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Guide to Glynn County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Glynn County Courthouse 701 H Street Brunswick, GA 31520-6750 Phone: 912.554.7272 Glynn County Website The records were damaged in a fire at the clerk's house in 1881.
 * Glynn County Courthouse 701 H Street Brunswick, GA 31520-6750 Phone: 912.554.7272 Probate Court has marriage records from 1845 and probate records from 1792. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1792 and land records 1824-1829 burned, all records to 1818 damaged.

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Glynn County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Census Records
No Glynn County census records exist before 1820, according to Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com).

Church Records

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Brunswick

Episcopal Christ Church of Frederica, St. Simons Island


 * 1873-1910 - Christ Church of Frederica, St. Simons Island Baptism Index 1873-1910. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1941 - Christ Church of Frederica, St. Simons Island Marriage Index 1884-1941. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court Records

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

African Americans
African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy (GlynnGen.com) site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Wightman, Orin Sage. Early Days of Coast Georgia ; story by Margaret Davis Cate. - St Simons Island (Glynn County) Georgia. ; Fort Frederica Association, [1955]. 235 p. F286.W6

Land and Property Records
Selected Glynn County deeds from after 1820 available at Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com) County Deed Records.

Local Histories

 * Cate, Margaret Davis. Our Today's and Yesterdays: A Story of Brunswick and the Coastal Islands. Brunswick, Ga.: Glover Bros., 1930. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Flags of Five Nations: Being a Collection of Historical Sketches, Legends and Stories of the Golden Isles of Guale. Sea Island, Ga.: Cloister Hotel, 1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Jekyl [sic] Island Club, Brunswick, Georgia, 1911. New York: Photogravure &amp; Color Co., 1911?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers



 * Maps of Glynn County cemeteries, plantations, etc.
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * Georgia Pioneers $

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 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)


 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company H
 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B and K
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Cate, Margaret Davis. 1979. Our Todays and Yesterdays: A Story of Brunswick and the Coastal Islands. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers. (page 167-196; 218-234)

Newspapers
Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com) Selected newspaper articles with list of local newspapers.

South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive

The Brunswick News is also available on GenealogyBank.com. $

Voting Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1856-1866 - Wills, Book E, 1856-1866 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1809-1845 - Original Wills and Loose Estates 1809-1845 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1809-1843 - Index to Wills and Appraisements 1809-1843 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1842-1849 - Index to Wills and Appraisements 1842-1849 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1810-1843 - Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements,Book D, 1810-1843 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1844-1853 - Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Book D, 1844-1853 Georgia Pioneers $

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1816 - 1852 - Marriages 1818-1852 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1856 - 1886 - Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1818 - 1895 - Glynn County Marriage Index 1818-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70 - Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1891 - 1910 - Georgia Death Index at Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Brunswick Georgia Family History Center

Libraries

 * Brunswick Library Heritage Room

Societies

 * Jekyll Island Historic Center 375 Riverview Dr. Jekyll Island, Georgia, 31527-0851
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * Glynn County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Glynn County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Coastal Georgia Historical Society
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records