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• Notes on Early Families (ancestry only) 

Administration

• Administrations Index, 1714-1844 (ancestry only) 

• Admin Accounts, Vol 1-2, 1850-1855 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 3-4, 1855-1859 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 5-6, 1859-1863 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 7-8, 1863-1866 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 9-10, 1866-1868 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 11-12, 1868-1871 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 13-14, 1871-1874 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 15-16, 1874-1876 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 17-18, 1876-1878 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 19-20, 1878-1880 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 21-22, 1880-1881 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 23-24, 1881-1883 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 25-26, 1883-1885 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 27-28, 1885-1887 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 29-30, 1887-1888 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 31-32, 1888-1889 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 33-34, 1889-1891 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 35-36, 1891-1893 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 37-38, 1893-1894 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 39-40, 1894-1896 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 41-42, 1896-1898 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 43-44, 1898-1900 (ancestry only) 
• Admin Accounts, Vol 45, 1900-1901 (ancestry only) 

• Orphan's Court, Decedent, Admin, Estate Index #1, 1716-1880 

• Decedents, Vol A, 1741-1810 
• Decedents, B, 1717-1803 
• Decedents, B-C, 1744-1810 
• Decedents, C, 1782-1810 
• Decedents, D-E, 1740-1810 
• Decedents, F-G, 1734-1810 
• Decedents, G-H, 1866-1810 
• Decedents, H, 1733-1764 
• Decedents, I-J, 1742-1810 
• Decedents, K-L, 1732-1810 
• Decedents, M, 1728-1806 
• Decedents, M-P, 1719-1810 
• Decedents, P 1769-1810 
• Decedents, Q-R, 1717-1810 
• Decedents, S, 1721-1810 
• Decedents, T-V, 1747-1810 
• Decedents, W, 1716-1809 
• Decedents, W, 1809-1810, Y, 1748-1807 

• Orphan's Court, Decedent, Admin, Estate Index #2, 1717-1880 

• Estate Papers, No 1-115, 1710-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 116-261, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 262-374, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 375-495, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 496-624, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 625-752, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 753-884, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 885-1015, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1016-1149, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1150-1279, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1280-1407, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1408-1532, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1533-1658, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1659-1790, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1791-1907, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 1908-2030, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2031-2146, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2147-2255, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2256-2362, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2363-2441, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2442-2542, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2543-2649, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2650-2758, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2759-2867, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2868-2969, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 2970-3078, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 3079-3170, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 3171-3262, 1778-1780 
• Estate Papers, No 3263-3365, 1780-1782 
• Estate Papers, No 3365-3439, 1782-1783 
• Estate Papers, No 3440-3554, 1782-1784 
• Estate Papers, No 3555-3663, 1700-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 3664-3759, 1785-1786 
• Estate Papers, No 3760-3868, 1786-1787 
• Estate Papers, No 3869-3956, 1787-1788 
• Estate Papers, No 3957-4056, 1788-1789 
• Estate Papers, No 4057-4158, 1789-1791 
• Estate Papers, No 4159-4249, 1791-1792 
• Estate Papers, No 4250-4349, 1792-1794 
• Estate Papers, No 4350-4449, 1794-1795 
• Estate Papers, No 4450-4552, 1795-1797 
• Estate Papers, No 4553-4652, 1797-1798 
• Estate Papers, No 4653-4749, 1798-1799 
• Estate Papers, No 4750-4799, 1799-1800 
• Estate Papers, No 4800-4899, 1800-1802 
• Estate Papers, No 4900-4999, 1802-1803 
• Estate Papers, No 5000-5095, 1803-1804 
• Estate Papers, No 5096-5192, 1804-1805 
• Estate Papers, No 5193-5289, 1805-1806 
• Estate Papers, No 5290-5389, 1806-1807 
• Estate Papers, No 5390-5488, 1807-1808 
• Estate Papers, No 5489-5580, 1808-1809 
• Estate Papers, No 5581-5674, 1809-1810 
• Estate Papers, No 5675-5682, 1810 

• Miscellaneous Records (ancestry only) 

• Probate Records, no date, A-C 
• Probate Records, no date, C-E 
• Probate Records, no date, F-H 
• Probate Records, no date, H-K 
• Probate Records, no date, L-M 
• Probate Records, no date, N-R 
• Probate Records, no date, S-T 
• Probate Records, no date, U-Z 

• Recog Docket, Vol 001-003, 1820-1947 (ancestry only) 

Orphan's Court

• Orphan's Court Index, Vol A-G, 1882-1968 
• Orphan's Court Index, Vol H-N, 1882-1968 
• Orphan's Court Index, Vol O-Z, 1882-1968 

• Orphans Court Index, Minors Estates and Decedents Estates, No 1, 1716-1885 

• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 1-11, 1716-1809 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 12-13, 1809-1822 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 14-15, 1822-1831 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 16-17, 1831-1838 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 18-19, 1838-1846 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 20, 1846-1850 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 21-22, 1850-1858 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 23-24, 1858-1865 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 25-26, 1865-1871 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 27-28, 1871-1877 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 29-30, 1877-1881 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 31-32, 1881-1886 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 33-34, 1886-1890 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 35-36, 1890-1894 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 37-38, 1894-1898 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 39-40, 1898-1902 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 41-42, 1903-1906 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 43-44, 1906-1910 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 45-46, 1910-1913 
• Orphan's Court Docket, Vol 47-48, 1913-1916 

• Minors, A-B, 1733-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, C-D, 1717-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, D-G, 1733-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, H-J, 1736-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, J-L, 1717-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, M-N, 1724-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, O-R, 1717-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, R-T, 1718-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, T-V, 1749-1820 (ancestry only) 
• Minors, W-Z, 1720-1820 (ancestry only) 

• Partition Doc, Vol A-B, 1891-1937 (ancestry only) 

Wills

• Index to Wills and Intestate Records, 1713-1850 

• Index to Wills, 1714-1844 

• Index to Wills and Administrations, 1714-1845 

• Genealogical Index to Wills and Administrations, 1713-1850 

• Abstracts of Wills, Vol 1-2, 1714-1777 (ancestry only) 
• Abstracts of Wills, Vol 3, 1777-1800 (ancestry only) 
• Abstracts of Wills, Vol 4, 1801-1825 (ancestry only) 

• Index to Wills, A-C, 1713-1923 
• Index to Wills, D-H, 1713-1923 
• Index to Wills, I-O, 1713-1923 
• Index to Wills, P-S, 1713-1923 
• Index to Wills, T-Z, 1713-1923 

• Wills, Vol A, (Vol 1) 
• Wills, Vol A-C, (Vol 1-3), 1713-1755 
• Wills, Vol D-E, (Vol 4-5), 1755-1774 
• Wills, Vol F-G, (Vol 6-7), 1774-1783 
• Wills, Vol H-I, (Vol 8-9), 1774-1797 
• Wills, Vol K-M, (Vol 10-12), 1797-1817 
• Wills, Vol N-P, (Vol 13-15), 1817-1826 
• Wills, Vol Q-S, (Vol 16-18), 1823-1844 
• Wills, Vol T-U, (Vol 19-20) 1845-1854 
• Wills, Vol U-V, (Vol 20-21), 1850-1863 
• Wills, Vol W-X, (Vol 22-23), 1863-1873 
• Wills, Vol Y-Z, (Vol 24-25), 1873-1880 
• Wills, Vol A2-B3, (Vol 26-27), 1880-1887 
• Wills, Vol C2-D2, (Vol 28-29), 1887-1893 
• Wills, Vol 30-31, 1893-1899 
• Wills, Vol 32-33, 1899-1903 
• Wills, Vol 34-35, 1903-1907 
• Wills, Vol 36-37, 1907-1910 
• Wills, Vol 38-39, 1910-1913 
• Wills, Vol 40, 1913-1915 
• Wills, Vol 41-42, 1915-1918 
• Wills, Vol 43-44, 1918-1922 
• Wills, Vol 45, 1922-1924 

• Wills of Thomas Best 1837, Samuel Hutchison 1811, William Ross 1797 (ancestry only) 

• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10 1713-1804 (ancestry only) 
• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10, Mark, John - Morris, Abraham (ancestry only) 
• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10, Morris, Abraham - Pennock, Joshua (ancestry only) 
• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10, Pennock, Lewis - Rhoads, Tacy (ancestry only) 
• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10, Rhoads, Tacy - Simson, Margaret (ancestry only) 
• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10, Simson, Margaret - Thomas, Owen (ancestry only) 
• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10, Thomas, Owen - Wherry, David (ancestry only) 
• Index of All Names From Original Will Books 1-10, Wherry, David - Young, James (ancestry only)