McIntosh
McIntosh County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Cemeteries, Land Grants, City Directories It was during January of 1736 that the first group of immigrants arrived in the British Colony of Georgia to settle along the Altamaha River in a town christened New Inverness after their home in the Isle of Skye later called Darien. On 19 December […]
McDuffie
McDuffie County Wills, Estates, Church Records, Maps, 1870 Residents McDuffie County is the home of the first Quaker settlement in Georgia, called Wrightsboro. However, this region originally fell into Richmond and Columbia Counties and those records should also be researched for quaker ancestors. McDuffie County was created from Columbia and Warren counties on Oct. 18, […]
Marion
Marion County Genealogy Wills, Estates, Marriages Marion is one of the counties to research for ancestors who migrated west into Alabama. Also, Meriwether, Muscogee, and Troup Counties. Marion County was created from Lee and Muscogee counties in 1827 by an Act of the General Assembly. Between 1827 and 1876, Marion County gave up land to […]
Madison
Madison County Wills, Estates, Estates, Plats Many of the settlers to Madison County went westward into Paulding County, Georgia. Madison County was originally inhabited by the Creek and Cherokee Indians. but by the year 1773, most of this land was ceded by the Cherokees to the Colonial Governor of Georgia, thus opening the area to […]
Macon
Macon County Genealogy Resources, Wills, Estates Macon County was created in 1837 by Houston and Marian Counties. Early Settlers: Bryant Batton, Nathen Bryan, J. R. N. Berry, William Burnam, John R. Cook, T. H. B. Fleming, L. M. Felton, Burwell Green, Davis Gammage, S. J. Holston, William H. Hollingshead, John James, L. D. Law, J. […]
Lumpkin
Lumpkin County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Church Records Early settlers went into Dahlonega and the Blue Ridge Mountains to search for gold. This was the driving force that built this little town and caused it to thrive for years to come. Lumpkin County was created in 1832 and named in honor of Wilson Lumpkin who […]
Lowndes
Lowndes County Wills, Estates, Marriages The first courthouse was a log structure built in Franklinville in 1828. When Lowndesville was named the county seat in 1833, the wooden courthouse was moved from Franklinville. The next year, a new courthouse was built in Lowndesville, which in 1837 was renamed Troupville. A new courthouse was built in […]
Lincoln
Lincoln County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Maps, Land Warrants Lincoln and Wilkes Counties go together as places to search for ancestors. The boundaries of old Wilkes County should be examined to determine if any of that land fell into Lincoln County, paying attention to the creeks mentioned in the deeds of both counties. Lincoln County […]
Liberty
Liberty County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Cemeteries, Maps Many colonials who settled in Savannah also owned large rice plantations in Liberty County. Also, after General Oglethorpe removed the regiment to England in 1744, residents of Frederica began moving into Liberty. Liberty County, located in the southeastern portion of the state on the Georgia coast, was one […]
Lee
Lee County Genealogy, Wills, Estates Lee County was created by an Act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 11, 1826, and included the territory acquired from the Creek Indians lying between the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, immediately above the old line of Early County. Originally, Lee County comprised the subsequently created counties of Quitman, […]