- Collection
- Renunciations
- Title
- Renunciations
- Object ID
- Ren 1894 F144
- Date Range
- 1894
1 document
- 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
- 1894
- Date of Accumulation
- 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
- Year
- 1894
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0017
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Renunciation
- Ephrata Twp.
- Place
- Ephrata Twp.
- Extent
- 12 cubic feet
- Object Name
- Probate
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Ren 1894 F144
- Box Number
- 017
- Associated Material
- Administrators Accounts
- Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
- Additional Notes
- Renouncer: Smith, Lucy.
- Administrator: Rettew, John M.
- 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
Documents
- Collection
- Renunciations
- Title
- Renunciations
- Object ID
- Ren 1895 F030
- Date Range
- 1895
1 document
- 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
- 1895
- Date of Accumulation
- 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
- Year
- 1895
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0017
- People
- Ferrier, Mary
- Ferrier, John
- Humphreyville, Christianna
- Hamilton, Elizabeth
- Miller, Mary
- Dodge, Elizabeth
- Ferrier, Susan
- Simpson, William
- Boyle, Grace
- Gunnion, John
- Hamilton, Alfred
- Simpson, Samuel
- Carpenter, Laura
- Humphreyville, John
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Renunciation
- Lancaster
- Place
- Lancaster
- Extent
- 12 cubic feet
- Object Name
- Probate
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Ren 1895 F030
- Box Number
- 017
- Associated Material
- Administrators Accounts
- Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
- Additional Notes
- Renouncers: Ferrier, John; Humphreyville, Christianna; Hamilton, Elizabeth; Miller, Mary; Dodge, Elizabeth; Ferrier, Susan; Simpson, William; Boyle, Grace; Gunnion, John; Hamilton, Alfred; Simpson, Samuel; Carpenter, Laura.
- Administrator: Humphreyville, John.
- 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
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1888 F005 D
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged alphabetically by year.
- Year
- 1888
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0070
- People
- Demuth, Andrew E.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Place
- Lancaster
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1888 F005 D
- Box Number
- 070
- Additional Notes
- Reed, George K. Guardian of Mary E. Demuth.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 04-00 0150
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1889 F003 D
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged alphabetically by year.
- Year
- 1889
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0070
- People
- Davis, Elizabeth C.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Place
- Paradise Twp.
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1889 F003 D
- Box Number
- 070
- Additional Notes
- Davis, Jesse H. 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
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1889 F007 D
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged alphabetically by year.
- Year
- 1889
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0070
- People
- Denlinger, Benjamin
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Place
- East Lampeter Twp.
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1889 F007 D
- Box Number
- 070
- Additional Notes
- Denlinger, Tobias K.; Denlinger, David K.; Denlinger, Abraham K.; Denlinger, Benjamin K. Executors.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 04-00 0150
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Archive of Alice P. Fordney
- Title
- Archive of Alice P. Fordney
- Object ID
- HC0001
- Date Range
- 1905-1974
1 document
- Collection
- Archive of Alice P. Fordney
- Title
- Archive of Alice P. Fordney
- Description
- This collection contains ephemera related to Alice Potter Fordney, antiques dealer and rugmaker. Items in the collection include business correspondence with Armstrong, F. Schumacher & Co., and the Montclair art museum; personal correspondence with friends and family; hooked rug patterns; and antiques sale flyers from the early 20th century. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, including the obituary of Fordney's sister Ellen Franklin; reference material for rug making and interior design (informational sheets, books and patterns); several items related to the Yeates School, which Fordney's brother William Bush Fordney attended; several photographs of unidentified persons; and a statement related to the will of William J. Fordney, her uncle.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Alice Potter Fordney was born June 21, 1887 in Lancaster, the daughter of Ida Cox and Thomas Potter Fordney. A prominent antique dealer from the late 1920s to her retirement in 1965, Fordney also made and sold hooked rugs.
- Fordney's family features prominently in Lancaster County history. Her maternal great-grandfather was John Michael, who owned the historic Grape Hotel from 1805-1839. Fordney's paternal great-grandfather William Jenkins built Wheatland in 1828 and later sold the property to President James Buchanan. Colonel William Bush Fordney, her paternal grandfather, was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster. He served as district attorney from 1839-1845 and negotiated for the loan that enabled Lancaster city to build the "water works" in the 1830s. Sarah Cox, her maternal grandmother, was a known philanthropist and for years helped to manage the Home for Friendless Children in Lancaster. Her sister, Ellen Fordney Franklin, was a "pioneer" in the industry of women's knit suits, opening her first shop in 1929 in Philadelphia.
- Fordney never married. She kept in contact with her nieces and nephews, as evidenced by letters in the collection. According to notes provided by Wendell Zercher, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine Muench, her niece and the donor of the collection, recalled her as "warm and artistic," and "a character." She died April 17, 1973, at the age of 85.
- Works Cited:
- "Mrs. Franklin, pioneer of women's knit suits, dies." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 10 May 1963, p. 2.
- "Accident Fatal to Mrs. Sarah A. Cox." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], no date, page unknown.
- "Miss Fordney, Antique Dealer, 85, Succumbs." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 18 April 1973, p. 2.
- "One of Lancaster's Most Prominent and Venerable Citizens Passes Away." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 29 July 1889, p. 1.
