LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Title
Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Object ID
MG0734
Date Range
1856-1902
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Collection
Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Title
Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Description
This collection contains Thomas Baker's three surveying books which document land and property ownership in southern Lancaster County, primarily Colerain Township from 1856-1902. Octorara Creek, Kirkwood, Christiana and Upper Oxford Twp. are among the place names.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Baker traces his ancestry back to Sir Richard Baker (1568), born in the county of Kent, England. In 1685, seven generations before Thomas Baker was born, Joseph Baker immigrated to Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Born in Chatham, Chester County to Lewis and Diana Baker, Thomas was well-educated; a teacher until 1840, when he commenced the study of surveying. Land surveying is the location of points on, above and below the surface of the earth and the relation of those points to a common reference system. Employed at Jonathon Goss, at Unionville Academy in Chester, he surveyed over 650 farms in Lancaster County's Colerain Township. He married in 1855; his family adhering to his Quaker faith. The Biographical Annals in Lancaster, published in 1903, describes Baker as "…a man esteemed by his neighbors for his many good qualities and excellent character, and in disposition he is a man of warm heart and kindly feeling."
Date Range
1856-1902
Creation Date
1856-1902
Year Range From
1856
Year Range To
1902
Creator
Baker, Thomas, b. 1822
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Alexander, Sara
Andrews, Arthur
Armstrong, Lapsley
Ash, Daniel
Aument, Frank
Bailey, Thomas
Bailey, William M.
Bair, William M.
Baker, George
Baker, Harlan
Baker, John
Baker, Thomas
Baldwin, Joseph B.
Baptis, Joseph
Bea, John
Bear, Jacob
Bernard, James J.
Beyer, Andrew
Beyer, Daniel
Beyer, Margaret
Beyer, Robert
Black, Margaret
Blackburn, Cromwell
Blank, Christian
Borland, William
Bosland, William
Brinton, Howard
Brinton, Moses
Brinton, Samuel
Broomell, B. J.
Broomell, Samuel H.
Brosius, Clarkson
Brosius, Jesse
Brosius, John Comly
Brosius, Joseph H.
Brosius, Joshua
Brosius, Levi
Brosius, Mahlon J.
Brosius, William
Brown, J. W.
Brown, James
Brown, K.
Brown, Thomas W.
Bush, Fred
Bushong, Jacob
Carlow, James
Carter, Benjamin
Carter, John C.
Chamberlain, Jonas
Clark, Henry
Cloud, Charles
Coates, Ellis
Coates, Lewis
Coates, Samuel
Coates, Truman
Cochran, Joseph S.
Cohan, Thomas H.
Connar, James
Conner, John
Cooper, Truman
Crossen, James
Dale, George
Davis, Abner
Davis, Christopher
Davis, John
Davis, Joseph B.
Davis, Joseph E.
Davis, Lucretia H.
Davis, William
Dean, Thomas
Doneby, Philip
Donelly, Henry
Donelly, Hugh
Drumm, Earl
Eby, Henry S.
Edwards, Charles
Edwards, James
Elias, Emery
Elizabeth, Mary
Elliott, Cloud
Ernery, Hannah E.
Evans, Carrie R.
Evans, John
Evans, William
Fagler, John
Ferguson, Benjamin
Ferguson, Robert
Ferguson, William
Fleming, Martin J.
Foulk, Mrs.
Fox, William
Frames, David
Fritz, Abby Ann
Gill, John
Goodman, Charles
Gowan, William M.
Graham, Harrison
Graham, John T.
Gray, Ezra
Haines, Eugene M.
Hall, Hiram S.
Hamil, Armor
Hamil, R. A.
Hamilton, J. E.
Hannun, Eurch
Harper, J. D.
Harrar, Daniel
Harrar, Miller
Harray, P.
Harrett, William
Harting, George R.
Hastings, Jeremiah
Hastings, Joseph
Henning, James
Hevenson, Ann
Heyberger, Jacob
Hodgson, Annie C.
Hodgson, Ellis P.
Hollis, William
Holmes, John
Hoopes, Thomas G.
Houston, David
Hoy, P.
Hoy, William
Hudson, Alex
Hurley, John
Jackson William Clark
Jackson, Annetta L.
Jackson, Clark
Jackson, David W.
Jackson, Ellwood
Jackson, Hayes
Jackson, James J.
