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.
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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  |
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Marburys Fork N side |
sd Gorham (x2), Bryan Ward, charming spring |
A-375
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marburys Fork N side |
Col Leonard Marbury (x2) |
A-376
|
Harrison, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Beaverdam Creek M Fork |
Walker Richardson [G-8?], ___ |
A-376
|
Hudson, Cuthbert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Estanola Creek |
|
A-376
|
Holland, Jacob
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
A-377
|
Horn, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
A-377
|
Hubbard, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Beaverdam Creek |
Not A-377 |
A-377
|
Hubbard, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
A-377
|
Harrison, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Beaverdam Creek |
Holland [A-377?] |
A-378
|
Jones, Alethea Anderson
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Doves Creek |
H Marbury(x3), James Jones [A-379] |
A-378
|
Jones, Seaborn
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Middle Creek |
Col Leonard Marbury |
A-378
|
Jarrett, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Nails Creek branch of |
Austin Webb [A-408], branch of Beaver? Creek |
A-379
|
Johnston, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Lucas? |
A-379
|
Jones, James Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Doves Creek |
A Jones [A-378], Doct Baker [B-322], Marbury(x2) |
A-379
|
Lamar, Basil
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River N fork |
|
A-380
|
Lauder, James Dr
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1035 |
Currys Creek head of, fork of |
Count D'Estang |
A-380
|
Lancaster, Rowland
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Mulberry Fork |
Michael Nugan [A-387] |
A-381
|
Leitch, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Beaver Creek |
|
A-381
|
Leitch, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Sandy Creek |
Wm Few |
A-381
|
Lamar, Basil
|
1785 |
Franklin |
650 |
Broad River N fork |
Creek |
A-382
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek?] |
Baker, H Marbury |
A-382
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River S Fork |
Lamars Creek, Collier (x2), John Garrett, Wm McCrackin |
A-383
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
H Marbury (x2), L Marbury |
A-383
|
Marbury, Charity
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River wtrs |
L Marbury, Milton [N-13], Wagnon, Maj Washington |
A-384
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
750 |
Tuccoa Creek |
Col Cleveland, O___ Swamp |
A-384
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tockoa Creek |
_ Marbury |
A-384
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Buck Creek |
Gregg, Leon'd Marbury, Washington |
A-385
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Buck Creek |
Maple Creek, Barbar?, Charity Marbury, Leon'd Marbury |
A-385
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marburys Creek |
Wm Deakins, H Marbury, L Marbury |
A-385
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Mary France, Horatio Marbury, Leonard Marbury, Washington |
A-386
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River |
Maple Creek, Leonard Marbury, Jno Milton, Pen Frarar |
A-386
|
Moss, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
James Shepherd |
A-386
|
Marbury, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River wtrs |
H Marbury, Jesse Johnston |
A-387
|
Nugan, Michael
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River and Bold creek |
Mulberry fork of Oconee (see A-381-1) |
A-387
|
Nunnellee, Elizabeth
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Beaver Creek S fork |
Newel Walton |
A-387
|
Payne, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Doss' Creek |
Thos Payne |
A-388
|
Potts, Stephen
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek] |
Handley, L Marbury, sd Potts |
A-388
|
Potts, Stephen
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek] |
Baker, Handley, L Marbury |
A-388
|
Payne, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
A-389
|
Payne, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-389
|
Payne, Moses
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
|
|
A-390
|
Payne, Nathaniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
A-390
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
700 |
Broad River |
|
A-391
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tuccoa Creek |
|
A-391
|
Payne, Thomas Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Paynes Creek |
|
A-392
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Broad River |
|
A-392
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Broad River |
|
A-392
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River M fork |
Thos Payne |
A-393
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River S fork of the S fork |
|
A-393
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Dosses Creek |
Wm Payne |
A-393
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Broad River |
|
A-394
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-394
|
Richardson, Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-395
|
Richardson, Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-395
|
Rogers, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
A-395
|
Sloan, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
|
|
A-396
|
Sloan, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tinnesa Creek |
|
A-396
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Nails Creek |
|
A-396
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-397
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
310 |
|
|
A-397
|
Stewart, John Heirs of
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
A-397
|
Stewart, Charles
|
1784 |
Franklin |
460 |
Trail Creek |
Count D'Estang |
A-398
|
Sturges, Andrew
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Oconee River M fork |
Ignatius Few |
A-398
|
Sturges, Andrew
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River M fork |
|
A-398
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Rocky Creek fork of |
|
A-399
|
Thompson, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Mulberry Fork of Oconee |
|
A-399
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
Alex Scott [G-19?], Jno Clark |
A-399
|
Tindall, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek |
|
A-400
|
Tindall, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Mulberry Fork N side |
Thos Scott |
A-400
|
Troy, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River N fork, Toms creek |
William Pulliam |
A-400
|
Thompson, Isham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Cane Creek |
|
A-401
|
Troy, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Estanaula Creek |
Samuel Creswell [K-72?] |
A-401
|
Tweedle, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarks Creek fork of |
Richard Call, Wm Pulliam |
A-401
|
Tanner, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River Upper S fork |
Saml Stafford [G-15?] |
A-402
|
Telfair, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Edward Telfair [A-403-1] |
A-402
|