Located on the Lancaster and Manheim turnpike, about 2 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr, Daniel Royer, Emanuel Hostetter, Jacob Kraus, Peter Maurer, Sem Brubaker, Philip Ronk, Daniel Dietrich, Jacob Shreiner, David Grube, Benjamin Long, John L. Sharp, Samuel Kohr, James Cameron, Daniel Herr.
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Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers
Description
This collection contains mostly deeds and releases for property in Manor Township between the Herr, Kauffman, and Neff families. The dates for the deeds and releases are 1791-1792, 1804-1808, and 1841-1865. It seems that there are three main properties that all of the documents are mentioning within Manor Township. There are also nine bonds between Tobias H. Herr and Henry Herr Sr. that were all made in 1864. There are two Cyrus Neff's mentioned in this collection, Cyrus Neff and Cyrus L. Neff. One of the documents is Cyrus Neff's Certificate of Election for the Lancaster County Auditor in 1887. The documents pertaining to Cyrus L. Neff are his policy with the Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company in the early 1920's. Towards the end of the collection there are two newspapers from 1929 and 1947, pertaining to the Herr family farm and house as well as what seems to be instructions on how to make animal feed.
Admin/Biographical History
John Herr came to Pennsylvania in 1710 with four of his five sons. His oldest son, Abraham Herr came with his father in 1710, and was the only one to settle west of the Conestoga River in Manor Township.
Francis Neff came to America from Switzerland in the early 1700's. One of his sons, Henry Neff, was the first to live in Manor Township. One of Henry Neff's four sons, Henry Neff Jr., was the only child that stayed at the homestead in Manor Township. He and his wife, Susannah Neff, had a son named Benjamin Neff who, in turn, married Anna Hostetter, daughter of Ulrich Hostetter and had two sons, Cyrus and Benjamin H. Neff. Cyrus Neff attended common schools till he was 18 years old then farmed for 11 years, after which he taught in schools for three terms. He was very active in the school board for six years and then was elected as Lancaster County Auditor in 1887. He married Kate Lehman, a daughter of Reverend Benjamin Lehman, of Manor Township, and together they had eight children. Cyrus died in 1890 at the age of thirty-eight years.
The donor, Ethel Huber, is related to the Neff and the Herr families on her mother's side and may be a descendent of Abraham Herr, the brother of Christian Herr.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Lately occupied by [ ] Stibgen and formerly by John Michael Sr.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Allan [Capent], Henry Fritz, Jacob Harter, [unknown signature], Martin Fry, Richard Flickinger, Samuel Stoher, Frederick Ream, [signature in German], Michael Stober, David Bauman, Jacob Eby, J. B. Amweg, John Bollinger, Jacob Angus, Jacob Souder, Martin Gross, John Gross, [signature in German], Daniel Shissler, R. R. Heitler, John Keller, George Long, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jesse Bitzer, [signature in German], John Shaffer, Daniel Feather, Cyrus Killian, Philip Sherk, George Wise, William Lewis, Amos Johnson, Jacob Souer, David Albright, John Souer, [J. B. Kirk], [unknown signature], Jesse Keefer, Jacob Zercher, John L. Sharp, Samuel Grube, Jacob Evans, Christian Young, Andrew Ream, Michael Gish, Jacob Workman, Samuel Ruth, [signature in German], John Reidenbach, John Garber, Jacob Frank, Andrew Bixler, Jacob Minnich, Abraham Musselman, Daniel Dietrich, Isaac Hostetter, John [Bush], Henry Lehn, Isaac Baker, Jacob K. Landis, William Myer, Henry H. Kurtz, David S. Binkley, George Shreiner, Henry Shenk, [signature in German], Joseph Shenk, David Fellenbaum, Isaac Fellanbaum, [signature in German], Casper Grub, Jacob Brubaker, Francis Ruth, Christian Bassler, Jacob Metzger, Jacob Tanger, [signature in German], Philip Sprecher, Martrin Groff, Peter Grube, [signature in German], [signature in German], Isaac Leib, Jacob Reidenbach, Daniel Royer, Daniel Royer Jr., John Huhn, [signature in German], [signature in German], H. B. Bowman, J. H. Kurtz, [signature in German], John Zook, [signature in German], Michael Kuhn, George Kuhn, Isaac Ressler, [signature in German], Henry Shreiner, Peter Forney, Gabriel Leib, Henry Hottenstein, Samuel Bear, Henry Zercher, Elias Erb, John Bucher, Jacob Frantz, [signature in German], Joseph Adams.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Landis, Christian Ward, John Shenk, David Grube, Jacob Esbenshade, John Stouffer, Henry Frick, John Evans, [signature in German], Martin Musser, Christian F. Grube, Benjamin Kauffman.
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Located at Binkley's Bridge, on the New Holland turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Stouffer, Henry H. Kurtz, Andrew Balmer, Henry Althouse, Isaac Landis, Jacob L. Landis, Jacob Esbenshade, Isaac Hostetter, Henry Forney, Michael Martin, William Witman, John Gerber.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr Jr., Francis Ruth, Christian B. Landis, Christian Grube, Martin Musser, Abraham Stauffer, John L. Sharp, Jacob Sechrist, Jacob Landis, Christian Ward, William Hamilton, Jacob Reidenbach, Henry Brown.
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Signers of petition: Peter Balmer, John M. Stauffer, John L. Sharp, Joseph W. Brener, Henry Shenk, Christian Hess Jr., Samuel Shirk, Peter Hunsecker, John S. Hostetter, George Eshelman, Francis Ruth, Henry Frick, Emanuel [Keese], Andrew Balmer.
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Signers of petition: John S. Wissler, Isaac Landis, Henry L. Landis, John Hess, Benjamin Lanids, Abraham Shenk, Jacob Reist, Jacob Landis, David Binkly, Jacob Esbenshade, Henry Shreiner, Thomas Grosh, Jacob Rohrer, Abraham Forney.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Ruth, Robert King, [F. J.] Patterson, Phares [Cossivery], Jacob Sechrist, John Keller, Samuel M. King, Henry Brown, R. Spout, Jacob Kohr Jr., Patrick McLaughlin, P. Barlty.
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Signers of petition: Michael Martin, Christian B. Landis, Absalom Fairer, Jacob Landis, Christian Ward, Abraham Lehn, John Frank, Abraham Stauffer, Jacob L. Landis, Isaac Landis, Jacob Bassler, John Shenk, Isaac Sherk.
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Signers of petition: Abraham Eberly, Abraham Landis, Joseph W. [Foremen], Arthur Quin, Jacob Freed, Reuben Carothers, Martin Musser, Daniel Andrews, [signature in German], Adam Keller, Emanuel B. Keller, Benjamin Landis.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Lititz.
April term.
Signers of petition: Henry H. Kurtz, John S. Hostetter, F. B. Bowman, Martin Shreiner, Adam Dietrich Jr., Benjamin Royer, Tobias Herr, [signature in German], John Leib, Martin Musser, John Gerber, George Hambright.
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Signers of petition: Peter Pritz, David May, Cyrus M. Miller, Adam Smith, David B. Hostetter, John Shower, John Baer, John Bartruff, Solomon Miller, John M. Dunlap, David Spickler, George Arndt, Philip Arndt, John Sheaffer, Martin Rudisill, John [Kreme].
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