With New Index by Samuel Sistler. Full transcription of the wills. The bulk of the book contains tax information detailing acres of land, number of slaves, taxable property and tax amounts etc.

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.