Chatham County (Ga.) estate records, 1777-1860.

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Chatham County (Ga.) estate records, 1777-1860.

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This collection consists of microfilm copies of estate records from the Chatham County, Georgia, Court of Ordinary. Included are divisions, 1817-1860; a docket to estate proceedings, 1825-1828; and appraisements and letters of administrations, Book G, 1777-1778. These records were microfilmed by the Georgia Department of Archives and History in 1960.

2 microfilm rolls

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6936104

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia. Department of Archives and History

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McIntosh County, Georgia, was created from Liberty County by an act of the state legislature in 1793. It was named for the McIntosh family. Darien became the county seat in 1816, the same year the city was incorporated. Madison County, Georgia, was created in 1811 by an act of the state legislature. Its land was originally ceded to colonial governor James Wright by Creek and Cherokee Indians and was organized into Wilkes and Franklin counties. The land was eventually divided into other counties;...

Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chatham County)

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Chatham County, Georgia, named for William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham, was formed from the parishes of Christ Church Paris and St. Phillip in 1777. Savannah is the county seat. From the description of Chatham County (Ga.) estate records, 1777-1860. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 180190215 The colonial Acts of 1755 and September 29, 1773 established the creation of Militia Districts in the colony of Georgia. Under these acts, the power to create and re...