The First Families of Henry County, Georgia program recognizes:

Ancestor Applicant

​Isaac Hand Richard McBrayer
Littleton Green Staton James A. Staton 
David Russell Gordon Gail Gordon East
Joseph Wolf Gail Gordon East
Hannah Doster Wolf Gail Gordon East
Elizar Catherine Wolf Gordon Gail Gordon East
Martin C. McKee Amanda L. Beck
Mary Ann Wilson McKee Amanda Lane Beck
William Doster Gordon Gail Gordon East
Thomas Barnes John Wesley Barnes, Jr.
James Holdridge Cynthia Ann Holdridge Smith
Albert T. Daniel Patricia Sowell Rosser
Gustavus W. Welch Andrew Jackson Welch, Jr.
Edmond Allums Betty Sims English
Anderson A. Martin James Donald Busbin
Tandy Watts Key Sidney C. Key
Timothy Tharpe Barham Helen Barham Busbin
Charles C. Miller, Sr. Brenda Shoup Baumert
Timothy Tharpe Barham Garry Walter Barham
Jacob Cleveland Janet Stovall Sherling
Aaron Rosser Harold Vincent Rosser
Peter Lewis Fayetta Alice Longwell
John Sowell Patricia Sowell Rosser
Joseph McCulley Terri Lynne McCulley
Sheridan Ragland Brown Sara Frances Brown Hall
Mary Ann Lowe Sara Frances Brown Hall
John Harvey Lowe Sara Frances Brown Hall
Edmund Lowe Sara Frances Brown Hall
Charity Ragland Sara Frances Brown Hall
Sara Williams Sara Frances Brown Hall
William Ragland Sara Frances Brown Hall
Andrew McBride Brown Sara Frances Brown Hall
Greenberry Adamson Hon. Richard Bender Abell
Hardy Ward Hon. Richard Bender Abell
Tandy Watts Key Mary Ellen Dorsey
Jonathan Branan Ellen Mays Parham
Wesley Cook Welch Andrew Jackson Welch, Jr.
Francis Marion Hale Vicki Lynne Smith
Laura Ann Rollins Hale Vicki Lynne Smith
A.T. Hadaway John Stephen Davis
Mark Turner Joe E. Turner
William Allen Stewart Joe E. Turner
Aaron Parker, Sr. Barbara Howard Cook
Richard House Hightower Mary Hancock
William Bailey Gosdin Shelbe Gene Gosdin
Nancy Bird Colvin Gosdin Shelbe Gene Gosdin
Perry Hicks Deanne Hicks Barr
Thomas Griffin Barnett Margot Christine Martin Hudson
Alexander Burks Arthur J. Burks, Jr.
Millington Morgan Thomas Kimbrough Keller
Seaborn J. Kelley Linda White West
Nancy Smith Kelley  Linda White West
Margaret Gaar White Linda White West
James William White Linda White West
Silas Moseley Betty Ann Moseley Luce 
John Dawson Bryans Betty Moseley Luce
Robert Clark Chappell Carol L. Chappell
William Ragland, Jr. James Robert Minter

First Families of Henry County-A Division of The Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton Counties, Inc.

Were your ancestors in Henry County by 1850?  If so, you can honor them and identify yourself as a member of one of our first families.  The Genealogical Society of Henry & Clayton Counties has a program to identify those early settlers and their descendants.

To become a member of this elite group, you will need to prove your direct descent from a family that settled in Henry County in or by 1850.  There is an application to fill out, which must be accompanied by proofs for each generation (birth/death certificates, census records, wills, etc.).  If you have ever completed an application for a hereditary society, you will find this one easy to do.  Information submitted on the application will remain confidential for the three most recent generations.

Persons who qualify for First Families of Henry County GA will receive a certificate naming themselves and their ancestor. 

The cost to register your first ancestor will be $30.00 and additional ancestors may be registered at a cost of $20.00 each.  A certificate will be issued for each ancestor identified.

If you are interested in joining this elite group of Henry Countians, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope along with your request for an application to:
            
            First Families of Henry County Georgia
            c/o Genealogical Society of Henry & Clayton Counties, Inc.
            P.O. Box 1296
            McDonough GA 30253-1296

OR  you may email us and request a digital copy to be completed and mailed

OR this form may be downloaded, printed out, completed, signed, and mailed with a check for the application fee, along with copies of documents proving relationships. If you need additional space for listing documentation, you may write information on back of the pages after printing, or attach additional sheets. Instructions for mailing the application are included on the first page.

The registrar for First Families of Henry County is Gail East.  If you would like to contact her, please email the society at genealsoc@gmail.com, and in the subject line place "First Families of Henry County-Attention Gail East."

African-American Research Resources on our shelves:
​Henry Co., GA 1821-1894 Marriages, Colored/Freedmen, Record of Sales, Inventories & Wills Ed. Freda Turner
Crockett-Lewis Family History and Genealogy by Andrea Jones
Black Genealogy by Charles L. Blockson 
Ethnic Genealogy by Jessie Carney Smith
Henry County 1860 Census and Slave Owners Ed. Joseph Henry Hightower Moore