WILL: Stephen Reitinger, Of West Manchester Township, York County, PA

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York County, Pennsylvania Archives, Probate Records (loose paper in estate file) 

Renunciation of Anna Reitinger, 2 March 1801 

I Anna Reitinger, widow and relict of Stephen Reitinger, late of West 
Manchester Township, deceased, Do hereby Renounce the Administration of my 
said deceased Husbands Estate and desire that Letters of Administration 
thereof may be granted to my son Michael and my neighbor Jacob Weigel. 
Witness my hand and seal this 2nd Day of March AD 1801 
Anna Reitinger [signed by mark AR] 
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York County, Pennsylvania Archives, Probate Records (loose paper in estate file) 

Administration Bond of the Estate of Stephen Reitinger, 2 March 1801 
Administration Bond of the Estate of Stephen Reitinger, deceased. 

Widow renounced. 
Inventory filed April 17th 1801 

Know all men by these Presents that we Michael Reitinger of West Manchester 
Township, Jacob Weigel of Dover Township both of the County of York, and 
John Becker and Barnet Rupert both of Adams County are held and firmly 
bound unto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the sum of Five hundred 
Dollars, to be paid to the said Commonwealth. To which payment well and 
truly be made, we bind ourselves jointly and severally, for and in the 
whole, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, firmly by these presents. 
Sealed with our seals, dated the Second day of March in the year of our 
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and one. 

The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bounden <sic> 
Michael Reitinger and Jacob Weigel Administrators of all and singular the 
goods, chattels and credits of Stephen Reitinger late of West Manchester 
Township aforesaid deceased do make or cause to be made, a true and perfect 
Inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said 
deceased, which have or shall come into the hands, possession or knowledge 
of them the said Michael Reitinger and Jacob Weigel or into the hands or 
possession of any other person for them and the same so made. do exhibit, 
or cause to be exhibited into the Registrar's Office in the County of York, 
at or before the Second day of April next ensuing; and the same goods, 
chattels and credits and all other goods, chattels and credits of the said 
deceased, at the time of his death, which at any time after shall come into 
the hands or possession of the said Michael Reitinger and Jacob Weigel or 
into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do 
well and truly Administer according to Law. And further, do make or cause 
to be made a true and just account of their said administration on or 
before the Second day of March in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight 
Hundred and two and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels 
and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrator's 
account. the same being first examined and allowed of by the Orphan's 
Court, by their decree or sentence, pursuant to the true meaning and intent 
of the Law now in force in the Commonwealth, shall limit and appoint.  And 
if it shall hereafter appear that any Last Will and Testament was made by 
the said deceased, the Executor or Executors therein named, do exhibit the 
same into the said Registrar's Office, making request to have it allowed 
and approved accordingly; if the said Michael Reitinger and Jacob Weigel 
above bounded, being thereunto required, do render and deliver the said 
Letters of Administration, approbation of such Testament being first had 
and made in the said Registrar's Office, then this Obligation to be void 
and of none effect, or else to remain in full force and virtue. 
 
Michael Reitinger <signed> 
Jacob Weigel <signed> 
John Becker <signed> 
Barnet Rupert <signed> 
 
Sealed and delivered in the presence of } 
John Morris Jr. 
John Barnitz 

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York County, Pennsylvania Archives, Probate Records (loose paper in estate file) 

Inventory of the Estate of Stephen Reidinger, taken 3 March 1801, filed 17 April 
1801 

Inventory of the Estate of Stephen Reidinger, deceased 
filed April 17th 1801 

 
Inventory and appraisment of the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits 
which were of Stephen Reidinger, late of West Manchester Township deceased, 
taken on the 3rd Day of March 1801 as follows: 

