Ancestors and Descendants of David Franklin Greiner - Greiner Land in Lancaster County

Greiner Land Records in Penn Township

Martin Greiner, the immigrant, first applied for a warrant in 1737 for land in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (In 1846, this land became part of Penn Township.) This property is located along Meadow Road, just below the village of Penryn in Penn Township. (See Map 1, tracts A, B, and C.) The survey for this warrant was made on 23 November 1737, but Martin died before the conditions of the warrant could be met. On 23 December 1743 Martin's wife, Barbara, applied for another warrant on the same tract. The patent for 273 acres was returned on 12 January 1747. It was recorded in the patent books maintained in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[i] The original parchment copy of the patent is in the possession of the Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[ii] (See page 165.) It is about 36 inches wide by 24 inches tall. A large wax seal is attached to the parchment with a ribbon. A paper in the files in Lebanon contains a sketch of this patent. (See Map 2.)


Map 1

In 1752 Barbara deeded two equal halves of the tract to her two sons, Valentine and Adam. Each received 136-1/2 acres - Valentine the western half (tract A), Adam the eastern half (tracts B and C). These deeds are recorded in the Lancaster County courthouse.[iii] Meadow Road is the dividing line between these two tracts.

Both Valentine and Adam made subsequent purchases of land nearby. In 1760 Adam sold 30 acres of his inheritance (tract C) to Valentine.[iv] The original of this deed is in the Lebanon County Historical Society. It is a parchment 25 inches wide by 11 inches high. Adam signed it (in German script) and his wife Cathrina made a mark in the shape of an O. In 1762 Adam patented another tract of 94 acres adjacent to his inheritance.[v] (See Map 1, tract E.) Valentine patented two additional tracts. In 1785 he received a patent for 189 acres in upper Rapho Township.[vi] (See Map 4, tract A in the next section.) In 1788 he acquired an additional 13 acres adjacent to his inheritance in Warwick Township.[vii] (See Map 1, tract D.)


Map 2

Valentine Greiner apparently died soon after he made his will in 1794.[viii] He willed the tracts in Warwick Township to his son Valentine and the tract in Rapho Township to his son Martin. The two sons exchanged deeds with each other for the land.[ix] Valentine's other two sons, Philip and John, each executed releases to Martin and Valentine, the two executors of their father's estate, in 1803.[x] This may have been done after their mother Barbara died. The exact date of her death is unknown.

Valentine (the younger) purchased three additional tracts in Warwick Township adjacent to his other land. These purchases included 28 acres in 1797[xi] (see Map 1, tract F); 37 acres in 1804[xii] (tract G); and 17 acres in 1814[xiii] (tract H). In March 1815 Valentine sold all six tracts of land he had acquired in Warwick Township to Robert Coleman of Lancaster.[xiv] Coleman was the successful businessman who owned Cornwall Furnace, among other similar enterprises. (In a biographical article about Coleman, John Hower states that "even in his retirement from the iron business, Coleman continued to acquire large amounts of land". Coleman died in 1825.[xv] ) The original deed for this transfer can be found today at the Lebanon County Historical Society, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. It is a parchment 28 inches wide by 36 inches tall, containing the signature of Valentine Greiner and the mark of his wife Catharine. There are wax seals with ribbons attached next to each signature. Valentine's signature is written in German script.

Part of the property Coleman purchased from Valentine was eventually sold in 1852 by his grandson, Robert W. Coleman, to Abraham Minnich[xvi]. Ralph Myer and sons owned the property in 1998. The tracts described are listed below. Deeds for some of the parcels acquired by Valentine to make up the larger land holding are also included in the folder at the Lebanon County Historical Society.

