Wells of Pennsylvania John Wells was probably an original settler in Pennsylvania, though nothing is known of him prior to 1690, when he purchased one hundred acres of land from…

Marriage Licenses Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1791-1799 By Samuel H. Flickinger. The following list is copied from a book in the quarter sessions office in Lancaster, Penn. There does not seem to…

Lancaster Tombstone Inscriptions From the family graveyard on the Paul farm, along Indian creek, West Cocalieo Township, Lancaster County, Pa. George Boffenmeyer, born March 29, 1809, died May 5, 1865.…

Heads of Families, Census 1790, Birmingham, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Chamberlin, William Chamberlin, Isaac Chamberlin, John Painter, Samuel Weaver, Benjamin Chapman, Samuel Morrison, Joseph Smith, Thomas Frame, Robert Steel, Samuel Reed,…

Heads of Families, Census 1790, Wallen Papack, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Woodward, Enos Chapman, Simeon Kimble, Jacob Bingham, Hezekiah, Jr. Ensley, Simon Purdy, Silas Stanton, Jacob Stanton, William Goodrich, William Welles,…

Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania By S. H. Flickinger. This is a list of Lancaster county settlers who came between the years 1700 and 1718 and had purchased and…

From a Pennsylvania Family Graveyard [Contributed to Genealogy.] By S. H. Flickinger. These tombstone inscriptions are from the Eby family graveyard, one mile west of the town of Stevens, Lancaster…

Early Wills of Fayette County, Pennsylvania 1784, February 6. William Harrison of the county of Westmoreland. To wife Sarah, brother Benjamin, daughter Martha. 1783, December 6. Thomas Lawson. To wife…

A Pennsylvania Family Graveyard By S. H. Flickixger The following inscriptions are from tombstones in the Becker family graveyard on the Martin Becker farm in Clay township, Lancaster county, Penn.…

Pennsylvania Pensioners The following statement gives the names, rank, and other details concerning the persons residing in the state of Pennsylvania who were inscribed on the pension list under the…