Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court Division

History and Fun Facts about the Register of Wills

• In Delaware County, the first will was probated in 1789. The same year George Washington was sworn in as the 1st President of the United States.

• The first marriage license was issued in 1885, When it became a law to obtain a license in order to get married.

• PA Inheritance Tax was established in 1826.