Kershner family papers
Collection
Identifier: Col-0040
Dates
- Creation: 1750-1908
- Creation: Majority of material found in ( 1750-1848)
Creator
- Kershner family. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
The Kershner family settled early and stayed long in Berks County, PA.
Full Extent
.3 cubic ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.
General Note
The deeds are all folded down along old crease lines.
Summary
Consists of nineteen items, specifically deeds, maps and legal documents. Nine of the items are deeds (five early ones on vellum), most relating to land transfers in Bern Township, Berks County, PA. Another nine items are hand-drawn surveyor's maps. The last item in the collection is an 1841 exemplification. The family name in this collection is variously spelled as: Kersner, Kershner, and Kerschner.
Processing Note
Action: Accessioned--Time/Date of Action: 10/--/89
Subject
- Kershner, Martin. (Person)
- Kershner, Peter. (Person)
- Kershner, Nicholas. (Person)
- Kershner, John. (Person)
- Kershner, Philip. (Person)
- Heck, John. (Person)
- Jerger, George. (Person)
- Moyer, Jacob. (Person)
- Moyer, Daniel. (Person)
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Winterthur Library Repository