Jackson, Lydia
Jackson, Thomas
Jackson, Thomas E.
Jackson, Thomas S.
Jeffries, Benjamin
Jenkins, Annie E.
Jones, Emmos S.
Jones, John
Jones, John C.
Jones, John G.
Kalbach, A. M.
Keene, Rebecca J.
Kennedy, Anna
Kennedy, James H.
Kent, Daniel
Kimble, Isaac W.
King, Judson B.
Lamborn, Jacob H.
Lamborn, Kirk
Lechman, Benjamin
Lewis, Alex
Lewis, Elijah
Lewis, Isaac
Lewis, John C.
Lewis, Thompson
Luckenbach, J. S.
Lynch, Philemena C.
Mahaney, Jeremiah
Mahon, Jeremiah
Markey, Pat
Martin, Elijah P.
Martin, James
Martin, Samuel
Martin, William S.
Massey, Isaac
Mayhu, William
McCardle, Eli
McCarter, Henry C.
McCarter, Henry G.
McCarter, John Jones
McCarter, Thompson
McCimans, Mike
McClure, John
McClure, Thomas
McConnel, Samuel
McCord, James
McCord, William
McCullough, James
McCullough, Robert
McElwain, David
McElwain, James
McElwain, Josiah
McElwain, Robert
McHenry, John
McLinaus, John
McLinaus, W. F.
McNeil, George A.
McSparren, James B.
Miller, Andrew
Miller, H. Jackson
Miller, Henry H.
Miller, Joanna
Miller, Lemuel H.
Miller, Minnie R.
Mimm, Jesse
Montgomery, John
Montgomery, Sam E.
Morrison, Caroline B.
Morrison, Emma B.
Morrison, Robert
Morrison, Samuel
Newhauser, John
Nixon, A. W.
Nixon, Joseph
Noble, William M.
Oatman, Eliza
Oatman, Zachariah
Ortlip, Andrew
Patterson, Bordley Shippen
Pennington, Robert H.
Pennington, Thomas
Pennock, F. J.
Pennock, Francis J.
Pennock, Joseph
Pennock, Margaretta Walker
Pennock, William E.
Penny, Joseph
Peters, Abraham
Peters, Abraham K.
Pierce, G.
Pinkerton, James
Purnal, Levis
Pusey, Joseph
Rakestraw, Abraham
Rambo Elijah W.
Rambo, David
Rambo, Elisha
Ramsay, James
Reeses, Peter
Reyburn, James H.
Reylin, John
Reylon, Henry S.
Rhoads, Levi S.
Richey, George
Ricky, Immanuel
Rigg, Hiram F.
Robinson, Amy
Robison, Joseph
Roney, Pat
Ross, George E.
Ross, Hamilton
Russel, Joseph
Rutter, Adam
Rynear, Charles
Sampson, John
Sampson, William
Sellers, Thomas W.
Seltzer, Sara R.
Shaw, Ben
Shivery, Demison
Shivery, Elisha J.
Shivery, George
Shultz, Frank
Simmons, Henry
Siner, John T.
Slack, Hall
Slokom, Samuel
Smith, Abram
Smith, Jackson
Smith, Jesse J.
Smith, S. W.
Smith, Samuel
Sproul, James
Stewart, James
Stump, B. O.
Sutton, Edwin
Sweigert, John W.
Swift, Joseph
Taylor, Jacob
Taylor, Jesse
Thomas, Arthur
Thomas, Edward
Thomas, Margaret
Thompson, James
Thompson, Jane M.
Thompson, Mary Jane
Turner, James
Walker, David
Wallace, Arthur
Walton, Abner Brinton
Walton, Alban
Walton, Brinton
Walton, Elizabeth C.
Walton, Isaac
Walton, Joseph L.
Walton, Joseph B.
Walton, Joseph P.
Watts, Mollie
Webster, Chalkley
Webster, Charles
Webster, Daniel
Webster, George
Webster, Joseph
Webster, Margaret C.
White, Alexander
Whiteside, Mrs.
Whitman, James
Whitson, Martha
Whitson, Moses
Whitson, Samuel
Whitson, Thomas
Whitson, William
Willard, Agnes
Williams, Abner
Williams, David
Williams, William B.
Wood, James
Wood, Joshua
Wood, Thomas
Wood, William N.
Woodruff, John
Woods, Joshua
Woods, Peter
Woods, Thomas
Work, Robert
Worth, Albert B.
Worth, William C.
Subjects
Surveying
Surveyors
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Chester County (Pa.)
Search Terms
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Finding aids
Kirkwood, Colerain Twp.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Octoraro Creek
Surveying
Surveyors
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0734
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Surveyor's transit case, Object ID 1973.008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-734
Other Number
MG-734
Classification
MG0734
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by AB, November 2014. Added to database 24 May 2021.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #101
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Brown, Isaac
Cresswell, George
Bunting, Eliza Jane
Bunting, John
Cresswell, William S.
Robison, John
Robison, Michael
Robison, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #101
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/05/19.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brown, Isaac. Teacher.
Cresswell, George. Grandfather of Bunting, Eliza Jane; Bunting, John; [father] of Cresswell, William S.
Robison, John. Father of Robison, Michael; Robison, Joseph.
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 1830 #292
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Brown, Isaac
Bunton, Eliza Jane
Bunton, John
Drake, George
Crisswell, William S.
Rigby, Margaret
Rigby, Nathaniel
Robison, Joseph
Robison, Michael
Rogers, Caroline
Stevens, Osborn H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #292
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A Oct 6, 2004.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brown, Isaac. Teacher.
Bunton, Eliza Jane.
Bunton, John.
Drake, George.
Crisswell, William S.
Rigby, Margaret.
Rigby, Nathaniel.
Robison, Joseph.
Robison, Michael.
Rogers, Caroline.
Stevens, Osborn H.
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 1830 #492
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Brown, Isaac
Bunting, Eliza Jane
Bunting, John
Drake, George
Drake, Rachel
Fight, Mary Ann
McMichael, Jesse B.
McMichael, Robert
Rigby, Nathaniel
Robison, Joseph
Robison, Michael
Rogers, Caroline
Stevens, Osborn A.
Search Terms
Poor children
Little Britain Twp.
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #492
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1995/05/30.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Patterson School.
Brown, Isaac. Teacher.
Bunting , Eliza Jane.
Bunting, John.
Drake, George.
Drake, Rachel.
Fight, Mary Ann.
McMichael, Jesse B.
McMichael, Robert.
Rigby, Nathaniel.
Robison, Joseph.
Robison, Michael.
Rogers, Caroline.
Stevens, Osborn A.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1892 F009 R
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0105
People
Robison, Joseph
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Fontana, Miami County, Kansas
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1892 F009 R
Box Number
105
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1855 F007
Date Range
1855/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1855/04
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robison, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1855 F007
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
Case numbered as "G".
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #595
Date Range
1828
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Date Range
1828
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Allen, Henry
Allen, Isaac
Allison, Eliza Ann
Allison, Julian
Allison, Peter
Bird, Hannah
Bird, Jacob
Brabson, Caleb
Brabson, Hannah
Brabson, Thomas
Brown, Ann
Brown, Rachel
Brown, Samuel
Brown, Thomas
Bunton, Eliza Jane
Bunton, John
Bunton, Mary
Cooper, K. Josiah
Cooper, Alexander
Cooper, James
Cooper, Lewis
Cooper, Milly
Cornby, Elenor
Cornby, Maryann
Cornby, Peter
Creswell, George
Creswell, S. William
Crookshank, John
Crookshank, Rebeckah
Crookshank, William
Dever, Eleanor
Dever, Samuel
Doughlass, David
Doughlass, Robert
Doughlass, Sarah
Doughlass, Thomas
Seatton, Joseph
Eipes, John
Eipes, Josiah
Fodders, Jesse
Fodders, Mildollans
Fodders, Paris
Gray, Elizabeth
Gray, Hannah
Gray, Sophia Jane
Haines, Manuel
Haines, Mary
Haines, Susan
Harris, Benjamin
Harris, Conrad
Harris, Elizabeth
Hollihan, Eliza
Hollihan, Harriet
Hollihan, Mary
Humes, Eliza
Humes, James
Humes, Samuel
Johnson, Cesar
Johnson, Juliann
Johnson, Metilda
Long, Abner
Long, Adison
Long, Mary
McEntire, Daniel
McEntire, Martha
McEntire, Robert
Megill, Ann
Megill, Hannah
Megill, Samuel
Midcalf, Abraham
Midcalf, David
Midcalf, James
Milborn, James
Milborn, John
Moses, Leah
Moses, Rachel
Moses, Solomon
Oldham, Harriet
Oldham, James
Peck, George
Peck, Nancy
Reath, Archibald
Reath, John
Reath, William
Robison, John
Robison, Joseph
Robison, Michael
Rogers, H. Elisha
Rogers, Levi
Stephens, Joshua
Stevens, A. Ausborn
Towson, James
Towson, Ephraim
Towson, Isaac
Watson, Abraham
Watson, Harreat
Watson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #595
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/07/07.
