In the Court House there are two offices: Circuit Court Office and Chancery Court Office. Chancery has marriage records for Pontotoc county listed in ledgers by dates. There is one section missing(apprx 1875) due to a fire. List any marriages you find and then see the the actual marriage license books to find the marriage license. You can copy the license on the office copier. The office ladies are very helpful and will show you how. The Circuit Court has a room for land sales and research. They will show you the will index, 3X5 box, also a will ledger and how to find recorded land sales. The back wall is completely filled with old court and will records and at first is intimidating. There is also a list of old court dockets. The Court House also has a land office. They looked up my ggggrandfather's land from 1850 and drew a plat with directions to the land. Your best bet may be the library. The Mississippi Room and the library personnel are outstanding. They will show you where everything is. As stated previously, be sure to see the Pontotoc Pioneer Publications published by Hazel Boss Neet. There is a master list which will refer you to the correct Pioneer Publications. I can't say enough good things about these publications if you are interested in the folks who settled Pontotoc County. There is a cemetery book that lists every grave in Pontotoc County. By all means take your time and see the good research offered by the library. There are numerous books on the shelves with good info. Some of the books are filed by state. There are publications from the DAR. I know I have omitted much but this should get you started. June Wood Fulghum Fulghum64@aol.com

Chancery is for the Land Record, Probate, Wills, ETC Circuit is for Marriage Records.....Please forgive......but I just noticed that they were backwards.....But you covered it really well.......

Thank you......

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