About Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The county seat is Media (official site: http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/).
- Population: 562,960
- Households: 221,669
- Median household income: $64,041
- Median home value: $234,100
- Below poverty line: 10.3%
- Land area: 183.8 sq mi
- Population density: 3,040.5 people / sq mi
- Public libraries indexed: 28
- NCES schools indexed: 107
Recorded Documents
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Delaware County Register of Deeds index of deeds, mortgages, assignments, UCCs, subdivisions, and other recorded documents.
Wills — Administrations 1790-1950
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Papers filed with the Delaware County Register of Wills when no will was filed. Dates included are 1790 to 1950.
Wills — 1789-1945
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Delaware County Archives database of Wills filed between 1789 and 1945.
Naturalizations — 1795-1990
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Delaware County archives of naturalization records from 1795 to 1990. Name Index documents include Declarations of Indention and Petition for Naturalization.
County Home Records — 1806-1929
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Delaware County Home admissions, deaths, and discharges between 1806 and 1929.
Recognizances — 1789-1863
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Delaware County Archives records of recognizances (similar to bail) issued by a Justice of the Peace.
Insolvent Debtors — 1748-1843
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Delaware County Archives records of persons declared to be insolvent during the period 1748-1843.
Court Records — Civil
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Civil case records and judgments from the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
Court Records — Judgments
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Delaware County C-Track public access to court of common pleas civil judgments.
Estate Cases — Orphan's Court
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Delaware County Archives records of Orphans Court Estate Cases filed between from 1790 and 1950.
Court Records — Archives
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Delaware County court record archives, including: civil docket books 1797-1929; civil cases 1789-1897; criminal docket books 1806-1929; and criminal case records 1790-1922.
Warrants — Most Wanted
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Delaware County Sheriff Office list of active bench warrant most wanted persons.
Inmates — 1873-1917
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Delaware County Archives of inmates in county prisons between 1873 and 1917.
Marriages — Archives
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Delaware County Archives records of marriages between 1852 and 1854, and 1885-1950.
Births — Archives
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Delaware County Archives records of births between 1852 and 1854, 1893 and 1906, and Chester PA births between 1889 and 1906.
Deaths — Archives
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Delaware County Archives death records filed 1852-1854 and 1893-1906.
Liquor Licenses — 1860-1923
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Delaware County liquor license petitions filed between 1860 and 1923.
Assessments — Archives
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Delaware County Archives records of assessments covering 1791-1850, 1841-1889, and 1890-1903.
