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.
Bond: Andrew T. Metzger, Abraham H. Metzger, David Harnish.
Receipt.
Signers of petition: Daniel Smith, Adam Lefever, Abraham H. Metzger, David Caldwell, David Harnish, Jacob Fehl, Jacob Kauffman, George Null, Samuel L. Fehl, Christian Hertzler, Jacob B. Stehman, Henry D. Stehman, Tobias Stehman.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: S. S. Welsh, Martin Hess, Daniel Hess, Abram Myer, Benjamin Bortzfield, John K. Harman, Amos Benedict, Henry Lawrence, Christian K. Miller, David Trissler, John Kendig, John Hess, Jacob Gall, Isaac McGlaughlin.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Watchmen for the railroad bridge at Safe Harbor during World War I. Standing left to right are George W. Myers, Henry H. Aston, ?, ?, ?, Victor Myers, and ?. Seated men are unidentified.
Signers of petition: Martin Good, Christian Warfel, John Gardner, Benjamin Good, Abraham Shenck, John Harnish, John Hess, George W. Shoff, Christian E. Miller, David Hess Jr., Daniel Charles, John Martin, Benjamin Eshleman, Henry Graver, Samuel L. Fehl, Jacob Fehl.
Signers of petition: Martin Good, Christian Warfel, John Gardner, Benjamin Good, Abraham Shenck, John Harnish, John Hess, George W. Shoff, Christian E. Miller, David Hess Jr., David Charles, John Martin, Henry Graver, Benjamin Eshleman, Samuel L. Fehl, Jacob Fehl.
4 items, 4 pieces
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Signers of petition: Reuben Sourbeer, H. F. Cately, Jacob Sourbeer, J. M. Hess, Charles Malhorn, Urias Warfel, Frederich Sourbeer, Henry D. Stehman, Jacob Warfel, Philip Harman, Benjamin Good, [ ] Rankin, John Harnish.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Good, Jacob Gall, William Giles Jr., Henry Graver, Henry Hess, Thomas [Duke], John Kendig, John Hess, Christian Hess, Daniel Charles, Samuel Gall, William Morison, John Henry, Adam Duke, Christian Kindig.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: David Trissler, John K. Harman, Henry Lawrence, John Graver, Christian E. Miller, Amos Benedict, John Kendig, Benjamin Good, Daniel Hess, Christian K. Miller, Benjamin Eshleman, Christian Warfel, Abraham Kindig, S. S. Welsh.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Jacob Shenk, Joseph Shenk, Benjamin Shenk, Samuel Rankin Sr., John Aston, Jacob Shenk, John Graver, Abraham B. Hess, David Hess, John Hess, Christian Shenk, John Martin, Lewis Miller, John Martin Jr., Nathaniel Shenck, David Sterneman, John Clark, William [Lobb].
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Adam Lefever, David Harnish, Abraham H. Metzger, Jacob F. Warfel, Andrew T. Metzger, John Stauffer, Jacob B. Erb, Tobias Stehman, Jacob [Warfel], John Warfel, Jacob Fehl, Samuel L. Fehl.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Reuben Sourbeer, Jacob Sourbeer, Urias Warfel, John Kolp, [Henmann] Kuhn, Charles Malhorn, David Trissler, Benjamin Good, David Hess Jr., John Harnish, H. F. Cately, Henry Hess.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Urban, John J. Tripple, Jacob Sweigart, [J. N. Pursel], G. McCulley, Reuben Sourbeer, Abraham Varley, J. M. Hess, [A. R. Hess], Frederick Davis, George H. Hess, John Kolp.
1 item, 1 piece
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