Signers of petition: Philip Sheaffer, Christian Musselman, David W. Hildebrand, John Petersheim, John Sheaffer, William Sprecher, [ ] Eshleman, Simon Nagel, Robert Townsley, Daniel Groff, Amos Diller, George Mentzer.
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Signers of petition: Levi, Hull, Amos Diller, John Mentzer, George Mentzer, William M. Smith, Cyrus Mentzer, Abraham Boyer, John Hull, Solomon Weaver, David Shultz, Anthony Carpenter, Solomon Diffenderfer, David Besore, Peter Diller, John Souder, Peter Ream, Isaac Holl, Philip R. Brubaker, Edwin Weigand, Linton Rudy, John Houser, Levi Overly, Martin Witwer, James H. Heath, Elias Yundt, Lewis [Mierrk], Valentine P. Anderson, Elam Rudy, William Jacobs, Benjamin Wenrich, John Rhoads, John Stauffer, Isaac Meixel, Jacob L. Custer, James Taylor, Levi Winters, Charles Ream, Peter Grim, Joseph Jones, J. R. Brubaker, Henry [Mehring], John Duchman, David B. Dietrich, Robert Townsley, Rudy Snader, Isaac Winters, Wendel Holl, Luther Diller, John W. Mills, William Row, Henry R. Brubaker, John Dick, William Backer, J. S. Parmer, Lewis Richwine, Daniel Richwine, Henry Brimmer, Isaac Brimmer, John Roberts, Samuel Setley, Davis Ringwatt, Philip McCauley, Samuel Parsons, Adam Brimmer, John Peirsol, G. W. Smith, Cyrus Winters, John Brimmer, Cornelius Winters, Gabriel Davis, William Cook, Gibson Peters, Emanuel Sailor, William [Bartler], John Miller, Hamilton Ayars, Daniel Groff, Amos Rhoads, John Rhoads, Charles Diller, Levi Brimmer, Isaac Cook, Peter Shirk, Adam Overly, B. Franklin Kinzer, John Diller, John Diller Jr., Isaac Sprecher, Nathaniel Diller, David Hildebrand, Adam Diller, Enos Diller, Amos Huffard, Isaac Smoker, Thompson Brubaker, Samuel Sweigart, George Smith, Abraham G. Smoker, Jacob Mentzer, Samuel L. Custer, Levi Sheafer, John Musselman, Jacob McCarty, John Murr, Isaac Brubaker, Peter Fellabaum, Isaac Seldomridge, John Musser Jr., Christian Musselman, David Rutter, John C. [Loser], James Dorrow, William Setley, Charles Himelberger, Isaac Reitel, Joseph Rutter, Abraham Ditlow, George H. Skiles, Martin Herr, John Sheaffer, Jacob Murr, B. M. Barr, William Smith, David Hoover, Peter Kling, N. F. Sheaffer, Isaac Snyder, William Brimmer, Adam Sheaffer, Reuben Weidler, Isaac Hunshberger.
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Located in the western end of the village, on the New Holland turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: Martin Bare, Daniel Eshleman, Martin Marckley, Isaac Brubaker, John Sheaffer, Philip Sheaffer, Christian Musselman, John Musselman, Amos Diller, William Sprecher, Daniel Groff, Robert Townsley.
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Located on the Blue Ball and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Aaron L. Custer, John Sheaffer, Samuel Stoltzfus, Abraham Groff, William Sprecher, John Petersheime, Isaac Sprecher, Henry Rutter, Lewis Custer, John Myers, Samuel Bachman, [signature in German].
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Located on the Lancaster and New Holland turnpike, at the junction of road leading from Hinkletown with the turnpike.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: John Graybill, Abraham Groff, Jacob Brubaker, Samuel Clark, John W. Groff, John Good, Levi Good, Christian Good, Michael Good, Ephraim Bare, David Bender, James Vogan.
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Located on the west end of the village, on the Lancaster and New Holland turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: Henry Rutter, Philip Sheaffer, Samuel Bachman, John Musselman, Samuel Stoltzfus, Christian Musselman, John Stoltzfus, John Sheaffer, Isaac Sprecher, Jacob Geist, Amos Diller, John Mentzer, Isaac Brubaker.
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Located on the Lancaster and New Holland turnpike.
January term.
Signers of petition: Levi Good, Andrew Bare, Henry Myer, Jacob Grabill, Peter Grabill, Jacob Grabill, James Vogan, Abraham Groff, [S. H. Groff], Enoch Rudy, Christian Good, Franklin Good, George Brubaker.
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Signers of petition: Henry Rutter, Philip Sheaffer, Isaac Sprecher, Isaac Brubaker, Samuel Musselman, Samuel Bachman, Samuel Rudy, John Sheaffer, John Musselman, Samuel Stoltzfus, John Stoltzfus, John Petersheim.
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Listed petitioners: George H. Horning (Conoy Twp.), John Myers (Earl Twp.), Jacob Spangler (Elizabeth Twp.), Mary Brady (Marietta), Elizabeth Mitchell (Martic).
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Signers of Petition: Frederick Frank, William Green, Stephen St. John, James Noble, Samuel Haines, Robert B. Clarkson, Henry Liebhart, Samuel McKinney, George Deyer, John Roberts, John Gries, Samuel Oberlin, John Kauffman, David Cassel, Christian Hertsler.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Hopkins, B. Brown, [unknown signature], James Duffy, Henry B. Shaffner, Alexander Boggs, Elijah Russell, A. Thomas, A. L. Evans, Samuel Bailie, William Goodyear, William Goodyear, John Spangler, James Wilson, James Mehaffey, Colin Cooke, David Ferree, Jacob Graybill, Martin Kindig, John Erb, Henry Cassel, Henry [Conn], William Heidler.
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Signers of Petition: John Caufman, Samuel Musselman, Lewis Sprecher, John Petersheim, John Stoltzfoos, John Sheaffer, A. Custer, Isaac Sprecher, Benjamin Gehman, William Sprecher, Solomon Weaver, Samuel Bachman.
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The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
