Names of Families in Richmond County Wills and Estates
Richmond County was formed in 1777 from St. Pauls Parish. The county seat is Augusta. One should search Richmond and Columbia records as they overlapped. Wrightsboro records are found in Richmond County as well as in Columbia County. Some of their wills are recorded in this will book. Thus, here is one place to find Quakers.
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 home place using the description from old non-specific deeds. Also, a convenience in locating both private and public cemeteries in the area.
Images of Will Book A (1777-1798)
Testators: Appling, John (1773),Appling, John,Baldwin, David, Barnes, James,Barrett, Thomas,Barron, William, Beall, Jacob,Bedingfield, John,Booker, Thomas, Bright, Unity,Bugg, Jeremiah,Bugg, William (1772), Bugg, William (1780),Campbell, McCartin,Carnes, Peter, Clayton, Abia,Clem, Valentine,Cocke, Nathaniel, Connell, Thomas,Cowen, Thomas,Crawford, Joel, Crawford, Nathan,Dikes, George, Sr.,Dikes, George, Dixon, Robert (1792),Dyess, Moses,Evans, Mary, Farish, Robert,Glascock, William,Goldwire, I. or J., Goldwire, James,Harris, Benjamin (1785),Harris, Sarah, Hodgen, John, Hollenger, Titus,Huff, Elizabeth, Hunt, George,Irby, Jeremiah,,Jackson, William , Jameson, John,Jarvis, Elizabeth,Johnston, Daniel, Johnston, Samuel,Jones, John,Lander, Mary,Marshall, Daniel, May, John,McCarty, Daniel,Macdelin, Ann,McGibbon, James, Mears, Stephen,Meeks, John,Mitchel, John,Moore, Richard, Morgan, Jesse,Morris, Thomas Mote, Uriah,Murray, Alexander Ross,Petty, John,Philips, John, Pittman, John,Randolph, George,Ricketson, Timothy,Row, Isaac,Schmidt, John H.,Scott, John,Sherwood, William, Slade, Joseph (1792), nun-cupative LWT,Spear, William (1771:1791), Story, Robert,Thomas, James E.,Turkeynis, Peter,Vaughan, James, Vernon, James,Wade, John,Walton, John,Washington, Thomas, Watkins, Thomas,Watson, Daniel,Watts, Joseph,Webster, Anner, Wells, Benjamin,Wells, Humphrey,Williams, Benjamin, Williams, Payde,Wood, Nathaniel,Wright, Dionysius,Zachry, James
Images of Wills 1798-1810
Testators: Anselm Bugg, John Hanford, Henry Osborne, William Allen, Joseph Cox, John Smith (2), Archibald Robins, Eleazor Brack, Mary Moon, Garland Snead, John Evans Anderson, Smith Milner, Elizabeth Connell, John Eades, James Simmons, Lewis Furman, Zephaniah Beal (estate), Thomas Grubbs (estate), Hodges Holmes (estate), Catharine Smith (estate), William Mead, Lawrence Somers, George Cormick, William Kennedy, Isabella Rae, Joseph Ward, Nathaniel Beach, Joshua Tulloss.
