Bryan County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Bryan County

Guide to Bryan County Georgia 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 Phone: (912) 653-3856

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bulloch
 * Chatham
 * Effingham
 * Evans
 * Liberty

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.

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

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 ($)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * 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