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MG-234     The Sara F. (Sally) Roberts Collection

Series 1     Family Names

Box 1 (Folders 1-40)

Folder 1 Albert. Partial pedigree chart—Vera Eby, Vera Cox, George W. Albert, and Phillip Albert; Genealogy notes (3 items, 6 pieces)

Folder 2 Alexander. Photocopy of Biographical Record. Dr. HM Alexander.

Folder 3 Allison. Guardianship Account of Robert Allison, minor child of John Allison; “The Allisons of Derry.” (photocopies)

Folder 4 Anderson, James (5 items, 12 pieces)

Insert 1 Notes—James Anderson. Photocopies of 1740 documents: Genealogy memoranda for David Byers—James Anderson mentioned in last line; Account for James Anderson; Inventory for James Anderson; Bond for James Anderson

Folder 5 Anderson, John. Orphan’s Court paper (photocopy)

Folder 6 Anderson, Robert. Leacock Presbyterian Church (photocopy)

Folder 7 Armstrong, Col. John. Photocopy of manuscript “The Brothers and Sisters of Colonel John Armstrong 1717-1795 and of his wife Rebecca 1719-1797 of Carlisle Pennsylvania,” by Raymond Martin Bell. Washington, Pennsylvania, 1990.

Folder 8 Armstrong, Mary (12 items)

Insert 1 Bond, 20 November 1879 (photocopy)

Insert 2 Certificate of death of administrator, 22 June 1899

Insert 3 Auditor’s Report, 29 November 1890 (photocopy)

Insert 4 Petition, 29 November 1879 (photocopy)

Insert 5 Inventory, 24 November 1879 (photocopy); Bond, 29 November 1879 (photocopy)

Insert 6 Petition, 15 March 1880 (photocopy); Order of Sale & Return (photocopy)

Insert 7 Auditor’s Report, 4 September 1880, exceptions (photocopy)

Insert 8 Order of Auditor, 7 July 1880 (photocopy)

Insert 9 Recapitulation—minutes of audit (photocopy)

Insert 10 Notes

Folder 9 Armstrong (8 items)

Insert 1 Armstrong, John. Pedigree chart, drawing (photocopy)

Insert 2 Armstrong, James. Application for pension, 7 September 1833

Insert 3 Armstrong. Surname index to the 1796 Flax Seed Premium Entitlement Lists—Ireland

Insert 4 Carpenter. Genealogy records, naturalization papers

Insert 5 Henderson, Joseph and Henderson, John. Naturalization papers.

Insert 6 Female line of Smith family (photocopy)

Insert 7 Female line of Hain family (photocopy)

Insert 8 Female line of Carpenter family (photocopy)

Folder 10 Armstrong, William (2 items)

Petition of Andrew Armstrong, minor child of William Armstrong to have Irving Armstrong as guardian (photocopy)

Insert 1 Genealogy notes

Folder 11 Auld, Samuel (5 items)

Insert 1 Genealogy notes and correspondence (photocopies)

Insert 2 Map and surveys

Insert 3 Return of the names and surnames with the taxable property of Sadsbury Township, 1789 (photocopy)

Insert 4 First Census of the United States (photocopy)

Insert 5 Paxton Presbyterian Church, “The Graveyard” (photocopy)

Folder 12 Axer, George. Petition for divorce (photocopy)

Folder 13 Bachenstos, Jacob (2 items)

Genealogy notes

Insert 1 Riddle, John. Genealogy notes

Folder 14 Bare (9 items)

Insert 1 Genealogy notes; List of wills

Insert 2 Bare, Michael. Genealogy notes

Insert 3 Bear, Henry. Genealogy notes

Insert 4 Bear, Martin. Genealogy notes

Insert 5 Bear, Michael. Genealogy notes

Insert 6 Bear, David. Report of auditor (photocopy); Genealogy notes

Insert 7 “The Three Bears of Earl Towne, Pennsylvania”

Folder 15 Bailey, Henry. Genealogy notes

Folder 16 Bayly (4 items)

Bayly Tract

Insert 1 Chain of title for the old tavern situate at 950 West Main St., Mount Joy, Pa.; Map of Florin

Insert 2 Bayly tract

Folder 17 Bair, Bear, Bare, Baer (8 items)

Insert 1 Fellenbaum, David. Census lists; Inventory; Probate of will; Family group sheet (handwritten)

Insert 2 Ferrer, Daniel and Warrenbuck, Mary, 1650. Pedigree chart (photocopy)

Insert 3 Correspondence from Clyde Groff regarding John Bare (Barr); Genealogy of Johannes Baer, 1749-1910 (copied)

Insert 4 Knissley, Anthony. Probate and copy of will

Folder 18 Bair, (Blair), Smith. Birth certificates for Rena Eugene Blair, Rita Audrey Bair, and Robert Burdett Smith (now Kermit Dyke by adoption); Handwritten notes on Elmer Calvin Bair. (4 items)