Images of Wills 1810-1829
Testators: Atwell, John,Bacon, William,Beal, Hezekiah, Beall, Archibald,Blacke, Anthony,Blair, Janet,Blaylock, Harden,Bosworth, Wiley,Boulet, Peter, Bouyer, Francis,Brazeel, Wiley,Bugg, William,Bury, Harrison, Bush, David,Buzz, William,Campbell, Abiel,Campbell, John,Cart, Joseph Cashin, John,Clarke, John,Cooke, Roger, Cooper, Bridget, Coppinger, Penelope,Cresswell, Robert,Crook, Jonathan, William,Dale, Jane, Dawson, Sabra,Drury, Sarah,Dunkley, Carlton,Dunlap, Patrick, Edwards. James,Fox, Mary,Gardner, Thomas,Garvin, John,Graves, George, Gray, Christian,Gray, Eleanor,Gregory, Charles,Griffin, Richard, Grinage, Mary,Harris, James,Harris, Lewis,Harris, Sophia,Harrison, Andrew, Hay, Andrew,Herbert, Isaac,Hogan, Richard,Hornby, Eleanor,Hudson, Ann,Hudson, Ann (2),Hull, Jean,Hunster, Sarah,Innes, Andrew,Jones, Fanny,Jones, Francis,Jones, Seaborn,Joyner, Eliza Mary,Lamar, Basil,Lang, Robert,Lang, Sarah, Leavenworth, Melinder,Leigh, Walter, Ligon, John,Low, Isaac, Lueman, John,Lumpkin, Nancy,McKinne, John,McLean, William, McNair, Daniel,MacIver, John,Magee, Hugh,Magnan, Magnan, Malone, Isham,Matheson, Murdock,Matthews, George,Meigs, Daniel, Milledge, John,Nesbitt, Hugh, Pearre, James,Posson, Dr. L., Rainey, John,Ross, William,Saben, Elijah, Sandwich, Thomas, Savage, John,Sayers, John,Scarle, Elisha, Scurry, Richardson, Sego, Joshua,Sikes, William,Skinner, William,Smelt, Dennis, Taylor, John,Teryon, John,Thompson, John,Thompson, Nancy, Tordy, Jacques,Twiggs, Abraham,Twiggs, John (General), Tyer, Frizzel,Walker, Francis,Walshe, John,Ware, Nicholas, Watkins, Anderson,Watkins, Robert,Watthall, Richard,Whitehead, Amos, Williams, Felix,Willson, Hugh,Willson, John,Willson, John (2), Willson, Joseph,Woolfolk, Austin,Young, Moses,Young, William.
Images of Wills 1829-1839
Testators: Abrahams, Jacob,Anderson, John,Arnold, Keziah,Bailey, William,Barfield, Lewis,Beal, James,Beall, Ann,Bigon, John,Bohl, Anthony,Bohler, William, Bones, William,Bowen, David,Bowyer, B.,Brogan, Barney,Brown, Henry, Burney, Job,Burton, John,Carns, Peter,Clayton, Elizabeth,Course, John, Cox, Honor,Crafton, Mary,Craig, Allen,Cumming, Thomas,Dillon, William, Dubose, Isaac,Dunbar, George,Dunn, Levicy,Eve, Oswell,Fox, John,Futcher, James,Gibson, William,Gilbert, Israel,Greenwood, Henry,Greenwood, John,Griffin, Thomas,Hagerty, James,Hamilton, Elizabeth,Harper, Arthur,Harris, Mary,Hart, Elizabeth,Hatcher, Henry,Hatcher, Mary,Hayden, Lawrence,Hurst, James,Ivy, Francis,Kent, Reuben,Kirkpatrick, Robert,Knight, Walton,Lampkin, Sampson,Lenges, Jean,Lloyd, Mary,Longstreet, Hannah,Longstreet, James,Low, Polly,Marvin, Mary,Marshall, Howell,McFarlane, Ann,McGovern, James,McMillan, Martha,McTyeir, Mary,McWhorter, Susan,Mims, Britton,Mitchell, William,Molloy, Thomas,Morse, Jacob,Murphy, Edmond,Musgrove, Robert,Oakman, Henry,O’Connell, James,Picote, Joseph,Powers, Lovey,Quins, Edward,Rhodes, Aaron,Rhodes, Lewis,Rolen, William,Rowell, Edward,Ruffin, Harriet,Savage, Daniel,Slator, Mary,Smars, Rebecca,Snead, Nancy,Stoy, Abigail,Toole, James,Tubman, Richard,Urquhart, Ann,Verdery, William,Walker, John,Walker, Rachel,Walston, Riddon,Ward, Edward, Watson, Majer,White, Mary Ann,Wise, John,Woolfolk, Louisa,Wynn, Fields
Images of Original Wills 1839-1844
Testators: Antony, Milton ;Atkinson, Dixon ;Baldwin, Richard ;Bunce, William ;Can, Kitchen ;Collins, Anne ;Collins, John ;Cook, Eugene ;Cox, William ;Dillon, Robert ;Fitzsimmons, Catherine ;Fox, Anne ;Garnett, Samuel ;Gill, Martin ;Greenwood, Benjamin ;Greenwood, Georgianna ;Hale, Samuel ;Hammond, Mary ;Hobby, Elizabeth ;Howard, John ;Hull, Sarah ;Lanhips, Susannah ;Lewis, Benjamin ;Lyon, Benjamin ;Marshall, John ;Martin, John ;McCrady, Eliza ;Mealing, Henry ;Metcalf, George ;Murray, George ;Nail, Casper ;Nelson, Matthew ;Reid, Mary ;Rhodes, Absalom ;Rily, Elizabeth ;Rowland, Merit ;Savage, Mary ;Savage, William ;Tarver, John ;Turpin, George ;Turbin, T. P. ;Tutt, William;Urquart, David ;Verdery, Adel ;Walker, Elisa ;Wardlaw, James ;Winteat, John