Tract	Acres	Date Acquired	Deed #	Purchased from
A	136 1/2A	16 May 1752	240	Barbara Griner (western half of original patent)
C	30A	9 Dec 1760	241	Adam Griner (part of eastern half of original patent)
D	13A 44P	5 May 1788	Pat. 14-181	By patent, adjacent to northern boundary of tract
F	28A 25P	20 Apr 1797	244	By patent to George Moyer, to John Geip
G	37A 90P	2 Apr 1804	243	Peter Kratzer executors to Christian Hoffer
H	17A 136P	2 Apr 1814	246	George Moyer to John Geip to Henry Geip


Map 3

Adam Greiner made his will in May of 1798 and died in 1803. He left son Martin the "Plantation where we at present dwell in Warwick [now Penn] Township", which encompassed 200 acres[xvii]. Adam's son John was left "the next adjoining Plantation in said Township", containing 140 acres. An unrecorded deed dated 18 February 1804 was found in the archives of the Lancaster County courthouse. Martin, as executor of his father Adam's estate, transferred the tract mentioned in the will to his brother John[xviii]. Generally his land is bounded by Meadow Road on the north and west (Valentine's property), Elm Road on the east, and Brooklawn Road on the northeast. Another plantation Adam had acquired in Hanover Township, Dauphin County, was left to his son-in-law, Michael Steckbeck, husband of his daughter, whose name is not stated. I have not attempted to trace this land or the descendants of Adam's daughter.

Martin Greiner (1758 - 1841), Adam's son, left a will that was probated on 21 April 1841[xix]. In it he left a 120-acre farm on which he lived to his son David. (See Map 3, tract A1 and A2.) A 22-acre tract was left to son John (tract B); and a 15-acre tract to daughter Catharine (part of tract C). Another tract of 138 acres Martin had purchased in Warwick Township was left to son Joseph (tract D)[xx]. This property is located just above the villages of Elm and Penryn. It is bounded on the south by Airy Hill Road; on the east by Speedwell Forge Road; and on the north by Oak Lane, and touches North Penryn Road on the west. I have not traced when this tract left possession of Joseph's descendants.

Martin's daughter Catharine (1786 - 1872) purchased an additional 30 acres and 90 perches of land adjacent to her 15 acres in 1847. She was declared a lunatic in 1871 and her brother Adam was appointed as caretaker of her affairs. In 1872 he sold the 45 acres. This property was owned by Carl G. Myer in 1998. A release of the executors was found in Lancaster County records[xxi]. It names all the children of Martin. Daughter Catharine died in 1872. A deed of release to her brother and executor, Adam, was recorded in 1873[xxii]. It is of interest because it establishes which siblings were still alive, and names the sons and heirs of her two brothers, George and Joseph. Nephew Emanuel, son of George, resided in East Donegal Township (adjacent to the tract Valentine (the younger) purchased). Nephew Emanuel, son of Joseph, resided in Penn Township.

The larger tract (A) that Martin willed to David passed through inheritance to his only son, Isaac D. Greiner. When Isaac died in 1934, part of the tract was willed to his son Jerome K. Greiner. Jerome sold the land in 1938[xxiii]. In 1998, Carl G. Myer owned it. Isaac sold another part of the tract to his son, John K. Greiner in 1923[xxiv]. John sold it in 1927[xxv]. It was also owned by Carl G. Myer in 1998.

The small tract (B) given by Martin to his son John was willed to John's stepdaughter, Margaretha Plasterer. She died intestate with three minor children. Their guardians sold the tract in 1879[xxvi]. This area is now a housing development called Walnut Run Acres.

John Greiner, the second son mentioned in Adam's will, was given a tract adjoining his brother Martin's. I have not been able to determine for certain where this tract was located with respect to the others in Map 3. There is some evidence that John relocated to Franklin County, Pennsylvania shortly after his father's death. I have found no deeds to indicate when and to whom John sold his share of his father's legacy.

Greiner Land Records in Rapho Township

In his will of 1794[xxvii], Valentine Greiner (the elder) stated "I do give and devise unto my son Martin a certain Plantation situated in Rapho Township...". Valentine had received a patent to this 190-acre tract on 30 April 1785[xxviii]. How much earlier than that the land was inhabited is unknown. The property straddles Cider Press Road in the upper part of Rapho Township, just west of Pinch Road. (See Map 4, tract A.)


Map 4

Martin K. Greiner, grandson of Martin, inherited this property in 1844 through his father and mother, John and Maria Elizabeth[xxix]. Martin apparently purchased another tract immediately adjacent to his on the north in 1862[xxx]. This tract was originally patented to Thomas Crawford in 1859[xxxi]. I have a survey map in my possession showing the 124-acre Crawford tract subdivided for Martin Greiner. I do not know the origin of the survey map. Camp Road bounds this tract on the north and Pinch Road on the east. (See Map 4, tract B.)

In 1878 Martin K. Greiner deeded the two halves of his land to two of his sons - Joseph F. and Jeremiah F. Greiner[xxxii]. He may have sold part of the land to others and apparently acquired some additional parcels, but I found no other deeds.

After his death in 1912, Joseph's land was sold to his son, John S. Greiner[xxxiii]. John sold the land to his son Paul in 1959[xxxiv] , who sold it to Arthur Hoffer in 1973[xxxv]. Jeremiah sold some of his land in 1888[xxxvi] ; the remainder was sold in 1890[xxxvii].

There are several other properties that were owned by descendants of Martin Greiner in northern Rapho and Mount Joy Townships. I have chosen not to research any further in that direction for this work. In 1937 John S. Greiner and his wife Fannie sold a parcel of land containing a cemetery to the Greiner Family Reunion[xxxviii]. This was part of the original patent by Valentine that was willed to his son Martin. Burials in the cemetery began as early as 1820 (Martin Greiner) and a large stone commemorates the deaths of our early ancestors Martin (1702 - 1742) and Valentine (1724 - 1794) and their wives.

Greiner Land Records in East Donegal Township

Valentine Greiner (the younger) inherited part of the original Greiner homestead in Warwick (now Penn) Township after his father's death in 1794. It consisted of several parcels in addition to the original tract. (See Map 1, tracts A, C, D, F, G, H.) Valentine and his father, Valentine (the elder) had acquired these over several years.

On 31 March 1815 Valentine sold all his land (257 acres) in Warwick Township for £8100 to Robert Coleman of Lancaster[xxxix].


Map 5

We will probably never know why Valentine decided to sell his land in Warwick Township. At the time he would have been fifty-four years old. His children were between 21 and 28 years old. The following spring (1816) he bought a farm in East Donegal Township. The deed transferred 255 acres and 97 perches from Henry Share, Jacob Grosh, John Roberts, and Tobias Miller, as assignees of David Bowman[xl]. This land lies west of Union School Road just south of the village of Florin (now part of Mount Joy). It is bounded on the south by Gibble Road and on the west by Kraybill Church Road.

In his will dated 19 June 1826 Valentine Greiner willed 126 acres (the upper portion) of this tract to his eldest son John[xli]. (See Map 5, tract A.) He left 121 acres (the lower portion) to his other son, Philip (tract B). It appears from the text of the will that in 1826 Valentine was living on the upper portion with John, and Philip on the lower portion. Valentine's wife Catherine had died a year earlier in 1825. Valentine died on 27 December 1831.

John Greiner maintained his portion of the land until March 1837. At the age of 56 years he sold the property to John Lehman[xlii]. Philip did not sell his land until March 1852, when he was 60. He sold the lower half of the original tract to Benjamin E. Musser, whose heirs still own most of the original land[xliii].


Map 6

John H. Greiner, son of Philip and Margaret, owned property spanning West Donegal Street, just outside the borough of Mount Joy in East Donegal Township. (See Map 6.) He purchased the first parcel in 1853 from his older brother Henry[xliv]. That was a year after he married Catharine Reist, and just before the birth of their first child Sarah Ellen. It is a reasonable assumption that John and Catharine's remaining children were born and raised here. John's father, Philip, had just sold his farm on Gibble Road the year before.

