Sullivan County Genealogy Records

Sullivan County was formed in October 18, 1779.

Note: A fair number of these documents were too faded to be read and were not included. However, the indexes are included. That means that if you find your ancestor in the index but not named on this page, you can try ordering a copy of the document from the Clerk of Probate Court in Sullivan County. Genealogy Tips . . . Sullivan County was an original county for the State of Franklin. The border counties of North Carolina should be researched by genealogists searching for ancestors anywhere in the region. Also, the border counties of all of the original portion of the State of Franklin. Also, researchers should include the following counties of Tennessee: Caswell, Spencer, Wayne, Washington, Greene, Sevier, Blount and Sullivan.

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Sullivan County, history and biographies