Effingham County Archives – Georgia Genealogy

Richard Bennett, 1756-c1830, Appling County

1786 Effingham County Land Record for Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett, born circa 1756 in North Carolina, moved to Effingham County, Georgia, before July 1782, accompanied by alleged brothers James and William. He married Mary Cook in 1785. The couple is believed to be buried in Jesup, Georgia. They had several children, including William, Elizabeth, Henry, Wiley, and Braxton. Despite claims of Bennett’s participation in the war, genealogical evidence suggests he was amerced for allegiance to the British instead. Bennett later relocated to Appling County, where he died before 1830.

1782 Georgia Amercement Bill – Effingham County

During the American Revolutionary War era, an “amercement bill” documented fines against individuals in Effingham County, Georgia, typically for political disobedience or loyalist sympathies. This act amerced certain people who had been amenable to British control in Georgia but who were not named in the 1782 confiscation and banishment act. The bill identifies two classes of offenders: one class would have their citizenship rights restored, while the other had to pay financial penalties before having their rights restored. This information is significant for genealogists, as it confirms an ancestor’s presence in Effingham County by July 1872 and probably indicates that they did not serve in the Revolutionary War.

John Bennett, 1795-1831, Lowndes County

John Bennett was born in 1795 in Effingham County, Georgia, the oldest son of William and Mary Sheffield Bennett. He married Frances “Fannie” Harris in 1813, and they raised their family in Bulloch and later Lowndes County, Georgia. John died in 1836, and Fannie later married Asa Geiger, a cousin of her first husband. Their children included Mary Ann, Richard, Frances, and William, who all married into other early Georgia families. Fannie was born around 1800 in North Carolina and died in 1904 in Manor, Georgia.

Rev. Matthew Albritton, 1785-1850, Brooks County

Rev. Matthew Albritton was born in 1785 in Effingham County, Georgia, the son of Revolutionary War soldier John Albritton. He married Ann Bulloch (b. 12 Jan 1792 – d. 1871), daughter of James and Diana Bulloch, around 1805. They lived in Bulloch, Bryan, Laurens, and Lowndes counties, where he became a Baptist minister and Justice of the Inferior Court. He died in Jan 1850 and was buried at Bethany Church.

Effingham County Wills Index: 1897-1935

The Effingham County wills index covers the years of 1897-1935 for Effingham County, Georgia. You will find these wills in the original will book 5, Roll# RHS-830-1.

Effingham County Wills Index: 1866-1898

The Effingham County wills index covers the years of 1829-1859 for Effingham County, Georgia. You will find these wills in the original will books 4, Roll# RHS-830-1.

Effingham County Wills Index: 1829-1859

The Effingham County wills index covers the years of 1829-1859 for Effingham County, Georgia. You will find these wills in the original will book 3, Roll# RHS-830-1.

Coursey Cemetery, Clyo, Effingham County, Georgia

Coursey Cemetery is located at 219 Coursey Cemetery Rd., Clyo, Georgia The small rural cemetery is located just south of the South Carolina line in Effingham County Georgia. It’s earliest graves are those of husband and wife, J. J. and Martha Pitts, but the eventual name which would stick with the cemetery is the “Coursey Cemetery” for the numerous Coursey graves. Mary Walton Pitts would marry Robert Coursey and the remaining interments would be related to this union. The latest burial was in 2001 when Marian Coursey Tuttle Haynes chose Courtney Cemetery as her last resting place. Coursey, Eugene D. … Read more

Effingham County Addresses

Effingham County Government: Effingham County Clerk 601 N. Laurel St. Springfield, GA 912-754-2101 Effingham County Probate 901 N. Pine St. Springfield, GA 912-754-2112 Effingham County Superior Court 901 N. Pine St. Springfield, GA 912-754-2118 Effingham County Vital Records Office P.O. Box 307 Springfield, GA 31329-0307 912-754-6071 Springfield City Hall 130 S. Laurel St. Springfield, GA 912-754-6666 Effingham County Libraries: Effingham County Library 810 Highway 119 S. Springfield, GA 912-754-3003 Effingham Law Library 901 N. Pine St. Springfield, GA 912-754-1628 Old Jail Museum Library 1002 Early Street P. O. Box 999 Springfield, GA 31329 Open: Sundays 2-5 pm {200 plus genealogy … Read more

Antioch Christian Cemetery, Effingham County, Georgia

Located on Little McCall Road about 1 mile south of GA 119. Located on south side of roadway, adjacent to L. A. Rahn residence. Maintained by Guyton Christian Church. Guyton, Georgia Name Date of Birth Date of Death Submitted By James E. Wells ~ 1953 Carol Mitchell