History

Chester County was founded in 1683. The first Deed was recorded in this office in 1688. Below are lists and links to information regarding this office, its history, as well as other sources related to the rich history of Chester County and Pennsylvania. Land and land records were of vital importance to early settlers, and although our state has changed dramatically in the last 300 years, land and land records are still vital to many facets of our daily lives. Additionally, early land records are an unequalled source for finding information about your ancestors and historical predecessors. Please take some time to explore our collective heritage.

Chester County Recorders of Deeds

Diane O'Dwyer (Acting)2022 - Present 
Chris Pielli, Esq.2020 - 2022
Rick Loughery2012 - 2020
Ruth C. Huganir (Acting)
2011
Ryan A. Costello, Esq.2008 - 2011
Terence Farrell2000 - 2008
Joyce Adams McLean1988 - 2000
Elaine S. Weil1984 - 1988
Elva McQueen1980 - 1984
Florence D. Hunt1976 - 1980
Jean K. Eitel1972 - 1976
Beatrice Menig1968 - 1972
Casper Tollinger1964 - 1968
Mary Semelsberger1960 - 1964
Thelma L. Yergey1956 - 1960
Cornelia P. Dixon1952 - 1956
Elizabeth E. Gleason1948 - 1952
J. M. Kurtz1944 - 1948
Charles M. Mowrer1940 - 1944
Harry M. Ford1936 - 1940
Harold S. Smith1932 - 1936
Harry M. Ford1931 - 1932
George W. Klenk1928 - 1931
Robert W. Pechin1924 - 1928
Warren G. Carson1920 - 1924
Jesse H. Kirk1916 - 1920
James D. Scott1912 - 1916
Duncan M. Curry1908 - 1912
Jesse A. Johnson1905 - 1908
Walter R. Hibberd1902 - 1905
Oscar E. Thomson1899 - 1902
Thomas D. Grover1896 - 1899
Samuel Ivison, Jr.1893 - 1896
Hugh Kenworthy, Jr.1890 - 1893
Sharpless M. Paxson1887 - 1890
Richard H. Plankc.1885 - 1887
Harry Sloyer1880 - c.1885
Franklin P. Ash1877 - 1880
Sharpless M. Paxson, Deputy1876 - 1877
Edwin Bateman1875 - 1876
C. Burleigh Hambleton1872 - 1875
John A. Groff1869 - 1872
Dilwyn Parker1866 - 1869
David Andrews1863 - 1866
Jonas G. Bossert1860 - 1863
Thomas S. Taylor1857 - 1860
Robert F. Hoopes1854 - 1857
Thomas Walter1851 - 1854
Edward H. Hibbard1848 - 1851
William McCullough1845 - 1848
Abner Williams1842 - 1845
George Hartman1839 - 1842
Edward Bartholomew1836 - 1839
Robert Ralston1833 - 1836
Nimrod Strickland1830 - 1833
Stephen Marshall1824 - 1830
Daniel Hiester1821 - 1824
Jesse Sharp1818 - 1821
Charles Kenney1809 - 1818
John Smith1806 - 1809
James Bones1804 - 1806
John Christie1800 - 1804
Richard M. Hannum1798 - 1800
John Hannum1793 - 1798 
Stephen Moylan1792 - 1793
Persifor Frazer1786 - 1792
John Beaton1782 - 1786
Thomas Taylor1777 - 1782

Chester County Recorder of Deeds and Clerk of Courts

Henry Hale Grahamc.1766 - 1777
Joseph Parker1724 - 1766?
Richard Marsdenc.1719 - c.1723
George Yeatesc.1716 - ?
John Simcockc.1715 - c.1716

Chester County Deputy Masters of the Rolls

John Simcock1707 - c.1715
Peter Evans1706 - 1707
Henry Hollingsworth1700 - 1706
John Childe1695 - 1700
Robert Eyre (?)1693 - 1695
Joshua ffearne1691 - 1693
John Bristow1688 - 1691


Historic Information Links

Revolutionary War Sites in Chester County