LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1886 F090
Date Range
1886
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
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.
Date Range
1886
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1886
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0014
People
Snavely, Peter
Snavely, Mary
Hess, Eliza
Warfel, Christiana
Snavely, Alice E.
Buckwalter, Emma R.
McAllister, Amos
Hess, Jacob L.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1886 F090
Box Number
014
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncers: Snavely, Mary; Hess, Eliza; Warfel, Christiana; Snavely, Alice E.; Buckwalter, Emma R.; McAllister, Amos.
Administrator: Hess, Jacob L.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder no date #019
Date Range
No date
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
No date
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0068
People
Augustine, Albright
Augustine, John
Bitts, Christian
Bitts, John
Bitts, Mary
Brady, Adam
Brady, Miller
Brady, Sophia
Branton, John
Brooks, Anne
Brooks, William
Brubaker, Benjamin
Carey, William
Christ, Abraham
Cochnauer, John
Cole, Esther
Cole, Mary
Cole, Rudolph
Crumwell, Anne
Crumwell, David
Crumwell, Jonas
Doebler, Anne
Doebler, Benjamin
Elliott, Susan
Estburne, Sarah Anne
Evans, Joseph
Fisher, Rudolph
Fullerton, Anne Mary
Gochnauer, Eliza
Goss, Mary
Hart, Thomas S.
Hess, Adam
Hess, Amos
Hess, Jacob
Hess, John
Keister, Elizabeth
Kurtz, Catharine
Kurtz, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder no date #019
Box Number
068
Notes
Entered into Q&A Sep 13, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Augustine, Albright, age 7.
Augustine, John, age 9.
Bitts, Christian, age 8.
Bitts, John, age 11.
Bitts, Mary, age 10.
Brady, Adam, age 8.
Brady, Miller, age 10.
Brady, Sophia, age 9.
Branton, John, age 6.
Brooks, Anne, age 9.
Brooks, William, age 7.
Brubaker, Benjamin, age 11.
Carey William
Christ, Abraham, age 7.
Cochnauer, John, age 7.
Cole, Esther, age 10.
Cole, Mary, age 7.
Cole, Rudolph, age 9.
Crumwell, Anne, age 11.
Crumwell, David, age 8.
Crumwell, Jonas, age 9.
Doebler, Anne, age 11.
Doebler, Benjamin, age 7.
Elliott, Susan, age 9.
Estburne, Sarah Anne, age 11.
Evans, Joseph, age 7.
Fisher, Rudolph, age 8.
Fullerton, Anne Mary, age 5.
Gochnauer, Eliza, age 9.
Goss, Mary, age 9.
Hart, Thomas S., age 8.
Hess, Adam, age 7.
Hess, Amos, age 10.
Hess, Jacob, age 8.
Hess, John, age 7.
Keister, Elizabeth, age 10.
Kurtz, Catharine, age 11.
Kurtz, Jacob, age 8.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #650
Date Range
1829
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay.
Date Range
1829
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Augustine, David
Augustine, John
Barringer, Elizabeth
Bitts, Christian
Bitts, John
Bitts, Polly
Bletcher, Elizabeth
Bready, Adam
Bready, John
Bready, Miller
Bready, Sophia
Brubaker, Benjamin
Carter, Hannah
Cary, Daniel
Cary, William
Cole, Hetty
Cole, Mary
Cole, Rudolph
Crummel, Ann
Crummel, David
Crummel, Jonas
Deablor, Ann
Eastburn, Sally
Eby, John
Fox, Peggy
Gass, Daniel
Gass, Henry
Gass, Maryann
Heiney, Catherine
Hess, Adam
Hess, Jacob
Humes, Antony
Keister, Elizabeth
Kemrer, Elizabeth
Kemrer, Joseph
Kepperling, Abraham
Kindig, John
Kindig, Polly
Kindig, Sally
Kurtz, Catherine
Kurtz, Jacob
Lechy, John
Marks, Catherine
Marks, Sofia
May, Barbara
May, Benjamin
McCully, John
McMillan, Nanzy
McMillan, Susanna
Mehaffy, John
Miller, Barbara
Miller, Henry
Miller, Jacob
Morrison, Joseph
Morrison, Margrade
Morrison, Sera
Musselman, Elizabeth
Rathvan, George
Ressel, John
Ressel, Susanna
Rinehard, Antony
Rinehard, John
Rinehard, Margred
Rinehard, Susanna
Rogers, James
Rogers, Serah
Saurbeer, Amas
Saurbeer, Ester
Saurbeer, Jonas
Saurbeer, Lea
Shanck, Barbara
Sickman, John
Smith, Harriet
Stetler, Martha
Thomas, Fanny
Warfel, Nancy
Warfel, William
Wesly, Johnson
Wilson, Mary
Wright, Ann
Wright, Hannah
Wright, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Conestoga Twp.
Poor children
Students
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #650
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/01/27.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Augustine, David. Age 12. Birth Date: March 7, 1817.
Augustine, John. Age 11 .Birth Date: September 4, 1818.
Barringer, Elizabeth. Age 12 . Birth Date: May 17, 1817.
Bready, Miller. Age 6.
Bready, Adam. Age 8.
Bready, John. Age 12 . Birth Date: January 2, 1817.
Bready, Sophia. Age 7 . Birth Date: September 8, 1820.
Bitts, Christian.
Bitts, John. Age 10.
Bitts, Polly. Age 8.
Bitts, Chrishan.
Brubaker, Benjamin. Age 10. Birth Date: May 12,1819.
