Hancock County, Georgia Probate and Court Records

Hancock was created in 1793 from Greene and Washington Counties, Hancock County. The county borders Baldwin, Glascock, Greene, Putnam (Oconee River), Taliaferro, Washington and Warren (Ogeechee River), It was named after John Hancock, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Sparta is the county seat.

Early settlers were General H. Mitchell, Bolling Hall, Charles Abercrombie, General Adams, Henry Graybill, Joseph Bryan, William Rees, Jonathan Adams, John Montgomery, Jacob Dennis, Archibald Smith, T. Holt, Thomas Raines, James Bishop, Isham Rees, M. Martin, R. Clarke, R. Shipp, F. Tucker, L. Barnes, W. Wyley, William Saunders, James Thomas, Jesse Pope, Jonas Shivers, William Hardwick, L. Tatum, Robert Moreland and William Pentecost. Origins of Early Settlers Genealogy Tips

Hancock County should always be researched with Greene.

Maps

• Topo
• Map of Sparta, founded 1795. Hancock County
• Map of Milledgeville, founded 1804
• Baldwin-Hancock County Topo Map
• Map of Milledgeville, founded 1804
• Hancock-Washington County Topo Map

Marriages (dates are mixed)

• 1808-1816
• 1810-1823
• 1823-1836
• 1836-1852
• 1851-1860 (much earlier dates included
• 1860-1866 (an index)
• Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886