Claiborne County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Claiborne County Courthouse PO Box 449; Port Gibson, MS 39150 Phone: 601.437.4992 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1816, divorce records from 1856, probate and court records from 1802.

History


The county is named after Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C. C. Claiborne (c1775-1817).

Parent County
1802--Claiborne County was created 27 January 1802 from Jefferson County. County seat: Port Gibson

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Copiah
 * Hinds
 * Jefferson
 * Tensas Parish, Louisiana
 * Warren

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 $
 * 1810 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. (browse in Claiborne &amp; Warren)


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1822 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1823 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson


 * 1828-1885 - First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson, Baptism Index 1828-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1828-1895 - First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson, Marriage Index 1828-1895. Batch at 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 Claiborne 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 Claiborne County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company C - Port Gibson Riflemen, aka Port Gibson Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company F - Port Gibson Riflemen
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company K - Abbay’s Battery
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company F - Claiborne Volunteers
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Magruder’s Partisan Rangers
 * Company D - McLean’s Company
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company H - Claiborne Guards [also listed as Co. K]

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Claiborne County


 * April 29, 1863 = Grand Gulf


 * May 1, 1863 = Port Gibson also known as Thompson’s Hill


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

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

 * 1802-1900 -, 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 $
 * 1800s - Claiborne County, Mississippi Marriage Project. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.
 * 1805-1919 - Claiborne County Marriage Books 1-21 Index 1805-1919 in International Genealogical Index 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

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