Folder 19 Bair (Bear), Martin. Pedigree chart; Note on William Booth; Note on Mordecai Bare of Chester County (3 items)

Folder 20 Ball (7 items)

Insert 1 Family records (photocopies)

Insert 2 Shelhamer genealogy (photocopies)

Insert 3 The Washingtons—Ball family members

Insert 4 Ball Graveyard

Insert 5 Johnny Appleseed

Insert 6 Abraham Lincoln

Insert 7 Newspaper articles (photocopies)

Folder 21 Balzar, Frances of Cocalico Twp. Family group record (handwritten); Orphan’s Court record—appraisal of real estate. (2 items)

Folder 22 Barr, Jacob and Barr, George (5 items)

Insert 1 Barr, George. Innkeeper. Orphan’s Court records; Will

Insert 2 Barr, Jacob. Letter of Administration; Inventory (photocopy); Genealogy notes

Folder 23 Barton, Rev. Thomas of Indiantown, Manor Twp. (8 items)

Insert 1 Genealogy notes

Insert 2 Paxton men (photocopy)

Insert 3 Accounts of William Henry (photocopy)

Insert 4 Account of British stores sold by Thomas Edwards, sheriff

Insert 5 Court notes, Henry papers; Account of George Messenkop

Insert 6 Extract of a letter from Thomas Barton to the Honorable Thomas Penn, Esq.

Insert 7 Map of Indiantown with plot and survey of all farms contained therein

Folder 24 Bausman (3 items)

Insert 1 Bausman and Bear. Genealogy notes

Insert 2 Newspaper articles (photocopies)

Insert 3 Biographical Annals of Lancaster County

Folder 25 Bayly, Bailey (2 items)

Insert 1 Estate Inventory (photocopy)

Insert 2 Bailey, Thomas. Petition for the appraisal of the estate (photocopy)

Folder 26 Bayley, James (3 items)

Insert 1 Oaths, Pennsylvania General Assembly, 13 June 1777; Genealogy notes (handwritten)

Insert 2 Orphan’s Court records

Folder 27 Bayly (9 items)

Insert 1 Indentures: Christian Hertzler to Christian Hoffman; Martin Metzler to Christian Wenger; Catherine Oberlin to Mary Strickler; Elizabeth and John Arthur; Mary Black to William Black; Arthur Patterson to Jacob Gamber; John Bailie and James and Mary Bailie to Charles and Stuart Rowen

Insert 2 Genealogy notes; Bayley tract, 129A with mansion house

Folder 28 Bear (4 items)

Genealogy notes on Bear. Henry, Martin, and David.

Insert 1 Indentures: Ann and Henry Greep to Jacob R. Hoffer; Cornelius Dougherty to Anna S. Greep

Insert 2 Sprenger. Generation chart

Folder 29 Beam, Jacob. Court record, August term 1788

Folder 30 Beidler (9 items)

Insert 1 Genealogy notes; Will of Abraham Hackman

Insert 2 Court records: Guardians appointed—John Beidler; Order of sale—John Beidler; Tavern License (Sign of the Buck) to George Wallich

Insert 3 Survey—Joseph Work tract; Deed book—Patrick Allison tract

Insert 4 Land transfers; Warrant map of East Donegal Twp.

Folder 31 Bell. Will of William Bell; Will of John Bell; Orphan’s Court record for James Bell; Genealogy notes. (4 items)

Folder 32 Binkley. Orphan’s Court record—Guardianship of minor children of Johnson Binkley; Map of real estate of Johnston Binkley. (2 items)

Folder 33 Bitner (5 items)

Indentures: Abraham Royer and C. A. Bitner; Charles A. Bitner and wife to James Stewart.

Land transfers

1880 Census—Lancaster City

Insert 1 Newspaper articles (photocopies). Articles from “History of Lancaster Co.” and Biographical Annals of Lancaster County

Folder 34 Black family of Northumberland and Lancaster (5 items)

Insert 1 Lucky, Andrew. Bond, Inventory, 1739

Insert 2 Black, James. Will, Inventory, 1890; Will of wife, Eliza Murray, died 1893

Insert 3 Plumstead, William and Plumstead, George

Insert 4 Black, John. Will, Inventory, 1886

Folder 35 Blocker (12 items)

Insert 1 Ship passenger list of Pennsylvania German pioneers

Insert 2 Genealogy. Family group charts; Correspondence

Insert 3 Blocher, Binkley, Stoner. Land transfers; Maps

Insert 4 Hummer. Genealogy notes; Will—Peter Hummer (copied); Deed—Peter Hummer (photocopied); Photocopy of pages from “Church of the Brethren”; 1790 Census. Heads of Families. Pennsylvania

