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.
Renouncers: Shultz, Samuel F.; Lorah, Elizabeth; Shultz, Andrew; Mohn, Sarah; Hartranft, Catharine; Shultz, John F.; Miller, Emma; Shultz, Jacob F.; Shultz, Israel F.
Administrator: Erb, Israel G.
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Signers of petition: Jacob B. Tshudy, M. T. Huebener, George Greider, John William Ranck, Christian H. Rauch, [ ] A. Zitzman, John Beck, Francis Christ, Nathaniel S. Wolle, James K. Miksch, Benjamin Lichtenthaeler, William H. Hall.
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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.
Located on road leading from Colebrook Furnace to Newport.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Meyer, [unknown signature], [signature in German], John Gross, [signature in German], George Withers, C. Carpenter, Paul Johns, Jacob Johns, Martin Shreiner, Henry Carpenter, John Geyer, Peter Martin, Samuel Offner, John Forney, John Bachman.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Martin, Jacob Erb, Christian Becker, John Forney, John Forney Jr., [signature in German], [unknown signature], Martin Manderbach, Peter Fieles, Michael Greider, Christian Hall.
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Located on the roads leading from Downingtown Ephrata & Harrisburg turnpike to Lancaster and on the road leading from New Ephrata on the turnpike to Lititz.
Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Benjamin Kreiter, George Klein, George Eichelberger, Daniel Kline Sr., Michael Kline Jr., Christian Bamberger, David Habecker, Daniel Habecker, Daniel Fahnestock, Christian Brubacker, [signature in German], Robert Barton, [unknown signature], A. Carpenter, Abraham Levering, John Levering, Christian Hall.
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Located on the roads leading from Downingtown Ephrata and Harrisburg turnpike to city of Lancaster and the road leading from New Ephrata on the turnpike to Manheim.
Petition not granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Michael Kline Jr., Jacob Kimmel, John Hibshman, H. H. Heitler, Henry Hibshman, Jacob Bentz, Robert B. Barton, Jacob Kline, Peter Weidner, Christian Bentz, Daniel Fahnestock, Christian Bamberger, Joseph Ulhrich, Abraham Levering Jr., Daniel Bruckart, Evan Brickart, Daniel Habecker, John Leverins, Jacob Tshudy, Abraham Levering Sr., Daniel Eby, Peter Moyer, John Buchter, Miles Carpenter, Jacob Havecker, [signature in German], Michael Kline, John Faustenauer, Samuel Kimmel, William Smith.
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Signers of Petition: Joseph Musser, Phillip Young, Peter Holl, [signature in German], Samuel Hallacker, John Irwin, Henry Corl, Peter Fieles, Peter Huber Jr., Christian Hess, [Irwin H. Rauch], Samuel Keller, [unknown signature], John Shitz, and several others.
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Shaferstown in the town of Warwick.
Formerly occupied by William Philips and John Hibshman.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Peter Bricker, Christian Fridrick, Jacob Erb, Daniel Corl, Adolph Lichtenthal, [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel Keller, Abraham Slough, William Smith, Martin Fry Jr.
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