For over a quarter of a century the Amelia Island Genealogical Society (AIGS) has been proud to serve both those seeking information about Amelia Island ancestors and those without local ties wishing to connect with other local genealogists.
A memorial signed by the inhabitants of Florida in 1831. This memorial can be considered a census of the free male population at that time since it appears that all men in each area signed this memorial.
Fernandina was the last city platted by the Spanish in the New World, thirty years after the plat of Los Angeles. The plat of what is now known as Old…
These obituaries and estate sale notices were transcribed from the Florida Mirror issues for 30 Nov 1878, 7 Dec 1878, 28 Dec 1878, 4 Jan 1879, 1 Feb 1879, and 21 Jan 1880. The names of those deceased: Judge John Friend, John C. Griswold, Dr. F. P. Wellford, Rev. Archibald Baker, Mrs. Harriet Willis, Liberty Billings, and Charles L. Hoyt.
The Amelia Island Genealogical Society has published the Nassau County Genealogist continuously since 1994. A print only publication, indexed in PERSI, The Nassau County Genealogist features stories and history of Nassau County, Florida, and its people. It also provides genealogical records which pertain to Nassau County, Florida. Jean Mann has served as the sole editor since the quarterly was first published! Our quarterly is published in January (Winter), April (Spring), July (Summer), and October (Fall). There have been occasional combining of issues and during Covid of 2020 some issues were unable to be published. The Amelia Island Genealogical Society is publishing The Nassau…
While creating the Nassau County Florida Obituaries data set the Amelia Island Genealogical Society volunteers also extracted a list of those who attended the funeral. It was hoped that genealogists could utilize this list of people to find individuals who may have been related to the decedent.
An index of obituaries and death notices from the Fernandina Beach News-Leader, January 2016 – Present plus all obituaries from the News-Leader and some obituaries from the Florida Times- Union from October 1992 through December 2007. Obituaries from Nassau County Record from January 2017 – Present are now included.
This data includes 127 land transactions for Nassau County Florida, and includes the name of the individual who purchased the land, the signature date, the document number and the Florida Land transaction reference number.
Government Land Office Records
Last Name
First Name
generalLandOfficeID
gloIndividualID
Signature Date
Document Number
Reference
individualID
iMiddleName
Alberti
Edwin R
1
320001
01 May 1855
1075
FL0330__.321
320,001
Alberti
Edwin R
2
320002
01 May 1855
1076
FL0330__.322
320,002
Alberti
Edwin R
3
320003
01 May 1855
1077
FL0330__.323
320,003
Alberti
Edwin R
4
320004
01 May 1855
1083
FL0330__.329
320,004
Albritton
Noah S
5
320005
01 May 1855
1145
FL0330__.381
320,005
Angel
Bertha F
6
320006
09 May 1885
8299
FL0570__.331
320,006
Baker
James B
7
320007
04 Nov 1889
1118
FL0630__.468
320,007
Ballard
Charles E
8
320008
01 May 1855
1149
FL0330__.385
320,008
Bergallo
Joseph
9
320009
28 Nov 1849
674
FL0330__.098
320,009
Bowe
Edward
10
320010
01 Apr 1859
4024
FL0410__.191
320,010
Braddock
James A
11
320011
01 May 1855
1173
FL0330__.408
320,011
Braddock
John S
12
320012
01 May 1855
1266
FL0330__.484
320,012
Braddock
Louisa
13
320013
30 Dec 1885
10395
FL0610__.039
320,013
Braddock
Spicer C
14
320014
01 May 1855
1140
FL0330__.376
320,014
Braddock
Spicer C
15
320015
01 May 1855
1141
FL0330__.377
320,015
Braddock
Spicer C
16
320016
01 May 1859
1177
FL0330__.412
320,016
Braddock
Spicer C
17
320017
01 May 1859
1178
FL0330__.413
320,017
Braddock
William S
18
320018
01 May 1855
1267
FL0330__.485
320,018
Braddock
William S
19
320019
01 May 1855
1268
FL0330__.486
320,019
Braddock
William
20
320020
01 May 1855
1008
FL0330__.285
320,020
Brewer
Burris
21
320021
13 May 1858
1296
FL0340__.030
320,021
Brewer
Burris
22
320022
01 Oct 1860
1424
FL0340__.140
320,022
Buford
John D
23
320023
01 May 1855
1193
FL0330__.426
320,023
Carter
Levi H
24
320024
01 May 1855
1257
FL0330__.477
320,024
Cavedo
John A
25
320025
28 Nov 1849
675
FL0330__.099
320,025
Last Name
First Name
Signature Date
Document Number
Reference
The General Land Office Records are available for Florida online at the Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records.
Available for download are articles, histories and stories about Amelia Island and Nassau County, Florida and the individuals and families who came to this area.
The Index of wills for Nassau County Florida from 1870 to 1908 contains 105 Wills which are summarized in this data set. They are also contained in their complete form on Family History Library microfilm, # 954987.
Nassau County Cemeteries provides an alphabetical list of known burial grounds in Nassau County including their AKA names. You can search through each cemetery from their individual page, or search all the listings at once.
The Wingate Cemetery, also known as the Old Campbell Homestead Cemetery, is North of Yulee Florida. This page provides the exact location and the results from all known surveys of the Wingate Cemetery.
Houston Cemetery, also known as the Houston Family Cemetery, Talbot Island Cemetery (GNIS) and Houston-Christopher Cemetery, is thought to be one of the oldest cemeteries in Florida. This page provides the exact location and the results from all known surveys of the Houston Cemetery.
Wilds Landing Cemetery, also known as the Wilds Family Cemetery is located on Florida side of the US-17 St. Mary’s River bridge. This page provides the exact location and the results from all known surveys of the Wilds Landing Cemetery.