John added several adjoining parcels through purchase during the next thirty-two years until his death in 1885[xlv]. When his widow and heirs sold the land in 1893, it contained forty-six acres[xlvi]. It extended as far north as the original railroad line through the center of Mount Joy. The southeast boundary adjoined what is now the Henry Eberle Cemetery. For the brief period from 1912 to 1920, this property was owned by Eli Helman, a son of Peter Helman, John H. Greiner's cousin.

Philip H. Greiner, son of Philip and Margaret, was a carpenter residing in Mount Joy in 1850[xlvii]. His first wife, Mary, died in 1857, and by 1860 he was remarried to his second wife, Mary, and still living in town[xlviii]. In 1866 Abraham and Martha Strickler sold Philip and Mary their farm on Union School Road below Florin (now Mount Joy). The property straddled Union School Road about halfway between Donegal Springs Road and Gibble Road. (See Map 5, tract C.) Further evidence of this transaction is the appearance of Abraham Strickler on the 1864 Bridgen's map as the owner of this property. The 1875 Everts and Stewart map shows Philip Greiner as the owner of the same property. In the 1870 and 1880 censuses Philip and Mary are found in East Donegal Township, and his occupation was a farmer[xlix]. The part of the tract on the west side of Union School Road was originally part of Valentine Greiner's purchase.

In 1887, Philip and his two daughters sold the farm[l]. About the same time Philip bought a lot on Marietta Street in Mount Joy, and then sold it to his two daughters[li]. I would imagine he lived with them there until his death in 1893. Fanny died in 1922 and Melinda in 1934.

Greiner Land Records in Mount Joy Township


Map 7

On 1 April 1897 David F. Greiner purchased two adjoining tracts of land in Mount Joy Township[lii] amounting to 59 acres and 143 perches. The land lies one mile north of Risser's Mennonite Church on Milton Grove Road. It is on the east side of the road just below the Milton Grove Sportsman's' Club. (See Map 7, tracts A and B.) This land had been in the Moyer (now spelled Myers) family since it was patented on 21 April 1810[liii]. David maintained this farm until 31 March 1923, when he sold it to Clayton R. Frey[liv]. David S. and Katie (Greiner) Hollinger owned the farm from 1927 until 1980[lv]. Katie is a descendant through Martin (son of Valentine the elder). The upper portion of the tract was sold in 1954 to the Milton Grove Sportsman's' Association[lvi].

In 1918 David purchased a 12 acre parcel of land along Ridge Road, just outside Elizabethtown[lvii]. (See Map 9, tract A.) He and his wife moved there to live with their son Clarence. After David's death in 1934, the estate remained in Clara's possession. She continued living there with Clarence's family until her death in 1950. After her death the land was sold to Arthur S. Kraybill[lviii].


Map 8

David Greiner's son Norman purchased a 21 acre tract of land in Mount Joy Township in 1920[lix]. (See Map 8.) This property is located along Oberholtzer Road above its intersection with the Manheim Road, east of Elizabethtown. Norman sold several small lots from the tract for houses during the time he held the property[lx].


Map 9

Abram L. Greiner, son of David, and his wife Eva purchased a farm southeast of Elizabethtown Borough on 27 March 1925[lxi]. This farm is bounded by Ridge Road on the north and Campus Road on the east. (See Map 9, tract B.) It was purchased from Peter L. and Annie W. Lehman and was previously called the Hernly farm. Abe and Eva moved to this farm after the birth of their three sons. They continued to actively work the land until Abe's death in 1943. Soon thereafter, Eva moved into Elizabethtown. She sold the farm to her sons in February 1947[lxii]. In March of 1948 they sold the farm to Raymond. H. and Elizabeth Myer, who still owned it in 1999[lxiii].

[i]Proprietress of Pennsylvania to Barbara Gryner, patent, Patent Book A13: p. 437. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (hereafter cited as patent A13-437).

