Effingham
Effingham County Marriages, Baptisms, Immigrants, Births, Colonial Records, Wills, Estates Effingham was created on February 5, 1777, from the colonial parishes of St. Matthew and St. Phillip. The county was named after Lord Effingham, an English champion of colonial rights. Its first settlers were from Austria who had suffered religious persecution under the Catholic Church […]
Echols
Echols County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Minutes of the Court Echols County was created from Clinch and Lowndes Counties on Dec. 13, 1858, by an act of the General Assembly. Georgia’s 132nd county was named for Brigadier-General Robert Echols (1798-1847), a Georgian who died during the Mexican War. Prior to the war, Echols had represented […]
Early
Early County Wills, Estates, Marriages Early County was created in 1818 containing 3,750 square miles in Southwest Georgia. The original occupants of this land were the Creeks who were removed under the Treaty of Ft Jackson on August 9, 1814. This treaty settled all of the claims to the South Georgia land. It was named […]
Douglas
Douglas County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Paupers The Creek and Cherokee Nations occupied the land separated by No man’s land by a ten-mile wide stretch on top of Tallapoosa Ridge. The first white man’s trading post was established in 1835 by W. G. Black from North Carolina. Douglas County County was created in 1870 during […]
Dougherty
Dougherty County Wills and Estates Dougherty County was created in 1853 from Baker County, Georgia. Images of Dougherty County Wills 1854 to 1866 Testators: Alexander, John; Bateman, John;Brinson, Adam; Brinson, Mary;Brinson, Matthew;Brisbane, Robert;Collier, George; Dickenson, R. D.;Ely, Sarah;Faircloth, Reddin;Forehand, Sarah; Freeman, Thomas;Gilbert, John;Harris, Addison;Johnson, Thomas; Mallory, Mary;McCollum, Thomas;McWhitehead, Richard;Moore,Edward; Pace, Davis;Robinson, John;Ryals, Martha;Scarborough, John;Solomon, James;Stevens, […]
Dooly
Dooly County Wills, Estates, Marriages Dooly County was created in 1821 by an Act of the General Assembly and was named for the famous Colonel John Dooly (1740-1780), who was killed at the Battle of Kettle Creek in 1780. The song Tom Dooly was written for him and lingers in Georgia’s memory Hang down your […]
Dodge
Dodge County Wills, Estates, Marriages Dodge County was created in 1870 from parts of Montgomery, Pulaski, and Telfair counties. It was named for William E. Dodge, a New York businessman who owned large tracts of forest land in Georgia. Dodge helped persuade Congress to remove taxation on timber and made a gift to the county […]
Dekalb
DeKalb County Wills, Estates, Deeds, Church Records, Cemeteries DeKalb County was created in 1822 after the Muskogee (Creeks) Indians ceded the lands by treaty and was taken from Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette Counties. It was named after Baron Johann DeKalb, a German hero of the American Revolution. In 1853 Fulton County was created from the […]
Decatur
Decatur County Wills, Estates, Marriages Decatur County was created from Early County in 1823 by an Act of the General Assembly It was named after U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur. In 1920, Seminole County was created entirely from Decatur County. Also, portions of Decatur County were used to help create Thomas County (1825) and Grady […]
Dawson
Dawson County Georgia Wills and Estates Dawson County was created in 1857 from Lumpkin County. Later a portion was taken from Gilmer County. The county seat is Dawsonville. (In 1850, Calhoun was called Dawsonville before it was renamed.) The County was named after Judge William C. Dawson. Researchers should also search Lumpkin County. Marriages Index […]