Georgia Militia Records

The Georgia Militia was organized before the Revolutionary War wherein all units participated. Members were between the ages of 16 and 50 plus years old. Hence one can expect to locate ancestors born between as early as 1729 to 1760 in these records. The earliest records containing many veterans of that war, so this is an excellent resource to locate ancestors in Georgia during Colonial days.

1774-1838 Georgia Militia Records (indexed)

--Use this easy index to locate ancestors in this voluminous record-- A-B | C-D | E-G | H-J | K-N | O-R | S-V | W-Z

• pp 1-25
• pp 26-50
• pp 51-75
• pp 76-125
• pp 126-175
• pp 176-200
• pp 201-220
• pp 221-250
• pp 251-300
• pp 301-326

Georgia Militia Records 1794-1818

• 1794 Muster Records etc.
• 1795 Muster Records etc.
• 1795 Muster Records contd
• 1795 Militia Muster for Chatham County
• 1796
• 1797
• 1815-1818 Muster, First Brigade

1863 Reorganized Militia

As of 14 December 1863, the Adjutant General ordered the re-organization of the Georgia State Militia by Senatorial District. The original handwritten entries were eventually put into typed format. Every eligible male between the ages of 16 and 50+ participated in the county militia of his residence. Genealogy Tips . . .This record enables the genealogist to locate members of the family who were might have appeared on the 1800 and 1810 Census had it survived. Since this responsibility was taken seriously, it is reasonable to assume that one might find people born between 1803 and 1847! This record includes the birthplace, age and occupation