[ii]Proprietors of Pennsylvania to Barbara Gryner, patent, 21 Jan 1747, file #239: Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA (hereafter cited as deed 239).

[iii]Barbara Grynor, widow to Adam Gryner, yeoman, deed, 16 May 1752, Bk. C1: p. 363. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed C1-363); and Barbara Grynor, widow to Valentine Grynor, yeoman, deed, 16 May 1752, Bk. C1: p. 366. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed C1-366).

[iv]Adam Gryder, yeoman to Valentine Gryder, deed, 9 Dec 1760, Bk. F1: p. 390. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed F1-390).

[v]Proprietress of Pennsylvania to Adam Greiner, patent, 7 May 1762, Patent Book AA3: p. 267. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (hereafter cited as patent AA3-267).

[vi]Proprietress of Pennsylvania to Valentine Greiner, patent, 30 Apr 1785, Patent Book P3: p. 377. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (hereafter cited as patent P3-377).

[vii]Proprietress of Pennsylvania to Valentine Gryner, Sr., patent, Patent Book 14: p. 181. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (hereafter cited as patent 14-181).

[viii]Valentine Greiner, Sr., testator, Will Book Y, Vol. 2, p. 223, 12 Aug 1794, Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as Valentine Greiner Sr. will).

[ix]Martin Greiner, yeoman to Valentine Greiner, yeoman, deed, 13 Jun 1795, file #242: Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA (hereafter cited as deed 242).

[x]John Greiner, yeoman to Valentine Greiner and Martin Greiner, executors of Valentine Greiner, release, 28 Oct 1802, Bk. N3: p. 317. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed N3-317); and Philip Greiner, son of Valentine the Elder, to Valentine Greiner (younger) and Martin Greiner, executors of Valentine Greiner, release, 26 Apr 1803, Bk. N3: p. 318. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed N3-318).

[xi]John Geip and wife Feronica to Valentine Greiner, deed, 20 Apr 1797, deed 244: Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA (hereafter cited as deed 244); and John Geip and wife Feronica to Valentine Greiner, deed, 20 Apr 1797, Bk. L3: p. 115. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed L3-115).

[xii]Christian Hoffer, yeoman and wife Catharine to Valentine Greiner, yeoman, deed, 2 Apr 1804, file #243: Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA (hereafter cited as deed 243).

[xiii]Henry Geip, yeoman and wife Margaret to Valentine Greiner, yeoman, deed, 2 Apr 1814, file #246: Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA (hereafter cited as deed 246).

[xiv]Valentine Greiner, yeoman and wife Catharine to Robert Coleman, deed, 31 Mar 1815, file #247: Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA (hereafter cited as deed 247).

[xv]John Hower, "Coleman Made Fortune In Iron," www.leba.net, Lebanon County History (30 Jun 1998): (hereafter cited as Hower (1997)).

[xvi]Jacob Minnich and wife Elizabeth to Samuel Minnich, deed, 31 Jul 1890, Bk. S15: p. 282. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed S15-282).

[xvii]Adam Greiner, testator, Will Book H, Vol. 1, p. 466, 19 May 1798, Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as Adam Greiner will).

[xviii]Martin and Margaret Greiner to John Greiner, deed, 18 Feb 1804, unrecorded: Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed 555).

[xix]Martin Greiner, Warwick Township, testator, Will Book S, Vol. 1, p. 427, 28 May 1835, Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as Martin Greiner (1841) will).

[xx]Jacob Shitz, executor of will of Martin Greiner to Joseph Greiner, one of the heirs, deed, 4 Apr 1842, Bk. E10: p. 501. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed E10-501).

[xxi]Martin Greiner heirs to Joseph Greiner and Jacob Shitz, executors, release, 23 Jul 1842, Bk. U6: p. 501. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed U6-501).