- Date Range
- 1905-1974
- Year Range From
- 1905
- Year Range To
- 1974
- Date of Accumulation
- 1905-1974
- Creator
- Fordney, Alice Potter, 1887-1973
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives North
- Storage Wall
- Side 28
- People
- Appel, Charles Rengier
- Bohlen, Sidney Franklin
- Bowman, Mrs. Edward J.
- Boyer, R. J.
- Brenneman, Mary Rue Bard
- Brown, Hazel Dell
- Chiarell, Fred P.
- Clark, George W.
- Daugherty, Harvey P.
- Demuth, Charles
- Dodge, Arthur B.
- Embsweiler, Ruth
- Erb, Edna
- Fordney, Alice Potter
- Fordney, William Bush Jr.
- Fordney, William Jenkins
- Franklin, Ellen Julia Fordney
- Gibbons, Alice McIlvaine
- Gilbert, L. J.
- Gingrich, Milton E.
- Graybill, John M.
- Griest, Charles J.
- Higby, Everett
- Hostetter, A. K.
- Howe, John
- Irvine, Blanche
- Kent, William Winthrop
- Knodle, Edward
- Krone, Herbert B.
- Lindenmuth, J. D.
- Long, Yvonne
- Maclay, Helen Hurley
- Malone, Clarence
- Morris, Charles R.
- Morris, Grace M.
- Nauman, Gertrude Colson
- Orr, Barclay
- Pennypacker, Charles A.
- Pennypacker, James G.
- Randall, Meda
- Rannels, Paul
- Stokes, Agnes M.
- Strickler, Belle
- Wolf, Emily
- Other Creators
- Muench, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine, d. 2006
- Subjects
- American newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Women
- Antique dealers
- Armstrong Cork Company
- Armstrong World Industries
- F. Schumacher & Co.
- Farm Journal Media
- House & Garden
- Interior decoration
- Letters
- Montclair Art Museum
- Patterns for crafts
- Rugs
- Rugs, Hooked
- Student newspapers and periodicals
- Woman's world magazine
- Search Terms
- Albert Steiger Company
- Antique dealers
- Antique sales
- Armstrong Cork Company
- Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Berlinwork patterns
- Blue and Brown (Yeates School)
- Cheney Silks
- Cheney Weaves
- Christmas
- Correspondence
- Cricket Club
- Dickinson Presbyterian Church
- Estate sales
- F. Schumacher and Company
- Farm Journal Media
- Fiber arts
- Finding aids
- Gilbert's store
- Griest Homestead
- Guernsey Sales Pavilion
- Hager's Department Store
- Hershey Fire Hall
- Hooked rugs
- House & Garden
- Interior decoration
- Kleinfelter's auction rooms
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Montclair Art Museum
- Odd Fellows Hall
- Olson Rugs
- Patterns for crafts
- Rossmere Hotel
- Rug patterns
- Rugs
- State Armory Hall
- V-mail
- Woman's World Magazine
- Yeates School
- Extent
- 3 boxes, 37 folders, 333 items, 1,015 pages to scan, 4.5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- HC0001
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Associated Material
- Sarah McIlvaine Muench Family Papers, MS 44 at Archives and Special Collections, Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.
- Related Item Notes
- See photograph collection.
- See curatorial collection for examples of rugs.
- Fordney Family Diaries (MG0539)
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Archive of Alice P. Fordney (HC0001), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- The kraft paper patterns in Folders 33-37 are restricted. Please make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to view these items.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Accession Number
- G.04.23.52
- Classification
- HC0001
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- From the Heritage Center of Lancaster County collection, G04.23.52.
- Processed and finding aid prepared by MJ, June 2018.
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Guardianship account, George Lefevre, deceased
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1859 F006 L
- Date Range
- 1859
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Guardianship account, George Lefevre, deceased
- Description
- Guardianship account for Susan Salome Lefevre, daughter of George Lefevre, deceased.
- Date Range
- 1859
- Creation Date
- 1859
- Year
- 1859
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0230
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- Probate records
- Search Terms
- Probate records
- Administrators' accounts
- Guardianship accounts
- Place
- Strasburg Twp.
- Extent
- 2 items: original and clerk's copy
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1859 F006 L
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Box Number
- 230
- Additional Notes
- Herr, Benjamin B. Guardian of Susan Salome Lefevre.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
- Classification
- RG 04-00 0150
- AdAcct 1859 F006 L
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- Object ID
- AUG 1816 F015
- Date Range
- 1816/08
1 document
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Date Range
- 1816/08
- Year
- 1816
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- People
- Walter, Peter
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- AUG 1816 F015
- Additional Notes
- Assault and battery.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 13.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1887 F066 H
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged alphabetically by year.
- Year
- 1887
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0182
- People
- Huber, Abraham
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Place
- Warwick Twp.
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1887 F066 H
- Box Number
- 182
- Additional Notes
- Huber, John H. 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
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1887 F067 H
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged alphabetically by year.
- Year
- 1887
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0182
- People
- Huber, Levi
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Place
- West Lampeter Twp.
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1887 F067 H
- Box Number
- 182
- Additional Notes
- Huber, J. Milton; Huber, Abraham K. Executors.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 04-00 0150
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
