Maury County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee   Maury County





County Courthouse
Maury County Courthouse 10 Public Square Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: 931-381-3690

Maury County Clerk Marriage records 10 Public Square Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: 931-375-5200

Maury County Register of Deeds Land records P.O. Box 769 1 Public Square, Room 108 Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: 931-375-2101

Maury County Clerk and Master Probate and court records 41 Public Square Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: 931-375-1307

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

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


 * Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee.  Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981.
 * Garrett, Jill Knight. Maury County, Tennessee Wills and Settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 Census. Unknown: unknown, 1964. Available at Ancestry ($).

Church
Methodist Episcopal

'*Mathews, Reverend John D.D. Peeps into Life Autobiography. Methodist Episcopal Church Tennessee Conference, 1904. Free digital copy.

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

 * Maury County, the blue-grass region of Tennessee. Its Agricultural and Mineralogical Resources, including a View of the County seat, the City of Columbia. Her Commerce and Industries, Schools and Churches, Past Development and Future Possibilities. Columbia, Tennessee: Herald Book and Job Rooms, 1884. Free digital copy.
 * 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.

Military
Civil War


 * Quintard, Charles Todd. Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee. Sewanee, Tennessee: The University Press, 1905. Free digital copy. Chaplain of the 1st Tennessee Regiment.
 * Shellengerger, John K. The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee, November 29, 1864. Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Co, 1913. Free digital copy.
 * Watkins, Samuel R. "Co. Aytch" : Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment, or, a Side Show of the Big Show. Chattanooga, Tennessee: Times Printing Co., 1900. Free digital copy.

Spanish American War


 * Hale, Will T.The First Tennessee Regiment, United States Volunteers. Nashville, 1899. Free digital copy.

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
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

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.

Maury County Historical Society Newsletter - Historic Maury

The Family History Library has only the current volume. FHL US/CAN V.F. Tennessee See website for further information:http://historicmaury.org/ Indexed in PERiodical Source Index (PERSI)

The Maury Genealogist

The Family History Library has Volume 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1972) FHL US/CAN 976.859 B2m

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
Learn if your Maury County ancestors went to prison!


 * 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
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Maury County land records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
 * 1) Will Book 1: 1806-1815
 * 2) Will Book C: 1823-1824

The following Maury County probate records have been abstracted and/or indexed:


 * [1807-1824] Garrett, Jill Knight. Maury County, Tennessee Wills and Settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 Census. Wnknown: unknown, 1964. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * [1807-1861] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. FHL US/CAN 976.8 P22s. [Includes an index to this county's probate records.]
 * [1806-1815] Maury County Will Books Vol. 1-1806-1815. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version vailable at World Vital Records ($). Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
 * [1809-1817] 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
The following Maury County tax records have been abstracted:


 * [1808] "Maury County Tax List 1808," Historic Maury, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Dec. 1996):144-146.
 * [1808-1810] "Maury County Tax List 1808-1810," Historic Maury, Vol. 32, Nos. 1 through 4 (March 1996-Dec. 1996).
 * [1808-1810] 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. [Cites the two Historic Maury publications as sources.]
 * [1811] Lightfoot, Marise P. "Maury County, Tennessee Taxables for the Year 1811," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 1963):57-62; Vol. 10, No. 3 (July 1963):125-130; Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1964):29-34; Vol. 11, No. 2 (April 1964):81-84. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
 * [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.]
 * [1817] "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. [Includes Maury County.]

Vital Records
Death

For deaths of Methodists in Maury County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:


 * Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. [Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.]

Societies and Libraries
Maury County Historical Society P.O. Box 147 Columbia, Tennessee 38402 Email: maurycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

Maury County Public Library 211 W. 8th Street Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: 931-375-6501 Hours: Monday - Wednesday 8 am - 8 pm Thursday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

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

 * Family History Library Catalog (FamilySearch)
 * Maury County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Maury County, TN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Maury County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
 * RootsWeb Mailing List: TN-SOUTHCENTRAL-L (South Central Tennessee List)