Harris County Estates and Wills

Harris County was created from Muscogee and Troup in 1827 abd was named for Savannah lawyer and mayor, Charles Harris. County is Hamilton, Georgia. Early Settlers: Zilpha Baker, John Alexander, James Cotton, Eli Davis, Osborn Ely, William Glaze, William W. Hunt, William Ingram, Thomas Jones, John M. Jordan, Barnett Knight, Branch, Ligen, Isaac Middlebrooks, Abel Nilson, John Pattillo, Jackson Rush, Jeremiah Reeves, William Stringer, Sr., Churcwell Tarvin, Philip Wilder and Benjamin Walker.

Genealogy Tips . . . Harris and Muscogee Counties go together in genealogical research, as these families moved into Alabama when the territory opened up, first to Chambers County. Do not forget to search the Land Lotteries.