Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Glynn County

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

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Brunswick

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

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