Additional Notes
List of poor children in Little Britain Twp. returned in 1828.
Allen, Isaac. Father of Allen, Henry, age 7.
Allison, Peter. Father of Allison, Eliza Ann, age 7; Allison, Julian, age 10.
Brabson, Caleb. Father of Brabson, Hannah, age 10; Brabson, Thomas, age 8.
Brown, Samuel. Father of Brown, Thomas, age 10; Brown, Ann, age 8.
Creswell, George. Father of Creswell, S. William, age 10.
Crookshank, William. Father of Crookshank, John, age 9; Crookshank, Rebeckah, age 8.
Cornby, Peter. Father of Cornby, Elenor, age 8; Cornby, Maryann, age 7.
Cooper, Alaxander. Father of Cooper, Milly, age 11; Cooper, James, age 9.
Cooper, Lewis. Father of Cooper, K. Josiah, age 7.
Doughlass, David. Father of Doughlass, Sarah, age 9; Doughlass, Thomas, age 5.
Doughlass, Robert. Father of Doughlass, Thomas, age 11.
Dever, Samuel. Father of Dever, Eleanor, age 11.
Eipes, John. Father of Eipes, Josiah, age 6.
Fodders, Paris. Father of Fodders, Mildollans, age 11; Fodders, Jesse, age 11.
Gray, Elizabeth. Mother of Gray, Hannah, age 8; Gray, Sophia Jane, age 7.
Harris, Benjamin. Father of Harris, Conrad, age 9; Harris, Elizabeth, age 7.
Hollihan, Mary. Mother of Hollihan, Harriet, age 10; Hollihan, Eliza, age 5.
Humes, Samuel. Father of Humes, Eliza, age 10; Humes, James, age 6.
Haines, Manuel. Father of Haines, Susan, age 11; Haines, Mary, age 9.
Johnson, Cesar. Father of Johnson, Metilda, age 7; Johnson, Juliann, age 6.
Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Abner, age 11; Long, Adison, age 7.
Megill, Samuel. Father of Megill, Ann, age 8; Megill, Hannah, age 9.
Moses, Solomon. Father of Moses, Leah, age 7; Moses, Rachel, age 7.
Midcalf, Abraham. Father of Midcalf, David, age 9; Midcalf, James,age 11.
Milborn, James. Father of Milborn, John,age 10.
McEntire, Robert. Father of McEntire, Daniel, age 7; McEntire, Martha, age 9.
Oldham, James. Father of Oldham, Harriet, age 8; Oldham, James, age 6.
Peck, Nancy. Mother of Peck, George, age 9.
Robison, John. Father of Robison, Joseph, age 10; Robison, Michael, age 7.
Reath, John. Father of Reath, Archibald, age 7; Reath, William, age 9.
Rogers, Levi. Father of Rogers, H. Elisha, age 10; Rogers, P. Samuel, age 9.
Seatton, Squire. Father of Seatton, Joseph, age 7.
Stephens, Joshua. Father of Stevens, A. Ausborn,age 9.
Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Ephraim, age 9; Towson, James, age 6.
Watson, Abraham. Father of Watson, Harreat, age 8; Watson, William, age 6.
Bunton, Mary. Mother of Bunton, Eliza Jane, age 8; Bunton, John, age 5.
Brown, Rachel. Mother of Brown, Rachel, age 10.
Bird, Hannah. Mother of Bird, Jacob, age 8.
1 item. 3 pieces.
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 1892 F020 R
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0329
People
Robison, Joseph
Galbraith, John J.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Fontana, Miami County, Kansas
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1892 F020 R
Box Number
329
Additional Notes
Galbraith, John J. 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