This project started primarily as a way to piece together plats in what became Gwinnett county and some of these grants are now in Barrow county. The index includes all of Franklin county up to 1796, Jackson from 1796 to 1818, and Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton after 1818. Associates of the late Dan Crumpton plan to publish his book on Franklin county plats some time in the near future which will be of immense help. The latest update here is 5 Dec 2022.
Sortable by Name(last,first), County(county,year,month,day), Year(year,month,day,name), Plat book(book,page,name), Watercourse(watercourse,name), or Neighbors/neighboring survey(grantee name). The latter two will filter out blank results. Year is the date of survey.
Plats in grey aren't available yet.
Clicking on the name will show details about the grant. Clicking on the plat will show an image.
Names in:
Red - A grant of dubious legality (typically because it was surveyed on Indian land)
Bold - Gwinnett/Barrow county land
Plats in:
Black are available
Bold are mapped
Plats of dubious legality from about 1789 to 1794 tended to be filed on consecutive pages (anywhere from two to thirty pages at a time) in 1,000 acre surveys (which violated the spirit and, to be honest, the letter of the law). These plats will be presented later in a separate table so as not to clutter up the results here for researchers.
| Name |
Year |
County |
Acres |
Watercourse |
Neighbors |
Plat  |
|
Busson, Jonathan
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
James M___ |
I-77
|
|
Cade, Drury
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River (branch of SF) |
|
R-129
|
|
Cannon, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Turkey Creek |
|
E-371
|
|
Cartledge, Edmond
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
Glascock(x2) |
E-367
|
|
Cartledge, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
E-370
|
|
Castleberry, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Currys Creek |
|
E-358
|
|
Chandler, Joseph
|
1791 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek |
|
R-134
|
|
Cheney, Greenberry Heirs of
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Wilkes County line |
B-141
|
|
Clarke, Johnston
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Bigg Pond fork |
Wm Few |
E-342
|
|
Cobb, James Senr.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Bigg Pond fork |
Offutt |
E-365
|
|
Collins, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek S fork |
Hardman? |
I-76
|
|
Connell, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Cedar Creek |
|
B-329
|
|
Connell, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
K-80
|
|
Connell, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Geo Whitsell [Y-276?] |
K-79
|
|
Coursay, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek of Oconee |
|
E-350
|
|
Cox, Zachariah
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
Z Cox |
N-6
|
|
Creswell, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Wm Hatcher |
K-73
|
|
Creswell, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
Toogaloo |
K-65
|
|
Creswell, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Wm Hatcher |
K-73
|
|
Criswell, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Zacha Cox, |
R-133
|
|
Cruddy, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
CC-9
|
|
Cruse, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River creek of |
|
CC-9
|
|
Culbreath, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Franklin fork |
Ig Few |
E-352
|
|
Curle, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Barbers Creek wtrs |
Edward Upton [A-406?] |
K-103
|
|
Curray, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Gravelly Creek |
|
E-349
|
|
Dalton, Mathias
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Frank |
K-118
|
|
Daniel, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
A Booth [CC-7] |
CC-10
|
|
Davis, Meredith
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Ezk Offutt [G-10?] |
E-394
|
|
Diamond, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Fork Oconee River |
|
R-184
|
|
Diamond, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Fork of Oconee River |
Barnett |
R-183
|
|
Dorton, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek wtrs Broad River |
(see p123 no 211) |
K-119
|
|
Douglass, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarke's Creek fork |
Jno Ware [A-319?], Jos Jeter [A-319?] |
E-395
|
|
Driver, Henry
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Jacob Summerford [G-18] |
E-392
|
|
Dukes, Taylor
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee wtrs |
|
K-118
|
|
Dunnisin, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Diamonds Fork wtrs |
Diamond, Wm Woods |
R-185
|
|
Dyas, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarks Creek |
|
E-399
|
|
Easter, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Toms Creek |
|
E-390
|
|
Emmet, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
Y-136
|
|
Evans, Stephen
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Gravelly Run |
|
E-382
|
|
Fenn, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Bigg Pond fork |
|
E-389
|
|
Ferrell, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River M fork wtrs |
J_ Walters |
CC-12
|
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
R-192
|
|
Fields, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
K-142
|
|
Ford, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
E-391
|
|
France, Abraham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
E Offutt |
CC-12
|
|
Franklin, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Scott, James Cobb [E-365?] |
E-393
|
|
Freeman, James
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Savannah River |
|
K-139
|
|
Freeman, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek |
[Duplicate record-wrong name] |
A-262
|
|
Fuller, Isaac
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
CC-11
|
|
Fuller, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River fork of swamp |
Joseph McCutchens?, Glascock [F-8?] |
E-396
|
|
Fuller, Stephen
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Middle |
|
E-397
|
|
Fuqua, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Mulb_ fork? |
James Thompson [A-399?] |
E-386
|
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Marbury's fork |
__ Marshal |
E-423
|
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
E-420
|
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Trail Creek |
|
E-418
|
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
E-422
|
|
Gideon, Francis
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
sd Gideon(x2) |
CC-13
|
|
Gideon, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
Francis Gideon)x2) [CC-13-1?], Wm Moore [B-256?] |
CC-12
|
|
Gidions, Francis
|
1789 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Hubbards Creek, N Broad river |
|
Y-137
|
|
Giles, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Curry's Creek |
|
F-11
|
|
Glascock, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek |
|
F-8
|
|
Gordon, Jesse
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Hard Labor Creek |
John Pope, Geo Barber [E-357?] |
R-236
|
|
Gorham, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
E-414
|
|
Gorham, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
A-374
|
|
Graves, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River, Shoal Creek |
[33.83, -83.29] ?, Count D'Estang |
DD-59
|
|
Graves, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Reuben Nail [A-276?] |
B-96
|
|
Gray, Jacob
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Fork of Oconee River |
Unnamed stream, Jno Wingfield |
A-374
|
|
Grear, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Beaverdam Creek |
Long |
A-337
|
|
Greasle, Elam
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
F-10
|
|
Greer, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Hudson's River |
John Johnson |
K-208
|
|
Greer, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
I-170
|
|
Greer, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
K-215
|
|
Gunnel, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
R-219
|
|
Gunnels, Nicholas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
B___ Pope |
BB-353
|
|
Guy, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Little Creek |
|
K-204
|