HOW TO FIND YOUR ANCESTORS BEFORE 1790

Thursday, September 5, 2019

7 States of Genealogy Records

Georgia Pioneers (8 Genealogy Websites) has wills, estates, traced families etc in AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN and VA.  In particular, our Virginia collection contnues to grow, representing the oldest surviving county wills and estates, from 1600s to about 1800.

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Images of Marion County GA Wills, Estates #gagenealogy #georgiapioneerscom

Marion County Genealogy Wills, Estates, Marriages


Buena Vista

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 Chattahoochee, Crawford, Macon, Muscogee, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor and Webster Counties. Marion was named for General Francis Swamp Fox Martion (1732-1795) of South Carolina, a Revolutionary War hero. Early Settlers: A. P. Belk, Hollis Bell, James Blyth, Robert Goldsberry, Jackson Gill, Howell Hollis, J. A. Rutherford, Thomas Rogers, P. D. Sims, Henry F. Tyler. 

Marion County Wills, Estates, Marriages Available to Members of Georgia Pioneers 
  • Marion County Wills 1846-1913 (abstracts)
  • Index to Marion County Will Book A 1846-1915
  • Index to Marion County Will Book B 1915-1940
  • Marion County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886
  • Powell, William, LWT, transcript (1852)

Marion County Wills 1845 to 1915 (digital images) 

Testators: Allison, Henry; Anders, Samuel; Ansley, J. W.;Armstrong, Levica;Bacon, Edmund;Baker, Nancy; Baker, Richmond; Baker, W. C.;Baldwin, Charles;Bartlett, W. A.;Bateman, Theophilus;Belk, A. P.;Belk, Hollis;Belk, Joseph; Belk, Margaret;Bivins, Martin;Bivins, Thomas;Blue, Simeon;Blythe, James; Brady, Michael;Brown, Jane;Buckhannon, George;Burkhalter, Ann;Burkhalter, David;Butt, Edgar;Castin, Glass;Chalkley, Alfred;Champion, George;Chapman, Ambrose; Chapman, James;Clement . . . more names . . .

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Friday, June 21, 2019

Images of Lincoln Co. GA Wills, Estates #genealogy #georgiapioneerscom

Lincoln County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Maps, Land Warrants

Lake Thurmond

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 was created from Wilkes County on February 20, 1796 by an Act of the General Assembly and was named for General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) of Revolutionary War fame. Lincoln was in charge of the Continental Army's Southern Department and later became President George Washington's first Secretary of War. 

Maps were scanned in such a manner as to provide details for locating creeks, branches, rivers, lakes, churches, schools and cemeteries. This will enable you to better locate the old homeplace using the description from old non-specific deeds. Also, a convenience in locating both private and public cemeteries in the area. Lincoln and Wilkes County records should be searched together. 

Lincoln County Records Available to Members of Georgia Pioneers



Will Abstracts

  • Wills 1796-1807.
  • Wills 1800-1806.
  • Wills 1807-1832.

Images of Lincoln County Wills 1796 to 1800

Testators: Ayers, William; Bussey, Hezekiah; Cameron, Alexander; Clark, Elijah; Edger, Hugh; Glaze, Thomas; Graves, James; Gron, Jared; Hammock, Samuel ;Harris, James ;Hester, James ;Hunter, Job ;Jeter, Oliver ;Johnston, Alexander; Jones, William ;Leverett, Robert; Loftin, Daniel;Matthews, Moses ;McCord, John ;McKinney, Travis ;Owens, Thomas ;Ratliff, Robert; Spinks, John ;Spires, Zachariah ;Steel, John ;Stovall, John ;Sudduth, John ;Walker, John ;Wallace, William ;Ware, Henry ;Warren, Lott ;Webb, Leonard ; West, Andrew ;West, Henry

Images of Lincoln County Wills 1800 to 1832

Testators: Ansley, William; Ashley, Stephen; Aycock, Richard; Ayner (or Aynes), William; Bennett, Jacob; Bentley, Balsam; Bohannon, Duncan; Bostie, Wade; Branch, Thomas; Bussey, Thoma;s Clark, Elijah; Clarke, Edward; Covington, William; Curry, Thomas; Dooly, John Mitchell; Dowsing, William Sr. ; Evans, William ;Flourance, Jenny; Flourance, John; Frazer, Samuel; Gartrell, Francis ;Gillum, Peter ;Grey, James; Grinage, Joshua; Groce, Sheppard; Hardy, Jesse Sr.; Hardy, Sarah; Harrington, Drury; Haws, Bennett; Haws, Spencer; Haws, Isaac ;Hemphill, Thomas ;Hughes, Fielding; Huguley, George; Jones, Henry; Jones, William ;Landers, Elizabeth ;Langston, Sarah; Loftin, Elijah; Lyon, Edmund ;Lyon, Thomas ;McKinney, Travers;Moncrief, Austin; Moseley, William ;Moss, Charity; Nolan, William Sr. ;Owens, Thomas ;Paradose, William; Phipps, Joseph; Price, John; Reynolds, William; Roberts, Arthur ;Russell, Clarion; Russell, James; 
. . . more names . . .
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