Butts
Online Images of Butts County Wills, Estates, Marriages Butts County was created in 1825 from portions of Henry and Monroe Counties. The name was taken from Captain Samuel Butts, a member of the Georgia Militia who was killed in the battle against the Creek Indians during the War of 1812. The town of Jackson was […]
Burke
Burke County Wills, Estates, Tax Digests The land which formed Burke County was ceded to the English by the Creek Treaties of 1733, 1735, and 1736. By an Act of March 15, 1758, the parish of St. George was established. The county was named for Edmund Burke, a member of the British Parliament who championed […]
Bulloch
Bulloch County Wills, Estates, Marriages Bulloch County was created from Bryan and Screven counties in 1796 by an act of the General Assembly. It was named for Archibald Bulloch, the first provisional governor of Georgia (1776-1777). Portions of Bulloch County were used to create Jenkins County (1905), Candler County (1914), and Evans County (1914). Researchers […]
Bryan
Bryan County Georgia Genealogy Records Available Online to Members Names of Families in Bryan County Wills and Letters of Testamentary (1870-1891) Names of Testators: Arnold, Richard; Banks, Simeon; Brailsford, William; Butler, James; Butler, Jefferson; Davis, John; DeSaussure, Wilmot; Duggan, Hershall;Duggar, Nathaniel;Geiger,David;Grovensteen, Shadrach; Guger, D. H.;Harris, London; Hart, Marshall;Heery, Isaac;Mann, Margret;Pate, W. J.;Phillips, Burrell; Schafer, John;Shuman, […]
Brooks
Brooks County Wills, Annual Returns, Bills of Sale, Confederate Pensions Brooks County was created in December of 1858 from Lowndes and Thomas Counties. The first court session was held in the home of Thomas Folsom in Quitman. Later in 1859, work began on a courthouse; however, was not finished until 1864. One of the earliest […]
Bibb
Bibb County Probate Records and Genealogy Bibb County was created on Dec. 9, 1822, from portions of Jones, Monroe, Twiggs, and Houston Counties. It was named for Dr. William Bibb, the first elected governor of Alabama. Dr. Bibb lived in Elbert County and served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the U.S. Senate. He […]
Berrien
Berrien County Wills, Estates, Marriages Berrien County was created in 1856 from Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties. The county was named for US Senator, John McPherson Berrien, who also served as Andrew Jackson’s Attorney General. The old Coffee Road was one of the State’s earliest post roads and was used as early as 1823 to […]
Bartow
Bartow County Online Wills, Estates, Marriages, Homesteads Bartow County was formed in 1832 from the original Cherokee County. It was first called Cass County. The county seat is Cartersville.Find out if your Georgia Ancestor listed in our Georgia Bible Records Bartow County Georgia Genealogy Records Available to Members Online Images of Bartow County Wills 1836-1856 […]
Banks
Banks County, Georgia Wills, Estates, Marriages Find your Ancestors in the Georgia Bible Records Banks County was created in 1858. It was named for Dr. Richard E. Banks, a circuit-riding physician who treated the settlers and Native Americans of northern Georgia and South Carolina. The early economy in Banks County was based on cotton and […]
Baker
Baker County, Georgia Wills, Estates, Marriages The proper place to do genealogical research is in county records. Georgia Pioneers offers images of old wills, estates, marriage records, tax digests, etc. Baker County was created on Dec. 12, 1825, by an act of the General Assembly and was formed from the entire eastern portion of Early […]