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Washington Co. GA Wills and Estates


Washington County Wills and Estates



Washington County Court House Bethlehem Baptist church Sandersville, Georgia Sandersville, Georgia Pictured is the Washington County Court House, Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen, Georgia established in 1790 and Sandersville, Georgia. Washington County was formed in 1784. The earliest land grants to Revolutionary War soldiers were made in Washington County, however, the plats and deeds did not survive. The early records of Washington County were destroyed, but there are some estate records beginning ca 1851. No wills. The indexes provided below reflect the existing estate books.

Washington County Records Available to Members of Georgia Pioneers

Washington County Probate Records
  • Washington County Estates (Misc).
  • Washington County Letters of Administration, Testamentary, Guardianship, Book A, partial transcription (1829-1876).
Digital Images of Wills 1852 to 1903
Testators: Achord, John; Adams, Benjamin ;Adams, Elizabeth ;Anderson, William ;Archer, William ;Armstrong, Eliza Ann ;Armstrong, Eunice ;Armstrong, Jane; Armstrong, William ;Avant, H. H. ;Avant, James Ransom ;Baily, John ;Baker, Mary ;Barksdale, Elizabeth ;Barksdale, William ;Bland, Elisha ;Bland, Micajah ;Bland, Simeon ;Boatwright, John ;Braddy, John ;Brantley, Green; Brantley, Spencer ;Brantley, Zachariah ;Britt, Henry ;Brooks, James ;Brown, Emanuel; Brown, Handley ;Brown, Matilda ;Brown, Sarah ;Brown, Thomas ;Bryant, Jason ;Buck, William ;Bucks, William ;Bullard, Lewis ;Burns, D. S. ;Canter, William ;Carter, Isabella ;Chambers, Bricy ;Chester, Burrell ;Clay, William ;Coleman, Isham ;Cook, Lydia ;Covington, John; Cox, Henry ;Cox, Miles ;Crafton, Samuel ;Croom, Jesse ;Cumming, Robert ;Daniel, Joseph ;Davis, Dioclission ;Davis, Elizabeth ;Davis, William ;Downs, Mary ;Duggan, Archilaus; Duggan, Archilus; Duggan, Asa ;Duggan, John; Duggan, John M. ;Duggan, Martha ;Duggan, Thomas Green; Dukes, Nancy Caroline ;Durden, Lewis ;Durden, Mathew ;Durloo, Hattie; Eastwood, Sophira ;Eclemer, Philip ;Ennetts, Elizabeth ;Evans, Jasper ;Fish, William ;Fisher, Metcalf; Fluker, Robert ;Fowler, Elbert ;Francis, Nancy ;Fulgham, Elizabeth; Fulgham, James ;Fulgham, Matthew ;Fulgham, William ;Gilmers, John; Gladden, Jonathan; Gladin, Solomon ;Gordon, Richard ;Green, Martha ;Greenway, Alfred ;Haines, M. J., Mrs. ;Haines, Nathan ;Hall, Annie ;Hall, Lewis ;Hall, Rabun ;Hall, William Bennett ;Happ, Pincas; Hardwick, T. S., Mrs. ;Hardwick, William ;Harris, Churchwell ;Harris, Richard; Harrison, Green B.; Harrison, John; Harrison, Joseph ;Hart, S. W. ;Hartley, Jonas ;Hartley, Mary Jane ;Hataway, Baton;Hawkins, Henry; Haynes, William ;Heath, Henry ;Higgins, George ;Hill, Ophelia ;Hines, Augusta ;Hines, Churchill ;Hines, Leonidas ;Hollifield, Horatio ;Holmes, James;Holmes, John; Holmes, Jordan ;Hook, Edward ;Hooks, Green ;Hooks, Hopewell ;Horton, Harrel ;Howard, Lemuel ;Hunt, Silas ;Hunt, William ;Inman, Mary ;Jackson, Allen ;Jackson, Irwin ;Jackson, Martha; Jackson, Sarah ;Jenkins, Uriah; Jernigan, Lewis ;Johnson, William; Joiner, Malachi ;Joiner, Malachi, Jr.; Jones, Edmund ;Jones, H. R.; M rs. ;Jones, Sarah;Jordan, Cornelius ;Jordan, Ephraim ;Jordan, William ;Kelley, Seaborn ;Killingsworth, Jane ;Lang, Nancy ;Larson, Alexander ;Leverett, John; Long, John; Lord, Solomon ;Massey, Abel ;Matthews, Martha ;Mayo, Howell ;Mayo, William ;McConky, Andrew ;Meadows, James ;Meeks, Bennett ;Miller, Charles ;Mills, Daniel ;Mills, Elizabeth; Mills, Francis ;Mills, Stephen; Mitchell, Henry ;Moor, Cason ;Moor, Mathew ;Morgan, William; Mouldin, James ;Moye, Sarah ;Moye, Thomas ;Murphey, William ;Newsom, H. K. ;Newsom, Solomon ;Newsome, Joeday ;O'Reilly, Christopher ;Orr, Mary ;Osborn, Sallie ;Page, James ;Palmer, Daniel ;Parks, George S. ;Pate, Redding ;Peacock, Anna ;Philips, Susasnah ;Pilcher, Lewis ;Pool, Middleton ;Posey, Henry; Pratt, Nathan ;Price, L. B. Jr.; Price, Moor ;Pugesly, John; Pugesly, Tabitha ;Rawlins, Ezekiel ;Rice, Harriett ;Roberson, John; Robertson, Agness ;Robison, Elizabeth ;Robison, Martha ;Robison, Moses ;Robison, Samuel ;Rogers, Oscar ;Roughton, Enoch ;Roughton, H. C. ;Roughton, Zachariah ;Saffold, Isham ;Salter, Thomas ;Sellers, Anna ;Sessions, Andrew ;Sessions, Benjamin ;Shehee, Elephair ;Sheppard, Charles ;Sheppard, Charles (2) ;Sheppard, David ;Sherling, James ;Shirling, James ;Smith, Alexander ;Smith, Benjamin ;Smith, Isaac ;Smith, James F. ;Smith, John E. ;Smith, Lavina ;Smith, Louisa ;Smith, Nancy ;Smith, Peter ;Smith, William O. ;Smith, William ;Sparks, Morgan ;Strange, Gideon ;Strange, Martha ;Summerlin, Mary ;Sumner, Jane ;Tanner, Franklin ;Tanner, Joseph ;Tanner, Thomas ;Tanner, Thomas ;Tanner, William ;Tarbutton, Augustus ;Taylor, Henry ;Taylor, James E. ;Taylor, Kinchen ;Taylor, Milly ;Taylor, William ;Taylor, William (2) ;Thornton, A. R. ;Tribble, Martha ;Turlington, Thomas ;Underwood, Reuben ;Vinson, David ;Walker, James Freeman ;Walker, John H. ;Walker, William ;Walters, Richard ;Warthen, Richard ;Warthen, Sarah ;Warthen, Thomas ;Watkins, Mitchell ;Webb, John; Webster, William ;Wehling, Jacob; West, Elbert ;Whitaker, George ;Whitfield, Rebecca ;Whitfield, Robert ;Wicker, Margaret ;Wicker, Thomas ;Wicker, Thomas A. ;Williams, John; Witt, Michael ;Wommack, Mary ;Wood, Henry ;Wright, John ;Yates, James ;Yates, Mary ;Youngblood, J. T.; Youngblood, Wineyford;
Indexes to Probate Records
  • Index to Washington County Divisions of Estates, Letters of Administration, Guardianship, Book A (1829-1876).
  • Index to Washington County Inventories, Vol. A, 1846-1862.
  • Index to Washington County Letters of Guardianship and Apprenticeships, Vol. A, 1829-1876.
  • Index to Washington County Annual Returns, Book B, 1843-1852.
  • Index to Washington County Annual Returns, Book C, 1851-1855.
  • Index to Washington County Annual Returns, Book E, 1856-1858.
  • Index to Washington County Annual Returns, Book F, 1858-1866.
  • Index to Washington County Annual Returns, Book G, 1866-1878.
  • Index to Washington County Annual Returns, Book H, 1878-1890.
Marriages
  • Washington County Marriages 1828-1851.
  • Washington County Marriages from newspapers 1828-1885.
  • Origins of Early Settlers to Washington County.
Maps
  • Map of Washington County.
Miscellaneous
  • Washington Notes by Jeannette Holland Austin.

Recommended Reading

Georgia Bible Records by Jeannette Holland Austin

The Georgia Frontier, 3 volumes, by Jeannette Holland Austin

Georgia Intestate Records by Jeannette Holland Austin

The Georgians by Jeannette Holland Austin

Index to Georgia Wills by Jeannette Holland Austin

30,638 Burials in Georgia by Jeannette Holland Austin



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