To the witows bett and bett Stack [bed and bed stand]    1-10-0 
to 2 grade Coads [coats]    0-10-0 
to 4 Coads    1-2-6 
to 2 Coads and one womes     0-7-6 
to 6 Jacods [jackets]    0-8-6 
to 8 pair of briches [britches]    1-0-0 
to 9 pair of trousers    1-2-6 
to 2 pair of Lecons and one Cab    0-1-0 
to 6 pair of Hoconds    0-15-0 
to 3 pair of Hoconds one pair of Clover    0-5-0 
To one cap    0-0-6 
to 3 hads [hats]    1-2-6 
to 7 Shirds [shirts]    1-10-2 
to 2 pair of Shoos and one pair of boods [shoes and boots]    0-7-6 
to 2 hendkerchiefs    0-2-0 
to 4 yards of toe Linned    0-6-0 
to 2 Doe Linnen Sheeds [linen sheets]    0-7-6 
to 10 tavel Cloths [table clothes]    1-0-0 
to 7 hands Clouds    0-6-0 
to a bick bibel    0-15-0 
10 13 Small Books and other pabiers    1-17-6 
to 2 bottels and 2 Classes    0-1-6 
to 18 voiels    0-1-6 
to a Spring Lunce    0-2-6 
to 2 Smokepibes 2 tooth trowers and others    0-7-0 
to a pair of wooll Cards and a bocker botter    0-1-0 
to a Bascod with old Stouf [basket with old stuff]    0-2-0 
to a Clock    0-15-0 
to a bick Cover    0-15-0 
to a Corner Coverd [corner cupboard]    0-10-0 
to a Conn and bistle    1-10-0 
to a tavel [table]    0-7-6 
to 4 oakers    0-2-6 
to 2 hammers 3 jissels and more [chisels]    0-4-0 
to 4 plains [planes]    0-2-0 
to a Sailor goos    0-2-6 
to all the Shoomaker Tools    0-7-6 
to a Lauder    0-1-6 
to a handsaw drawknife and a Squair    0-5-0 
to a Tinn plated Stove    5-0-0 
to a Jest [chest]    0-7-6 
to 5 pains [pans]    0-5-0 
to a dozen of spoons    0-2-0 
to 13 plates    0-13-0 
to 2 bick plads and one pewter paison    0-10-0 
to 2 pewter Cans and a tee Bod [tea pot]    0-3-9 
to 2 tin buckets    0-10-0 
to more tinware    0-7-6 
to 5 buckets    0-2-0 
to a bick kettle and 3 bodes    1-10-0 
to 4 pans    0-10-0 
to a graid iron and a Coffe mill    0-2-6 
to a kit String tresser    0-15-0 
to 2 hekels    1-2-6 
to a water Sproud    0-2-0 
to 2 Laules 2 Skimers a lertle and a fork    0-3-9 
to 2 pair of fine tongs and a Shuffel    0-3-9 
to 6 tavel knives and 8 forks    0-1-6 
10 2 bod Raks    0-3-9 
to a bick washing tub    1-2-6 
to a Little and a bickel tub    0-3-9 
to 2 bewls [bowels]    0-10-0 
to 3 firkins one winiker and a emty sack    0-3-9 
to a urn and juck with oil [urn and jug]    0-5-0 
to 3 oil juck and a oil can    0-2-0 
to a martial    0-3-9 
to 2 man Satles [saddles]     0-2-0 
to a Sick Satle    1-10-0 
to 2 pair of Satle Backs    0-5-0 
to 2 Collers and 3 pair Keens    1-5-0 
to 6 bridles    0-6-0 
to a maul and 2 weaches [winches]    0-3-9 
to 2 Swomb and one Combing how    0-7-6 
to 2 axes and ads    0-3-9 
to 2 Shuffels and Spaid [shovels and spade]    0-3-9 
to 5 Conn howes    0-2-0 
to a dung howe and 4 forks    0-3-9 
to a burn iron and a pair of hobbles    0-1-0 
to 2 grine Stones    0-2-6 
to a half bushel and a tar backs    0-1-6 
to a plow with the Swinkels trees    0-10-0 
to a harrow with 20 teeth    0-15-0 
to a Lok Jain    0-2-0 
to a Karde [cart]    3-0-0 
to a Slede [sled]    0-7-6 
to a Slay [sleigh]    0-15-0 
to a wagon    1-0-0 
to 3 flax breks    0-7-6 
to a windmill    1-2-6 
to a Cutting Bocks    0-7-6 
to a Sith and gretle [scythe and cradle]    0-1-3 
to 5 Sives [sieves]    0-7-6 
to a Sive with Dobaco [tobacco]    0-1-0 
to a wellbarow    0-1-6 
to 3 briks    0-3-9 
to 2 hoks [hogs]    1-17-6 
to a hors [horse]    8-0-0 
to a mare    7-0-0 
to 3 Cowes [cows]    9-0-0 
to [blank] bushel of bod oites @ 2 shillings per bushel [oats] 
to [blank] bushel of Rie @ 4 shillings 6 pence per bushel [rye] 
to [blank] bushel of wheed @ 10shillings per bushel [wheat] 
to [blank] bushel of Intian Corn @ 3 shillings 9 pence per bushel [Indian 
corn] 
to [blank] bushel of flack seed @ 4 shillings 6 pence per bushel [flax seed] 
to [blank] bushel of Buckweed @ 3 shillings per bushel [buckwheat] 
to a back with hamb seed    0-6-0 
to 2 pots with the pott stats    2-12-6 
to a Intion plancad    0-7-6 
to 2 Jests    0-7-6 
to 9 bee hives    0-3-0 
to a bick wheel and a toebrough    0-3-9 
to 2 pair Shins and a weel    0-3-9 
to 19 bucks    3-11-5 
to a barl with plaster    0-15-0 
to a buntle of hamb    0-4-0 
to the Robes and hobbles to throw horses [ropes]    0-5-0 
to som buses of Lettcer    0-12-0 
to 2 bascods with old Stouf and a Jest [baskets, chest]    0-2-6 
to 7 bret bascods and a bell [bread baskets]    0-1-0 
to a half bushel of sald [salt]    0-2-6 
to 2 hives of bees    0-15-0 
to 12 Garteen beds [garden]    0-1-0 
to all the Lattes and boards    0-7-6 
to 38 bricks and a Lather [ladder]    0-1-6 
to 100 batens of Straw    0-7-6 
to a bond George Nealor [Nailer] Due 1 May 1801     20-0-0 
to a Book Debt of Conrad Welshans    0-7-6 
to a Book Debt of John Lietz     0-7-6 
to a Book Debt of Simon Colepperer     0-3-7 
to a Book Debt of Jacob Ebly [Epperly]    0-5-5 
to a Book Debt of George Conner     0-8-0 
to a Book Debt of Henry Fisher     0-7-0 
to a Book Debt of John Gerhard     52-0-6 
to money lent to Stephen Reidinger, Jr.     3-0-0 
to a Book Debt of Barbara Reidinger     7-9-9 
to a Book Debt of Anna Reidinger     5-4-0 
to a Book Debt of Samuel Reidinger     0-10-0 
to a bascod with old iron [basket]    0-2-0 
to a pair Shilionds    0-7-6 
Total    70-5-4 

