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  |
Humphreys, Joseph
|
1790 |
Franklin |
884 |
Gum Log Creek |
|
Y-138
|
Humphries, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Estanaula Creek |
|
K-223
|
Humphries, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
150 |
Shoal Creek |
|
K-223
|
Humphries, Sarah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Estanaula Creek |
|
K-224
|
Hunt, James
|
1787 |
Franklin |
150 |
Estanaula Creek |
|
DD-516
|
Hunt, Nathaniel
|
1794 |
Franklin |
309 |
|
|
DD-516
|
Hunt, William Junior
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Shoal Creek |
Hawkins [R-306] |
K-236
|
Hunter, Dalziel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River branch |
Robt Johnes |
R-307
|
Hunter, Dalziel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River branch |
Road to Warffords, Robert Jones [BB-173?], Robert Johnes? |
R-307
|
Hunter, Evan Todd
|
1791 |
Franklin |
322 |
Muskadine branch Tugalo River |
Wm Gough [R-237?], Jos Pullum, Stonecypher |
R-313
|
Hunter, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
450 |
Broad River |
|
I-166
|
Huntsman, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Littles Creek |
|
K-230
|
Hutchings, Drury
|
1786 |
Franklin |
160 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-231
|
Hutchins, Redmon
|
1815 |
Jackson |
500 |
N Oconee wtrs |
|
YY-226
|
Hutchins, Wiley
|
1815 |
Jackson |
600 |
N Oconee River |
Hutchins, Leddle, Lyle, Todd |
XX-62
|
Hutson, Cuthbert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Nail's Creek |
Westbrook [N-158?], Tate [N-119?], Payne |
R-312
|
Hutson, Cuthbert
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River S fork branch |
|
R-312
|
Hutson, Joakim
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Hutson's River S branch |
Black, Hutson |
R-311
|
Ingram, Isaac
|
1840 |
Hall |
84.25 |
|
Banks, Hanes, Johnson, Ingram, McRitt? |
AE-12
|
Inlow, Sylvester
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-263
|
Isaacs, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
280 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-262
|
Isaacs, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-263
|
Isham (Isom), Charles
|
1828 |
Jackson |
371 |
|
Brooks, Evers, Hendrix, Ryley |
HHHH-452
|
Ivie, Benjamin
|
1823 |
Gwinnett |
550 |
|
Cobb, Cupp, Moore, Wm Nesbit |
AD-286
|
Ivy, John
|
1817 |
Jackson |
348 |
Apalachee and Mulberry wtrs |
Cowen, R Moor, Strickland |
YY-227
|
Jack, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
K-261
|
Jackson, Absalom
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River (Branch of M Fork) |
|
K-261
|
Jackson, Absalom
|
1787 |
Franklin |
180 |
Broad River |
|
K-262
|
Jackson, Isaac
|
1808 |
Jackson |
204 |
|
Hillhouse, B Jones, Nevil, Winn |
WW-154
|
Jackson, John
|
1808 |
Jackson |
24 |
|
Key [WW-10] |
WW-154
|
Jackson, Robert
|
1789 |
Franklin |
75 |
Oconee River M fork |
Jesse Heard?, Marbury |
R-396
|
Jackson, Robert
|
1789 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Zach Cox, E Brown, Barnet |
R-397
|
Jackson, Walter
|
1789 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M fork |
D? Few |
R-396
|
Jackson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
M___ fork (Oconee River?) |
|
F-12
|
James, Abner
|
1802 |
Jackson |
432 |
Little Sandy Creek wtrs |
John Garret, Barnard Kelly, N_sbel, Pitmen, Grant Taylor |
II-179
|
Jamieson, William C.
