Michael A Ports

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 368 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-042-8.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River while being encircled by the Georgia Counties of: Harris, Randolph, Chattahoochee, Talbot, Marion and Stewart. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 385 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-041-1.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River while being encircled by the Georgia Counties of: Harris, Randolph, Chattahoochee, Talbot, Marion and Stewart. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 328 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-010-7.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 350 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-011-4.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 326 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-012-1.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2020, 222 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-030-6. Elbert County was formed in 1790 from Wilkes County. It lies in the Northeasern portion of the state along the Savannah River just across from Anderson and Abbeville Counties, South Carolina. The first settlers started arriving in the area from Virgina and the Carolinas and continued on as land grants were being issued from service in the Revolutionary War. These records primarily consist of copies of the indentures of apprenticeship, essentially the contracts binding the apprentice to the master. The indentures provide the date and term of the apprenticeship, and the names of the apprentice, the master, the person authorizing the indenture, usually a parent, guardian, next of kin, the ordinary, or judge, as well as witnesses. The indentures also specify the duties and responsibilities of both the apprentice and master.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2020, Vol. 3, (1800-1804, part #2): 324 pages, soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-974-5. Elbert County was formed in 1790 from Wilkes County. It lies in the Northeasern portion of the state along the Savannah River just across from Anderson and Abbeville Counties, South Carolina. The first settlers started arriving in the area from Virgina and the Carolinas and continued on as land grants were being issued from service in the Revolutionary War. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalizations, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Elbert County at a particular point in time

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2020, Vol. 5, (1807-1815): 322 pages, soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-999-0. Elbert County was formed in 1790 from Wilkes County. It lies in the Northeasern portion of the state along the Savannah River just across from Anderson and Abbeville Counties, South Carolina. The first settlers started arriving in the area from Virgina and the Carolinas and continued on as land grants were being issued from service in the Revolutionary War. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalizations, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Elbert County at a particular point in time

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2020, Vol. 2, (1800-1804, part #1): 332 pages, soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-973-7. Elbert County was formed in 1790 from Wilkes County. It lies in the Northeasern portion of the state along the Savannah River just across from Anderson and Abbeville Counties, South Carolina. The first settlers started arriving in the area from Virgina and the Carolinas and continued on as land grants were being issued from service in the Revolutionary War. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalizations, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Elbert County at a particular point in time

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, 316 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-993-1.Bibb County was created in 1822 from Jones, Monroe, Houston and Twiggs counties. It is located in the center of the state with city of Macon being the county seat. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalization's, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Franklin County at a particular point in time.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, 380 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-992-3.Bibb County was created in 1822 from Jones, Monroe, Houston and Twiggs counties. It is located in the center of the state with city of Macon being the county seat. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalization's, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Franklin County at a particular point in time

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, 116 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-088-8.. Jackson County was created in 1796 from Franklin County. It was the parent county in part or whole to Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Madison and Walton Counties. Many of her first setlers came from nearby Efingham County. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalizations, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Jackson County at a particular point in time

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, soft cover, 178 pages, soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-838-2.Oglethorpe County was created from Wilkes County in 1793 and later became the parent county to Madison County. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2018, 194 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-835-8..Hancock County was created in 1793 from Greene and Washington Counties. It is surrounded by present day counties of: Baldwin, Greene, Glascock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, and Washington. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalizations, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Hancock County at a particular point in time.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, (1794-1805 Part 1): 348 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-757-2.Hancock County was created in 1793 from Greene and Washington Counties. It is surrounded by present day counties of: Baldwin, Greene, Glascock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, and Washington. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, (1794-1805 Part 2): 348 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-768-8.Hancock County was created in 1793 from Greene and Washington Counties. It is surrounded by present day counties of: Baldwin, Greene, Glascock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, and Washington. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2018, 364 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-991-5.Franklin County was created in 1784 and was considered the 8th county of the state. It is located in the north eastern portion of the state boarding South Carolina along the Savannah River. The Inferior Court tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The court had jurisdiction over county business matters, such as care for the poor, building and maintaining the courthouse, jails, roads bridges and ferries, issuing liquor licenses, nominating justices of the peace, performing naturalizations, appointing guardians, authorizing apprenticeships & indentures, maintaining a register of wills and administering county funds. The Clerk of the Inferior Court kept minutes of the foregoing proceedings--every one of which places individuals in Franklin County at a particular point in time.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2018, 452 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-988-5.Bibb County was created in 1822 from Jones, Monroe, Houston and Twiggs counties. It is located in the center of the state with city of Macon being the county seat. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.