…bringing our past into the future
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 1907Marriage Records
Marriages are recorded continuously from 1885
Note: Births deaths and marriages were registered for 1852 – 1855
Letters of Attorney begin in 1811
Thomas McColgan Teacher of Poor Children contributed by Dorene Paterson 22 March 1824 Martic Twp McColgan Thomas Teacher Peaters Samuel Peaters Abraham Peaters Mary Peaters Isaac Father Shank John Trustee Eberly Christian Trustee Martin Samuel C Trustee Carpenter Sam Attest Leonard John Treasurer Shaffner A S Attest … Read more
Francis McColgan Teacher of Poor Children contributed by Dorene Paterson 6 Sept 1820 Bart Twp Mccolgan Francis Teacher Moffet John Parent Moffet Mary Moffet Cathren Moffet John Brown Ruben Brown Joseph Parker Joseph [Las]cton Samuel Employer [Flidds] John Employer Baird John Notary Evans Robert … Read more
Countryman List from PA archives From: “Elmer R. Robinson” Robinson@ClarityConnect.com This information came from PA Archives, Volumes XVII – XXV at the Monroe County, PA Historical Society in Stroudsburg, PA: XVII, p. 795, Lancaster Co., PA 1782: FRED GUNDRUM XVIII, p. 285, Berks Co., PA 1779: MARTIN GUNDRUM HENRY GUDMAN XIX, p. 171, Northampton … Read more
Naturalizations 1751 Naturalizations of Foreign Protestants in the American and West Indian Colonies (Pursuant to Statute 13 George II, c. 7.) M. S. Giuseppi, editor. Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore MD, 1964. which I saw in Dickinson College Library (Carlisle, PA) has a list of naturalizations for Pennsylvania on p. 46. Here are the people … Read more
STATE OF THE ACCOUNTS OF GEORGE GRAFF, Esquire COLLECTOR OF EXCISE, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. From the 2d of August 1784, to the 6th of August 1785. After which he received no more money as Collector. NAME POUNDS SHILLING PENCE Graff, George, Esquire, Collector, Dr. £. 870 0 7 … Read more
1751 Assessment ListLondonderry Township, Lancaster County PA Taken from I. Daniel Rupp’s “History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon” Contributed by Roxanne Eckenrode. AIKEN, Thomas BALMER, Hans BOYD, William CAMPBELL, James CAMPBELL, John CLARK, Charles COCHRAN, Christian COCHRAN, John CONNOY, Charles COOPER, Wilson DENIE, Leonard DOUGHERTY, Neal DUNCAN, James DUNCAN, John … Read more
1758 Assessment ListLebanon Township, Lancaster County PA Taken from William Henry Egle’s “History of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties PA” ACKERMAN, Nicholas ANDERSON, Frank ATKINSON, John BACHMAN, John BACHMAN, Michael BALMAN, Jacob BANDEK, Jacob BEAM, Jacob BECK, Philip BECKER, John BECKER, Jacob BECKER, Peter BENEDICT, Jacob BERGER, George BERNWALT, John BETTER, Christian BIAN, Jacob … Read more
1755 Assessment ListLebanon Township, Lancaster County PA Taken from William Henry Egle’s “History of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties PA” ACKERMAN, Nicholas ATKINSON, John BACHMAN, John BACHMAN, Michael BEAM, Jacob BECKER, John BENEDICT, Jacob BERGER, George BERNWALT, John BETTER, Christian BIAN, Jacob BLASER, Jacob BLEGHER, William BLOUCH, Christian BOARST, Michael BOGER, Matthias BOLTZ, Michael … Read more
1750 Assessment ListLebanon Township, Lancaster County PA Taken from I. Daniel Rupp’s “History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon” Contributed by Roxanne Eckenrode. BACHMAN, Michael BERGER, George BERNWALT, John BETTER, Christian BIAN, Jacob BOARST, Michael BOUGH, Adam BOWMAN, Henry BOYD, Robert BRAND, Adam BROWN, Conrad BRECHTBILL, Benjamin BRECHTBILL, John BURKHOLDER, Ulrich … Read more
1753 Assessment ListHeidelberg Township, Lancaster County PA Taken from I. Daniel Rupp’s “History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon” Contributed by Roxanne Eckenrode. The following people resided in the south-east part of Heidelberg Township which borderered Warwick Township. (One of two lists on this page. The other is for the remainder … Read more