Insert 5 Church records; Cemetery records

Folder 36 Bossler. Genealogy notes

Folder 37 Botschafter. Document from William Penn (photocopy, difficult to read); List of possible sources for information on family. (2 items)

Folder 38 Bouquet, Col. Henry (1 item, 6 pieces)

Folder 39 Boyd (14 items, 37 pieces)

Insert 1 Genealogy notes: Old Boyd Plot—Drumore Twp.; Bond Book; Pennsylvania Marriages; Deed, Mortgage

Insert 2 Abstract of will, Inventory

Insert 3 Orphan’s Court records

Insert 4 Letters of Administration

Insert 5 Copy of “Glimpses of Early Newspapers” – description of gravestones of Samuel Boyd and Sydney Boyd

Folder 40 “A Family History: Boyds and Connected Families.” Early settlers—Central Savannah River area of Georgia and South Carolina. (1 item, 25 pieces)

Box 2 (Folders 41-53)

Folder 41 Bowman and Bauman Book, Lebanon County. 8 untitled sections—miscellaneous information; Administrative notes and genealogy information; Wills; Will abstracts; Cemeteries; Church records

Folder 42 Bowman (large book of collected information). Family group records: Abraham2; I John; Magdalena - 1st child; Elizabeth - 2nd child; John3 - I John; John3 - II Abraham; Catharine - 4th child; Abraham - 5th child; Henry - 6th child; Jacob - 7th child; Christian - 8th child; 3rd Generation; John, Jr. - 1st child; Jacob4 - 2nd child; Abraham - 3rd child; Henry - 4th child; Samuel - 5th child; Joseph - 6th child; Michael - 7th child; David - 8th child; NancyAnn - 9th child; Moses - 10th child.

Folder 43 I Johannus Bowman and II Jacob Bowman, 1749-1828. Large collection of genealogy information: Jacob2 - I Johannus; Magdalena and Anna Stauffer; Jacob Jr., died 1857; 4th Generation; 5th Generation; John Bowman; Christian B.; Elizabeth - 6th child; Martin - 7th child; Abraham - 8th child; Henry - 9th child, 1808.

Folder 44 Bowman, John

Insert 1 Genealogy notes. Envelope with address. (9 items, 29 pieces)

Insert 2 Maps. Letters regarding research. (1 item, 37 pieces)

Folder 45 Bowman

Insert 1 Christian Bowman of Dauphin County. (1 item, 4 pieces)

Insert 2 Estate of Abraham Bowman. (1 item, 3 pieces)

Insert 3 Resource lists. Pennsylvania German Pioneers. (2 items, 12 pieces)

Folder 46 Bowman, Joseph

Insert 1 John Flickinger. (1 item, 12 pieces)

Insert 2 Light genealogy. (5 items, 53 pieces)

Insert 3 Bowman family ancestors. Samuel Bowman family Bible record. (1 item, 3 pieces)

Insert 4 John Lehman. (1 item, 1 piece)

Folder 47 Bowman—Lancaster County. In folder titled Will Extracts, 1785. (1 item, 5 pieces)

Folder 48 Henry Bowman II of Lebanon County. Book with labeled sections: Henry2 - I Johannus Bowman; John of 1st child; Anna 2nd child; Henry3 - 3rd child; Gertrude - 4th child; Abraham - 6th child. (4 items, 10 pieces)

Insert 1 Genealogy records. Henry Bowman: Family Bible record from Lebanon County Historical Society; Christian Gruber: Lebanon County Will abstract; Land maps; Notes on Henry2.

Folder 49 Bowman family records. Collection of family group records and genealogy notes. (8 items, 31 pieces)

Insert 1 Photographs of residence (no identification); Judgment, January Term 1822, John Miller and David Eshleman; Correspondence regarding genealogy; Bowman ancestors; Genealogy charts; Will of John R. Bowman; Obituaries: Jacob Bowman4, died 18 May 1884, John Bowman, died 13 May 1898.

Folder 50 Bowman, George of Mount Joy Twp. Descendants of George Bowman, ca. 1760-1804. (1 item, 9 pieces)

Folder 51 Bowman, Veronica, 2nd child. Collection of genealogy records.

Folder 52 Bowman and Seiler. Pennsylvania German Pioneers; History of Lebanon County; History of Linn County, Iowa; Seiler, Daniel (name listed, possible connection). (4 items)

Folder 53 Bowman and Siegrist. (8 items, 41 pieces)

Insert 1 Our Ancestor—Crider; Map of Lancaster County, 1729; Four-generation pedigree chart; Genealogy chart and correspondence.

Insert 2 Maps of West Hanover Twp. and South Hanover Twp.; Biographical Annals of Lebanon County; Will abstract for Solomon Siegrist of Annville Twp., Lebanon County; Notes and queries index.

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