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.
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.
Signers of petition: Lewis R. Hibshman, Samuel M. Schaeffer, William [Fausset], B. Breitigam, A. Breitigam, O. Caldwell, Ephraim Eby, William Peter, Israel [Harman], A. G. Herr, Isaac Bricker, John Zartman.
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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: Christian Kauffman, Henry K. Denham, John Hoffman, John K. Landis, Henry Burkholder, Henry M. Bear, John Miller, Jacob G. Kreider, John Miller, Reuben Bowman, Martin Schwar, Andrew Kauffman, Christian Beker, Jacob S. Kauffman.
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Formerly kept by Frederick Metzger and Anthony Ellmaker.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Henry Imhoff, Francis Ruth, Michael Snavely, John Davis, John Swar, Christian Barr, Henry Hershey, David Baker, Henry Hoffman, William Myers, Christian Beker, David L. Haldeman, Christian Swar.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Fetter, Jacob Becker, Joseph Wenger, H. K. Haller, Frederick Mast, Christian Stauffer, Mathias K. Hartz, Henry Muckel, William Curly, Henry F. Gittleman, J. K. Hartz, C. K. Bixler.
Signers of petition: R. K. Schnader, John K. Kiehl, Mathias K. [Hevitz], D. K. Kiehl, Abraham Coleman, Amos [Cline], Samuel Martin, Jacob Schneder, John [Poke], Henry F. Gittelman, Clement K. Bixler, William B. Schnader, Christian Flickinger, Michael Light.
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Signers of Petition: John Davis, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, William Myers, Christian Kauffman, Michael Snavely, [signature in German], Christian Brown, Jacob Bringoff, Martin Schwar, Michael Seitz, [signature in German], Jacob Kauffman.
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Signers of petition: John Kauffman, David L. Haldeman, H. Kauffman, Michael Seitz, Henry Hershey, John Ream, John McGovern, Isaac Good, George Weiler, Tobias H. Miller, John L. Miller, William [Wiley].
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Signers of petition: Jacob [Seichrist], David Graybill, Sem Gingrich, Samuel Kohr, Christian Bomberger, David Harnish, John Frank, George Eshelman, Andrew Balmer, Martin Kling, Ephraim Hoffman, Jacob Deets.
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Signers of petition: George Weiler, John Kauffman, Henry Hershey, John S. Kaufman, John McGovern, H. Kauffman, Tobias Miller, John Brubaker, John Reidenbach, John H. L. Landis, John Kindig, Jacob S. Kauffman, Jacob Swar.
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Signers of petition: [ ] Kauffman, John Davis, William Martin, John Ream, Henry Hershy, John H. Swar, John Swar, John Dunkel, Daniel Landis, Henry Herr, Michael Seitz, Frederick Hoffman, Emanuel Wertz.
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