Good info on our Henry Diffenbaugh . Good luck on your book. Roy Hunter On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:02:34 -0700 (PDT) Janell Gregson <jgsgenealogy@yahoo.com> writes: > I hope one of you can steer me in the right direction, and I'm sure > any answers would be useful to others researching our ancestors who > lived there during the 1800's. > I'm working on a family history book to self-publish for my extended > family. I'm fine with names (Diffenbaugh and others) , dates and > places. What I am looking for are stories or at least best guesses. > Guesses will not be presented as fact. > > My 2nd great-grandparents, Henry Diffenbaugh and Mary Bressler, > raised 11 children (one died as an infant) in East Lampeter. > Henry's will and codicil were written in 1856 and 1857. Henry willed > to Mary "all livestock, carriage, wagons, farming implements, and > rents and incomes of all his real estate." He authorized, after the > death of his wife, the sales of all "real estate, tenements and > hereditaments." Also after the death of his wife, his children and > grandchildren were to receive a total of $3,600 between them. (All > were listed, with varying amounts.) > > I checked on www.westegg.com/inflation and see that that $3,600 cash > would be worth $89,577.63 in 2010 dollars. Does the above > information give any clues about his life and lifestyle? I assume he > was a farmer. Does above indicate he also owned other property, or > was that wording what we might call "boiler plate" on a form? Would > this be considered an average income? Any way to guess the amount of > land he may have owned? > > I will certainly be checking all the wonderful PA websites that were > just shared! Are there books I should be checking , maybe through > inter-library loans? I've been to Lancaster but live in Seattle and > can't do research on-site unfortunately. > > Thanks to whoever can steer me in the right direction, and sorry for > the long question! > > Janell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ____________________________________________________________ 57-Year-Old Mom Looks 25 Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ea310103bdc941dadm05vuc

Janell, Since he had a will you should be able to find probate papers; these would include the dispersal pertaining to his will and also the inventory Wills are usually probated fairly soon after the death of the will creator so that should narrow down a search. Look for a copy of the entire probate papers because abstracts serve a purpose but often miss points which can be really valuable to the genealogy researcher. Since the will states that "all real estate, tenements and hereditaments" should be sold after his wife's death, you could look for properties in the vicinity sold not too long after her death. They were likely to have been put on the market at pretty much the same time, and they would likely be sold with Henry shown as the owner. Did his will indicate that the cash to be dispersed to family members was to come from the sale of the goods? I used my Webster's Unabridged Dict. to look up the terms "hereditament" and "tenement." The term hereditament is an archaic legal term meaning "any inheritable estate or interest in property." Tenement has six meanings: #1 is "any home or building to live in; dwelling house." #2, 3, &4 are variations on that theme; however, #5 is "any species of permanent property as lands, houses, rents, an office, a franchise, etc., that may be held by another." So the use of tenement doesn't necessarily indicate rental property/properties. However when he includes "rents and incomes of all his real estate," I think it becomes very clear that he has properties of some type which he rents out or makes income on in some way. I also agree that census records, tax lists, and other documents suggested by responders should be included in a search for the answer to your question(s). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janell Gregson" <jgsgenealogy@yahoo.com> To: <palancas@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 4:02 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] 1850s in Lanc. County >I hope one of you can steer me in the right direction, and I'm sure any >answers would be useful to others researching our ancestors who lived there >during the 1800's. > I'm working on a family history book to self-publish for my extended > family. I'm fine with names (Diffenbaugh and others) , dates and places. > What I am looking for are stories or at least best guesses. Guesses will > not be presented as fact. > > My 2nd great-grandparents, Henry Diffenbaugh and Mary Bressler, raised 11 > children (one died as an infant) in East Lampeter. > Henry's will and codicil were written in 1856 and 1857. Henry willed to > Mary "all livestock, carriage, wagons, farming implements, and rents and > incomes of all his real estate." He authorized, after the death of his > wife, the sales of all "real estate, tenements and hereditaments." Also > after the death of his wife, his children and grandchildren were to > receive a total of $3,600 between them. (All were listed, with varying > amounts.) > > I checked