Maury County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee   Maury County





County Courthouse
Maury County Courthouse P.O. Box 769 10 Public Square Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Phone: (931) 381-3690

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4 pm

History
The county is named after Tennessee Senator Abram Maury of Williamson County.

Parent County
1807--Maury County was created 16 November 1807 from Williamson County. County seat: Columbia

Neighboring Counties

 * Giles
 * Hickman
 * Lawrence
 * Lewis
 * Marshall
 * Williamson

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Maury County, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

Census
1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available:
 * Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1820
 * Garrett, Jill Knight. Maury County, Tennessee Wills and Settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 Census. Unknown: unknown, 1964. Available at Ancestry ($).

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

Bibliography


 * [Knight] Garrett, Jill Knight. Knight Cousins. [Columbia, TN: Unknown, 1967. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 928090; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).

Law and Legislation

 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The Tennessee State Library and Archives has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at The Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Local Histories

 * Robbins, David Peter. Century Review, 1805-1905, Maury County, Tennessee: A Condensation of the Most Important Events of the Past One Hundred Years, and Descriptive Sketches of the Cities and Villages. Columbia and Mt. Pleasant in Detail. Columbia, Tenn.: Board of Mayor &amp; Aldermen, 1905. Digital version at Ancestry; Google Books. 1980 reprint: FHL US/CAN Book 976.859 H2r.

Occupations

 * Miller, Alan N. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Maury County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Maury County, Tennessee records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.

The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Maury County, Tennessee have been published in The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, the quarterly of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society (23+ Vols.). To view a list of these articles, visit their online Index to Articles (1988-2005). Surname indexes are also available online for Vols. 2-22. The website also offers back issues for sale in paper and on CD. The Family History Library has a complete collection of this quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m.

The River Counties

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Maury County, Tennessee records were published in The River Counties Quarterly, (14 vols.) edited by Jill K. Garrett. The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2rc.

Prisons

 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850, free index available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870, free index available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Private Papers

 * Guide to the Jill Knight Garrett Collection, ca. 1800-1969, available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. [Garrett collected a large amount of material pertaining to families in Maury County and the surrounding area.]

Probate

 * Garrett, Jill Knight. Maury County, Tennessee wills and settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 census. Wnknown: unknown, 1964. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Maury County Will Books Vol. 1-1806-1815. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version vailable at World Vital Records ($). Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
 * Maury County Will Books Vol. 2-1809-1817. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version vailable at World Vital Records ($). Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
 * Maury County Will Book, Volume 3. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version vailable at World Vital Records ($). [The database at World Vital Records has this labeled as Volume 1 but it is actually Volume 3 and contains records from Will Book B, p. 235 through Will Book C, p. 25.]

Public Records

 * Maury County Road Minutes 1817-1825. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version available at World Vital Records ($). Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.

Taxation

 * [1811, 1816] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. [Includes 1811, 1816 tax lists.]

Family History Centers
Columbia Tennessee 1608 Hampshire Pike Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States Telephone: 931-381-3650

This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * Maury County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Maury County, TNGenWeb
 * Family History Library Catalog