Hi, I'm Pat Sabin, your host for this independent Gwinnett
County history and genealogy site.
My genealogy research
usually takes me to East Tennessee, South Carolina, New England and Northern
Illinois, but I actually live in the Mountain Park (Lilburn) area
of Gwinnett, practically in the shadow of Stone Mountain. It's
a quiet, old fashioned community of rolling hills and large
oak trees, there are still a few quaint little farm houses along Five Forks-
Trickum Road, which runs from Stone Mountain to Lawrenceville.
I regret that I am
unable to help with your personal research. Maintaining several county
sites, and my Gwinnett real estate career keep me VERY busy!
This is a new site
and will take some time to grow, so please check back from time to time.
My initial goal is to get at least good histories of the county and
towns online. I'd also like to feature photographs of the towns and
historic sites, and I'll be working on that project in the next few months.
If you have information to share or something you'd like to see featured,
please let me know! Just be sure to put "Gwinnett" in the subject
line.
HISTORY
Gwinnett County was named after Button Gwinnett
who was a state legislator and served as Georgia's Governor for a few months
in 1777. He was wounded in a duel and died three days later,
on May 19, 1777. He is buried in an unknown location in Savannah.
For hundreds of years preceding the permanent
white settlements in what is now Gwinnett County, the Creek and Cherokee
Indians occupied the land. In 1789 and 1790 the Cherokee Indians
ceded to the United States Government all lands north and east of a line
running through Kentucky, Tennessee, North and South Carolinas and north
Georgia, including portions of Gwinnett.
Two of the earliest white settlements were
on the Appalachee River near Hog Mountain and Old Town Suwanee, once a
thriving Indian village on the Chattachoochee River, just north of the
mouth of Suwanee Creek. Most early families located in the area between
Hog Mountain and Jug Tavern (now Winder), between the Mulberry and Appalachee
Rivers. Read more about the History
of Gwinnett County.
TOWNS
Links
to other Gwinnett and Georgia History
and Genealogy Sites
The following are GenConnect boards for viewing or posting Gwinnett
County Queries or Documents. PLEASE NOTE: Any research
questions should go on the Query Board. The other boards are
for transcribing actual documents, and any queries posted to those boards
will be deleted without notice. Thanks for your cooperation!
QUERIES
BIBLE
RECORDS
DEEDS
WILLS
OBITUARIES
BIOGRAPHIES
PENSIONS
Contact
Pat Sabin, Webmaster