on www.westegg.com/inflation and see that that $3,600 cash would > be worth $89,577.63 in 2010 dollars. Does the above information give any > clues about his life and lifestyle? I assume he was a farmer. Does above > indicate he also owned other property, or was that wording what we might > call "boiler plate" on a form? Would this be considered an average income? > Any way to guess the amount of land he may have owned? > > I will certainly be checking all the wonderful PA websites that were just > shared! Are there books I should be checking , maybe through inter-library > loans? I've been to Lancaster but live in Seattle and can't do research > on-site unfortunately. > > Thanks to whoever can steer me in the right direction, and sorry for the > long question! > > Janell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I cannot speak to the valuations - but, as a retired lawyer I can say that "real estate, tenements, and hereditaments" at one point would have been boiler plate. Nancy Blackwell

I appreciate all the wonderful and detailed replies to my question about my great-grandparents' lives in East Lampeter in the 1850s. You gave me resources I didn't know of or hadn't remembered. I hope what all of you provided will also aid others in their research!   Janell

     This is just a guess but an 89,000 estate in today's dollars would suggest a kind of working class or blue collar lifestyle.  A farm today of about 100 acres would probably bring about 500,000 dollars or more but maybe this guy had a mortage on his place or maybe he owned a number of isolated small plots that may have hurt the value.       You didn't mention where he lived in Lancaster County and there can be some big differences in the value of land, Manor Twp. seemed to have the highest value as farm land but there are lots of places in Lancaster County where the land wouldn't be that valuable because it was hilly or rocky.  You might also check the 1850 census to see what value he placed on his land at that time.  Its possible that he turned over some of his land to one of his sons before his death that would have lowered the value of his estate.  The Agricultural census might shed additional light on his net worth.                                                                                              Jim   ________________________________ From: Janell Gregson <jgsgenealogy@yahoo.com> To: "palancas@rootsweb.com" <palancas@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 7:02 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] 1850s in Lanc. County I hope one of you can steer me in the right direction, and I'm sure any answers would be useful to others researching our ancestors who lived there during the 1800's. I'm working on a family history book to self-publish for my extended family. I'm fine with names (Diffenbaugh and others) , dates and places. What I am looking for are stories or at least best guesses. Guesses will not be presented as fact. My 2nd great-grandparents, Henry Diffenbaugh and Mary Bressler, raised 11 children (one died as an infant) in East Lampeter. Henry's will and codicil were written in 1856 and 1857. Henry willed to Mary "all livestock, carriage, wagons, farming implements, and rents and incomes of all his real estate." He authorized, after the death of his wife, the sales of all "real estate, tenements and hereditaments." Also after the death of his wife, his children and grandchildren were to receive a total of $3,600 between them. (All were listed, with varying amounts.) I checked on www.westegg.com/inflation and see that that $3,600 cash would be worth $89,577.63 in 2010 dollars. Does the above information give any clues about his life and lifestyle? I assume he was a farmer. Does above indicate he also owned other property, or was that wording what we might call "boiler plate" on a form? Would this be considered an average income? Any way to guess the amount of land he may have owned? I will certainly be checking all the wonderful PA websites that were just shared! Are there books I should be checking , maybe through inter-library loans? I've been to Lancaster but live in Seattle and can't do research on-site unfortunately. Thanks to whoever can steer me in the right direction, and sorry for the long question! Janell ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Ag. Census can be found here: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/agricultural_census_information/2586 The 1850 Ag Census contains the following: 1-name, owner, agent, or mgr. of farm 2- acres of land improved 3- acres of land unimproved 4- cash value of farm 5- Value of farming implements & machinery 6- Horses 7- Asses & mules 8- Milch cows 9- Working oxen 10- Other cattle 11- Sheep 12- Swine 13- Value of Livestock 14- Bushels of Wheat 15- Bushels of Rye 16- Bushels of Indian corn 17- Bushels of Oats 18- Pounds of rice 19- Pounds of Tobacco 20- Ginned cotton bales of 400 lbs. each 21- Pounds of wool 22- Bushels of Peas & Beans 23- Bushels of Irish Potatoes 24-Bushels of Sweet Potatoes 25-Bushels of Barley 26- Bushels of Buckwheat 27- Value of Orchard products in dollars 28- Gallons of wine 29- Value of produce of