Lancaster County Genealogy Records

• Lancaster County Land records: 1652

• Lancaster County Naturalization records: unknown

• Lancaster County Vital records: death records from 1652; marriages from 1755, divorce records from 1800

• Lancaster County Probate records: 1652 and court records from 1900

  Bentley, E. P. (1995). County Courthouse Book (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publication Co., Inc., p. 370

  Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County, Virginia. p. 716

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Lancaster County History

Lancaster County was established in 1652 with land from parent counties, Northumberland and York counties.

Bentley, E. P. (1995). County Courthouse Book (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publication Co., Inc., p. 369

Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County, Virginia. p. 716