Inventories of estates show name of decedent and township, date filed, itemized list of possessions and assets, appraised valuation, and signatures and affidavit of appraisers and administrators. Administrators' Accounts and Administrators' Bonds are also filed with this collection prior to 1776. Other estate related papers sometimes included before 1776 were: Orphans' Court papers, Renunciations, and Vendue Lists. Inventories were sometimes filed with the wills and may be at the courthouse. Appraisers often included widow's allotments in the inventories. Any additional information such as occupation, cause of death, or the listing of enslaved persons or indentured servants are noted in the database.
Prior to 1752, documents between the months of January and March were subject to double dating, as a result of the conflict between the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Therefore, documents filed between 1 January and 25 March have two years listed; one from the old Julian calendar and one from the new Gregorian calendar.
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each letter.
Safe Harbor School, 1941 - 1942. First row: Jim Barrett, Sam McVey, Carol McTavish, Ruth Stively, Shirley Mowery, Jane Main, Lee Benedict. Second row: Ralph Weidman, Elise Michaelson, Jim Hess, Joan Bauer, Bob Fink, Don Good, Howard Main. Third row: Audrey Snyder, Joanne Denlinger, Dick Shopf, Arlene Benedict, Dick Campbell, Howard Campbell, Betty Campbell. Fourth row: Doanld Hess, Gilber Main, Ruth Weaver, Doris Mcvey, John Poisal, Beatrice Barrett, Jere Denlinger. Fifth row: Clara Todd, Lynn Campbell, Laura Campbell, Ruth Main, Mildred Warfel, Don Campbell, Lewis Denlinger. Sixth row: Bill Main, Evelyn Gantz, Arlene Campbell, Mildred Rankin (teacher), Betty Cunningham, Bill Burns.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