Bledcher, Elizabeth. Age 11. Birth Date: December 7,1818.
Carter, Hannah. Age 6.
Crummel, Ann. Age 11. Birth date: April, 25, 1818.
Crummel, David. Age 8. Birth Date: July 1, 1821.
Crummel, Jonas. Age 8. Birth Date: October 15,1821.
Cary, William. Birth Date: September 19,1819.
Cary, Daniel. Age 11. Birth Date: January 14,1818.
Cole, Hetty. Age 10.
Cole, Mary. Age 6.
Cole, Rudolph. Age 8.
Deablor, Ann. Age 10. Birth Date: September 9,1819.
Eby, John. Age 10.
Eastburn, Sally. Age 9.
Fox, Peggy. Age 9.
Gass, Daniel. Age 7. Birth date: November 16,1822.
Gass, Henry. Age 10. Birth date: December 16,1819.
Gass, Maryann. Age 8. Birth date: March 19,1821
Hess, Adam. Age 7. Birth date: August, 1822.
Hess, Jacob. Age 6.
Humes, Antony. Age 9. Birth date: December 12, 1820.
Heiney, Catherine. Age 8.
Kepperling, Abraham. Birth date: September, 1819.
Kemrer, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Kemrer, Joseph. Age 7.
Kurtz, Catherine. Age 10. Birth date: October 10,1819.
Kurtz, Jacob. Age 7. Birth date: March 6,1822.
Keister, Elizabeth. Age 9. Birth Date: June 4,1820.
Kindig, John. Birth date: Febuary 8,1817.
Kindig, Polly. Age 8. Birth date: July 17,1821.
Kindig, Sally. Age 10. Birth date: March 14,1819.
Lechy, John. Age 6.
Mehaffy, John. Birth date: Febuary 21,1817.
Morrison, Joseph. Age 11. Birth date: April 30,1818.
Morrison, Margrade. Birth date: November 24,1823.
Morrison, Sera. Age 7. Birth date: February 14,1822.
McMillan, Nanzy. Age 10. Birth date: March 17,1819.
McMillan, Susanna. Age 10. Birth date: February 4,1817.
May, Barbara. Age 10. Birth date: December 1819.
May, Benjamin. Age 11. Birth date: July 1818.
Miller, Barbara. Age 11. Birth date: December 12,1818.
Miller, Henry. Birth date: March 10,1823.
Miller, Jacob. Age 9. Birth date: November 22,1820.
Musselman, Elizabeth. Age 9. Birth date: April 18,1820.
Marks, Catherine. Age 7.
Marks, Sofia. Age 11.
McCully, John. Age 10.
Rinehard, Antony. Age 7.
Rinehard, John. Birth date: September 15,1821.
Rinehard, John. Age 7.
Rinehard, Margred. Birth date: October 31, 1817.
Rinehard, Susanna. Age 9. Birth date: January 26,1820.
Rathvan, George, Age 10.
Ressel, John. Age 8. Birth date: March 19, 1821.
Ressel, Susanna. Age 10.
Rogers, James. Age 8.
Rogers, Serah. Age 10.
Sickman, John. Age 11. Birth date: December 28, 1818.
Saurbeer, Amas. Age 11. Birth date: August 28, 1817.
Saurbeer, Ester. Birth date: July 1822.
Saurbeer, Jonas. Age 11. Birth date: November, 1817.
Saurbeer, Lea. Age 9. Birth date: February 1820.
Stetler, Martha. Age 11. Birth date: March 11, 1818.
Smith, Harriet. Age 11. Birth date: April 20, 1817.
Shanck, Barbara. Age 6.
Thomas, Fanny. Age 9.
Wesly, Johnson. Age 11. Birth date: October 31, 1817.
Wright, Ann. Age 10. Birth date: September 25, 1819.
Wright, Hannah. Age 7. Birth date: January 10, 1822.
Wright, Mary. Birth date: March 9, 1817.
Warfel, Nancy. Age 9. Birth date: November,1820.
Warfel, William. Age 6. Birth date: January,1823.
Wilson, Mary. Age 7. Birth date: August 2,1822.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1887 F027 S
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1887
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0385
People
Snavely, Peter
Hess, Jacob L.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1887 F027 S
Box Number
385
Additional Notes
Hess, Jacob L. Administrator.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1826 F006 R
Date Range
1826
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1826
Year
1826
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0311
People
Resh, John
Hess, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1826 F006 R
Box Number
311
Additional Notes
Hess, Jacob. Administrator.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1849 F014 H
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0054
People
Hess, Jacob
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1849 F014 H
Box Number
054
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1877 F014 H
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1877
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0057
People
Hess, Jacob R.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Elizabeth Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1877 F014 H
Box Number
057
Additional Notes
1 item, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1863 F07 I05
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0030
People
Hess, Jacob M.
Rhodes, Charles J.
Hammer, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1863 F07 I05
Box Number
030
Additional Notes
Bond: Charles J. Rhodes, Henry Hammer.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1882 F026 H
Date Range
1882
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1882
Year
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0179
People
Hess, Jacob R.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Elizabeth Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1882 F026 H
Box Number
179
Additional Notes
Erb, John B. Guardian of Celinda S. Hess.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1883 F033 H
Date Range
1883
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1883
Year
1883
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0180
People
Hess, Jacob R.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Elizabeth Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1883 F033 H
Box Number
180
Additional Notes
Hess, Samuel S.; Hess, Franklin S.; Hess, Martin S. Executors.
2 items, 18 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail