Lincoln County, Georgia
"Where man and nature walk together."

This page is dedicated to the pioneer families who settled in beautiful Lincoln County and called it home. The purpose is to assist genealogy researchers in finding information about their Lincoln County ancestors. 

We cannot do individual research but will provide information to help and assist you in finding the materials. If you have information, documents, photos or anything of interest to Lincoln County folks, and are willing to share, please contact me.  We are always in need of help.  Copyrighted materiel is not used except with the permission of the copyright owner.

 
LINCOLN COUNTY ARCHIVED QUERIES
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Lincoln County is located in the Northeast area of Georgia and borders the Savannah River and Clark's Hill Lake. Lincoln County was carved out of Wilkes County in 1796. Our neighboring counties are Elbert, McDuffie, Wilkes and Columbia, GA and McCormick County, SC. As McCormick Co., SC was not formed until 1912, Abbeville and Edgefield Counties of SC may also be of interest.

Major General Benjamin Lincoln 24 January 1733 - 9 May 1810  Burial: Old Ship Church Cemetery Hingham, Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA Major General Benjamin Lincoln was a Revolutionary War Continental Army Major General who served with distinction in the Northern battles of Bennington and Saratoga. He was made commander of the Charleston, South Carolina defenses in 1788.  He allowed the British to box him in the city, which he surrendered after the siege (1780). Exchanged, he joined Washington's army in time to participate in Cornwallis' defeat at Yorktown. As Washington's second in command, he accepted the British surrender from Cornwallis' second in Command, Brig. Gen. Charles O'Hara (Cornwallis was ill and did not personally surrender). He served as Secretary of War of the Continental Congress from 1781-1783. A myth arose that Washington spurned O'Hara's surrender sword, and directed it to General Lincoln because Cornwallis forced Lincoln to surrender Charleston. The truth is the military protocol of the time directed officers of equal rank to deal with one another. Since Washington was higher in rank to O'Hara, protocol dictated the General Lincoln accept the surrender. Biography by Russ Dodge of FindAGrave.com

In the days before white man came, the area was inhabited by the Cherokee and  Creek Indians. Pioneers, having heard about the beauty and the excellent resources, began to move into the territory as early as 1750. The tribes ceded the land to the United States in 1773 when Wilkes County was formed. There were conflicts between settlers and Indians until 1774 when a peace treaty was signed. For a comprehensive look at Lincoln County History, click here.

Lincoln County Courthouse 210 Humphrey Street Post Office Box 340 Lincolnton, Ga 30817 706.359.5505 History of the Courthouse Lincoln County Government Web Site We are so lucky that the records in the Lincoln County Courthouse are intact.  The original records date to1796 when the county was formed from Wilkes County.  For information about settlers prior to 1796, visit Keith Giddeon's  Wilkes County and Tom Hammock's Wilkes County independent sites. Both have much to offer. Another great resource is the Lincoln County Historical Society, Inc., Rt. 4, Box 222, Lincolnton, GA 30817, Marion M. Glover

Lincoln County
Lincoln County Library
Lincoln County History
Lincoln County US GenWeb Archives Includes census records for 1810-1880
This is where you can share your historical data with other researchers and to search the Lincoln County Gen Web archives that other generous people have shared. Some information here includes, wills, biographies, photos and census information. Also, you can search many databases from this site. We need your information.
Lincoln County Census Index  The census' are also on  site in a different format that may be easier to read.
Lincoln County Marriages 1809-1829 Donated by Tamara L. Hinton
          Indexed by Bride
          Indexed by Groom
Lincoln County Marriages in McCormick County, SC  This list includes marriages of Georgians of Wilkes County, Elbert County, Lincoln County, Richmond County.  The large number of Georgians being married at this time in SC was due to (1) no waiting period and (2) no required blood test.
Index to Lincoln County Wills 1796-1805
Lincoln County Church Index
If you would like your church listed here, please send me a picture and history of the church. We now have the minutes posted for Goshen Baptist Church from 1802-1869 and later. Also, through the gracious generosity of Brenda Perkins, we have a copy of the deed of gift for the land on which Goshen Meeting House was built. The land was presented July 16, 1816 by Samuel and Nancy Davis.
Lincoln County Church List  This has the church address and the pastor's name.
Lincoln County Cemeteries Donated by Janice Turner
A comprehensive listing of all of the known cemeteries in Lincoln County. If you know a cemetery not listed, please contact me
Symbols on Gravestones and Their Interpretations
Georgia Place Names  A web site listing early Lincoln County place names with links to maps showing their location.
Lincoln County Surname Researchers
Lincoln County researchers names and email are listed here. If you want your name and email listed, please send me an email. List your email address and the names you are interested in researching as well as the time frame they lived in Lincoln County and the URL to your website if you have one with Lincoln County connections.
Lincoln County Lookups
A list of volunteers who will look up information in the resources they have.  If you have information and will perform lookups, please volunteer by email.
Lincoln County Photo Album If you have early photographs of Lincoln County, please share. We want pictures of early homes, buildings and family.
Lincoln County Recipes  Share your favorite recipes. Try the Peach Cobbler and let me know what you think. It is one of my all time favorites.
Lincoln County Family Web Pages
This is a site for links to web pages of people with Lincoln County family connections.
Lincoln County Family Group Sheet Project Submission Form  Submit your family group sheet or search the US or Georgia Projects for your family.
Lincoln County Family Group Sheets View the Lincoln County Family Group Sheets.
Lincoln County Maps
Lincoln County Maps 1777 to 1796
Lincoln County Militia Districts 1807-1830 & Militia Captains 1785-1830
Used with the permission of Frank Parker Hudson.
Lincoln Co. Links This is a comprehensive list of links of interest to researchers.
Offline Information 

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AMERICAN INDIAN RESOURCES
If you have information and resources, please share.

State of Georgia African-American Resources
GaGenWeb African-American Resources
Lincoln County Largest Slaveholders from1860 Slave Census Schdules and Surname Matches for African-Americans on the 1870 Census.
Among the Creeks  A web site for researchers interested in the Creek tribes.
American Indian Genealogy  Both researchers of Indian genealogy and Indian history should start their research on the Native American tribal pages. Many of these tribal pages also contain the culture, clan, chiefs, and townships of each Native American tribes.

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Last Updated Friday, 11-Apr-2008 06:27:33 MDT   

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