Some Extracts from Old Register Index, 1787-1875, Luzerne County, PA
LDS Film # 959119
Extracted by Ginny Davenport Garczynski
Intestates & Testators=I&T
Intestate means that the decedent did not make or leave a valid will, wheras Testate means that the decedent left a valid will.
Executors & Administrators=E&A
An Administrator is a person appointed by the court to administer the estate of an Intestate. An Executor is a person named by the testator to carry out the provisions of the will.
Date of Bond=D of B
A Bond is posted by an Administrator or Executor to guarantee the proper performance of their duties. The date of the Bond indicates an approximate date of death.
Date of Inventory=Dof I
Sureties=S
A Surety is a person who acts as a Guarantor of a Bond.
*NOTE: THERE ARE NO RECORDS TO GO WITH THIS INDEX
*NOTE: When I was extracting the information in the Index, it was sometimes difficult
to determine if a name belonged in the Executor and Administrator category or
the Sureties category. Sometimes a name overlapped the two categories.
BARBER, Thomas=I&T
Charles Lase & John Fairchild=A&E
Conrad Lynes & James Campbell=S
18 Feb 1794=D of B
BEACH, Nathan=I&T
Josiah T. Beach & A.T. McClintock=A&E
P. McGilchrist & DG Driesbach=S
1 July 1847=D of B
BEACH, Nathan =I&T
Nathan B Evans=A&E
Mason Crary & Samuel Raub=S
17 Feby 1853=D of B
BEACH, Nathan=I&T
Hannah Baird & E.H. Little=A&E
Nicholas Sibert & Wallace Sibert=S
8 Jan 1856=D of B
BEACH, Josiah T=I&T
Geo. W. Beach=A&E
Will
21 Feb 1852= D of I
BELLAS, Adam=I&T
Elijah Vandermark& Elizabeth Bellas=A&E
Jacob Sorber & Peter Bellas=S
9 Oct 1843=D of B
BLANCHARD, Jeremiah=I&T
Jno Blanchard & Peter Winter & Jno Smith =A&E
Will
1 June 1837=D of B
BUTLER, Zebulon =I&T
Rosewell Welles=A&E
Arnold Cott and William Ross=S
16 Aug 1795=D of B
BUTLER, Zebulon=I&T
Garrick Mallery & Steuben Butler=A&E
Lord Butler & Roswell Welles=S
31 March 1817=D of B
BUTLER, Lord=I&T
Garrik Mallery & Jno L.& Chester Butler=A&E
Steuben Butler & Pierce Butler=S
7 April 1824=D of B
CRAGLE, Andrew=I&T
William H. Sharps=A&E
Will
27 Feby 1873=D of B
CULVER, Simeon=I&T
Parmena Culver & William Muchler=A&E
Daniel Coswell=S
2 Apl 1822=D of B
DAVENPORT, Leonard=I&T
Leonard Davenport=A&E
Will
2 Aug 1830=D of B
DAVENPORT, Daniel=I&T
Oliver Davenport & Stephen Davenport=A& E
Jos. Moss & Geo. P Steele=S
2 Nov 1840=D of B
DAVENPORT, Mahlon=I & T
Abram Davenport=A&E
Charles Davenport & Joseph Davenport=S
4 Sept 1849=D of B
DAVENPORT, Edward=I &T
Jacob Byfogle=A &E
Jacob Radler & Frederick Nangel=S
1 May 1854= D of B
DAVENPORT, Lewis=I&T
L.W. Drake & M.M. Davenport=A&E
G.B. Markle & E.C. Vincent=S
13 Nov 1863=D of B
DAVENPORT, Abram= I & T
C. Davenport & E. Seward=A & E
Barna Long & F. Seward=S
30 April 1863=D of B
DEVENPORT, Mary =I & T
Silas Calender & Barna Long =A & E
Joseph Everett & S.F. Headley=S
13 Nov 1866 =D of B
DEAN, John R=I & T
H.B. Wright = A&E
Geo. P Steele & Jacob Sorber
3 May 1855=D of B
DAVIS, William=I &T
Nathan Beach=A & E
Benjamin Perry & Jesse Fell=S
11 June 1796=D of B
DREISBACH, John=I&T
Peter Dreisbaugh & Jacob Sorber=A&E
Conrad Dreisbaugh & Jno. Kester=S
20 Nov 1843=D of B
DURLAND, Garrett=I&T
Rosella Durland=A&E
Thos.J Durland & H Davenport=S
8 Sept 1863=D of B
FINK, George=I&T
George Fink & Lot Search=A&E
Sharp D. Lewis & Zurah Smith=S
15 Oct. 1828=D of B
FINK, Peter=I&T
Lydia Fink & Peter Rochel=A&E
Will
16 July 1843=D of B
FINK, Joseph=I&T
Ellen Moore =A&E
Elizah Moore, John T Miller & Geo. W Miller=S
30 Dec 1862 =D of B
FISH, Daniel=I&T
Helan Davenport=A &E
Wesley Kunkle & G.W. Kirkendall=A&E
20 Aug 1861= D of B
FULLER, Benjamin=I&T
Sally Fuller & Abiel Fellows=A & E
Joseph Long & William Muchler=S
20 Feby 1822=D of B
GABLE/GOBLE, Joseph=I & T
Nathan Beach=A&E
Matthias Hollenback & Putnam Catlin=S
24 Aug 1792=D of B
GREGORY, George=I&T
Ephraim Gregory=A&T
George Muchler & Garrett Scott=S
3 Jan 1837=D of B
GREGORY, Peter=I&T
George Gregory=A&E
Joseph Bonham & Jno R Dean=S
28 Sept 1842=D of B
GREGORY, Nelson=I&T
William S Monroe=A&E
George P Steele & Lot Search=S
27 Feb 1856=D of B
GRUBB, Peter=I&T
Sarah Grubb & Lord Butler=A&E
Benjamin Dorrance & Jno. P Andt=S
10 Feb 1807=D of B
JACKSON, Samuel=I & T
William Jackson & Silas Jackson=A & E
James Search & Silas Smith=S
7 Oct 1801=D of B
JACKSON, George=I&T
G.W. Jackson=A&E
I.B. George & J Constine=S
30 Aug 1864=D of B
KOCHER, Christopher=I&T
George Kocher & Henry Kocher=A&E
Jacob Sleppy & David Steward=S
3 Nov 1804
KOCHER, Henry=I&T
George Kocher=A&E
William M Hart & Thomas Burier=S
5 Feb 1831
KOCHER, George Jr.=I&T
Eliz Kocher, ?J.I.? Slocum & W. Hibler=A&E
Noah Wadhaus, Jos. Slocum & Geo.Kocher,Sen.=S
15 Oct 1841=D of B
KOCHER, George T =I&T
Jacob Kocher=A&E
Charles Pike & Jacob Sorber=S
6 March 1855=D of B
KOCHER,Stephen=I&T
Jonah R Bronson=A& E
Nathan Kocher & Jno. Myers=S
21 Oct. 1843=D of B
KOCHER, George=I&T
S H Peterbaugh=A& E
Will
5 Sept. 1850=D of B
KOCHER, Thomas=I &T
Nathan Kocher & Lott Search=A&E
Will
19 March 1842=D of B
KOCHER, Thomas=I&T
Jacob Kocher=A&E
Will
17 Apr. 1849=D of B
KOCHER, Thomas=I &T
Jacob S Kocher=A & E
C.B. Compton & John Compton=S
11 Feb 1869=D of B
KOCHER, David=I & T
Nathan Kocher=A & E