[xxii]Catherine Greiner to Adam Greiner, administrator, release, 2 Apr 1873, Bk. I10: p. 91. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed I10-91).

[xxiii]Jerome K. Greiner and wife Mary E. to Phares K. Graybill, deed, 26 Mar 1938, Bk. N33: p. 339. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed N33-339).

[xxiv]Isaac D. Greiner and wife to John K. Greiner, deed, 5 Apr 1923, Bk. G26: p. 202. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed G26-202).

[xxv]John K. Greiner and wife Alice R. to Luella Galebach, deed, 28 Mar 1927, Bk. L28: p. 371. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed L28-371).

[xxvi]John M. Will and wife Maria to Michael Keath, deed, 5 Apr 1883, Bk. M12: p. 9. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed M12-9).

[xxvii]Valentine Greiner Sr. will.

[xxviii]patent P3-377.

[xxix]Martin K. Greiner to Joseph F. Greiner, deed, 4 Sep 1878, Bk. I20: p. 404. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed I20-404).

[xxx]refers to 26 Mar 1862 transfer from Samuel Zug and Joseph Masterson to Martin K. Greiner, deed, 31 Mar 1894, Bk. O14: p. 515. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed O14-515).

[xxxi]Proprietress of Pennsylvania to Thomas Crafferd (Crawford), patent, 12 May 1859, Patent Book H55: p. 41. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (hereafter cited as patent H55-41).

[xxxii]deed I20-404; and Martin K. Greiner to Jeremiah F. Greiner, deed, 21 May 1878, Bk. Z11: p. 163. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Z11-163).

[xxxiii]B. Frank Musser, Clerk of Orphans Court, Joseph Greiner will to John S. Greiner, deed, 26 Mar 1914, Bk. Y21: p. 342. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Y21-342).

[xxxiv]John S. & Fannie S. Greiner to Paul M. Greiner, deed, 16 Jul 1959, Bk. B48: p. 364. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed B48-364).

[xxxv]Paul M. & Grace E. Greiner to Arthur Hoffer, deed, 19 Mar 1973, Bk. P63: p. 790. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed P63-790).

[xxxvi]Jeremiah F. & Sarah Greiner to Charles Shreiner, deed, 31 Mar 1888, Bk. F13: p. 53. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed F13-53).

[xxxvii]Burkholder, sheriff, debts of Jeremiah F. Greiner, to Amos Shearer, court of common pleas, 16 Aug 1890, refer to deed Bk. Z20: p. 216. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed CP-1).

[xxxviii]John S. and Fannie Greiner to Hiram Greiner, President, Myrtle Greiner, Secretary, and Nathan Greiner, Treasurer of the Greiner Family Reunion, deed, 22 Jun 1937, Bk. E33: p. 314. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed E33-314).

[xxxix]deed 247.

[xl]David Bauman assignees to Valentine Greiner, deed, 4 Apr 1816, Bk. 19, Vol. 4: p. 54. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed 19-4-54).

[xli]Valentine Greiner, Jr., testator, Will Book Q, Vol. 1, p. 185, 19 Jun 1826, Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as Valentine Greiner Jr. will).

[xlii]John Greiner, yeoman, & Barbara to John Lehman, yeoman, deed, 29 Mar 1837, Bk. I6: p. 305. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed I6-305).

[xliii]Philip & Margaret Greiner to Benjamin E. Musser, deed, 22 Mar 1852, Bk. C8: p. 144. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed C8-144).

[xliv]Henry H. & Susan Greiner to John H. Greiner, deed, 14 Apr 1853, Bk. Z25: p. 341. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Z25-341).

