An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1850: With an Historical Sketch and Classified...
- ISBN-10
- 0806305355
- ISBN-13
- 9780806305356
- Category
- Lancaster County (Pa.)
- Pages
- 158
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1973
- Publisher
- Genealogical Publishing Com
- Authors
- Eleanore Jane Fulton, Barbara Kendig Mylin
Description
This important work has the names of nearly 15,000 Lancaster County residents who left wills or died intestate, 1729-1850. Arranged in two alphabets, the full name of the deceased is given, as well as the year, the book volume and page wherein the records are to be found. There is also a brief history of the early inhabitants of the area, and a classified bibliography.
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