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: Christian Kauffman, John K. Binkly, Henry G. Imhoff, Martin M. Kindig, Henry K. Denham, Jacob Hershey, Henry Hoffman, Levi M. Hoffman, Jacob Sonor, John H. Kauffman, William [Gault], Daniel Hoffman.
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Affidavit claiming that John Binkly, one of the signers of the application of Andrew H. Kauffman, is not a citizen of East Hempfield Township, but rather of Manheim Township.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry K. Denham.
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Signers of Petition: John Shenk, John Miller, Michael Gochnauer, [signature in German], John Hernly, John Minnich, Henry M. Bear, Jacob Heistand, Christian Long, John Landis, David Hartman, Jacob S. Kauffman.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Hershey, John Johns, James Campbell, Samuel Parker, John Elliot, J. B. Brubaker, Peter Swan Jr., Henry M. Reigart, John Stauffer, [signature in German], Christian Brubaker, David Gochnauer, [signature in German], Jacob Harnish, Jacob Myer.
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Signers of Petition: John Hernly, [signature in German], Abraham Long, Henry Imhoff, John Miller, John Shenk, Benjamin Bishop, Samuel Snyder, Christian Heistand, Abraham K. Long, Samuel J. Snyder, Henry Hoffman, Jacob Kauffman.
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Located at the crossroads leading from Harrisburg turnpike to Binkleys Bridge and from the turnpike to Shenks Mill.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: George Mayer, [signature in German], [ ] Danner, John Thome, J. Kauffman, Henry M. Ringwalt, J. Jefferies, Michael Graeff, Samuel Ringwalt, Henry Carpenter, John Ehler, David Vondersmith, Christian Hertzler, John Shenck, Jacob Coppenheffer, John Shenck Jr., Andrew Bear, Christian Heistand, Jacob Forney, D. Brown, William Hambright, Peter J. [Gonner], Jacob Liebly, Anthony Brown, N. Musselman Jr., William Cooper, Benjamin Ober, Edward Parker, Robert Russel, Hugh Maxwell Jr., Henry Brenner, Christian Rine, Frederick Keller, Jacob D. Danan, Peter Fieles, Daniel Shissler, Abraham Eichler, Henry Buckwalter, [unknown signature], Jacob Metzger, Henry Kaufman, David Culberton, [signature in German], John Kauffman, Andrew Kauffman, Abraham Long, John Snyter, Peter Grider, John C. Landis, Jacob Neff, John Landis, Henry Stauffer, Jacob Kauffman, Daniel Hertzler, [signature in German], Henry Sheperd, John Hershey, Jacob White, Jacob Rohrer, John Strickler Jr., Jacob Grider, Abraham Breneman, Christian Hershey, John Heistand, Samuel Grider, Christian Erisman, John Miller, Brooks Campbell, John Overholser, Adam Danuel, Charles [Nearbet], George Getz, Frederick Metzger, [signature in German], Benjamin Brubaker.
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Signers of Petition: John Hernly, Henry S. Shenck, Henry Imhoff, Samuel Snyder, Benjamin H. Kauffman, John Minnich, J. B. Brubaker, Martin Schwar, Peter Swar Jr., Martin Gross, John Landis, Andrew Holtsworth, John Miller, Jacob Kauffman, John Swar.
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Located at intersection of road leading from New Holland to Marietta and road leading from John Shenk's Mill.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Heistand, Samuel Parker, John Lutz, Andrew Bear, Jacob Grubb, [signature in German], John Helman, Peter Bell, [unknown signature], Henry M. Reigart, John Getz Jr., Jacob Lutz, Jacob Kline, George Danner.
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Located on the Public Road from the Harrisburg turnpike to New Holland about 2 miles from Chiques Bridge.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Shenck, Peter Grider, Jacob Cappenheffer, John Miller, Abraham Long, [signature in German], John Johns, John Miller, [signature in German], Samuel Parker, Simon Minnick, Henry Imhoff, John Harnly, Jacob Hershey.
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