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.
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Signers of petition: Michael Gochnauer, Peter L. Grosh, John M. Bear, Isaac Evans, John Minnich, Simon Minnich, Jacob Stauffer, David Weidman, Jacob Sharar, Daniel Landis, Emanuel J. Minich, Henry Gochnauer, Henry Snavely.
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Signers of petition: John Kindig, H. Kauffman, Christian S. Miller, George Getz, John H. Swar, John Kauffman, Henry H. Shank, John Swan, Jacob Hershy, John Ream, John Mauk, Jonas B. Martin.
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Signers of petition: John Kindig, H. Kauffman, Christian S. Miller, George Getz, John H. Swar, John Kauffman, Henry H. Shank, John Swan, Jacob Hershy, John Ream, John Mauk, Jonas B. Martin.
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Signers of petition: Abraham Killian, Michael Snavely, Jacob Kurtz, John S. Wissler, Jacob Lutz, Christian Stehman, David Brubacher, Isaac Manuel, Jacob Shafer, Samuel Sheirich, John Sheirich Jr., William Reanolds, John Davis, David Ringwalt.
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Signers of petition: H. B. Greybill, John Ream, Jacob Sener, Henry Baker, John Davis, Andrew Brubaker, John G. Bowers, Benjamin Bowers, Christian Hertzler, John Kauffman, Rudolph Hertzler, Jacob C. Rutt, Christian Miller.
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Signers of petition: Adam S. Dietrich, George Miller, Jacob Lichty, John Goodman, Abraham Mummau, Frederick Sener, Uriah Goodman, George Fisher, Edwin H. Gurney, Abraham H. Rohrer, Christian Sener, Jacob Rohrer, Samuel Kauffman.
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Signers of petition: John K. Long, Christian Swar, Alexander Steward, Jacob Bassler, Henry R. Herr, Peter H. Summy, Benjamin K. Long, John Landis, John Kauffman, Henry Hoffman, Frederick Schitz, Christian Eby, Jacob Hershey.
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Signers of petition: John K. Long, Christian Heistand, Henry Shenck, John Stauffer, Andrew S. Miller, Jacob Hiestand, John Heistand, Benjamin Musser Jr., Benjamin Baer, Samuel Pickel, Simon Minnich, E. T. Hall.
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Signers of petition: John K. Long, Christian Heistand, Henry Shenck, John Stauffer, Andrew S. Miller, Jacob Hiestand, John Heistand, Benjamin Musser Jr., Benjamin Baer, Samuel Pickel, Simon Minnich, E. T. Hall.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Fordney, T. M. Miller, Daniel Hoffman, George Foltz, Samuel Martzall, John Minnich, Philip Brehm, Emanuel Minich, Isaac Evans, Joseph Kinsch, John E. Grosh, John Workman.
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Signers of petition: J. B. Martin, Henry Hall, Christian Sehner Jr., P. H. Summy, Christian Kline, Tobias S. Kauffman, Andrew Metzger, Jacob Baker, Henry Baker, Jacob Kline, Andrew Shenk, Jacob Dellinger.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Baker, John Shirich, John Gamber, John Kauffman, Michael Seitz, Henry Mayer, Andrew Metzger, [signature in German], William K. Martin, George Brenner, J. B. Martin, Frederick Hoffman.
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Signers of petition: Henry Hershey, John Hoffman, John McGovern, William Wiley, Samuel Nissley, John Ream, John H. L. Landis, J. B. Martin, William K. Martin, John Mauk, Emanuel Wertz, Henry Imhoff.
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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.