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  |
Hutchins, Redmon
|
1815 |
Jackson |
500 |
N Oconee wtrs |
|
YY-226
|
Kendrick, Robert
|
1817 |
Jackson |
80.5 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Carnes (x2), Marbury |
YY-227
|
Montgomery, William
|
1815 |
Jackson |
750 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Baley, Carlile, Reed |
XX-374
|
Sellers, Young
|
1815 |
Jackson |
392.5 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Hicks, Randolph, __edaway? |
YY-233
|
Thomas, Martin
|
1821 |
Hall |
70 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Casey, Henley, McKinne, Thomas |
YY-355
|
Thompson, Jesse
|
1815 |
Jackson |
116 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Dividing Ridge, Guthery, Rice |
YY-234
|
Townsend, Andrew
|
1815 |
Jackson |
498 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Lankford, Reynolds, Williams |
YY-234
|
Williams, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
250 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Blackwell, Little [XX-76] |
YY-329
|
Bellamy, Richard
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek |
|
E-360
|
Black, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-350
|
Clarke, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
650 |
Nails Creek |
|
E-340
|
Dobbins, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
100 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-350
|
Freeman, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek |
[Duplicate record-wrong name] |
A-262
|
Gregg, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Nails Creek |
|
F-3
|
Harbour, Isaiah
|
1792 |
Franklin |
50 |
Nails Creek |
sd Harbour, Webb [A-408] |
CC-13
|
Hogg, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek |
|
K-229
|
Hubbard, Jacob
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Nails Creek |
|
F-10
|
Hubbard, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
154 |
Nails Creek |
Little, John Hubbard(x2) |
R-332
|
Hubbard, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Nails Creek |
|
K-235
|
Jones, Robert
|
1792 |
Franklin |
150 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-173
|
Kendall, Jeremiah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Nails Creek |
|
K-291
|
McCall & Grigg,
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Nails Creek |
|
F-3
|
McDonald, Hugh
|
1794 |
Franklin |
300 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-176
|
Morris, James
|
1790 |
Franklin |
200 |
Nails Creek |
Stuman?, Web Brooks?, Payne? |
R-426
|
Nail, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Nails Creek |
|
A-250
|
Payne, Thomas Heirs of
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Nails Creek |
Thomas Payne, Tureman [A-262?] |
N-79
|
Russell, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek |
|
Y-241
|
Russell, James M.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
180 |
Nails Creek |
M Clen___ |
ZZ-303
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Nails Creek |
|
A-396
|
Tureman, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek |
Westbrook |
A-262
|
Webb, Austin
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Nails Creek |
John Rose [G-14?], [Harbour CC-13] |
A-408
|
Westbrook, Stephen
|
1784 |
Franklin |
690 |
Nails Creek |
|
N-158
|
Wilson, Benjamin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Nails Creek |
|
II-141
|
Hutson, Cuthbert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Nail's Creek |
Westbrook [N-158?], Tate [N-119?], Payne |
R-312
|
Jarrett, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek branch of |
Austin Webb [A-408], branch of Beaver? Creek |
A-379
|
Clarke, Christopher Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Nails Creek branches |
Westbrook, Nail, [34.414, -83.516, 34.244, -83.211] |
B-331
|
Taylor, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek wtrs |
Christopher Clarke [B-311 or 332] |
Y-372
|
Thomas, Ezekiel
|
1796 |
Franklin |
200 |
Nails Creek wtrs |
|
WW-107
|
Hail, Bradley
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails, Littles Creek wtrs |
Robt Taylor, Christopher Clark [B-332?] |
R-330
|
Brown, Bedford
|
1790 |
Franklin |
867 |
Naked Creek |
|
BB-349
|
Talbot, Thomas
|
1787 |
Franklin |
630 |
Naked Creek |
John Starr [N-100?], Thos Meriwether [N-40?] |
N-102
|
Saxon, Davis
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Neals Creek - wtrs Broad River |
Thos Howell |
Y-260
|
Coulter, Richard Junr.
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Nelsons Creek |
|
K-74
|
Williams, Drury
|
1788 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Nelson's Creek |
Nelson, Ryan |
Y-282
|
Neilson, Samuel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
920 |
Nelson's Creek - Oconee River M fork |
Offett, |
Y-139
|
Long, Nimrod
|
1787 |
Franklin |
800 |
North and Middle fork Oconee wtrs |
Charles Dougherty [K-116, 120 or 122?] |
K-316
|
Key, Tandy
|
1808 |
Jackson |
500 |
North Mulberry |
Anthony, Cobb, Jackson [WW-154], Nevel [N-44] |
WW-10
|
Ogg, George
|
1786 |
Franklin |
620 |
Oconee |
Ogg [N-54-1, N-57-1], Turner [N-115] |
Y-52
|
Smyth, Thomas Junr.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
62000 |
Oconee & Broad Rivers |
[Y-331~345] 62,000 illegal acres on Broad River |
Y-331
|
Graves, George
|
1790 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee (creek of) |
Hump Graves [R-229] |
R-229
|
Randolph, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
688.5 |
Oconee and N Oconee wtrs |
Gravet, Hicks, Sellers, Wallas? |
YY-232
|
Wallace, Ananias
|
1815 |
Jackson |
394 |
Oconee and N Oconee wtrs |
M Grady, Heard, McClure, Randolph |
XX-383
|
Ogg, George
|
1786 |
Franklin |
725 |
Oconee branch |
Ogg [N-52-2, N-53-1, N-53-2], [Turner N-115] |
Y-57
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee Fork of |
sd Armstrong [R-7], Jno Webster [Y-294?] |
R-4
|
Alexander, Isaac
|
1791 |
Franklin |
441 |
Oconee M fork |
Verdell [I-296?] |
R-3
|
Brooks, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee M fork wtrs |
Lamb [R-406], Smith [1214], Stephens, Brooks [R-28] |
R-28
|
Embree, Jonathan
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee M fork wtrs |
Jonathan Embrie, Joseph Ryan |
R-189
|
Gilliam, Richard
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee M Fork wtrs |
Benj Allen, Jno Smith, Chs Williamson, M Williamson |
R-238
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Oconee River |
North Fork [33.877671, -83.349668 ?] Chas Daugherty, Jno Griffey, J Bickerstaff [R-12?] |
E-326
|
Barnett, John
|
1795 |
Franklin |
14 |
Oconee River |
William Stakes/Stokes [Y-330?], Wm Strong [Y-255?] |
CC-5
|
Berry, William
|
1790 |
Franklin |
149 |
Oconee River |
Hellmons?, Lawrence |
BB-348
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
9500 |
Oconee River |
|
CC-106
|
Brown, Bedford
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1722 |
Oconee River |
|
K-33
|
Bryant, Archibald
|
1794 |
Franklin |
125 |
Oconee River |
Barnett, John Gorham |
Y-1
|
Carson, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
225 |
Oconee River |
Cedar Creek, Wm Mitchel |
K-75
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Oconee River |
Chickesaw creek, Elijah Clarke, Jno H Foster |
B-337
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River |
John H Foster |
B-334
|
Collier, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Oconee River |
Collier, Richard Call, Fishbourne, Basil Jones |
K-75
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River |
sd Cook(x2) |
K-110
|
Corban, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
A-275-3, Porter's Creek 33.848, -83.321 |
A-275
|
Criswell, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Zacha Cox, |
R-133
|
Daniel, William
|
1792 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River |
John Templeton |
Y-102
|
Daricot, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River |
Hemphill |
K-119
|
Davis, Meredith
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Ezk Offutt [G-10?] |
E-394
|
Dawson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
|
CC-10
|