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.
Signers of petition: Michael Withers, Samuel Haines, John Graft, Jacob Dear, Daniel Miller, Johannes Miller, William Ferree, Benjamin Williams, Jacob Haines, Thomas Williams, James Brown, Abraham Hess, George Devebaugh, Michal Foutz, George Withers, James Wallace, John Brisbin, Joseph Whitehill, Daniel Buckley and four others.
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Signers of petition: Issac Haines, Michael Wither, John Taiger, John Brisben, Christian Miller, John Barr, John Miller, John Hare, Andrew Sides, Christian Rorer, John Moore, Samuel Haines, Jacob Haines, William Steel, Johannes Miller, Jacob Beare, David Brown, John Brua, John Stoutsberger, Thomas Feree, James Brown, Abraham Witmer, John Offner, and several others.
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Located on the public road from Lancaster to Charles Town.
Petition allowed.
Signers of petition: Sebastian Graff, Andrew Graff, Philip Leonhard, Abraham Buckwalter, Benjamin Brackbill, Martin Kendig, John Miller, John Christy, Paul Zantzinger, Conrad Swartz, Henry Hartman, Samuel Haines, Henry Witmen, James Knox, Michael Groyder, John Greider, Caleb Johnson, and one other.
1 item, 1 piece
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