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Early County Probate and Court Records


Early County Records Early County was created in 1818 containing 3,750 square miles in Southwest Georgia. The original occupants of this land were the Creeks who were removed under the Treaty of Ft Jackson on August 9, 1814. This treaty settled all of the claims to the South Georgia land. It was named for Governor Peter Early, a native of Virginia; Congressional delegate and Governor from 1813 to 1815. The first settlers came in 1817, settling on Harrod's Creek (now Old Factory Creek) on the Chattahoochee River. Earliest Settlers: L. B. Avirett, Thomas Avera, M. H. Alexander, Alexander W. Bealer, Woodson F. Davis, George Colley, Joseph Lane, L. D. Gay, A. J. Lewis, W. R. Puckett, Loren Russell, R. H. Sheffield and L. C. Ward. The first court was not held until 1820. The county seat is Blakely.

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Many of the Early County records are blurred and almost impossible to read. These were not included. This land originally belonged to the Creek Indians and the counties of Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, and Seminole were all created from territory originally belonging to Early County.

Early County Marriages

Military Records

Georgia Militia

Confederate Pension Rolls

Confederate Pensions

Vital Records

Indexes to Probate Records

Digital Images of Early County Wills (1822-1832)

Note: All of these files are slow to open.

Digital Images of Early County Wills 1839-1895