[xlv]Henry H. and Susan Greiner to John H. Greiner, deed, 4 Apr 1857, Bk. C15: p. 523. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed C15-523); Samuel & Elizabeth Frey to John H. Greiner, deed, 12 Apr 1867, Bk. N9: p. 652. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed N9-652); John H. & Catharine Greiner to Christian Grube, deed, 4 Apr 1857, Bk. Z25: p. 343. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Z25-343); Henry & Mary Ann Peffer to John H. Greiner, deed, 26 May 1879, Bk. Z25: p. 345. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Z25-345); and Joseph & Annie Detwiler to John H. Greiner, deed, 2 Mar 1877, Bk. Z25: p. 346. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Z25-346).

[xlvi]John H. Greiner heirs to Henry G. Shelly, deed, 3 Apr 1893, Bk. K14: p. 226. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed K14-226).

[xlvii]1850 U. S. Federal census, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, PA, M432, reel 788, NARA (hereafter cited as 1850 E. Donegal Twp.).

[xlviii]1860 U.S. Federal census, Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County, PA, , M653, reel 1123, NARA (hereafter cited as 1860 Mt. Joy Bor.).

[xlix]1870 U.S. Federal census, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, PA, , M593, reel 1355, NARA (hereafter cited as 1870 E. Donegal Twp.); and 1880 U.S. Federal census, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, PA, , T9, reel 1141, NARA (hereafter cited as 1880 E. Donegal Twp.).

[l]Philip, Malinda, and Fannie Greiner to Maria Hoffman, deed, 1 Apr 1887, Bk. T12: p. 541. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed T12-541).

[li]Philip Greiner to Malinda and Fanny Greiner, deed, 21 Apr 1887, Bk. C13: p. 414. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed C13-414).

[lii]Henry L. Myers, et. al., executors of David Moyer, to David F. Greiner, deed, 1 Apr 1897, Bk. Z25: p. 164. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Z25-164).

[liii]Proprietress of Pennsylvania to John Meyer, patent, 21 Apr 1810, Patent Book H2: p. 365. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (hereafter cited as patent H2-365).

[liv]David F. & Clara L. Greiner to Clayton R. Frey, deed, 21 Mar 1923, Bk. Z25: p. 167. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed Z25-167).

[lv]Clayton R. and Esther Mae Frey to David S. Hollinger, deed, 1 Apr 1927, Bk. M28: p. 528. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed M28-598).

[lvi]David S. and Katie Hollinger to Milton Grove Sportsman's' Association, deed, 27 Apr 1954, Bk. O43: p. 370. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed O43-370).

[lvii]Harry H. and Barbara S. Good to David F. Greiner, deed, 30 Mar 1918, Bk. N23: p. 241. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed N23-241).

[lviii]David F. Greiner executor to Arthur S. and Rachel F. Kraybill, deed, 21 Apr 1950, Bk. X40: p. 49. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed X40-49).

[lix]Jacob H. and Carrie L. Risser to Norman Greiner, deed, 1 Apr 1920, Bk. K24: p. 243. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed K24-243).

[lx]Norman Greiner to unknown, deed, Bk. A64: p. 1075. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed A64-1075); Norman Greiner to Ralph L. Greenly, deed, 28 Mar 1959, Bk. K47: p. 251. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed K47-251); Norman Greiner to unknown, deed, Bk. T63: p. 860. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed T63-860); and Norman Greiner to Kenneth R. and Amelia M. Greenly, deed, 7 Apr 1964, Bk. M53: p. 512. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed M53-512).

[lxi]Annie W. & Peter L. Lehman to Abram L. & Eva K. Greiner, deed, 27 Mar 1925, Bk. N27: p. 341. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed N27-341).

[lxii]Eva K. Greiner to Arthur K., Henry K., and Robert K. Greiner, deed, 15 Feb 1947, Bk. H39: p. 501. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed H39-501).

[lxiii]Arthur K. & Catharine H. Greiner, Henry K. & Mabel J. Greiner, Robert K. & Anna Mae Greiner to Raymond H. & Elizabeth Myer, deed, 23 Mar 1948, Bk. H39: p. 502. Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster, PA (hereafter cited as deed H39-502).