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: David Landis, John Sener, Christian Kindig, Christian Sterneman, John Hess, Abraham Hess, Jonas Harnish, Benjamin Hess, John H. Harman, Benjamin Conrad, Rudolph Herr, Jacob Haverstick, Tobias Stehman.
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Hess, Abraham Kindig, John Barr, Christian B. Mylin, Benjamin Snavely, George Werfel, Benjamin Good, Christian E. Miller, John Hess, Benjamin Conrad, Nathaniel Harnish, [unknown signature], Christian Kindig.
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Signers of petition: John H. Harman, Samuel Harnish, Benjamin Conrad, Abraham Haverstick, Jacob Haverstick, John Herr, Amos Miller, Isaac H. Shenk, Isaac Stoner, John Brenneman, Jacob Kreider, Daniel Wishenk.
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Signers of petition: Abraham Haverstick, Benjamin Snavely, John Sener, Tobias Stehman, Jacob Bair, John Hess, Benjamin Conrad, Nathaniel Harnish, Ruben Brady, Henry Funk, Abraham Myer, John Harnish, Benjamin Hess.
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Located near the intersection of road leading from Strasburg to Millerstown and Lancaster to Burkholders Ferry.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Haverstick, John Brenneman, David Myers, John Mecartney, [signature in German], Michael Harnish, [signature in German], Henry Schenck, John Shenk, Tobias Stehman, Martin Harnish, Henry Brenneman, George Kreider Jr., Christian Kreider.
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Located on the road from Lancaster to Safe Harbour.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Martin, John Harnish, Jacob Shenk, Tobias Stehman, John Hess, David Hess, Samuel Moore, John Shenk, Samuel H. Hess, Adam Kindig, David Bair, John Mecartney, Abraham Haverstick.
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Signers of Petition: David Harnish Jr., Tobias Stehman, Martin Harnish, Christian Rohrer, Christian Miller, [signature in German], John Kendig, John Mecartney, Benjamin Snevely, Henry Rush Jr., Henry [Layman], [signature in German], Samuel Rankin, David Burkholder.
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