Orphans Court in Lancaster on December 17, 1788, Henry Pawling of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was appointed guardian of his grandchildren: Henry Pawling, above 14 years, and Margaret, Eleanor, Elizabeth, and Rachel Pawling, all under 14 years. These were the only heirs of Rees Morgan, as his two sons

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Ranck Family Reunion Records, 1928-2002 Object ID: MG0663 1 box 11 folders .5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 13 Scope and Content

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Steele Family Papers, 1775-1990 Object ID: MG0591 1 box 18 folders .5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 12 Scope and Content Note

H. Buchanan, James Johnston, Harriet Lane Subject Headings: Authors Family records Jewish veterans Letters World War, 1939-1945 Search Terms: Authors Correspondence Family records Finding aids Jewish veterans Letters Manuscript groups World War II World War, 1939-1945 Processing History: The

introduced me to an interest in local history: 1) The Wentz family had reunions at Chestnut Level many years ago where an elderly lady began to talk about our Wentz history. When she mentioned our Wentz ancestors were pirates, my cousins and I took off, whooping it up, running around the building, and

. 32 Whether the sale to Syng was an internal family effort to save the family home from being sold to strangers and away from family members, or was a counter effort of the two brothers-in-law, Philip Sing and John Brubaker, to enhance their own fortunes to the detriment of the rest of the family is