Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Weakley County, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps.
Land and deeds
- Survey Book · Register of Deeds1789–1885
- Entry Book · Register of Deeds1820–1847
- Deed Index · Register of Deeds1822–1972
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1822–1994
- Deeds, Probate · Probate Records1866–1870
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1868–1995
- Land Sales · Probate Records1899–1904
- Trust Deed Index · Register of Deeds1931–1964
- Plat Books · Register of Deeds1941–1981
- Plat Index · Register of Deeds1941–1986
- Trust Deed Index Direct · Register of Deeds1965–1994
- Trust Deed Index Reverse · Register of Deeds1965–1994
- Plats (Sewer) · Gleason, City of1969
- Deed Index Direct · Register of Deeds1973–1995
- and 1 more series in the full listing
Wills
- Wills · Probate Records1828–1986
Estates and guardianships
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1843–1982
- Settlements, Adm. and Ex · Probate Records1851–1982
- Estates, Inventory · Probate Records1852–1951
- Minutes, Property Settlements · Probate Records1855–1932
- Bonds, Administrator's · Probate Records1856–1982
- Estates, Claims Against · Probate Records1867–1913
- Estates, Insolvent · Probate Records1867–1977
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1868–1944
- Letters, Administrator's · Probate Records1881–1923
- Bonds, Executor's · Probate Records1941–1959
- Inventories · Probate Records1950–1988
- Minutes, Probate · Probate Records1982–1987
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriages · County Clerk1843–1986
- Marriage Bonds · County Clerk1846–1910
- Marriage Bonds, Colored · County Clerk1880–1974
- Vital Statistics Births · County Clerk1908–1912
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1842–1985
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges WWI Book · Register of Deeds1917–1918
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1919–1989
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes · Chancery Court1826–1986
- Enrollments · Chancery Court1827–1892
- Minutes · County Clerk1828–1985
- Chancery Ct. Loose Files, Inde · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Minutes · Circuit Court1844–1986
- Enrollments · Circuit Court1868–1884
- Enrollments · Probate Records1873–1876
- Minutes, Drainage District · County Clerk1911–1981
- Minutes · Dresden, City of1913–1982
- Minutes · Gleason, City of1927–1988
- Minutes · Martin, City of1928–1986
- Minutes · Greenefield, City of1935–1984
- Minutes · Sharon, City of1935–1986
- Docket and Claims · Probate Records1939–1982
- and 4 more series in the full listing
Roads
- Misc., Road Book · County Clerk1866–1880
Other records
- Ch: box 11, file 10-box 14, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 15, file 1-box 18, file 2 · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 18, file 24-box 21, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 21, file 21-box 24, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 25, file 1-box 28, file 1 · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 28, file 11-box 33, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 3, file 21-box 6, file 6 · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 32, file 1-box 37, file 1 · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 37, file 19-box 41, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 41, file 41-box 45, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 45, file 41-box 48, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 48, file 24-box 51, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 51, file 35-box 55, file · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- Ch: box 56, file 1-box 58, file 4 · Chancery/Circuit Court Loose Reco1835–1935
- and 17 more series in the full listing
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
- Weakley 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: Weakley 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, Weakley" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1823, 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.