Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Signers of Petition: Reuben Welshan, William Rittenhouse, Joseph Wade, John Mullen, Matthew Robertson, James Sweeney, Arthur Connally, Jacob Gossler, John McMullen, John Gonter Jr., Joseph [Husendabler], Jacob Klug, Samuel Boyd.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the Lancaster and Columbia turnpike six miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Nicholas Hogentogler, Jacob Bletz, M. Strein, George Wien, John M. Heller, John Cohick, [signature in German], William P. Michael, John Develin, Thomas Wellin, Michael Eshbach, Samuel Beam, John Thomas, John Neff, Benjamin P. Kauffman, Henry S. Snyder, James Jacobs, Robert Sneath, Jacob Rich, Samuel Kaufman, Jacob Breneiser, Benjamin Fraim, Samuel [Trego], Henry Schenk, Abraham Landis.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
2 Items, 2 Pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
