Descriptive Summary | |
Title: Jackson County court records | |
Creator: Georgia. Superior Court (Jackson County) | |
Inclusive Dates: 1787-1924 | |
Language(s): English | |
Extent: 12 Linear Feet (30 document boxes) | |
Collection Number: ms68 | |
Repository: Hargrett Library |
Jackson County, in northeast Georgia, is the state's twenty-second county, created in 1796 from part of Franklin County on land formerly held by the Cherokee and Muscogee (Creek) nations. It was named for James Jackson, who was a general in the Revolutionary War. Jackson County lost territory when portions of it went to the formation of Barrow, Clarke, Madison, and Walton counties.
The collection consists of loose papers numbering several thousand official court records of Jackson County, Georgia. Included in these records are bonds, petitions, fi fas, pleas, and wills.
Arranged in chronological order.
Jackson County court records, ms68, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.