Names of Families in Muscogee County Wills, Estates, Marriages
Muscogee County was created on December 11, 1826, on over 2,000 miles of Indian territory located between the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers. This is one of the land lottery counties usually drawn by those residing in the eastern counties of Georgia. Research is indicated in the deed records in the counties where your ancestor resided before drawing in this lottery, as well as in Muscogee County deeds. Research is also indicated in Troup, Haralson, Harris, Talbot Counties, and Russell County, Alabama.
Abstracts of Wills
Abstracts 1838-1862 (abstracts)
Images of Wills & Estates 1862 to 1875
- Testators:
- Allen, Mary A.
- Banks, John
- Barshall, Michael
- Bates, Mary
- Benning, Malinda
- Bethune, Cherry
- Biehler, Peter
- Biggers, L. M.
- Billing, S. A.
- Bozeman, Margaret
- Butt, James E.
- Camak, Thomas
- Chambers, James M.
- Champion, Elias
- Chapman, Charles
- Chapman, James A.
- Clark, Mary
- Clarke, Joseph
- Cleghorn, Charles
- Coart, Elizabeth
- Comer, James
- Cook, Elisha
- Davie, Anna
- Davis, Fannie A.
- Dillard, Francis W.
- Dolan, Bernard
- Echols, Rowen A.
- Ellington, Annie Euphresia
- Ellis, Marshall
- Emery, Mary
- Fischacher, Heinrich
- Fontaine, Benjamin B.
- Fontaine, John
- Foster, Nancy
- Fox, Lavinia
- Freeman, Mary Ann
- Gager, Love
- Garrard, William
- Griffin, Daniel
- Griswold, William H.
- Haiman, Lewis
- Hall, Henry
- Hardaway, Mary Hicks, Ann
- Hill, Joseph
- Hirsch, Fleiman
- Howard, John H.
- Hudson, David
- Huff, Daniel
- Hughes, Delila
- Versilette, Charlotte
- Ware, James H.
- Warnock, Samuel
- Williams, Mary A.
- Johnson, John
- Johnson, John T.
- Jones, Andrew P.
- Jones, James H.
- Jones, Mary
- Kimbrough, Sarah
- Kinsley, John
- Leverett, Nancy J.
- Lokey, Mary
- McAlister, William J.
- McCardle, Felix
- McCarty, James
- McCrary, T. G.
- McGovern, John
- McMahan, Patrick
- Meacham, Julia
- Miller, James
- Miller, Joseph F.
- Moffitt, Henry
- Morris, Patsy
- Nagle, Susan
- Nelson, Anna
- Norris, George W.
- Nuckolls, Nathaniel
- Pace, Clement
- Peck, Ira
- Perry, Michael W.
- Phelps, Sarah
- Pickard, Silas
- Porter, Elizabeth
- Ragland, Thomas
- Ramsey, Priscilla
- Redd, James K.
- Robison, Alexander
- Rogers, Daniel
- Rounds, Susan
- Rumph, James
- Salisbury, Lucinda
- Semmes, Paul J.
- Shaw, Banks
- Shivers, Chaney
- Sloan, Thomas
- Smith, Brady Mitchell
- Smith, Edward
- Stanford, Thomas J.
- Strupper, John B.
- Thomas, Grigsby
- Thomas, Owen
- Threlkeid, Ann
- Tinsley, Sophia
- Tucker, Hannah
- Turrentine, Harriet
- Williams, Thomas L.
- Wimberly, James
- Winter, John G.
- Woodruff, Michael
Muscogee County Wills 1875-1882 (digital images)
- Testators
- Allen, Laney
- Alston, Philip
- Andrews, Lucinda
- Baker, Ida
- Banks, Sarah (Mrs.)
- Bardwell, Sarah
- Bass, Robert
- Beihler, Margaret
- Binford, Reuben
- Boyd, Alvin
- Bozeman, James H.
- Brittain, Joseph
- Brooks, Clementina
- Burrus, Charles
- Chapman, Susan A.
- Cheney, John L.
- Clapp, Julius
- Coffield, William
- Cotton, Martha Ann
- Curry, James
- Curry, Patrick W.
- Denson, Joseph
- Dexter, Charles
- Dolan, Bridget
- Dortch, Walter
- Edward, H. W.
- Edwards, Ellen
- Edwards, Peter
- Flewellen, Rena
- Flournoy, Martha
- Gawley, David
- Golden, George
- Heard, Elizabeth
- Huff, Adela
- Huff, John A.
- Kivlin, James
- Lewis, Mary A.
- Lindsey, Sherwood
- Lynch, Asa
- Lynch, William D.
- McGouch, George
- McLaughlin, Stephen
- Munro, R. W. B.
- Oladowski, Hipolite
- Parramore, William
- Peyton, H. M.
- Philips, Susan
- Pinkard, Griffin
- Pirrie, Samuel
- Rhodes, Thomas
- Salisbury, William L.
- Slade, Thomas
- Taliaferro, C. B.
- Taylor, Moses
- Threewits, Thomas
- Thweatt, Peterson
- Torrene, Matilda
- Urguhart, Mary Jane
- Venable, George
- Wacasser, Francis
- Webster, Joseph
- White, George
- Willet, Isaiah
- Williams, Atlanta
- Woodruff, Abigail
- Wright, Arminious
Traced Genealogies:
Muscogee County Families
| Austin | Fisher | Graves | Hurt |
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Indexes to Probate Records
- Will Bk A, 1838-1863
- Will Bk B, 1862-1875
- Will Bk C, 1875-1891
- Will Bk D, 1891-1903
- Annual Returns, Inventories, Sales, Vouchers, Bk A, 1839-1843
- Annual Returns, Inventories, Sales, Vouchers, Bk B, 1843-1848
- Annual Returns, Bk A, 1839-1843
- Annual Returns, Bk D, 1852-1854
Marriages
- Books A and B, 1838-1844
- 1839-1845
- 1885-1886
Miscellaneous Records
- Hudson, Martha, LWT (Digital Image)
- Parramore, William E., LWT, (1881).
- Scarborough, Jesse, LWT (Digital Image)
Georgians who went to Alabama
After the Indians were removed from Georgia in about 1833, many settlers moved westward into Alabama. Because they were moving westward, to discover their location in Georgia, the genealogist should search the counties of Meriwether, Murray, Chattooga, Haralson, Heard, Troup, Harris, Muscogee, and Stewart Counties. Typical first settlements in Alabama were in the counties of Chambers, Limestone, Cherokee, and Randolph Counties.
Wealthiest Planter in Muscogee County
Reverend Charles F. Fisher was one of the wealthiest planters in Muscogee County. His stately plantation was located on the Chattahoochee River 17-1/2 miles from Columbus, Georgia. Unfortunately, it was burned down by order of the local authorities during an epidemic of smallpox. The first record of his owning the land was in 1838. Fisher first came to Washington County where he was listed on the 1820 Census.