Dade
Dade County Wills and Estates Dade County was created on Dec. 25, 1837, entirely from Walker County. Earliest settlers: Alvin Adkins, James R. Allison, S. E. Bromley, William J. Cagle, John M. Cantrell, William C. Cureton, J. A. Dozier, Thomas F. Smith, Ben F. Parker, Henry Arline, John and William Harrell. The earliest surviving will […]
Crawford
Crawford County Genealogy. Find Ancestors in Wills and Estates Crawford County was formed in 1822 from Houston County and out of the Creek Indian lands. Later part of Macon and Talbot counties were added. Crawford County was named for William H. Crawford, who was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury when the county was created. […]
Coweta
Coweta County Wills, Estates, Marriages, Maps The Creek Indians ceded the land in Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta, and Carroll counties in the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs where Chief McIntosh was killed it. The counties’ boundaries were created by the Georgia General Assembly on June 9, 1826, but they were not named until December 14, […]
Columbia
Names of Families in Columbia County Wills and Estates Coffee County was created in 1854 from Creek lands and was formed primarily from the region of Telfair County south of the Ocmulgee River, with smaller portions added from Irwin, Clinch, and Ware counties. The county was named for the former soldier, state legislator, and congressman […]
Coffee
Coffee County Wills and Estates for Genealogists Coffee County was created in 1854 from Creek lands and was formed primarily from the region of Telfair County south of the Ocmulgee River, with smaller portions added from Irwin, Clinch, and Ware counties. The county was named for the former soldier, state legislator, and congressman General John […]
Cobb
Cobb County Wills, Estates, Marriages, Divorces, Minute Books, Military, Newspapers Cobb County was formed in 1832 from Cherokee County and named in honor of Thomas Willis Cobb, U.S. representative, U. S. Senator, and Supreme Court Judge who subsequently called the city of Marietta after his wife. For several years, white traders and settlers encroached on […]
Clinch
Clinch County, Georgia Genealogy Records: Wills and Estates Clinch County was created on Feb. 14, 1850, by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1849-50, p. 126). Georgia’s 95th county was created from portions of Lowndes and Ware counties. Estate records do not begin until 1868. Earliest settlers: Charles Cowart, Penelope Carter, Abraham Griffis, […]
Clayton
Clayton County Georgia Wills, Estates, Marriages Clayton County was formed from Fayette (to the west) and Henry (to the east) in 1858 and was named after Judge Augustin S. Clayton, who served in the Georgia General Assembly. All of the records have been preserved. Researchers should also research Fayette County where a good many of […]
Clay
Clay County Families Named in Wills, Estates, Marriages Clay County was formed in 1854 from Early and Randolph Counties. County History: Clay County was created from portions of Early and Randolph counties It was named for Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. Clay died in June 1852. The county seat is […]
Clarke
Clarke County Images of Wills and Estates, Marriages, Newspapers, Families, Tax Digests, Deeds Find your Ancestors in the Georgia Bible Records Clarke County Genealogy Records Available to Members Online Images of Wills and Estates 1842 to 1859 Names: Akeridge, Ezekiel,Barber, James,Baxter, Thomas,Beardin, Aaron, Branch, Dicey,Burnett, Caroline,Camak, James,Carter, William,Cros, Aaron,Daniell, Josiah,Edwards, Solomon,Espy, John,Greer, Thomas, Hales, Willis,Huff, […]