Bryan County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Bryan County Courthouse 151 S College St Pembroke, GA 31321 Phone: 912.653.3839 Probate Judge has marriage, probate, birth and some death records; County Clerk has divorce records from 1920, court and land records from 1793.

Clerk of Superior Court 151 South College Street P.O. Box 670  Pembroke, GA 31321 Phone: (912) 653-3872 Fax: (912) 653-3870

Probate Court of Bryan County 151 South College Street, Suite 106 P.O. Box 418 Pembroke, GA 31321 Phone: 912-653-3856

Parent County
1793--Bryan County was created 19 December 1793 from Chatham County. County seat: Pembroke

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

Neighboring Counties
Bulloch County • Chatham County • Effingham County • Evans County • Liberty County

Methodist Episcopal
Campground Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1884-1885 - Campground Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1884-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Campground Methodist Episcopal Church Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1880-1885 - Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1880-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1895 - Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Marriage Index 1880-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * Military - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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 E
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Bryan County:


 * March 3, 1863 = Fort McAllister I
 * December 13, 1864 = Fort McAllister II


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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 images


 * Index to Will Book A 1870-1891 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book B 1891-1933 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 $


 * 1868 - 1889 - Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * 1865 - 1895 - Bryan County Marriage Index 1865-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - Bryan County Marriage Index 1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868 - 1895 - Bryan County Marriage Index 1868-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($)
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Bryan County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Bryan County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Bryan County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers