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Notes for Henry Rohrer

Henry Rohrer was a son of John Rohrer and Elizabeth Snaveley. [1] [2]

See Mennonite card file: [3]


Research Notes:

Perhaps he was Henry Rohrer of Conestoga Twp, Lancaster County:

1785 Henry Rohrer was taxed in Conestogoe, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was not listed in previous years. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

1787 Henry Rohrer was taxed in Conestogoe, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [9] [10] He was taxed for 100 acres. [11]

1788 Henry Rohrer was taxed for 100 acres in Conestogoe, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [12] [13] [14]

1789 Henry Rohrer was taxed for 100 acres in Conestogoe, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [15]

1790 Henry Rohrer was taxed in Conestogoe, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [16]

1791 Henry Rohrer was taxed in Conestogoe, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [17]

1796 Henry Rohrer purchased land from Daniel Brenneman and wife Barbara. The land was in Conestoga Twp. [18] A quit claim-release was dated September 23, 1797. [19]

1832 Several legatees signed a release to Henry Rohrer dated May 21. The legatees were Joseph Gochenour, guardian of minor children of David Rohrer; Emanuel Herr; Jacob Rohrer for the estate of Abraham Rohrer deceased; and two children of David Rohrer. [20]

1844 Henry Rohrer sold land in Conestoga Twp to George Kreider on April 2. Henry had inherited the land from his father Henry by a will dated February 1, 1823. At the time of the will, David Rohrer lived on the land. The other heirs released their enterests to Henry by release dated May 21, 1832. [21]


Footnotes:

[1] Clyde Rohrer Herr, "The Rohrer Family Cemetery," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 11 (October, 1988), 7-12, at 10, person E5.

[2] Cylde Rohrer Herr, "The Rohrer Farm in Upper Leacock Township," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 16 (April, 1993), 14-24, at 14, person E5.

[3] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].

[4] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[5] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[6] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[7] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[8] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[9] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[10] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[11] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[12] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[13] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[14] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[15] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[16] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[17] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[18] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed XX-582 to 591, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[19] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed C3-138, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[20] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed Y6-457, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[21] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed Y6-458, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].