Early County Willis and Estates


Early County was created in 1818 containing 3,750 square miles in Southwest Georgia. The original occupants of this land were the Creeks who were removed under the Treaty of Ft Jackson on August 9, 1814. This treaty settled all of the claims to the South Georgia land. It was named for Governor Peter Early, a native of Virginia; Congressional delegate and Governor from 1813 to 1815. The first settlers came in 1817, settling on Harrod's Creek (now Old Factory Creek) on the Chattahoochee River. Earliest Settlers: L. B. Avirett, Thomas Avera, M. H. Alexander, Alexander W. Bealer, Woodson F. Davis, George Colley, Joseph Lane, L. D. Gay, A. J. Lewis, W. R. Puckett, Loren Russell, R. H. Sheffield and L. C. Ward. The first court was not held until 1820. The county seat is Blakely.

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Early County Wills (1822-1832), digital images Broom, Thomas
Cole, Mark
Curry, Samuel
Gilley, John
Griffith, John
Holmes, Nathaniel
Jackson, Robert
Jackson, Samuel
Kelly, William
Liverman, Brown
McCulloh, Anthony
McCulloh, Leonard
Porter, Benjamin
Sheffield, Isham
Smith, Laden
Watson, Alexander

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