Jefferson County Wills and Estates

Jefferson County Court House. The territory was acquire from the Creek Land cessions of 1733 and 1788. Jefferson County was created in 1796 and named after Thomas Jefferson. Louisville was the former State Capitol of Georgia. Burke County is linked to Jefferson County research; however, Burke County records were destroyed. Earliest settlers were: Thomas Alexander, William Askew, Joseph Beatty, John Cahoon, Elisha Campbell, Elijah Grout, John Hargrove, Blassingame Harvey, William Junkin, Isaac Lamb and Edward Palmer.

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Indexes to Probate Records

Will Book A.
Wills (1796-1887).
Will Book 3 (1864-1884).
Annual Returns (1815-1827).

Wills

1777-1893 (abstracts).
Deeds 1797-1799 (abstracts).
Digital Images of Wills 1796 to 1827
Testators: Alexander, Thomas; Cooper, Robert; McNeeley, Samuel; Osborne, John; Palmer, Edward; Townshend, Jacob

Miscellaneous Wills and Estates

Alexander, Thomas
Causey, Elizabeth LWT (1832)
Livingston, Joseph M., LWT (1872)
Livingston, Joseph, receipt
Livingston, William, deceased, estate of (1843)
Whitehead, Reason
Wimberly, Martha A., minor
Wright, Nancy, deceased, estate of

Marriages

Marriages from Jefferson County newspapers 1885-1886.
Jefferson County Marriage Contracts found in Deeds and Other Documents.

Jurors

Jefferson County Grand Jurors of 1797
Jefferson County Petit Jurors of 1799

Jefferson County Wills and Estates

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