Brooks County, Georgia Probate and Court Records

Brooks County was created in December of 1858 from Lowndes and Thomas Counties. The first court session was held in the home of Thomas Folsom in Quitman. Later in 1859, work began on a court house, however was not finished until 1864.

One of the arliest settlers was John Groover, a descendant of Peter Gruber, Saltzburger to Georgia with Oglethorpe, who settler in Ebenezer, Georgia (Effingham County) and whose descendants went to Bulloch and Brooks Counties. Other early settlers were: Levin Arrington, Benjamin Bentley,William Colter, William Dinson, John Edmonson, William G. Hunter, Robert Peacock, Daniel McRae and Leary Stanley.

Marriage Records

• Index Book A, 1859-1872
• pp 1-50
• pp 51-100
• pp 101-150
• pp 151-200
• pp 201-250
• pp 251-300
• pp 301-332
• Index (only) Book B, 1872-1882