Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Glynn County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy 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 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. The records were damaged in a fire at the clerk's house in 1881. Clerk of Superior Court 701 H. Street P.O. Box 1355 (31521) Brunswick, GA 31520 Telephone: (912) 554-7272 Fax: (912) 267-5625 Probate Court of Glynn County 701 G Street Brunswick, GA 31520 Telephone: 912-554-7231

Parent County
1777--Glynn County was created 5 February 1777 from St. David and St. Patrick Parishes. County seat: Brunswick

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
1896  -- On 29 September 1896 a hurricane swept through and badly damaged property in Glynn County, but the courthouse records survived with only minimal water damage.

Neighboring Counties
Brantley County •  Camden County  •  McIntosh County  •  Wayne County

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

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Census
No Glynn County census records exist before 1820, according to 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.

Various

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Court

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Land and Property
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



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

Military

 * 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)

World War I

 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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. $

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 - index and 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 $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 Records

 * 1849-50, 1869-70 - 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 - 1942 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society

Brunswick Library Heritage Room

Family History Centers
Jekyll Island Historic Center 375 Riverview Dr. Jekyll Island, Georgia, 31527-0851


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

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
 * Coastal Georgia Historical Society