During a visit to the Pennsylvania State Archives, I made copies of Huber/Hoover wills up through the early 1800s. I’ve transcribed some of those wills and added them to this site. I also abstracted a number of Huber/Hoover wills, as follows:
Esther Huber, Martic Township[1]
5 Dec 1828, 15 Mar 1832
Sisters: Barbara, Christina, Susanna
Nephew: Peter Huber of Martic twp.
Executor: Peter HuberHenry Huber, East Donegal Township[2]
29 Dec 1836, 28 Feb 1837
Mother: Christiana Huber
Sister: Catharine Miller
Niece & Nephew: Barbara Hertzler, John Hertzler (Guardian: Nathaniel Wilson)
Executor: Nathaniel WilsonBarbara Huber, Martic Township[3]
5 Dec 1828, 16 Jun 1841
Sisters: Esther, Christianna, Susanna
Nephew: Peter Huber of Martic
Executor: Peter Huber
Letters test. were granted to Abraham Herr 29 Jun 1841, the executor having renounced.Abraham Huber, Lampeter Township[4]
31 May 1842, 30 Sep 1843
Wife: Ann
Children: John, Levi, Elizabeth wife of Abraham Harnish, Mary wife of John Huber, Catharine wife of John Yordy
Grandchildren: Levi Kneisley, Mary Kneisley wife of Benjamin Huber, Elizabeth Kneisley (children of Ann, dec’d)
Executor: John and Levi HuberJoseph Huber, Earl Township[5]
16 Sep 1844, 21 Nov 1844
Wife: Magdalena
Children: Daniel, Isaac, Leah wife of David Martin, Sarah wife of Samuel Weaver, Elizabeth wife of George Shaeffer
Friends: Christian Musselman and Daniel Rife
Executor: sons-in-law David Martin and Samuel WeaverFeronica “Frainey” Huber, West Earl Township[6]
5 Jan 1839, 27 Jun 1845
Husband: Samuel Huber of W. Earl
Father: Marks Groff of W. Earl
Children: Samuel, Fanny, Susanna wife of Henry Burkhart, Jacob Huber
Brother-in-law: John Huber
Executors: brother-in-law John Huber and son-in-law Henry BurkhartGeorge Hoover, Lancaster City[7]
23 Jul 1832, 7 Sep 1846
Wife: Catharine
Children: Michael, George, Mary wife of George Ziegler, Christianna wife of Jacob Lantz, Joseph, Barbara, Sophia
Executor: Michael Hoover and son-in-law Jacob LantzJohn Hoover, Lancaster City[8]
n/a, 28 Nov 1846
Wife: Elizabeth
Executor: ElizabethMichael Huber, Lancaster City[9]
2 Jun 1847, 11 Jun 1847
Wife: Anna
Children: Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Henry, George Michael, Philip Allen
Executor: Anna Huber & brother-in-law Adam DelletMichael Hoover (tailor), Lancaster City[10]
13 May 1847, 16 Jun 1847
Wife: Hetty
Children: Samuel Henry, Francis Lewis, John Atlee, Christianna (mother named Anna)
Executor: Godfried Zahn and Daniel RitzGeorge Hoover, Lancaster City[11]
1 Oct 1841, 31 Dec 1849
Wife: Elizabeth
No children named
Letters of administration granted to Peter HooverHenry Hoover, West Lampeter Township[12]
18 Jan 1849, 18 Jan 1850
Wife: Feronica
Children: Christian, David, Matty, Susan wife of Peter Huber
Executor: Christian and David Huber
Footnotes
- Lancaster County Will Book Q:189 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book R:311 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book S:482 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book T:294 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book T:500 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book T:602 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book U:172 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book U:232 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book U:342 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book U:342 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book U:811 ↩
- Lancaster County Will Book U:817 ↩
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Kris Hocker, "Lancaster County Hoover Will Abstracts," /genealogy the genealogy & family research site of Kris Hocker, modified 1 May 2011 (http://www.krishocker.com/lancaster-county-hoover-will-abstracts/ : accessed 19 Jun 2013).Content copyright © Kris Hocker. Please do not copy without prior permission, attribution, and link back to this page.