ABSTRACTS OF ADAMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA WILLS (1826~1850 ) BY RANDY J. MILLER PUBLISHED j;Y ~ COUNTY HISTORICAL 80CI~TY G..TrYSIlURG I P;';H~YLVANIA 1996 ABtlTRACTS OF' ADA1~ COUNTY, PBNNSYLVaNIA WILL.::> (1826-1850) BY HMIDY J. l'lILLErl PUBLISHED BY ADaMS COUNTY HISTORICaL SOCIETY GETTYSBUHG, PENNSYLVaNIA 1996 KEY #180(1) THUMAS FI~~H(2) CUMBERLAND TWP.() #2486(4) AUGUST 1,184)(5) (C-JULY 2,1845)(6) JULY 12,1845(7) WIFE,SONS,DAUGHTERS ECT.(8) EXECUTOR(9) WITNESS(10) (l)=Referenoe Number For Contents And Index (2)=Name Of Testator ()=Plaoe Of Residenoe (4)=Deoedents Index Number (S)=Date Will Was Written (6)=Date Codioil Was Written, If Any (7)=Date Will Was Probated (8)=Names Mentioned In The Will (9)=Person Or Persons Appointed To Settle The Estate (10)=Persons Aoknowledgment Of Will, Usally Neighbors NOTE- A + Symbol Is Used To Indioate ; Intermarried (Raohel+John Smith) A + Symbol Followed By A Parenthesis Indioates And (John+Thomas+William(Sons Of John Smith» (Taken From Original Reoords At Adams Co. Historical Sooiety) '!'HANKS TOI Larry C.Bolin,Dr.Charles H.Glatfelter,Diane M.Krumrine, Rev.Frederiok S.Weiser R.J.M. January 1996 1 WILL CONTENTS+INDEX l-HANNAH ADAIR 57-JANE BONNER l13-HAN~ COSHUN 2-JAI'!ES ADAMS 58-JOHN BOSSERI1A~ l14-11ARY COULSON 3-I1AGDALENA ADAMS .59-1'IARY BOSSEB.l'iAN 11 5-ABIGAIL COX 4-BERNARD ALLEWELT 60-BENJAMIN BOWER 116-pETER CRABS 5-RU'l'H ALLISON 61-JONATHAN BOWER 117-JOHN CRAMER 6-HENRY AL'l'HOFF 62-GEORGE BOw~IAN 118-JACOB CRISwELL , 7-ANN ApLEY 63-JOHN BOwl1AN 119-MOSES CRISWELL .... 8-JOHN AREI~DT 64-FREDERICK BOYER 120-JOHN CRCNISTER 9-ISAAC ARMS'l'RONG 65-MARTIN BOYER 121-JOHN CRON!STER 10-JOHN AULA BAUGH 66-TEMpLETON BRA~DON 122-CATHARINE CULP ll-GEORGE BAKli:R 67-HE~RY BREAM 123-CHRISTIAN CULl' 12-GEORGE BAKER 68-wILLIAM BdEC~NRIDGE-124-ELlZABETH CULP l)-THOMAS BALUwIN 69-JOH~ BRIDGES 125-JACOB CULl' 14-GJ::ORGE BAI~GE 70-GEORGE BRINKEflHOFF 126-PETER CULP 15-DANIEL BANSEMER 71-JAMES BRIN~RHOFF 127-EpHRAIM DAVIS 16-GEOrlGE BAHR 72-JOHN BRINKERHOFF 128-DANIEL DEARDORFF l7-MAGUALC;j~ BART 73-MARTltiA BRINKERHOFF· l29-EVE DEARDORFF 18-FBEDERICK BAUGHER 74-JACOB BROUGH 130-pETER DEARDORFF 19-ISAAC BAUGHER 75-JOHN BROUGH l31-SARAH DEARDORFF 20-JOSEpR BAUGHER 76-JOHN BROWN 132-NICHOLAS DEITRICK 21-pETER BAUMGARDNER 77-E~EKIEL BUCKINGHAI'1 13J-CHAI1Lli:SDELAp 22-JORN BAYLEY 78-JOSEPH BURKEE lJ4-pETER DELAP 23-CALli:B BEALES . 