Bryan County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Bryan County

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

County Courthouse
Bryan County Courthouse 151 S College St Pembroke, GA 31321 Phone: 912.653.3839 Probate Judge has marriage, probate, birth and some death records; County Clerk has divorce records from 1920, court and land records from 1793.

Parent County
1793--Bryan County was created 19 December 1793 from Chatham County. County seat: Pembroke

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.

Record Loss
No reported damage.

Neighboring Counties
Bulloch County • Chatham County • Effingham County • Evans County • Liberty County

Methodist Episcopal
Campground Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1884-1885 - Campground Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1884-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Campground Methodist Episcopal Church Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1880-1885 - Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1880-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1895 - Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Marriage Index 1880-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company E
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Bryan County.


 * March 3, 1863 = Fort McAllister I
 * December 13, 1864 = Fort McAllister II


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Index to Will Book A 1870-1891 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book B 1891-1933 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage
1868-1889 Georgia Pioneers


 * 1865-1895 - Bryan County Marriage Index 1865-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - Bryan County Marriage Index 1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868-1895 - Bryan County Marriage Index 1868-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($)

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Bryan County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Bryan County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers