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  |
|
Hutson, Joakim
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Hutson's River S branch |
Black, Hutson |
R-311
|
|
Berrien, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Middle fork (Oconee River) |
|
K-36
|
|
Brown, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
550 |
Lamars Creek |
|
I-78
|
|
Shields, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
|
|
I-210
|
|
Call, William Junr.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
10000 |
Broad River |
|
K-68
|
|
Cocke, Nathaniel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
I-27
|
|
Chambers, Robert
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
I-166
|
|
Cotham, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
360 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-7
|
|
Harris, Buckner
|
1786 |
Franklin |
350 |
Broad River |
|
N-12
|
|
Williamson, Robert
|
1786 |
Franklin |
325 |
Clarks Creek |
|
II-144
|
|
Cleveland, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
I-75
|
|
Perkins, Adam
|
1786 |
Franklin |
225 |
Cheeseboro Creek |
|
I-25
|
|
Cocke, Nathaniel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
450 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
I-28
|
|
Hay, Willilam
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
II-133
|
|
Sneed, Dudley
|
1786 |
Franklin |
775 |
Sneeds Creek |
|
I-104
|
|
Stonecypher, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
175 |
Keys Creek |
|
I-25
|
|
Bobo, Samson
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
I-25
|
|
Jennins, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Rocky Creek |
|
I-175
|
|
Talbot, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1290 |
McFalls Creek |
|
I-204
|
|
Thomas, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
I-208
|
|
Hunter, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
450 |
Broad River |
|
I-166
|
|
Sloan, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Riggs Creek |
|
N-87
|
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
690 |
N Fork Oconee River branch |
Stephen Collins |
K-195
|
|
Hay, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
K-217
|
|
Pope, John & Henry
|
1786 |
Franklin |
747.5 |
Calls Creek |
|
N-74
|
|
Pope, Wyley
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Lick Creek |
|
N-75
|
|
Ryan, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
N-80
|
|
Ryan, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River |
|
N-80
|
|
Graves, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-213
|
|
Robinson, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
|
N-83
|
|
Stith, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2112 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-83
|
|
Hillhouse, David
|
1786 |
Franklin |
412 |
Broad River wtrs |
Rowden, Starr? |
K-221
|
|
Sloan, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-86
|
|
Hillhouse, David
|
1786 |
Franklin |
950 |
Broad River |
|
K-222
|
|
Smith, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
440 |
Gumlog Creek |
|
N-88
|
|
Graves, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-205
|
|
Smith, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
460 |
|
|
N-89
|
|
Echols, Benjamin
|
1786 |
Franklin |
627 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
K-130
|
|
Sutton, Ralph Heirs of
|
1786 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
|
N-99
|
|
Gunnel, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
R-219
|
|
Talbot, Matthew
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Blacks Creek |
|
N-105
|
|
Terrill, David
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
N-109
|
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
744 |
Robertsons Creek |
|
K-197
|
|
Stith, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
911 |
Beach Creek |
|
N-84
|
|
Phillips, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
N-63
|
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
650 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-155
|
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-154
|
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-153
|
|
Langford, Wyatt
|
1786 |
Franklin |
250 |
Gum Log Creek |
|
K-318
|
|
Lamar, Zachariah
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Sugar Creek |
|
K-312
|
|
Mullen, John Junr.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-27
|
|
McKee, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
600 |
Hudsons River |
|
N-33
|
|
Jarratt, Howell
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-264
|
|
McCree, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-40
|
|
Pope, Barnaba
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Sugar Creek |
|
N-73
|
|
Osborn, Henry
|
1786 |
Franklin |
600 |
|
|
N-49
|
|
Talbot, Matthew
|
1786 |
Franklin |
486 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
N-103
|
|
Patton, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Calls Creek |
|
N-64
|
|
Harris, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
|
K-232
|
|
Hutchings, Drury
|
1786 |
Franklin |
160 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-231
|
|
Harrington, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
K-229
|
|
Holdken, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-227
|
|
Powell, Richard
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-69
|
|
Howell, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
750 |
Broad River |
|
K-225
|
|
Holder, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
250 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-224
|
|
Humphries, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
150 |
Shoal Creek |
|
K-223
|
|
Osborn, Henry
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
|
N-49
|
|
Torrendet, Daniel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
|
|
N-116
|
|
Stewart, James
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Black Creek |
|
N-90
|
|
Tatom, Abner
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Bear Creek |
|
N-114
|
|
Coulter, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
288 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-86
|
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Gardners Creek |
|
K-121
|
|
Darden, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
K-121
|
|
Call, Richard
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1887 |
Broad River |
|
K-82
|
|
Call, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
15000 |
Broad River |
|
K-88
|