John Jacoby, Michael Bentz { Appraisers Sworn 
Exhibited into the Registrar's Office at York the 17th Day of April A.D. 
1801 by Jacob Weigel, Michael Reidinger } Administrators 


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York County Archives, York County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Records, 

Book H, Page 296, 22 June 1802 

Michael Reitinger and Jacob Weigel administrators of all and singular the 
Goods and Chattels, rights and credits which were of Stephen Reidinger 
deceased presented their administration account whereby there appears to be 
the balance in their hands of one hundred and eighty Nine pounds fourteen 
shillings and four pence. Whereupon the Court on due consideration Confirm 
the same account.

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York County, Pennsylvania Archives, Probate Records  
Administration Account of the Estate of Stephen Reidinger, filed 17 May 1802 

 
Administration Account of the Estate of Stephen Reitinger, deceased 

The Account of Michael Reitinger and Jacob Weigel, Administrators of all 
and singular the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits, which were of 
Stephen Reitinger, late of West Manchester Township in the County of York 
yeoman deceased as follows, to wit, 

The said Accountants Charge themselves with all and singular the Goods and 
Chattels, Rights and Credits which were of the said deceased at the time of 
his death accord8ng to an Inventory and Appraisement thereof Exhibited and 
remaining in the Registrar's Office at York, Amounting to the sum of  

    178-0-4 [178 pounds, no shillings and 4 pence] 

 
and with advance sales including sundries not counted out in Inventory  
    46 - 9-1 
Total:     244-9-5 