market gardens 30- Pounds of butter 31- Pounds of Cheese 32- Tons of Hay 33- Bushels of Clover seed 34- Bushels of other grass seed 35- Pounds of Hops 36-Tons of dew rotted hemp 37- Tons of Water rotted Hemp 38- Bushels of Flaxseed 40- Pounds of silk cocoons 41- Pounds of Maple Sugar 42- Hogsheads of 1000 pounds of Cane Sugar 43- Gallons of Molasses 44- Pounds of Beeswax & Honey 45- Value of Home-made Manufacture 46- Value of Animals slaughtered On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Janell Gregson <jgsgenealogy@yahoo.com>wrote: > I hope one of you can steer me in the right direction, and I'm sure any > answers would be useful to others researching our ancestors who lived there > during the 1800's. > I'm working on a family history book to self-publish for my extended > family. I'm fine with names (Diffenbaugh and others) , dates and places. > What I am looking for are stories or at least best guesses. Guesses will not > be presented as fact. > > My 2nd great-grandparents, Henry Diffenbaugh and Mary Bressler, raised 11 > children (one died as an infant) in East Lampeter. > Henry's will and codicil were written in 1856 and 1857. Henry willed to > Mary "all livestock, carriage, wagons, farming implements, and rents and > incomes of all his real estate." He authorized, after the death of his wife, > the sales of all "real estate, tenements and hereditaments." Also after the > death of his wife, his children and grandchildren were to receive a total of > $3,600 between them. (All were listed, with varying amounts.) > > I checked on www.westegg.com/inflation and see that that $3,600 cash would > be worth $89,577.63 in 2010 dollars. Does the above information give any > clues about his life and lifestyle? I assume he was a farmer. Does above > indicate he also owned other property, or was that wording what we might > call "boiler plate" on a form? Would this be considered an average income? > Any way to guess the amount of land he may have owned? > > I will certainly be checking all the wonderful PA websites that were just > shared! Are there books I should be checking , maybe through inter-library > loans? I've been to Lancaster but live in Seattle and can't do research > on-site unfortunately. > > Thanks to whoever can steer me in the right direction, and sorry for the > long question! > > Janell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There are many books of transcriptions of early Lancaster County church record that have been published. I have seen them on the shelves at Lancaster County Historical Society, but can't seem to find them so far in their on-line catalog. In addition to their books, the LCHS has lots and lots of early and not so early church records on microfilm. The link for their online catalog can be found on this page: http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=61 . One book currently in print that I have found useful is: F. Edward Wright's _Lancaster County, Pennsylvania church records of the 18th century_. There is 5 volumes of records. The exact churches listed are listed in the LCHS on-line catalog. Hope this helps, Triste --- If you can't get rid of them ugly old skeletons in the closet, at least teach 'em how to dance funny. Billy C. Wirtz --- On Fri, 10/21/11, D T <trterogr1@hotmail.com> wrote: > Help! I am hoping there are Lancaster researchers who are > knowledgable regarding any early Lancaster Co. churches, > 1700's, and have surviving church records, if any!  > Could you please let me know where those records can be > found as well?? I am trying to break a brick wall that may > trace to Lancaster Co. and hope any surviving church records > will confirm or eliminate possible family connections.  > Thank you very much, Dawn    

There are several places you may be able to get info of the sort you desire. If you can find the 1850 Agricultural census listing for Henry Diffenbaugh, it should give you his acreage, what kinds and how many of each type of livestock he has, as well as what crops he harvested and how much of each. Quite useful. Another thing to do would be to get a transcription of the taxes he paid the year before he died. The tax records, if they survive, are in the possession of the Lancaster County Historical Society. They are bound together by township, so hopefully with his name, township and the year, the data would be easy to look up. I know you said you can't visit LCHS yourself, but LCHS does offer some Research Services, and I think this would be a specific enough request to fulfil their requirement: http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=61&Itemid=87 . I think I'd ask for several years tax records, because some years they may have added items that may help you round out your picture of your ancestor. For instance in 1870, they taxed dogs over 1 month of age. So, if your ancestor was paying taxes in 1870, you can tell if he had one or more dogs (at least if he was admitting he had them to the taxman!) The taxable items in the 1850s would typically have been: the amount of money "at interest", horses & cattle above the age of 4 years, pleasure carriages and gold watches. If he owns acreage, that will be listed and taxed. If he is renting his farm, the tax list may list his landlord. Whether he owns or rents, his occupation should be listed. Possession of pleasure carriages and one or more gold watches would give you an idea of his level of affluence, along with the amount of taxes he actually paid. Also, you mentioned a will. Is there also an inventory for his estate? It seems like if there was a big estate, there was probably an inventory. If it survived the ages, of course. The inventory should be the most exact accounting of his possessions, of course, down to the pots and pans in the kitchen. I hope these suggestions help you. Thanks, Triste Elliott --- If you can't get rid of them ugly old skeletons in the closet, at least teach 'em how to dance funny. Billy C. Wirtz --- On Fri, 10/21/11, Janell Gregson <jgsgenealogy@yahoo.com> wrote: > My 2nd great-grandparents, Henry Diffenbaugh and Mary > Bressler, raised 11 children (one died as an infant) in East > Lampeter. > Henry's will and codicil were written in 1856 and 1857. > Henry willed to Mary "all livestock, carriage, wagons, > farming implements, and rents and incomes of all his real > estate." He authorized, after the death of his wife, the > sales of all "real estate, tenements and hereditaments." > Also after the death of his wife, his children and > grandchildren were to receive a total of $3,600 between > them. (All were listed, with varying amounts.) > > I checked on www.westegg.com/inflation and see that that > $3,600 cash would be worth $89,577.63 in 2010 dollars. Does > the above information give any clues about his life and > lifestyle? I assume he was a farmer. Does above indicate he > also owned other property, or was that wording what we might > call "boiler plate" on a form? Would this be considered an > average income? Any way to guess the amount of land he may > have owned?

Dawn, Can't tell you what records it has but genealogical.com has a CD of PA german church records 1729-1870 . See below for their description. It's on sale today. My apologies in advance if this commericalism is inappropriate. I have no interest in genealogical.com but have found their cds to be useful in my own research. "This CD contains images of the pages of all three volumes of *Pennsylvania German Church Records* originally published by the Genealogical Publishing Co. The volumes include all the church records ever published in the *Proceedings and Addresses* of the Pennsylvania German Society. The records include births, baptisms, marriages, and burials." Zoe On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 3:00 AM, <palancas-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Early Lancaster Church records (D T) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:58:09 -0700 > From: D T <trterogr1@hotmail.com> > Subject: [PALANCAS] Early Lancaster Church records > To: <palancas@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <BAY150-W48999E75FAA610B44E0D2EE1E80@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Help! I am hoping there are Lancaster researchers who are knowledgable > regarding any early Lancaster Co. churches, 1700's, and have surviving > church records, if any! Could you please let me know where those records > can be found as well?? I am trying to break a brick wall that may trace to > Lancaster Co. and hope any surviving church records will confirm or > eliminate possible family connections. Thank you very much, Dawn > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the PALANCAS list administrator, send an email to > PALANCAS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the PALANCAS mailing list, send an email to > PALANCAS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of PALANCAS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 77 > *************************************** >

I hope one of you can steer me in the right direction, and I'm sure any answers would be useful to others researching our ancestors who lived there during the 1800's. I'm working on a family history book to self-publish for my extended family. I'm fine with names (Diffenbaugh and others) , dates and places. What I am looking for are stories or at least best guesses. Guesses will not be presented as fact. My 2nd great-grandparents, Henry Diffenbaugh and Mary Bressler, raised 11 children (one died as an infant) in East Lampeter. Henry's will and codicil were written in 1856 and 1857. Henry willed to Mary "all livestock, carriage, wagons, farming implements, and rents and incomes of all his real estate." He authorized, after the death of his wife, the sales of all "real estate, tenements and hereditaments." Also after the death of his wife, his children and grandchildren were to receive a total of $3,600 between them. (All were listed, with varying amounts.) I checked on www.westegg.com/inflation and see that that $3,600 cash would be worth $89,577.63 in 2010 dollars. Does the above information give any clues about his life and lifestyle? I assume he was a farmer. Does above indicate he also owned other property, or was that wording what we might call "boiler plate" on a form? Would this be considered an average income? Any way to guess the amount of land he may have owned? I will certainly be checking all the wonderful PA websites that were just shared! Are there books I should be checking , maybe through inter-library loans? I've been to Lancaster but live in Seattle and can't do research on-site unfortunately. Thanks to whoever can steer me in the right direction, and sorry for the long question! Janell

Sorry somehow the first SEND did not work: Here is my collection of PA URLs for statewide plus Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties. If anyone can add to this, especially Lancaster Co, I would be very grateful. Many have shared these and other things with me and it's time to give back. Graham Louer Plano TX Married 60 years this November PA URLs FROM BOOKMARKS T.O.C. Statewide Chester Co Lancaster Co Philadelphia Co PA STATE WIDE ARCHIVES URLs NATURALIZATIONS http://usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/natur.htm LAND GRANTS AND WARRANTS http://usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/land.htm INDEXED GENEALOGICAL DATA IN STATUTES http://usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/xmisc.htm MILITARY RELATED http://usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/milit.htm PASSENGER SHIP RECORDS http://usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/ship.htm PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES http://usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/archivesseries.htm ONLINE COUNTY HISTORIES AND BIOGRAPHIES http://usgwarchives.org/pa/pahist.htm STATEWIDE HISTORY http://usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/area.htm LAND http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=3184&&SortOrder=100&level=4&parentCommID=3162&menuLevel=Level_4&mode=2 QUAKER http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/graphics-pax/mtghse.html PA ROOTS.COM http://www.pa-roots.com/ CHESTER COUNTY GENERAL HOLDINGS -- VARIOUS GOOD LINKS http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=609689 http://chester.pa-roots.com/state_resources_and_helpful_urls.htm http://www.pa-roots.org/data/index.php?220 CORONER’S RECORDS INDEX 1720- http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653467 GENWEB ARCHIVES -- MANY LINKS ALL SUBJECTS http://usgwarchives.org/pa/chester/ http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=609969&archivesNav=|34185| TAX RECORDS http://chester.pa-roots.com/taxlists/index.html 1677 - 1793 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacheste/chester_taxables.htm 1715 - 1754 http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653383 Names can be accessed alphabetically http://www.usgwarchives.org/pa/delaware/taxlist.htm Townships that went to Delaware Co in 1789 http://usgwarchives.org/pa/chester/taxlist.htm 1677 - 1774 (and 1779 Uwchlan only) http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653628 FOR LATER YEARS http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=610739 General info WILLS & ADM’NS INDEX 1714- http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653257 http://usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/ Wills and much more http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=609654 Evidently nothing useful here ORPHANS COURT http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653614 http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=609661 COURT RECORDS http://chester.pa-roots.com/courtrecords/index.html CHURCH RECORDS http://chester.pa-roots.com/church/index.html http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=610767 NATURALIZATIONS http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=618271&PM=1 MAPS http://chester.pa-roots.com/maps/index.html http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=609892 TOWNSHIP HISTORIES http://chester.pa-roots.com/townships/index.html http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=617193&PM=1 MARRIAGES http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=623955 LAND http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653621 http://chester.pa-roots.com/land_warranties/index.html http://www.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=654741&PM=1 CEMETERIES http://chester.pa-roots.com/cemetery/index.html FAMILY GROUP SHEETS http://www.fgs-project.com/pennsylvania/m/mcclure-d.txt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grahams_of_Chester_County_Pa/ MASTERS, SERVANTS, APPRENTICES INDEX 1700- http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=610123 FHL RESOURCES http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=187110&subject_disp=Pennsylvania%2C+Chester&columns=*,0,0 http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=210923&disp=Master+index%2C+Chester+County+Historica%20%20&columns=*,0,0 SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS http://chester.pa-roots.com/gen.%20and%20historical%20org.