|
1790 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M fork |
Porter, Jameson, Porter & Gibson [Y-384?] |
R-394
|
Jarratt, Howell
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-264
|
Jarrett, Devereaux
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Shoal Creek |
|
F-6
|
Jarrett, Howell
|
1789 |
Franklin |
200 |
Hudson's River |
Hudson, Robt McGowan [R-434?] |
R-393
|
Jarrett, Howell
|
1790 |
Franklin |
385 |
Oconee River M fork |
Widow Vizdel(x2) |
R-394
|
Jarrett, Howell
|
1847 |
Hall |
331.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Carnesville Road, Jefferson Road, Davis, McCluskey?, Rivers, Thompson |
AF-33
|
Jarrett, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek branch of |
Austin Webb [A-408], branch of Beaver? Creek |
A-379
|
Jarvis, Nicholas Heirs of
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Town Creek |
|
A-268
|
Jennings, Jonathan
|
1791 |
Franklin |
600 |
Mill Shoal Creek (a branch of Oconee) |
Foster, Ballard |
R-394
|
Jennings, William
|
1790 |
Franklin |
350 |
Oconee River (a fork) |
Foster, Charles Hardman [R-319] |
R-395
|
Jennins, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Rocky Creek |
|
I-175
|
Jeter, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
A-319
|
Johnson, Allen
|
1815 |
Jackson |
550 |
Middle River wtrs |
Bell, Dunmor?, Lyle, M Moor |
YY-227
|
Johnson, E. M.
|
1846 |
Hall |
12 |
|
Dividing Ridge, Butterworth, May___ |
AE-353
|
Johnson, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M fork wtrs |
Brooks, Joseph Stephens |
R-398
|
Johnson, Joel
|
1852 |
Walton |
10 |
|
Perry Adams, Wid McCord, Nancy Smith |
AG-356
|
Johnson, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
|
|
CC-18
|
Johnson, John
|
1799 |
Jackson |
250 |
Oconee River N Fork? M Fork |
|
DD-86
|
Johnson, John H.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
277 |
|
|
E-425
|
Johnson, Joseph
|
1815 |
Jackson |
485.75 |
|
Unnamed stream, Carrol, Glover, Montgomery, Otwell, Wardlow, Young |
XX-369
|
Johnson, Robert
|
1805 |
Jackson |
188 |
Big Pond Fork of Oconee |
Clark, Hardin, Runnel |
WW-7
|
Johnson, Thomas
|
1801 |
Jackson |
225 |
Beach Creek |
Hobley, Anthony, Pennington |
II-180
|
Johnson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
R Middleton [A-345?] |
A-346
|
Johnson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
F-5
|
Johnson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
James Edmunds [R-191?], Joseph Wilson, M Williamson |
R-398
|
Johnston, Joel
|
1835 |
Walton |
248 |
Marbury's Creek wtrs |
|
AB-136
|
Johnston, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Lucas? |
A-379
|
Johnston, John
|
1789 |
Franklin |
600 |
Stephens Creek |
|
DD-64
|
Jones, Aleathea A.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Middle Creek |
Leo Marbury [G-28?] |
E-405
|
Jones, Aleathea A.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
A A Jones [E-405], Ed Telfair, Col Marbury |
E-406
|
Jones, Alethea Anderson
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Doves Creek |
H Marbury(x3), James Jones [A-379] |
A-378
|
Jones, Ambrose
|
1787 |
Franklin |
800 |
Toms Creek wtrs |
Lamkin [R-403?] |
R-397
|
Jones, Basil
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River head wtrs of middle fork |
John Cobbs |
K-257
|
Jones, Basil
|
1786 |
Franklin |
7300 |
Oconee River branch of S fork |
Richd Call, Jn Cobb, Thos Collier, Basil Jones |
K-258
|
Jones, Basil
|
1786 |
Franklin |
7160 |
Oconee River S fork wtrs |
Richard Call, Jno Collier(John Cobbs), Eliz Evans, Capt Holmes, Col. James Williams |
K-259
|
Jones, Basil
|
1791 |
Franklin |
250 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
CC-18
|
Jones, Benjamin
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
F-12
|
Jones, David
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River wtrs |
William Fields [K-142?] |
A-346
|
Jones, Francis
|
1792 |
Franklin |
500 |
Ballingers Creek |
|
DD-65
|
Jones, George
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
K-256
|