79-CA'l'HARINE BUSHEY 1J5-DAVID DEMAJiEE 24-HENrlY BEAR 80-JACOB BUSHEY 136-DAVID~ELIZ.DEMAREli: 25-JOHN BEAR 81-MARGARET BUSHEY 1J7-wILLIAM DETRICK 26-Gli:ORGE BEARD 82-ANDREW BUSH~IAN 138-WILLIAM DEVINE 27-JAMES BELL 8J-DAVIU BYEHS lJ9-SAMUEL UICKSON 28-wILLIAM BELL 84-~RRIsTlaN BU~HY l40-CHRISTI.~ DIEHL 29-CATHARI~E BENDER 85-CA'l'HABINE CALHOUN 141-JACOB DIEHL 30-CHRISTlj~ BENDER 86-ADAM CARL l42-pETER DIEHL 31-HENRY BEN"J:lER 87-GEORGE C~rlL l43-CHARLES DIEL 32-JACOB BENDli:R 88-CH~ISTIAN CASHl~N 144-MhRY DIETRICK 3)-MICHAEL BENDER 89-JACOB CASSAT 145-L~Olli.rlD DILL 34-SAHAH BENDli:R 90-SUSAN CAUSTIN 146-NICHOLAS DILL 35-ELlZABETH BENEDICT 91-RACHEL CHAMBERLIN 147-HENRY DOLL 36-CHRISTIAN BENNER 92-JOHN CHAMBERS 148-CATHARlNE DONALDSON 37-JOHN BENNER 9J-CliRISTIA!~ CHRITZMAN 149-iUi:BECCA DOSH 38-GEORGE BEST 94-JOSEPH CLAPSaDDLE l50-JOHN DOTTERA 39-pETER BEVENOR 95-MICHAEL CLAPSADDLE 151-JACOB DOTTERY 40-CATHARlNE BIESECKER 96-GEORGE CLAHK 152-pATRICK DUNN 41-ANN BIGHAM 97-JOSEpH CLARK 15J-JOSEPH ECKENRODE 42-ARMOR BIGHAM 98-WILLIAI>l CLARK 154-HENRY ECKENROTH 43-JOHN BIGHAM 99-FHEDERICK CLEVELAND 155-MARY EDIE 44-wILLIAM BIGHAM 100-JOHN CLINE 156-DAVID EICKER 45-EDMUND BISHOP 101-I~RTIN CLUNK 157-NANCY ElKER 46-!'lARY BISHOP l02-HENRY CLUTZ 158-pETER ELINE 47-pHILIp BISHOP 10J-WILLIAM COBEAN 159-ELlZABETH ELLIOTT 48-JOSEpH BITTINGER 104-GEORGE COLE 160-JOHN ELLIOTT 49-MICHAEL BITTINGER 105-ELlZABETH COLLINS 161-LAWRli:NCE ENHOLM 50-THOMAS BITTLE 106-MARY COLLINS 162-HENRY EPLEY 51-HENRY BLACK 107~dEBECCA COLLI~S 16J-ABRAHAM ESSIG 52-JOHN BLACK 108~SARAH COLLINS 164-MARTHA EVERITT 53-MRY BLAKELY l09-pETER COMFORT 165-DANIEL EYSTER 54-BENJAMIN BLUBAUGH 110-ISrlAEL COOK 166-ELlZABETH EYSTER 55-DAVID BLYTHE lll-MARGARET COOPER 167-JACOB EYSTER 56-ELIZABETH BOLSLY 112-ELlZABETH COdHUM 168-PETER EYSTER 2 l69-JOHN fAHNESTOCK 227-JOHN HAPKE 28S-ELlZABETH KEECH l70-SA~UEL fAHNESTOCK 228-HENRY HARBAUGH 286-ABHAHAM KELLER l7l-WILLIAM FALLON 229-MICHAEL HARBOLD 287-BARBABA KELLER l72-GEORGE FEHL 230-MICHAEL HARDMAN 288-JACOB KELLER l73-PHILIP FEHL 23l-JACOB HARNER 289-DOROTHY KENEGE l74-VALENTINE FEHL 232-JOHN HARPER 290-CARL KENTER l75-BARBABA FERNAW 233-SAMUEL HARPER 29l-PETER KEPLINGER l76-JUSTICE FERNA~ 234-PHILIP HARRIS 292-SUSANNA KEPNER l77-JACOB FIC~S 235-ANDREW HARTMAN 293-TOBIAS KEPNER l78-MARY FICKES 236-HANNAH