Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Glynn County

Guide to Glynn County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

County Courthouse
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

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

Record Loss
1896 -- Courthouse damaged by Storm.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Brantley
 * Camden
 * McIntosh
 * Wayne

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.

City Directories
1890, 1892 Brunswick City Directory Georgia Pioneers

1892, 1898 St. Simons Island City Directory Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

 * Cate, Margaret Davis. Our Todays 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
Blythe Island Georgia Pioneers

Marriages
Marriages 1818-1852 Georgia Pioneers

Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Wills, Book E, 1856-1866 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Original Wills and Loose Estates 1809-1845 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills and Appraisements 1809-1843 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills and Appraisements 1842-1849 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Book D, 1810-1843 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Book D, 1844-1853 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1818-1895 - Glynn County Marriage Index 1818-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers