Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
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.
Located on the public road leading from Safe Harbour and Burkholder's Ferry to Lancaster and Strasburg.
Formerly occupied by the late John Kendig.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Hess, David Bair, [signature in German], Joseph Shenck, Benjamin Shenk, David Harnish, Benjamin Charles, Abraham Shank, Jacob Shenk, Adam Kindig, George Urban, David Book, John Stoner, Jacob Fehl Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
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.