HARTZEL 294-GEORGE KERR l79-JACOB FIDLER 237-EDWAriD HATTON 295-JORN KERR l80-'l'HOMAS FISHER 238-JACOB HAVERSTICK 296-JACOB KETTERER l8l-GEORGE FLAGLE 239-GEORGE HEAGY 297-ADAM KING l82-LEONARD FLOHR 240-JOSEPH HEAGY 298-LUDwICK KING l83-RACaEL FLOHR 24l-CHRISTIAN HEIBLE 299-JACOB KITZMILL~R l84-VALENTINE FLOHR 242-MARTIN HELLER 300-MICHAEL KITZMILLER l85-JACOB FOHL 243-HENRY HEMLER 30l-JOHN KLINE l86-JOH1~ FOLLER 244-JOHN HENDERSON 302-1~RY KNIGHT l87-DA~I~L FORMWALT 245-HANNAH HENDRICKS 303-JACOB KNAP l88-JOHN FOX 246-JOHN HENRY 304-DANIEL KNOUSE l89-MARY FRE~SE 247-JACOB HEREDER 305-HEBECCA KNOX 190-CHRISTIAN FREET 248-JOHN HERMAN 306-JACOB KREIDLER 19l-JACOB FUNK 249-JOHN HERSH 307-JOHN KRICHTEN 192-MARY GALBREATH 250-BARBARA HERSHEY 308-ABflAHAM KRISE 193-JOHN GALLOWAY 25l-HENRY HERSHEY 309-CATHARINE KUGL~R 194-ADAI'1 GARDNER 252-JOHN HERSHEY 310-JOHN KUGLER 195-1'lARTIN GARDNER 253-BALTZER HILBERT 3ll-JACOB KUHN 196-wILLIAM GARDNER 254-GEORGE HIMES 3l2-JOHN KUHN 197-PETEH GAHRETT 255-CHRISTIAN HOECHT 313-JOHN LADY 198-ADAM GEESLER 256-JACOB HOFF 3l4-JACOB LATSHAW 199-GEOflGE GEISELMAN 257-BEHNAHD HOFFI~N 3l5-SAMUEL LATSHAW 200-MICHAEL GEISELMAN 258-MARY HOFFMAN 3l6-wILLIAM LAUGHMAN 20l-JOHN GETZ 259-HENRY HOKE 317-JACOB LAWVER 202-ANN GIF.lo'EN 260-CHRIST. HOLLABAUGH 318-JACOB LAWYER 203-JOSEPH GILLILAND 26l-JOHN HOLLABAUGH 3l9-JOHN LEAS 204-ANTHONY GINTER 262-VALEWTlNE HOLLINGER 320-CATHARINE LECKEY 205-NICHOLAS GINTER 263-FREDERICK HOOVER 32l-MARY LECK~Y 206-WILLIAM GITT 264-JACOB HOOVER 322-THO~~S LEECH 207-JOHN GLACKIN 265-FREDERICK HORN 323-BARBAHA LE.lo'EVEH 208-CHRISTlNA GLOSSER 266-AL~XANDER HORNER 324-JOSEPH LEF~VER 209-HENRY GMINTER 267-DAVID HORNER 325-DAVID LEPPO 210-SAMUEL GOBRECHT 268-GEOHGE HOSSLER 326-ELlZAB~TH LEHREW 2ll-MARY GODFREY 269-CHARITY HOUGHTELIN 327-wILLIAM LIGHTNER 2l2-PHILIP GHAFT 270-HEZEKIAH HOUGHTELIN 328-SAMUEL LINN 2l3-JOSEPH GHEIST 271-wILHEL~~~ HOUGHTELIN 329-JOSEPH LIVINGSTON 2l4-THOMAS GRESWOLD 272-ISAAC HULICK 330-JaMES LOCKART 2l5-THOMAS GRIEST 273-ALEXANDER HUNTER 331-MARGARET LOCKHART 2l6-PHILIP GROUP 274-ELI~BETH HUNTER 332-MARY LOCKHART 2l7-JACOB GROVE 275-MAHGARET HUNTER 333-PHILIP LOHR 2l8-PETER GROVE 276-SUSANNA HUNTER 334-wILLIAM LONG 2l9-WILLIAM GUINN 277-SAMUEL HUTCHESON 335-DANIEL LONGAN~CKER 220-ABriAHAM GUISE 278-LEVI HUTTON 336-JOHN LOUGH 22l-JACOB GUISE 279-PETER ICKES 337-ELlZABETH MAGINLY 