
Eichholtz, Leonard
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #224
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for accommodating jurors during the murder trial of Christian Shenk.
Eichholtz, Leonard.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1794 F001 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1794
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Irwin, William
Taylor, James
Shenk, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing wool
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1794 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with stealing wool belonging to James Taylor.
Additional name: Christian Shenk.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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