Located on road leading from Hinkeltown to Reamstown.
April term.
Signers of petition: Henry Yundt, John Mentzer, Allen Yunt, Daniel Hahn, Jr., William Werntz, Joseph Uhrich, Jacob Hibshman, Daniel Hahn, John Steyley, J. B. Shirk, John Crossley, John Crouse, Joseph Nies, David Bauman, Frederick Shower, David Proudfoot, John Niegeman, Samuel Zerfass Jr., [signature in German], [signature in German], George Heiser, Peter Lead, [signature in German], [signature in German], Isaac Snyder, George Elser, John Zerfass, Griffin Sutton, John Poke, George Weidman Jr., Jacob Kline, Samuel Bricker, Frederick [Tars], John Sheaffer, Jacob Miller, George Peerson, Daniel Senseman, William Shabbert, George Stober, [signature in German], John Martin, George Yundt, Giles Carpenter, Martin Fry, William Dear.
Remonstrance granted.
Signers of remonstrance: Michael Stober, John Showalter, John Diehl, George Garman, Abraham Snyder, [signature in German], Jacob Rupp, Charles Montelius, William Musser, [signature in German], Absalom B. Bixler, Daniel Roth, Daniel Stahle, Henry Frank [Koaser], John Brenneise, George Rollison, Samuel Hornberger, Jacob Brenneman, Jacob Hummer Jr., Nicholas Mull, George Garman, Michael Witwer, Lewis Ditterline, [signature in German], John Steyley.
2 Items, 1 Piece
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Located at junction of five roads, one of which leading to Ephrata., one to Schaefferstown, one to Reamstown, one to Singing Springs and Reading.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Hacker, William Kline, John Rissley, George Eichelberger Jr., [signature in German], Michael Kline, George Weidman Sr., George Weidman, Daniel Kline Jr., John Buchter, [signature in German], Joseph Lehn, [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel Schank, Abraham Eby, [signature in German], [signature in German], George Fierstine, George Miller, Jacob Gingrich, [signature in German], Henry Gelbach, Abraham Breckbill, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], John [Krieck], George Elser, John Erb, [signature in German], John Windbigler, John Harmes, George Illig, Joseph Eberle, Peter Eberle, Samuel Eberle, David Birkinbine, Samuel Eberly, John Zeller, Joseph Eberly, John Eberly, [signature in German], John Enck, [signature in German], David Bear, [signature in German], [signature in German], Thomas Enck, Elias Wolf, [signature in German], Henry Miller, Samuel Frey, Andrew Uhrich, Isaac Wagner, Samuel Mentzer, John Becker, Jacob Eberly, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Funck, Samuel Shirk, [signature in German], John P. Johnson, Samuel Hagy, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], George Hagy, John Hagy Jr., [signature in German], [signature in German], John Brubacher, John Bachman, John Trabach, Jacob Royer, Samuel Hanly, George [Druckenbach], John Eberly, Jacob Mellinger, Jacob Mellinger Jr., [signature in German], Jacob Mentzer, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Joseph Gable, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Christopher Sherp, [signature in German], John Hibshman, John Frantz, [signature in German], John Brubacher, [signature in German], Isaac Erb, John [Gsell] Jr., Jenkin Lewis, Jacob [Laffening], William Boffermyer, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], William Hasler, [signature in German], [signature in German], Christian Borkholder, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Burkholter, [signature in German], Andrew Wissler, [signature in German], George Keller, John Fink, Joseph Neis, Daniel Senseman, John Niegeman, [signature in German], Joseph Flickinger, Joseph Konigmacher, A. Ellmaker, Samuel Bauman, Adam Bauman, Isaac [Coldon], John Gross, John Foust, [signature in German], John Elser, R. R. Heitler, John Faustenauer, John W. Gross, Jacob Shirck, Samuel Shirk, Jacob Dillman, George Dillman, [Andrew] Dillman, John Shirk, John Sherk, George Harmen, John Brown, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Shenk, Samuel Wiest, Peter Sherk, Samuel Hagy Jr., Samuel Roher, [signature in German], Jacob Hacker, Joel Shirk, Samuel Hauck, Michael Sensaman, [signature in German], Samuel Bentz, David Wolf, [signature in German], Samuel Enck, Martin Vogt, Daniel Erb, [signature in German], John Martin, David Martin, Curtis Killian, [signature in German], William Cloud, Jacob Neavling, Jacob Slick, Anthony Heiser, David Graff, Abraham Ditlow, [signature in German], John Bartruff.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Henry Kern, John Fisher Jr., [unknown signature], [signature in German], Jacob [Zern], Curtis Ream, William Werntz, John Gensamen, R. Ream, George Werntz, Joseph Garman, Peter Miller, George [Sholer], Jonathan [Winter], Abraham Snyder, [signature in German], John Ream.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on public road leading from Ephrata to [Womelsdorf].
Lately occupied by John J. Lehmanowsky.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: William Harshe, Adam Wait, [signature in German], David Lichty, Peter Ruth, Daniel Stahle, H. Reinhold, [signature in German], J. J. Lehmanowky, John Schminky, [signature in German], Benjamin Haverstick, Samuel Ringwalt.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Located near Ephrata, on the road from Downingtown to Cornwall Furnace in Dauphin County, and to Harrisburg.
Formely occupied by Joseph Gorgas.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Daniel Bowman, Jacob Bowman, C. Holsinger, John Lutz, John Mohler, Abraham Konigmacher, Henry Hibohman, C. Carpenter, Jacob Rimmell, Michael Berger, J. Peterman, Samuel Carpenter, Daniel Habecker, Peter Gonter, Christian Huber, George Weidman, Adam Huber, and five others.
1 piece, 1 item
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Located on the turnpike leading from [Downingtown] to Harrisburg.
Lately kept by George Weidman.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Hahn, Nicholas Zell, George Stock, Jacob Shirk, Abraham Ditlow, [ ] Hibshman, Henry Miller Jr., [signature in German], [signature in German], George Weidman, Griffin Sutton.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Bound German New Testament with fraktur bookplate pasted inside front cover. The NT has a reddish-brown leather cover with two small leather and metal clasps attached to back cover.
Bookplate fills entire page of inside front cover, albeit sideways. Infill attributed to Cocalico Twp schoolmaster & fraktur artist/scrivener Samuel Bentz, it reads "Margaret Weidman/ her/ Testament." These words are intertwined with red and green vining tulips growing from a red base across the bottom.
The name "Andrew Weidman" is written on the last page of the NT.
Attributed to Samuel Bentz (2-26-1792 to 3-21-1850, active c. 1810-1848).
Provenance
The donors acquired this NT with bookplate at a farm sale in Cocalico Township, along with G.77.50.8 (Weydman fraktur). Given to LCHS with the understanding that it would become part of the Heritage Center Collection.
Bookplate has several tears around the edges and brown marks around the black and red areas of the design. The lettering has bled through the first two pages of the book.
A condition assessment and proposal for storage was made by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia in 1986.
Numerous scratches and marks on the NT cover; significant crackling on the spine. The metal latches are rusted where they connect to the leather.
Object ID
G.77.50.5
Notes
See G.77.50.8 for Birth Certificate of brother Jacob Weydmann, born 1762.
See also Paul Flack Sale of Oct 2012 by Pook & Pook for Birth Certificate of sister Catharina, born 1768.
See Bentz entry in Papers for Birth Dayes, p. 90.
Place of Origin
Cocalico Twp.
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection
