Names within that group are then listed chronologically. Each entry indicates if the file is for a decedent or a minor. Chester County Archives has Orphans Court dockets for 1716-1923. In most cases, the information in the docket is less detailed than what is in the decedents and minors estate files. The dockets contain the court proceedings and summaries of the records filed by the court.
Every name is indexed.
1716-1761 dockets are published. 1762-1781 dockets are in notebooks. The page numbers in the indexes correspond to the numbers at the bottom of the page of the transcription.