The said Accountants pray an allowance for their payments and disbursements 
out of and against said estate, Viz: 
By cash paid the Registrar for Letters of Administration    1-6-3 
1. John Jacoby for appraising    0-16-9 
2. Patrick Erwin for Crying Vendue    1-10-0 
3. John Morris for drawing a deed    0-16-10 1/2 
4. Andrew Hock    3-16-0 
5. John Rudisill    0-1-10 1/2 
6. John Emigh for tax    0-1-3 
7. Magdalena Reitinger    0-16-0 
8. John Haller    0-4-9 
9. Micheal Reitinger, one of these accountants    1-10-6 
10. Jacob Weigel, one of these accountants    0-9-4 
11. Conrad Laub Esq. for Stampt paper for inventory    0-3-9 
12. Barbara Becker for proven account and receipt    6-4-6 
13. Michael Bentz for appraising    0-6-0 
The clerk for stating this amount    0-15-3 
The registrar's fees for examining, passing and    1-6-3 
  filing this amount, advertising 
The Clerk Orphan's Court Fees    0-8-9 
The allowance to these accountants for their Trouble 
  and Expenses in administrating    11-5-0 
To Michael 10 dollars and to J. Weigel 14 Dollars 
Balance in the hands of these accountants, 
  part of which is in the hands of the Heirs and doubtful 
  subject to distribution    189-14-4 
Total    224-9-5 

Exhibited into the Registrar's Office at York the 17th Day of May A.D. 1802 
By Meichael <sic> Reidinger, Jacob Weigel } Administrators 
Given before me, John Barnitz, Registrar 


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York County Archives, York County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Records,  
Book I, Page 187, 17 December 1805 

On Motion, The Court direct notice be given in the "York Recorder" and 
"German True Republican" to the heirs of John Reidinger, eldest son, and 
Samuel Reidinger, second son, of Stephen Reidinger, deceased, who died 
intestate, to come into Court the first day of next term and take the Real 
Estate of said intestate at the valuation; otherwise a neglect shall be 
deemed a renunciation. 

York County Archives, York County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Records, 
Book I, Page 285. 16 September 1806 

Jacob Eichelberger, Esquire high sheriff of York County came into court and 
made return of a former order Whereby he was commanded to make partition of 
two certain tracts or pieces of land situate in West Manchester Township 
one of said tracts containing thirty three acres more or less adjoining 
lands of Peter Sinn, Michael Bentz and others and the other tract situate 
in said township of West Manchester containing about twenty acres more or 
less adjoining lands of <left blank> late the Estate of Stephen Reidinger 
deceased who died Intestate, if the same would admit of such partition 
without prejudice to or spoiling the whole.  And that the tracts or pieces 
of land aforesaid together and undivided are of the value of one hundred 
and seventy eight pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania, which valuation the 
Court do hereby confirm.  And Whereas in pursuance of an order of Orphans 
Court held at York for the County of York on the seventeenth day of 
December past, ordering and directing a Notice to be published in the "York 
Recorder" and "German True Republican" two Newspapers published in the 
Borough of York, to the Heirs and representatives of John Reidinger 
deceased (who was the eldest son and Heir at Law of said Stephen Reidinger 
the Intestate [ )] and Samuel Reidinger Second son of said Intestate.  …and 
said heirs and representatives … having neglected to appear … that said 
Michael Reidinger be allowed the sum of twelve pounds twelve shillings and 
three pence the cost of these proceedings.  That he pay unto Anna Reidinger 
the widow of said Intestate yearly and every year during her natural life 
the sum of three pounds three shillings and nine pence farthing … That he 
pay unto Samuel Reidinger, Stephen Reidinger, Elizabeth intermarried with 
John Gerhart, Barbara intermarried with Christian Dick, Nancy intermarried 
with William Bear, Froene intermarried with Barnet Rupert and Magdalena 
intermarried with Peter Ortner, daughters of said Intestate, and to the 
lawful heirs and representatives of John Reidinger who was the eldest son 
of said Intestate (now deceased)  each the sum of eleven pounds sixteen 
shillings and one penny half penny…