%20pa.htm http://chester.pa-roots.com/county_resources.html http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=610760 MILITARY http://chester.pa-roots.com/military/index.html ROADS http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653677 OCCUPATION LICENSES http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=653670 GENWEB http://chester.pa-roots.com/ ALHN http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacheste/index.htm LOOKUPS http://chester.pa-roots.com/lookup.html HISTORY http://www.archive.org/details/HistoryOfChesterCountyPennsylvania1881 LANCASTER COUNTY WILLS DEX & ABST http://www.usgwarchives.org/pa/lancaster/wills.htm TWP MAPS http://ancestortracks.com/Lancaster_Co_blurb.html http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:map-of-lancaster-county-townships-and-boroughs&catid=84:history-of-lancaster-county&Itemid=77 TOWNSHIPS YEARS ESTABLISHED ETC http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64:origin-of-lancaster-county-township-and-borough-names&catid=84:history-of-lancaster-county&Itemid=78 LANC HISTORY.ORG http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=54 SOUTHERN LANC CO HISTORICAL SOC’Y http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paslchs/index.html WARRANT REGISTER http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/LancasterPages/r17-88LancasterPageInterface.htm http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/lancasterPages/lancaster243.pdf DONEGAL PRESBY CHURCH CEMETERY http://www.donegalpresbyterianchurch.org/Index2.htm GENWEB http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/ ALHN http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palancas/ FHL RESOURCES http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=187672&subject_disp=Pennsylvania%2C+Lancaster&columns=*,0,0 ONLINE TAX LISTS http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/court/tax/index.html GRANTOR INDEX 1729- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paslchs/IndexImages.html RECORDER OF DEEDS --Genealogically useful ? http://www.lancasterdeeds.com/lanco_rod/site/default.asp 1751 NATURALIZATIONS http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/court/nats/nat1751.html PA ROOTS - LANC http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/index.html http://www.pa-roots.org/data/index.php?29 CHURCH RECORDS http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/church/index.html CEMETERIES http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/cemetery/index.html CENSUS - 1790 BY TOWNSHIP http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/census/census.html HISTORY OF LANC CO http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/books/ee/index.html CONESTOGA AREA HISTORY http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacahs/index.htm MENNONITE HIST’L SOC’Y http://www.lmhs.org/ MAP -- PROBABLY 1800s http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/books/ee/eemap.html MAP -- LANC CHES http://chester.pa-roots.com/maps/lancaster%20mms.htm CURRENT TOWNSHIPS http://www.pa-roots.com/lancaster/townships.html GENFORUM http://genforum.genealogy.com/pa/lancaster/ SCOTCH-IRISH http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:szN8IsVzia8J:www.horseshoe.cc/pennadutch/people/scotirish/scotrish.htm+%22lazarus+lowrey%22+will+1755&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us PHILADELPHIA COUNTY FHL RESOURCES http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=188272&subject_disp=Pennsylvania%2C+Philadelphia&columns=*,0,0 http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=188331&subject_disp=Pennsylvania%2C+Philadelphia%2C+Philadelphia&columns=*,0,0 CHURCH RECORDS http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/church.htm http://www.christchurchphila.org/Historic-Christ-Church/Collections-Genealogy/Genealogy/Genealogy-Search/54/ TAX LISTS http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/taxlist.htm 1769 and 1774 http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/taxlist/tax1734.txt 1734 of those in what is now Berks Co and the townships near what is now Berks Co QUAKER http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/vitals/marriages/samuelsmith.txt WILLS INDEX AND ABSTRACTS http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/willsabst.htm http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/philadelphia/wills/willabstrbke.txt GENFORUM http://genforum.genealogy.com/pa/philadelphia/ PASSENGER SHIPS http://www.searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/links.html#oath http://www.phillygenweb.org/directories.htm GENWEB http://www.phillygenweb.org/ PAPHILAD MAIL LIST ARCHIVES http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/PAPHILAD RESOURCES -- ORGANIZATIONS http://www.phillygenweb.org/philadelphiaresources.htm RESOURCES -- ETHNIC http://www.phillygenweb.org/ethnicresources.htm RESOURCES -- DIRECTORIES GOOD http://www.phillygenweb.org/directories.htm CEMETERIES INDEX http://www.phillygenweb.org/philadelphiacemeteries.htm CEMETERIES http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/cemet.htm TOWNSHIP HISTORIES http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/Inventor/graphics/wards/wards.htm 1734 LANDHOLDERS http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/land/1734land.txt AREA HISTORY http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/area.htm 1790 CENSUS BY TOWNSHIP AND WARD http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/census.htm PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MINUTES 1683-1685 http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/court/provcouncil.txt LAND RELATED http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/land.htm http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17PatentIndexes/r17-147PatIndA-AAInterface.htm MILITARY http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/military.htm PHILADELPHIANS MARRIED IN NEW JERSEY http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/vitals/marriages/njphilmar.txt

