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Civil Records, Lancaster County

Lancaster County
Courthouse Records

 

Office of Records and Archives Services
50 North Duke Street, P.O. Box 3480,Lancaster Pa. 17603 717-299-8319

Introduction to the records in the Archives

The Archives collection is compromised principally of records of the following Clerk of Courts – Criminal, Recorder of Deeds, Prothonotary, Register of wills Recorder of Deeds

 

Land records are available from the beginning of the County on May 10, 1729

Deeds are the principal instruments in the record books
Mortgages were included in the record books until 1812 when the Mortgage book series was begun.

Register of Wills

Wills are recorded from 1730. In testate records (Letters of Administration and Administration Bonds) at the Archives begin 1753
Orphan court records (recorded principally in Miscellaneous Books) may include records of all estates. A second series of bound records called Accounts & reports was begun in 1850. Early Estate papers such as Inventories and Accounts , are stored at the Lancaster County Historical Society.

Birth Records

Birth records from 1893 through 1907 for the county and from 1881 through 1906 for the city are located in the office of the Register of Wills, 50 N Duke Street.

Delayed Birth Certificates are available from 1942

Death Records

Death Affidavits are Available from 1874
Deaths are registered for the period 1894 through 1907

Marriage Records

Marriages are recorded continuously from 1885

Note: Births deaths and marriages were registered for 1852 – 1855

 

Letters of Attorney begin in 1811

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1750 Assessment List Hanover Township, Lancaster County

1750 Assessment ListHanover Township, Lancaster County PA     Taken from I. Daniel Rupp’s “History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon”     Contributed by Roxanne Eckenrode.     AINSWORTH, Benjamin    AINSWORTH,…

1751 Assessment List Derry Township, Lancaster County

1751 Assessment ListDerry Township, Lancaster County PA     Taken from I. Daniel Rupp’s “History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon”     Contributed by Roxanne Eckenrode.     ALLISON, John    ARMSTRONG,…

1836, List of Poor Children in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County

List of Poor Children in Cocalico Township for 1836   Tax Rolls for Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania “List of Poor Children in Cocalico Township for 1836” Family History Film…

1772 Taxlist, Bethel Township, Lancaster County

Lancaster County  Bethel Township, 1772 Taxlist   BETHEL TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY TAXLIST 1772 FROM PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, 3RD SER, VOL. 17 NAME ACRS FREEMAN TOWN HOR COW SERV TAX ----------------------- ----…

1771 Taxlist, Bethel Township, Lancaster County

Lancaster County  Bethel Township, 1771 Taxlist   BETHEL TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY TAXLIST 1771 FROM PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, 3RD SER., VOL. 17 NAME ACRS FREEMAN TOWN HOR COW SERV TAX ----------------------- ----…

1751 Assessment List, Bethel Township Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Assessment List 1751 Bethel TownshipLancaster County, Pennsylvania     Taken from I. Daniel Rupp’s “History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon”     Contributed by Roxanne Eckenrode.     ALBERT, Jacob    BENNER,…

1815 Tax List, Bart Township, Lancaster County

Lancaster County  Bart Township, 1815 Tax List   The following is the direct tax for Bart township, Lancaster county, Pa. for the year of 1815  Land owners taxed on property,…

Miller surname Will extracts, Lancaster County

LANCASTER CO., PENN., MILLER WILLS (From Original Records.) Michael Miller. 23 March, 1737, 26 August, 1739. wife Barbara son Jacob and other children Leonard Miller of Warwick township, 2 November,…