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  |
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Griggs Creek |
|
K-104
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-104
|
Clark, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-105
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
260 |
Kiowee Creek |
|
K-105
|
Clark, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
450 |
Broad River |
|
K-106
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-106
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Broad River |
|
K-107
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Broad River |
|
K-107
|
Carnes, Thomas Petters?
|
1786 |
Franklin |
250 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
K-108
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
sd Cook(x2) |
K-108
|
Cleveland, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
176 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-109
|
Crockett, Samuel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
Crocketts Creek |
|
K-109
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River |
sd Cook(x2) |
K-110
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River (a creek of) |
sd Cook(x2) |
K-110
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River wtrs |
sd Cook(x3) |
K-111
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River branch |
sd Cook(x3) |
K-111
|
Darden & Heard,
|
1786 |
Franklin |
4200 |
Beaverdam wtrs |
S fork of ___ creek, Hugh McDonnel, John Webster, Henry __stand, Peter Hughes? |
K-112
|
Darden, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
460 |
Broad River wtrs |
Easter [E-390?], Walton?, Rogers, James, Jas Carter?, John Clarke, Simpson |
K-113
|
Dixon, John L.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Cane Creek wtrs |
Thomas Rutledge |
K-113
|
Dixon, John L.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
600 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-114
|
Downs, Ambrose
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-114
|
Darden, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Branch of Deep Creek |
|
K-115
|
Deakins, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Beech Creek wtrs (a branch of N fork Oconee) |
M Call, H Marbury |
K-115
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
700 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Few, Fras Gideon [CC-13?] |
K-116
|
Davis, Benjamin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
400 |
Trail Creek wtrs of Oconee |
|
K-117
|
Diamond, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
550 |
Tugalo River M fork |
|
K-117
|
Dalton, Mathias
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Frank |
K-118
|
Dukes, Taylor
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee wtrs |
|
K-118
|
Daricot, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River |
Hemphill |
K-119
|
Dorton, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek wtrs Broad River |
(see p123 no 211) |
K-119
|
Dixon, John L.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Kiowee River |
|
K-120
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
590 |
Oconee? M fork wtrs |
|
K-120
|
Darden, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
K-121
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Gardners Creek |
|
K-121
|
Dixon, John Lyddall
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Oconee River |
Indian Road, McDonald |
K-122
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River M Fork |
|
K-122
|
Dalton, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-123
|
Dennison, Elijah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
Broad River |
|
K-123
|
Echols, Benjamin
|
1786 |
Franklin |
627 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
K-130
|
England, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
K-130
|
Eltoft, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
700 |
Shoal Creek wtrs |
Barnett, James Pearce, Stamps |
K-131
|
Erwin, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
450 |
Candlers Creek wtrs of Oconee |
Thomas Scott |
K-131
|
England, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
K-132
|
Evans, Elizabeth & Lettice
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Cobb, Thomas Collier, Fishburn |
K-132
|
Farish, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River |
Chanders? |
K-135
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Freemans Creek |
James Freeman |
K-135
|
Few, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1575 |
Turkey Creek |
|
K-136
|
Fry, Benjamin
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Frys Creek |
|
K-136
|
Fouche, Jonas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Apalachee River |
|
K-137
|
Freeman, George
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Robertsons Creek |
Robertson, Thomas Walton |
K-137
|
Flynn, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
600 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-138
|
Freeman, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
930 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Possibly on Oconee River |
K-138
|
Freeman, James
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Savannah River |
|
K-139
|
Freeman, Holman
|
1785 |
Franklin |
530 |
Horse Creek |
|
K-140
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Freemans Creek |
|
K-140
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
925 |
Greggs Creek |
|
K-141
|
Fields, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
K-142
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Horse Creek |
|
K-142
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4000 |
Oconee River a fork |
A Sturgis [A-398?], _ill Creek |
K-143
|
Freeman, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
K-144
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1787 |
Franklin |
190 |
Oconee River second fork of the fork of |
Beach Creek |
K-145
|
Freeman, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River, Shoal Creek? |
John Gorham, Wm Head [R-313?], B Harris |
K-145
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1760 |
Broad River |
|
K-146
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1787 |
Franklin |
3900 |
Broad River |
|
K-147
|
Gibbons, William Junior
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
Trading Path, John Gorham, Colo Joseph Martins? |
K-192
|
Gibbons, William Junior
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Geo Ogg |
K-193
|
Gibbons, William Junior
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Geo Ogg, Jno Gorham |
K-193
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Bear Creek (Reedy? Fork) |
Nat Peare [A-330?] |
K-194
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River S branch of N Fork |
Jesse Walton [N-132?], Col Joseph Martin, Jno Gorham |
K-194
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marburys Fork N side |
Jno Gorham, Bryant Ward |
K-195
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
690 |
N Fork Oconee River branch |
Stephen Collins |
K-195
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-196
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-196
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
744 |
Robertsons Creek |
|
K-197
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2000 |
N Fork Oconee River (S Branch of) |
Indian path to Tugallo, Jno Gorham, Joseph Martin |
K-198
|