Thank you for re-sending! What a treasure you have shared with us. And almost 60 years married --- congratulations! Janell ________________________________ From: "glouer2@aol.com" <glouer2@aol.com> To: palancas@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:09 AM Subject: [PALANCAS] PA URLs including Chester, Lancaster, Philadelphia Here is my collection of PA URLs for statewide plus Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties. If anyone can add to this, especially Lancaster Co, I would be very grateful. Many have shared these with me and it's time to give back. Graham Louer Plano TX Married 60 years this November ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nobody got the list. On Oct 21, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Marcia Sugumele wrote: > Graham, I did not get the list....could you please email directly to me? > Thanks, Marcia McClure Sugumele > > > ________________________________ > From: "glouer2@aol.com" <glouer2@aol.com> > To: palancas@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 12:09 PM > Subject: [PALANCAS] PA URLs including Chester, Lancaster, Philadelphia > > Here is my collection of PA URLs for statewide plus Chester, Lancaster > and Philadelphia Counties. > > If anyone can add to this, especially Lancaster Co, I would be very > grateful. > > Many have shared these with me and it's time to give back. > > Graham Louer > Plano TX > Married 60 years this November > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What a useful collection of links! And it's great to have them all in one place. Thanks! Triste --- If you can't get rid of them ugly old skeletons in the closet, at least teach 'em how to dance funny. Billy C. Wirtz --- On Fri, 10/21/11, glouer2@aol.com <glouer2@aol.com> wrote: > Sorry somehow the first SEND did not > work: > > Here is my collection of PA URLs for statewide plus > Chester, Lancaster > and Philadelphia Counties.

Graham, I did not get the list....could you please email directly to me? Thanks, Marcia McClure Sugumele ________________________________ From: "glouer2@aol.com" <glouer2@aol.com> To: palancas@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 12:09 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] PA URLs including Chester, Lancaster, Philadelphia Here is my collection of PA URLs for statewide plus Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties. If anyone can add to this, especially Lancaster Co, I would be very grateful. Many have shared these with me and it's time to give back. Graham Louer Plano TX Married 60 years this November ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Here is my collection of PA URLs for statewide plus Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties. If anyone can add to this, especially Lancaster Co, I would be very grateful. Many have shared these with me and it's time to give back. Graham Louer Plano TX Married 60 years this November

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Dawn, You should go to the nearest large library and find a copy of the book by A. Hunter Rineer, "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County". I found it at the DAR Library in DC. It is a very complete reference guide, and has a section on the "Olsest Churches in Lancaster County". Bruce Fosnocht ----- Original Message ----- From: "D T" <trterogr1@hotmail.com> To: <palancas@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 2:58 AM Subject: [PALANCAS] Early Lancaster Church records > > Help! I am hoping there are Lancaster researchers who are knowledgable > regarding any early Lancaster Co. churches, 1700's, and have surviving > church records, if any! Could you please let me know where those records > can be found as well?? I am trying to break a brick wall that may trace to > Lancaster Co. and hope any surviving church records will confirm or > eliminate possible family connections. Thank you very much, Dawn > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Help! I am hoping there are Lancaster researchers who are knowledgable regarding any early Lancaster Co. churches, 1700's, and have surviving church records, if any! Could you please let me know where those records can be found as well?? I am trying to break a brick wall that may trace to Lancaster Co. and hope any surviving church records will confirm or eliminate possible family connections. Thank you very much, Dawn

Are there any Quaker records online for the counties of Chester, Lancaster and / or Philadelphia for Monthly Meeting and other information for the period of approximately before 1770 ? Thanks, Graham Louer Plano TX Married 60 years this November