Images of Original Wills 1845-1853
Testators: Baldwin, Augustus ; Barnes, Mary ; Beal, Nathaniel ; Brown, Alexander ; Bunch, Doctrine ; Carmichael, John ; Cox, Elizabeth ; Crump, Philip ; Darling, Mary ; Fulcher, William ; Gardner, James ; Garner, Joanne ; Gordon, George ; Jones, Joshua ; Mandonville, Mary ; Martin, Angus ; Martin, Alexander ; Mays, William ; Millen, John ; Moore, Frances ; Parmela, Thomas ; Phillips, Nancy ; Rowell, Grace ; Sellers, William ; Smith, Lucy ; Telfair, Jane ; Walton, Thomas; Wilde, Richard ; Williams, John; Willson, Elizabeth
Tax Digests
- 1789 General Tax Return
- 1788-1789
- 1814
- General Tax Return for 1789
Vital Records
- Births 1823-1896 (images)
Traced Genealogies:
Richmond County Families
| Ashmore | Ayres | Barrett |
| Bignon | Burt | Caldwell |
| Collins | Crawford | Crump |
| Cumming | D-Antignac | Eve |
| Few | Germany | Holliday |
| King | Marbury | Perryman |
| Rae | Stovall | Vernon |
Images of Land Court Minutes
Indexes to Probate Records
- Wills (1777-1958)
Images of Land Court Minutes
- 1784-1787
Estate Sales from Augusta Chronicle 1813-1817
Land Grants
- 1784
- 1784-1785
Indexes to Probate Records
- Master Index to Wills 1777-1958
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk A, 1799-1813
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk B, 1816-1822
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk C, 1812-1829
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk D, 1830-1840
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk E, 1840-1848
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk F, 1847-1852
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk G, 1852-1856
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk H, 1856=1864
- Inventories, Sales, Distributions, Years Support, Bk I, 1864-1867
- Accounts of Estates Bk A, 1799-1816; Bk B 1814-1819; Bk C, 1819-1823; Bk D 1823-1828
Indexes to Deeds
- Bk A, 1787-1788
- Bk B, 1790-1791
- Bk K, 1804-1808
- Bk L, 1808-1811
- Bk M, 1811-1814
Miscellaneous
- Richmond County Pupils, November 1812.
- Richmond County Teachers Employed From 1873 to 1881.
Marriages
- 1875-1876
- Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886
Maps
- Map of old Wrightsboro, which was part of Richmond and Columbia Counties at one time (now McDuffie County).
Military Records
- 1863 Georgia Militia
Miscellaneous Wills and Estates
- Burch, Orphans of Charles. Vincent Tinsley, guardian of Blanton, Charles, and Joseph (1824)
- Coleman, Lindsey
- Deane, Stephen deed from Lewis Johnston
- McKinstry, Alexander
- Watson, John
Berckmans Plantation in Augusta
The Berckman plantation house once occupied by Baron Berckman is owned today by the Augusta National Club House. The three-story home built in 1854 to serve as the home of indigo plantation owner Dennis Redmond, is believed to be the first concrete house built in the South. The walls were 18 inches thick! After the earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina during the late 1800s, several cracks were discovered in the walls. A Belgian horticulturist by the name of Baron Louis Berckmans purchased the 365-acre property in 1857 and formed a partnership with his son, Prosper Julius Alphonse, to establish Fruitland Nurseries. When the property was discovered in 1931, the charter for the nursery had long since expired.
