Jefferson County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Jefferson County, Courthouse 307 Main St; PO Box 145; Fayette, MS 39069 Phone: 601.786.3021 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1798, court records from 1860, probate and land records from 1798.

History
Jefferson County was named Pickering until 1802.

Parent County
1799--Jefferson County was created 2 April 1799 from the Natchez District. County seat: Fayette

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1900, 1904--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Claiborne
 * Copiah
 * Franklin
 * Lincoln
 * Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1805 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1808 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1810 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1822-1823 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 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)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images


 * Men from Jefferson County 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 Jefferson County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company K - Abbay’s Battery
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company H - Whitney’s Company
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Charlie Clark Rifles [also listed as Co. H]

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1802-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1805-1857 - Jefferson County Marriage Books A and B Index 1805-1857. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1858-1869 - Jefferson County Marriage Books C and D Index 1858-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1875 - Jefferson County Marriage Book E Index 1869-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1905 - Jefferson County Marriage Books F thru L Index 1877-1905. Batches, , , , at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894-1900 - Jefferson County Marriage Books M thru O Index 1894-1900. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1900-1906 - Jefferson County Marriage Books P thru R Index 1900-1906. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1904-1923 - Jefferson County Marriage Books M and V Index 1904-1923. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1906-1911 - Jefferson County Marriage Books S and T Index 1906-1911. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1912-1918 - Jefferson County Marriage Books U and W Index 1912-1918. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Claiborne - Jefferson County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1017, Port Gibson MS, 39150

Websites

 * Jefferson County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Jefferson County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.