222-WILLIAM GUYNN 280-ANN JACOBS 338-JA!'1ES I~JOR 223-MARTHA HAGARI'lAN 28l-LEWI~ JENKINS 339-DAVID MARCH 224-ADAM HAHN 282-ABful.HAl'1 KAGY 340-CATHARINE I'lARKLEY 225-ELlZA~TH HAMEHSLY 283-LUDWICK KAHBaUGH 34l-MOSE~ 14AH~H 226-S0PHIA HA~ll~H 284-P~'l'EH !CEASE' 342-JOlil'> 1'!il.H.:iHALL 3 343-JO~EPH I~RSHALL 40l-ELIZABETH MUHTURFF 459-DAI:UEL REX 344-HENHY MARTZOLF 402-GEOfiGE MYERS 460-ELlZABETR RHEA 345-JAMES McALLISTER 40J-HENHY MYERS 46l-NANCY RHEA 346-WILLIAM McCLEL~\N 404-JACOB I'IYERS 462-DANIEL RICE J47-WILLIAM McCLELLAN 405-LUDiHCK I'IYERS 463-WILLIAM RIDDLEMOSER J48-SAMUEL McCOLLOUGH 406-MICHAEL MYERS 464-ELIZAEETH RIDER 349-DAVID McCREARY 407-PETER MYERS 465-HENRY RU'E 350-JOHN McCREARY 408-PHILIP MYERS 466-JOHN RIFE -. 35l-JOHN McDAHMAD 409-CHrlISTIAN NAUGLE 467-ANDREW RIFFLE "*352-HENRY McDIVITT 4l0-ADALINE NEELY 468-ELlZA.aI:;TH RINARD 353-JOHN McELNAY 411-JAMES L-lliELY 469-CHARLES RINEHART 354-MARY McFARLAND 4l2-JONATHAN NEELY 470-ELlZABETH RIPLE J55-HUGH McGAUGHY 4l3-JOHN NEELY 47l-JOHN RITTER J56-JOHN McGREW 4l4-TROIYlAS NEELY 472-ISAAC ROBINSON 357-PATIENCE McGREW 4l5-GEORGE NEl"F 473-BENJAMIN ROWENSOHE J58-JAMES MclLaENNY 4l6-ANDREW NEGLEY 474-WILLIAM RUNKLE 359-fiOBERT McILHENNY 4l7-MARGARET NICHMAN 475-MARY RUSSELL J60-WILLIAM McILHENNY 4l8-WILLIAM NICKEL 476-ISAAC SADLER J6l-MARY McILVAIN 4l9-ELIZABETH NOLL 477-GEOHGE SALTZGlVER J62-HOBERT McILVAIN 420-JOHN NORBECK 478-JOHN SALTZGIVER J63-JOHN McKEE 42l-ADAM OASTER 479-CATHARIl~ SANDERS J64-THOMAS McKEE 422-BENJAMIN OCKER 480-LAWRENCE SCHICK J65-WILLIAM McKESSON 423-LaWRENCE OHLER 48l-PETER SCHLOSSER 366-FRANCIS McMORDIE 424-ROBERT OLIVER 482-JACOB SCHOLL 367-SAMUEL McNAIR 425-PETER OHNDORF 48J-ABBAHAM SCOTT 368-JAMES McNEELY 426-l"ELIX ORNER 484-DAVW SCOTT J69-SARAH McPHERSON 427-JOHN·ORNER 485-JAMES SCOTT J70-WILLIAM McPHERSON 428-GEORGE ORR 486-NANCY SEALICK 37l-JAMES McSHERRY 429-WILLIAM ORR '487-ABRAHAM SELLER8 372-HUGH McTAGEHT 4JO-MARGARET ORSBORN 488-JOHANI-lliS SELTZER 373-SAMUEL MEALS 43l-SAMUEL OSBURN 489-JaMES SEMPLE J74-PETER MELHEIM 4J2-JACOB OVELMAN 490-SUSANNA SETTLE J75-ANDREW I1ELHORN 4J3-PETER OVERBAUGH 49l-LEONARD SHAEFFER J76-DAVID MELHORN 434-ABRAHAM OVERHOLSER 492-JOHN SHANEl"ELTI:;fi J77-JOHN MELSHlMER 435-SAMUEL OVERHOLTZER 493-JOSEPH SHANEFELTER 378-MARTIN MICKLEY 436-FREDERICK PAL~R 494-JACOB SHANK 379-JACOB MILEY 4J7-HANNAH PARR 495-ISABIi:LLA SHAl~NON .