Effingham County Records

The first settlement after Savannah was Ebenezer, a village founded by Saltzburgers who came to America to escape persecution by the Catholic Church. Mr. Van Zant from Switzerland was the founder of the first site of the village which proved to be unsuitable; the site later removed further north. Effingham County was created in 1777 from the parishes of St. Matthew and St. Philip which were established in 1758. Effingham County was named after Lord Effingham who resigned his position of Colonel. in the British Army to serve in America.

Earliest Settlers: David Ambrose, Henry Cook, Samuel Dasher, William Downs, Emanuel Dugger, John W. Exley, Micajah Futrell,John K. Heidt, Joshua Glover, Jesse Hurst, John Ihly, Christopher Bailey, Thomas Blitch, and others.

Marriages

• Effingham County Marriages 1757-1845

Marriages 1791 to 1797 found in Estates Book B, 1791 to 1819

• Bird Lanier to Elizabeth Dixson
• George Poulidge to Sarah Stiner
• John Ivy to Naomy Woodliff
• Josiah Daniel to Mrs. Sarah Campbell
• Anthony Petts to Ann Rawleson
• CharlesGachet to Mary Gobert
• Christian Shubtrine to Mrs. Ann Catherine Dunkins
• Dan Clifton to Liney Warren
• David Rieser to Mary Grovenstine
• Daniel O. Neil to Ann Clyatt
• Dan Snook to Elizabeth Porter
• Dan Weitman to Ann Catharina Kramer
• David Ewing to Mary Conway
• David Metzger to Mary Reasor
• Gorge Heite to Sally Remshart
• Hannah Elizabeth Poulidge to John Ernst Bergman
• Henry White to Sara Buts
• Isaac Mott to Polley Colson
• Jacob Kittles to Amey Garnet
• James Boston to Elizabeth Briggs
• James Greenhow, Jr. to Abigail Scruggs
• John Folk to Mrs. Mary Sheely
• John Garnet to Mary Bostick
• John Grovenstine to Sarah Seigler
• John Heck to Agnes Poulidge
• John Lucas to Claresy Dunmarks
• John Michael Axley to Elizabeth Groover
• John Porter to Henritta Ravot
• John Slaton to Penelope Sellers
• John Williams to Rhette London
• Jonathan Beckley to Mary Reaser
• Jonathan Snider to Elizabeth Gnann
• Joseph Helvenstine to Sarah Fresh
• John Moore to Marcey McCall
• Joshua Zant to Catharine Steiner
• Joseph Rabin to Naomy Setter
• Spence Cox to Mary Ryell
• Thomas Roberts to Elizabeth Pinninger
• Walding Griffin to Ester Rawleson
• William Morgan to Sarah Bailie
• William Porter to Mrs. Rachel Garnet
• Mrs. Liddia Ford to Paul Bevill
• William Crawford to Patsey Bailey
• Dikes to Staton
• Goldwire to King
• Grabenstine to Bush
• Grabenstine to Hangleiter
• Holten to Green
• Hudson to Herssen
• Keebler to Stockman
• Litterauer to Ihly
• Porter to Bostick
• Sharbrough to Lewis
• Thomas Schiseahoffer to Zant
• Winkler to Pinninger

New Jerusalem Church Records (Lutheran Church organized 1734 at Ebenezer, GA)

• Saltzburgher Marriages 1754-1769, New Jerusalem Church (Images in the original handwriting)
• Saltzburgher Marriages 1769-1778, New Jerusalem Church (Images in the original handwriting)
• Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1756-1761, New Jerusalem Church (Images in the original handwriting)
• Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1761-1766, New Jerusalem Church (Images in the original handwriting)
• Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1766-1770, New Jerusalem Church (Images in the original handwriting)
• Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1768-1787, New Jerusalem Church (Images in the original handwriting)
• Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1773-1777, New Jerusalem Church (Images in the original handwriting)
• Constitution and By-Laws of The Georgia Saltzburger Society 1734-1925