Elbert County Records

Elbert County, Georgia was created in 1790, and named for General Samuel Elbert [1740-1788], the famous Revolutionary War General who commanded his troops in Georgia and South Carolina. It was General Elbert who distributed county lands by land grants to his troops. The parent county from which Elbert County was organized is Wilkes. The county is bordered on the east by the Savannah River, and on the west by the Broad River. Earliest Settlers: William Wycock, Joseph Aken, James Adams, William T. Anderson, Garmon Burton, Edmond Brewer, William Blake, Nelson Barnett, James Cook, Benjamin Cook,Zachariah Colly, Christopher Clark, Samuel Crockett, M. P. Deadwyler, Solomon Dunnin, John Dudley, William Dixon, Dr. L. P. Eberhart, Stephen Ellington, Charles Easton, James Easter, L. A. Frost, Mathew Fulghum, Moses Fincher,John Filson, John Giles, Richard Gatewood, George A. Gaines, Nehemiah Howard, John Hubbard, Cuthbird Hudson, George Turman,and others. The County seat is Elberton.

Genealogy Tips

Many residents of Elbert County came from South Carolina across the Savannah River. Many Revolutionary War Soldiers are found in the Wills and Estates from 1791 to 1830. The probate records are mixed and include wills, estates and marriages. Also, the indexes are not in perfect order, and frequently a second index follows the first one.

Origins of Early Settlers

• Origins of Early Settlers

Indexes of Probate Records

• Wills, Mixed Records 1796
• Wills, Mixed Records 1803-1806
• Wills, Mixed Records, A-T
• Wills, Mixed Records, U-Z
• Wills, Marriages 1809-1812
• Wills, Marriages 1812-1816
• Wills, Marriages 1816-1821
• Wills, Marriages 1822-1825
• Wills, Marriages 1825-1829
• Wills, Marriages 1828-1831
• Index to Misc. Wills, Inventories,Letters of Administration, 1791-1806
• Misc. Estates 1803-1837
• Wills, Estates, Marriages 1812-1816
• Wills, Estates 1816-1821
• Wills, Estates 1822-1825
• Wills, Estates, Marriages 1822-1825
• Wills, Estates 1825-1829
• Index to Wills, 1835-1860