G. W. Search & C.F. Barnum=S
14 April 1869=D of B
LANING, John=I & T
Andrew Beaumont=A & E
John Myers=S
1 June 1826=D of B
LENHART, Peter=I & T
Frederick Byer & Henry Hemetzy=A &E
Michael Snyder & Thomas Kocher=S
22 Sept. 1804=D of B
LONG, Elias=I & T
John Long & Jacob Long=A &T
Will
17 June 1828= D of B
LONG, Joseph=I&T
John Long=A&E
Jacob Miller & Geo. P Steele=S
1 May 1848=D of B
LONGSHORE, Isaih=I&T
George Muchler=A&E
Andrew Sorber & Matt Person=S
2 May 1836=D of B
LYON, Asa=I&T
Abisha Bingham & Mary Bingham=A&E
Zebulon Butler & John Marcy=S
9 Feb 1789=D of B
MARVIN, Zerah=I&T
Zerah C Marvin=A&E
Mathias Williams & H Devenport=S
22 Mch 1859=D of B
MILLER, Catharine=I & T
Jacob Miller=A &E
Christian Miller & Fisher Gay=S
27 Sept. 1816=D of B
MILLER, Jacob=I & T
John T Miller=A&E
George Miller & Peter G. Moss=A&E
4 Dec 1857=D of B
MILLER, Geo. T=I & T
Lot Search=A&E
Will
26 June 1865=D of B
MOSS, Ira=I&T
Joseph Moss 2nd=A&E
Stephen Davenport & N Kocher=S
23 Feb 1864=D of B
MUTCHLER, Margaret=I & T
Nancy A Barkman=A&E
B. Gregory & C. F. Reets=S
18 Nov 1870=D of B
NOBLES, John, Jr.=I&T
Christianna Nobles & William Belles=A&E
Christian Sawer & James Reeder=S
29 Aug 1814=D of B
NEELY, Zachariah=I & T
Nathan Kocher=A & E
Will
5 Oct 1874=D of B
PRINCE, Kimble=I & T
Leonard Beaty=A&E
Jonathan Bulkly & I. Tracy=S
20 Nov 1809=D of B
RITTENHOUSE, John=I &T
Peter Rittenhouse=A&E
Freeman Seward & Levi Seward=S
8 Oct 1853=D of B
ROBERTS, Ephraim=I & T
Stephen Roberts=A & E
Isaac Austin & Richard Harned=S
26 Dec 1862=D of B
SANTEE, James=I&T
James M Santee & George Muchler=A&E
C. I. Christell & Lot Search=S
14 Feb 1829=D of B
SEARCH, James=I&T
Elizabeth Search & Lot Search=A&E
Harman Harvey & Jno. Long=S
5 Nov 1819=D of B
SEWARD, Freeman=I & T
Delanson Seward=A&E
John M. Goss, N Goss, & Samuel F. Headly=S
1 March 1869=D of B
SHULDE, John=I &T
T.T. Kocher=A&E
Nathan Kocher & Leonard Madrell=S
10 Dec 1873=D of B
SORBER, Abraham=I&T
John Sorber & George Sorber=A&E
Rufus Bennet & George Kocher=S
10 Nov 1804=D of B
SORBER, George=I&T
Sarah Sorber=A&E
Will
18 March 1873=D of B
STOOKEY, Benjamin=I&T
Jesse Hicks & Isaac Cortright=A&E
Jonathan Hancock & Silas Jackson=S
8 Dec. 1809=D of B
STOOKEY, Daniel=I&T
Isaac Cortright & James Dodson=A&E
Will
20 Jan 1815
TROY, Matthias=I&T
Jno C Troy=A&E
Valentine Sewell & Henry Pettit=S
4 Feb 1839=D of B
WOLF, Henry=I &T
Sarah Wolf & Thomas Benscoter=A& E
Samuel F Headley & Jacob Sorber=S
4 March 1846=D of B
WRIGHT, Thomas=I &T
Robert Miner =A&E
Thos. W Miner & Saml G Miner=S
14 June 1841=D of B
Donated by Ginny Davenport Garczynski