Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy
Guide to Liberty County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Liberty County, Georgia | |
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 Location in the state of Georgia | |
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| Founded | February 5, 1777 |
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| County Seat | Hinesville |
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| Address | Liberty County Courthouse Courthouse Square PO Box 829 Hinesville, GA 31313-3240 Phone: 912.876.2164 Liberty County Website |
Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 History
- 4 Places/Localities
- 5 Genealogy Resources
- 5.1 Research Guides
- 5.2 African Americans
- 5.3 Bible Records
- 5.4 Cemeteries
- 5.5 Census
- 5.6 Church Records
- 5.7 Court
- 5.8 Genealogy
- 5.9 Land and Property
- 5.10 Local Histories
- 5.11 Maps
- 5.12 Military
- 5.13 Naturalization
- 5.14 Newspapers
- 5.15 Occupations
- 5.16 Probate Records
- 5.17 Taxation
- 5.18 Vital Records
- 5.19 Voter Records
- 6 Genealogy Societies and Libraries
- 7 Websites
- 8 References
County Information
Liberty County, Georgia Record Dates
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| Birth | Marriage | Death | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1919 |
1700s |
1927 |
1790 |
1784 |
1786 |
County Courthouse
Liberty County Courthouse
Courthouse Square
PO Box 829
Hinesville, GA 31313-3240
Phone: 912.876.2164
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from late 1700’s, birth records from 1919 and death records from 1927; Clerk of Court has divorce, court and land records from 1756; some early records lost.[1]
Clerk of Superior Court
201 South Main Street
Suite 1200
Hinesville, GA 31313
Phone: (912) 876-3625
Fax: (912) 369-5463
Probate Court of Liberty County
P.O. Box 28
Hinesville, GA 31310
Phone: (912) 876-3635
History
For extensive information on Liberty County's history, see Liberty County Historical Society.
Parent County
1777--Liberty County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Andrew, St. James and St. John Parishes.
County seat: Hinesville [2]
Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Variant Spellings
Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.[3]
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Bryan County • Evans County • Long County • McIntosh County • Tattnall County
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Genealogy Resources
Research Guides
African Americans
Documentation of names of African Americans mentioned in the 1790-1865 wills and estate inventories of white slaveholders in Liberty County, Georgia.
Bible Records
Cemeteries
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The following web site may have additional information on Liberty County cemeteries.
- Interment.net Georgia cemetery records
- Liberty County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Cemeteries, Maps $
Census
Church Records
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Georgia denominations, see the Georgia Church Records wiki page.
Congregational
- Midway Congregational Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Stacy, James. History of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia. 1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- 1746-1828 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1746-1828. Batch C505921 at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1748-1788 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1748-1788. Batch C505923 at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1754-1898 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1754-1898. Batch C505924 at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1844-1863 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1844-1863. Batch C505921 at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1864-1867 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1864-1867. Batch C505922 at FamilySearch - free.
- 1753-1858 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1858. Batch M505921 at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1753-1785 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1785. Batch M505923 at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1754-1898 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1754-1898. Batch M505924 at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1859-1867 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1859-1867. Batch M505922 at FamilySearch - free.
Court
- 1787-1834 - Master petit and grand jury list (not including all years) Genealogy Trails
- 1870 - Residents, physical descriptions of Persons (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
- 1880's - List of Court Officials Genealogy Trails
- 1800's - List of Court Abbreviations Genealogy Trails
Genealogy
The Liberty County Historical Society website contains references to many prominent local families.
Land and Property
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Georgia Land and Property for additional information about early Georgia land grants from the government. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions (generally buying and selling deeds) were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
A digital copy of "English Crown Grants in St. Andrew Parish in Georgia 1755-1775," by Pat Bryant is available here.
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Georgia Local Histories.
- The Liberty County Historical Society website contains pictures and extensive historical and genealogical information.
- Taylors Creek: Story of the Community and Her People Through 200 years. Pearson, Ga.: Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, 1963. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Military
- Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
Civil War
Online Records
- 1861-1865 - Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - Georgia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
Regiments. Service men in Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy:
- - 14th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate),
- - 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate)
- - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and F
- - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
Naturalization
Newspapers
Newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog. Do a Place search for Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy to find these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Occupations
Probate Records
Online Probate Records
- 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1742–1990 Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990 at FamilySearch.org images
Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852.
Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library on microfilm.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (not all years).
- 1786-1865 - Transcripts and summaries of wills, estate inventories and other probate documents naming enslaved people They Had Names
- 1786-1823 - Wills (abstracts), includes names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
- 1790-1823 - Index to Estate Appraisals Genealogy Trails
- 1823-1848 - Wills (abstracts), includes names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
- 1824-1850 - Index to Estate Appraisals Genealogy Trails
- 1848-1865 - Wills (abstracts & transcripts), inc names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
- 1848-1966 - Index to Wills 1864-1876 Alexander, E-Dorsey, J. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
- 1848-1966 - Index to Wills 1925-1957 Deen, Thomas-Miller, E.C. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
- 1848-1966 - Index to Wills 1869-1917 Miller, Melissa-Zoucks, D. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
- 1823-1829 - Estates 1823-1829 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
- 1784-1791 - Index to Estates 1784-1791, by surname (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
- 1789-1823 - Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book A, 1789-1823 Georgia Pioneers $
- 1824-1850 - Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book B, 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers $
- 1763-1873 - Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book C, 1863-1873 Georgia Pioneers $
- 1772-1887 - Wills 1772-1887 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
- 1779-1823 - Wills 1779-1823 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
Taxation
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and all slaves up to age 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district.
Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Georgia State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Georgia. See also How to order Georgia Vital Records
Birth
Marriage Records
- 1560 - 1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
- 1754 - 1960 - Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1785 - 1950 - Georgia County Marriages 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
- 1787 - 1962 - Georgia, Church Marriages, 1787-1962 at FamilySearch — index
- 1808 - 1967 - Georgia Marriages 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1785 - 1895 - Owen, Clint. Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Death Records
- 1914 - 1927 - Georgia Deaths 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
- 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1928 - 1942 - Georgia Deaths 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
- 1933 - 1998 - Georgia Death Index 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
Vital Record Substitutes
Voter Records
- 1867-1868 - Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 at FamilySearch — index
Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Liberty County Historical Society
PO Box 982
Hinesville, GA 31310
Facebook page: Liberty County Historical Society
Midway Heritage Association
Highway 17
Midway, GA 31320
Midway Museum
491 N. Coastal Hwy
Midway, Georgia 31320
Phone: 912-884-5837
Email: midwaymuseum@yahoo.com
Facebook page: Midway Museum
- Has a library and can do look-ups.
Family History Centers
Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.
Websites
- Liberty County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Georgia Genealogy Trails Liberty County
- African Americans in Early Liberty County Ga Records
- Liberty County Historical Society
- Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- USGenWeb Liberty County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Liberty County, Georgia. Page 157 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Paul K. Graham, Georgia Courthouse Disasters (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 38-39. At various libraries (WorldCat).
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/57/Igigeorgiael.pdf.
