Talbot
Talbot County Wills, Estates, Marriages Talbot County was created from Muscogee County on Dec. 14, 1827, by an Act of the General Assembly; in 1852, part of Talbot County was used to form Taylor County. Also research Muscogee County. Early Settlers: William Johnston, Appleton Justice, Joseph Osgood, Daniel McNeil, Berry Mitchell, William Adams, James Holcomb, […]
Sumter
Sumter County Wills, Estates, Marriages Sumter County was founded in 1832 by Lee County and was the site of 3 hospitals for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. The famous Confederate prison Andersonville was located here where many northern soldiers died as a result of cruel treatment. The surrounding town and plantations, suffering themselves, share […]
Stewart
Stewart County Wills, Estates, Marriages, Church Records Stewart County was created from Randolph County in 1830. Later, portions of Stewart County were used to create Quitman County in 1858. County seat: Lumpkin, Georgia. Early Settlers: Sampson L. Lampkin, the county surveyor; Edward Sturdevant, coroner; Thomas R. Mangham, clerk of the superior court, Jonathan F. Bridges, […]
Spalding
Spalding County Wills, Estates, Marriages Spalding County Court House. Spalding County was created in 1851. Griffin is the county seat. Spalding County was named for Thomas Spalding from the Scottish Highlands who came to Georgia with Oglethorpe whose great-grandfather, John Mohr McIntosh, chieftain of the clan which settled Darien.Research in Henry and Pike is indicated. […]
Screven
Screven County Genealogy, Marriages, Wills, Estates Screven County was formed in 1793 from Burke and Effingham Counties. The county seat is Sylvania. Since the records of Burke County did not survive, it behooves the genealogist to research Screven County as some of the original land grants later fell into Screven. Jeremiah Lamar Marriages Marriages 1815-1850. […]
Schley
Schley County Wills, Estates, Marriages, Veterans Records Indexes to Probate Records Will Bk 1858-1905 Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, Vouchers, Dismissions, Book A, 1858-1869 County Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, Vouchers, Dismissions, Book B, 1869-1885 Military Records Veteran Records, World War I Marriages Schley County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Images of Wills 1858 to 1865 Testators: Herbert […]
Rockdale
Rockdale County Wills, Estates, Marriages Conyers is the county seat. Rockdale County was created by the Georgia General Assembly on October 18, 1870, and taken out of Henry and Newton Counties. The new county was named for Rockdale Church which had been named for rock, mostly granite, that ran throughout the county. Conyers is the […]
Richmond
Names of Families in Richmond County Wills and Estates Richmond County was formed in 1777 from St. Pauls Parish. The county seat is Augusta. One should search Richmond and Columbia records as they overlapped. Wrightsboro records are found in Richmond County as well as in Columbia County. Some of their wills are recorded in this […]
Randolph
Randolph County Wills, Estates, Marriages Randolph County was created in 1828 from County and was named after John Randolph. The first Randolph County was located in north Georgia and was renamed Jasper County. Early settlers: John Asbury, G. D. Adams, Pike Adams, Nat Arthur, Richard Brooklyn, J. R. Brooks, B. H. Canterbury, John Gregory, John […]
Rabun
Rabun County Wills and Estates Rabun County was created on December 21, 1819, from lands ceded by the Cherokee Nation and from part of Habersham County It was named after William Rabun, who served as the 11th Governor of Georgia from his election in 1817 until his death in 1819. County seat: Clayburn. Rabun County […]