Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Surnames/tags: Schnell Care Weaver
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Research Goals Are there any records that would help locate family members during and after indenture time? Is there some record of indenture release? Did everyone migrate to Washington Co, MD? Any marriages? Deaths? Other children? How did the arrival and indenture processes work?
Schnell-418 Catherine b ~ 1752: Bound to Peter Care for 20 pounds for 4 years, p 20 in Record of Indentures. Indenture began 4 Nov 1771, Bristol Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA. Page 36 of handwritten volume noted below. Last name spelled Schneall.
Schnell-416 John George, Jr. b ~ 1748: Bound to James Wharton for 18 pounds. Indenture began 4 Nov 1771, after arrival of ship "Recovery" on 31 Oct 1771. For six years. On handwritten page 33 in source below. There's some duplication of page numbers.
Schnell-417 Mary b ~ 1750: Bound to Conrad Weaver for 20 pounds; indenture began 5 Nov 1771 p. 20 in Record of Indentures. See p 36 in handwritten volume noted below. Last name spelled Schneall.
Schnell-199 Henry b 1756: Bound to John Care, Bristol Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA, for six years. Indenture began 16 Nov 1771. on p 43 handwritten record.
Schnell-268 John George, Sr. b ~1732: Johannes Schnell was indentured for four years to Daniel Heister, Upper Salford, Philadelphia, to pay 30 pounds ship's passage for himself and children; p. 22 in Record of Indentures. Indenture began 7 Nov 1771. Handwritten page 38 in source below.
Langin-19 Maria b ~ 1721? : none recorded
Sources: printed record [Snell] Record of Indentures, 3 Oct 1771 to 4 Oct 1773. Publication: Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings, vol XVI 1907 Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Handwritten record: [Snell] Record of Indentures, Oct 3, 1771 to Oct 4, 1773. Publication: Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings, vol XVI 1907 Lancaster, PA. Handwritten version seems to have been done in 1835, available here [1] Some duplication of page numbers, but handwriting is beautiful and legible. Alphabetical/date index also with no mention of Maria.
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