Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Maury County, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps.
Land and deeds
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1808–1990
- General Deed Index (Direct) · Register of Deeds1808–1960
- General Deed Index (Reverse) · Register of Deeds1808–1960
- Land Entry Books · Register of Deeds1820–1876
- Surveyor's Book · Register of Deeds1824–1838
- Probate Deeds · Probate Records1833–1922
- Deed · Register of Deeds1855–1857
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1884–1990
- Plats · Register of Deeds1924–1967
- Lien Books · Register of Deeds1932–1967
- Gen. Deed Index and Mortgage · Register of Deeds1961–1985
- Trust Deeds and Deeds · Register of Deeds1991–1998
Wills
- Wills · Probate Records1806–2000
- Wills and Misc. Papers · Probate Court, loose papers1807–1899
- Wills · Probate Court, loose papers1807–1950
- Addendum to Wills · Probate Court, loose papers1900–1950
Estates and guardianships
- Estate Records (Name Index) · Probate Court, loose papers1808–1950
- Estate Records · Probate Court, loose papers1808–1950
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1851–1983
- Bonds, Executors · Probate Records1852–1986
- Estates, Insolvent · Probate Records1852–1958
- Receipts, Guardian · Probate Records1852–1891
- Estates, Settlements · Probate Records1853–2000
- Inventories · Probate Records1854–1985
- Bonds, Administrators · Probate Records1856–1987
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1856–1988
- Estates, Claims · Probate Records1866–1958
- Probate Minutes · Probate Records1982–1986
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Index · County Clerk, loose papers1807–1899
- Marriage Records · County Clerk, loose papers1807–1950
- Marriages (White) · County Clerk1808–1986
- Marriage Bonds · County Clerk1809–1838
- Marriages (Colored) · County Clerk1865–1973
- Marriage Rec. (out of sequence · County Clerk, loose papers1871–1944
- Marriage Records (By Groom) · County Clerk, loose papers1900
- Marriage Records (& Retakes) · County Clerk, loose papers1908–1922
- Vital Records · County Clerk1908–1912
- Marriages · County Clerk1986–2001
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1808–2004
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1943–1967
- Soldiers, Beneficiaries · County Clerk1957–1975
Court orders and minutes
- Chancery Court Cases · Chancery Court, loose papers1804–1899
- Chancery Ct.Cases, Addendum · Chancery Court, loose papers1807–1874
- Minutes · County Clerk1807–1982
- Minutes · Circuit Court1810–1871
- Enrollments · Chancery Court1818–1877
- Minutes · Chancery Court1822–2001
- Minutes, Agriculture · County Clerk1867–1878
- Minutes, Civil · Circuit Court1871–2001
- Minutes, Criminal (State) · Circuit Court1872–1962
- Road Minutes · County Clerk1889–1920
- Minutes, Criminal · Circuit Court1899–2001
- Minutes · Mt. Pleasant, City of1905–2002
- Minutes, Equalization · County Clerk1915
- Minutes · School Board1925–2003
- and 6 more series in the full listing
County government and the poor
- Notary Bonds · County Clerk1900–1967
- Misc., County Official Bonds · Register of Deeds1942–1967
- Bonds, Conservators · Probate Records1956–1986
Other records
- Revenue Book · County Clerk1808–1848
- Miscellaneous, Charter Books · Register of Deeds1879–1987
- Pro. Register, Physicians · County Clerk1891–1957
- Ordinances · Mt. Pleasant, City of1905–1974
- Pro. Register, Optometry · County Clerk1909–1950
- Pro. Register, Dentists · County Clerk1919–1955
- Ordinances · Columbia, City of1922–1987
- Misc., Judgement Records · Register of Deeds1927–1964
- Releases · Register of Deeds1932–1957
- Leases, Oil and Gas · Register of Deeds1947–1948
- General Index, Direct/Reverse · Register of Deeds1985–1991
- Record Books · Register of Deeds1989–2001
- General Index, Direct · Register of Deeds1991–1998
- General Index, Reverse · Register of Deeds1991–1998
Open TSLA's full microfilm listing (PDF)
Source: Tennessee State Library and Archives, county records microfilm listing. Some record titles reflect the segregated record-keeping of their time. Statewide birth and death registration began in 1914, after a brief statewide attempt in 1908–1912.
Where to find the records
- Maury County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the register of deeds, the county clerk and the chancery and circuit court clerks, and any online record search the county offers.
- The register of deeds
Deeds, mortgages and other land records, usually from the county's beginning.
- The county clerk
Marriage licenses and bonds and the county court's minutes. For most of the 1800s the county court also handled wills, estates and guardians.
- The chancery and circuit court clerks
Lawsuits, including the chancery suits families used to divide land and settle estates.
- TSLA: Maury County records on microfilm (PDF)free
Every filmed volume with its years and roll number, by office.
- Tennessee State Library and Archivesfree
The state archives in Nashville, with microfilm of county records from every county.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Tennessee, Maury" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Dickson County, Williamson County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Dickson County, Williamson County
Later formed partly from Maury County: Lewis County, Marshall County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1807, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Tennessee's county court minutes record estate settlements, guardians, road orders and much more. When a will is missing, look there and in the chancery court, where families often went to divide land.