Located on the public road from Columbia to Martic Forge.
Known as the Blue Ball.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Sourbeer, John Resh, Samuel Hess, Daniel Kindig, Jacob Miller, Philip Brenner, Henry Kline, Adam Fogle, Frederic Mennert, John Hess, Jacob Mennert, John Hiller, Christian Stauffer Sr., Martin Stauffer, and several others.
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Located near the junction of the Conestoga and Susquehanna rivers. (map included)
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Good, David Snavely, [Samuel] B.
Moore, James Lebezius, Jacob Eshleman, Jacob Neff, Joseph Scott, Jacob Slough, George Yentzer, William Cooper, Daniel Eckman, Melchor Brenneman, Daniel Zahm, John Lovett Jr., Abraham [Hue] Jr., James Brown, Samuel Ankrim, Leonard Eichholtz, [ ] Moore Jr.
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Located on road leading from Strasburg to Columbia.
Formerly occupied by John Benedict.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Benjamin Haverstick, [signature in German], Jacob Brenneman, Henry Brenneman, Christian Forrer, John Shenk, Michael Haverstick, Christian Zercher, [signature in German], John Forrer.
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Located on island known as Mundorff's Island in the Susquehanna, near Burkholder's Ferry.
Petition not granted.
August term.
Signers of Petition: John Warfell Jr., Adam Warfel, George Warfel, John Good, Eli Kerns, Richard Kerns, Samuel [Nochley], James K. Menough, John McCreary, William McCreary, Valentine Gardner.
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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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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Raub, Christian Herr, Adam Gochnauer, Jacob Grafft, Jacob Yeider, Daniel Fulton, [signature in German], John Neff, John Brenneman, Rudolph Erb, John Huber, Henry Rush Jr., John Mylin Jr., David Martin, Daniel Root, C. Hess Jr., [ ] Ewing, Henry Hess, Andrew Armstrong, George Kirk.
Additional signatures: Daniel Fulton, Henry Rush Jr., John Wilson, Hanry Haidelbauch, Samuel Hart, Henry Rush, Lewis Baily, John Neff, John Brenneman, Jacob Grafft, George Klink, [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: John Charles, Christian Kindig, [signature in German], Adam Mowrer, Daniel Fulton, Conrad Sourbeer, John Bachman Jr., Christian Barr, Christian Miller, John Huber, Christopher Lipp, Jacob Fehl Jr., John Bachman Sr., Benjamin Musser.
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Signers of Petition: David Harnish Jr., John Warfel, Tobias B. Stehman, [signature in German], Rudolph Harnish, Christian Stoneman, Maris Hoopes, [signature in German], Jacob Good Sr., Samuel Hess, Henry Shenck, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Benjamin Good, John Gardner, [signature in German], Martin Good, John Ohmit, Christian Good.
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Signers of Petition: Henry Corley, John Byers, [signature in German], [signature in German], George Gortner, David Martin, David Meyer, John Mecartney, John Bachman Sr., Daniel Fulton, Christian Herr, Henry Hess, John Smith, Joseph Good, John Wilson, [signature in German].
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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 leading from Lancaster to Safe Harbour and Burkholders Ferry.
Formerly kept by Catherine Hess and for several years past by John Kendig, deceased.
Petition granted.
Petition from February.
Signers of Petition: Henry Shenck, John Craver, Jacob Shenk, David Bair, Adam Kindig, Christian Barr, Jacob Fehl Jr., Jacob Warfel Jr., Jacob Frantz, [signature in German], John Ohmit, David Haverstick, John Kendig.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Safe Harbour and Shenks Tavern.
Formerly kept by Hugh Mehaffy.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Rudolph Harnish, Benjamin Good, Daniel Warfel, [signature in German], Christian Shank, Frederick Shoff, John Harnish, George Kentig, Jacob Shenk, Jacob Fehl Jr., Samuel Hess, Jacob Hess, Rudolph Hess, [signature in German], Christian Miller, Jonas Raub, John Ohmit, Frederick Miller, Benjamin Harnish, [signature in German], Jacob Frantz, [signature in German], Christian Good, John Gardner, Tobias B. Stehman, Henry Shenck, John Warfel, Tobias Stehman, David Book.
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Signers of Petition: Tobias Stehman, Adam Mowrer, John Bachman Jr., David Burkholder, Henry Layman, Jacob Fehl Jr., John Shenk, [signature in German], Christian Miller, John Bachman Sr., John Brenneman, Christian Barr, David Meyers, Martin Gall.
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Safe Harbour and to Shenks Landing.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Fehl Jr., David Bair, Jacob Frantz, Conrad Sourbeer, Christian Miller, Henry Shenck, George Kentig, Christian Stehman, Tobias B. Stehman, John Warfel, Christian Sterneman, Christian Myley, Henry Layman, [signature in German], Joseph Urban, Jacob Hess, John Kendig, Christian Hess, John Kendig.
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Located on bank of the Conestoga Creek on the road leading from Millerstown to Conestoga Center.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Hugh Mehaffy, D. Bair, Tobias B. Stehman, Adam Kindig, John Martin, Henry Layman, Jacob Fehl Jr., John Warfel, [signature in German], Christian Sterneman, Christian Myley, John Shenk.
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Burkholder's Ferry, about two miles from Moore's Fishery on the Susquehanna.
Signers of Petition: John Benedict, Peter Adams, Isaac Freeman, Thomas McKoy, George Kendig, Joseph Miller, George Yentzer, Conrad Sourbeer, John Kendig, Henry Sourbeer, John Yentzer, and six others.
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Located on road leading from Columbia to Millerstown and from thence to Wilmington.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Isaac Henry Miler, Jacob Haverstich, Michael Haberstich, Martin Breneman, Jacob Bachman, Christian Snevely, Martin Light and 1 other.
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Signers of Petition: Christian Shame, Martin Gariss Jr., Jacob Good, Samuel Myer, Jacob Goodman, Jacob Barr, Benjamin Hart, William McMillan, Jacob Werfel (his mark), Henry Dietrich, Lewis Urban, Christopher Brennen, Christian Stauffer Jr., George Urban, John Kendig, Rudy Shanck, John Good, and five others.
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Signers of Petition: John Good, Jacob Good, Christian Stauffer Jr., Christian Stauffer Sr., Abraham Witmer, Jacob Goodman, Christian Burg, John Kendig, David Kindig, Edward Brien, Henry Westley, and four others.
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