Glascock
Glascock County Wills, Estates, Annual Returns, Vouchers, Inventories, Sales Glascock County was created from Warren County on December 19, 1857, by an Act of the General Assembly (Georgia Laws 1857, pg 35). The county was named for General Thomas Glascock (1790-1841), who fought in the War of 1812 and the Seminole War; served in the […]
Gilmer
Gilmer County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Guardianships, Marriages Gilmer County was created from Cherokee County on Dec. 3, 1832, by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1832, p. 56). Early settlers: Joseph Anderson, William A. Barrows, Jessee Charles, John A. Davis, E. T. Foote, John Fouts, John Goble, Lindsay Harper, Jesse Jarrett, P. H. […]
Fulton
Fulton County, Georgia Wills, Estates, Marriages, Tax Digests, Churches, Births Fulton County was created in 1853. In 1857 Milton County (now Fulton County) included parts of Cherokee, Forsyth, and Cobb Counties. Milton was named for John Milton, Georgia’s first Secretary of State, and was located north of the Chattahoochee River (now Fulton County). Fulton was […]
Franklin
Franklin County Genealogy Records On February 25, 1784, Franklin County became Georgia’s eighth county. It was named in honor of the patriot, Benjamin Franklin. Originally, Franklin County included parts of South Carolina and 12 counties in Georgia. Its first inhabitants were the Creek and Cherokee Indians. Typically, the Creek Indians were warlike while the Cherokee […]
Forsyth
Forsyth County Online Genealogy Records: Wills, Estates, Marriages Forsyth County was formed in 1832 and given away in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery. The early settling families were: Braselton, Bruton, Porter, Julian, Jackson, Hutchins, Merritt, Mills, Harding, Sanford, Cochran, Wills, Strickland, McGinnis, Westbrook, Creamer, Whitmire, Owens, Kellogg, Wofford, Ezzard, Bell, Garrett, Williams, Gilstrap, Patterson Sewell, […]
Floyd
Floyd County Wills, Estates, Marriages, Maps Floyd County was created in 1832 from Cherokee lands ceded by the Indians. Early settlers were: John Bridges, J. M. Edge, Davis Fricks, Thomas Hackett, J. W. Hooper, S. J. Johnston, J. H. Lumpkin, Thomas Mills, James McConnell, Thomas Pullium, H. C. Roe, W. J. Smith, James M. Ware, […]
Fayette
Fayette County Georgia Online Genealogy Records Fayette County was created as a result of the Land Lottery Draw of 1821 and is an original county. The land itself was ceded from the Creek Indian Nation. Since, the following counties have been taken from parts of Fayette, viz: Campbell (now Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, and Spalding. It […]
Fannin
Names of Families in Fannin County, Georgia Estates and Wills Fannin County was created from Gilmer and Union counties on Jan. 21, 1854, by an act of the General Assembly. Early settlers include J. W. Anderson, James A. Bruce, David Baugh, J. R. Barker, John B. Dickey, Joseph Dyer, James Cole, William Craig, L. G. […]
Emanuel
Names of Families in Emanuel County Wills, Estates, Marriages Emanuel County was created in 1812 from Bulloch and Montgomery counties. The county was named for Georgia Governor David Emanuel (1744-1810) Subsequently, portions of Emanuel County were used to create the following counties: Johnson (1858), Jenkins and Toombs (1905), Candler (1914), and Treutlen (1918). The first […]
Elbert
Elbert County Wills, Estates, Marriages Elbert County, Georgia was created in 1790, and named for General Samuel Elbert [1740 to 1788], the famous Revolutionary War General who commanded his troops in Georgia and South Carolina. It was General Elbert who distributed county lands by land grants to his troops. The parent county from which Elbert […]