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  |
Banks, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
B-327
|
Barber, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-42
|
Baskins, William
|
1806 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
|
WW-151
|
Blackstock, James
|
1815 |
Jackson |
300 |
Allen's Fork wtrs, Walnut Fork wtrs |
Christian, Patton?, Pennell [XX-375] |
ZZ-294
|
Boggs, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Buckeye Creek |
|
K-40
|
Burton, Robert C.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Beaver Creek |
|
K-37
|
Callaway, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Brush Creek wtrs |
Abs Jackson, Jno Webster |
N-5
|
Campbell, Duncan
|
1790 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River wtrs |
Jos Nails, Baily |
R-134
|
Carmichael, John
|
1805 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
McClendon, J Nicholas [II-183?], D Peeks [II-185?], S Staggs |
II-173
|
Carter, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-344
|
Chambers, Robert
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
I-166
|
Clements, Charles
|
1815 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
Harper, Major (x2), McConnell |
XX-175
|
Cleveland, Benjamin
|
1784 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-272
|
Cole, Josiah
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River N fork |
Trail from Tugaloo to Cherokee Corner, John Sandidge, Newell Walton |
R-135
|
Darden & Johnson,
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
I-62
|
Daricot, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River |
Hemphill |
K-119
|
Dawson, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Big Shoal Creek Fork of |
Wilkes County Line, John Stuart |
B-339
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River M Fork |
|
K-122
|
Douglass, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
300 |
Rocky Creek |
Washington County |
R-182
|
Elliottson, Jameson
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Dicks Branch |
|
YY-246
|
Freeman, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River, Shoal Creek? |
John Gorham, Wm Head [R-313?], B Harris |
K-145
|
Freeman, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
K-144
|
Gardner, Samuel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
Few, Charles Daughtery |
R-224
|
Golson, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River wtrs |
Benajah Smith, Col Clarke |
N-9
|
Gunnolds, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Candlers Creek |
|
E-424
|
Hall, George
|
1806 |
Jackson |
300 |
Mulberry Fork wtrs, Otwells Creek |
Indian Temporary Line, |
WW-153
|
Hay, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Kiowee River |
|
K-216
|
Hay, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Estanaula Creek |
|
K-216
|
Hemphill, John
|
1806 |
Jackson |
300 |
Indian Creek wtrs |
Lawson, Winn [II-192] |
II-176
|
Hickman, William
|
1798 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
William Few (supposed), John Garrett, David Sorrells |
II-179
|
Hilton, Jonathan
|
1795 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
CC-14
|
Hutson, Cuthbert
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River S fork branch |
|
R-312
|
Hutson, Cuthbert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Nail's Creek |
Westbrook [N-158?], Tate [N-119?], Payne |
R-312
|
Hutson, Joakim
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Hutson's River S branch |
Black, Hutson |
R-311
|
Kees, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-286
|
Kees, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-286
|
Keys, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-285
|
King, Hugh
|
1789 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River (a creek) |
|
R-398
|
Kirkpatrick, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Currys Creek |
|
K-292
|
Kirkpatrick, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Currys Creek |
|
K-292
|
Lane, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
B-253
|
Langford, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
K-315
|
Lanier, Christopher
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
R-421
|
Luckie, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
Joseph Scott |
R-423
|
Luckie, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Black's Creek |
Wm Few, James Morris, James Garrett |
R-401
|
Luckie, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River wtrs, Gardner's Creek |
|
R-421
|
Majors, Richard
|
1816 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
Clements, Harper, Heath, Hemphill, McConnell |
XX-373
|
Malone, Peter
|
1790 |
Franklin |
300 |
N Fork Oconee River (a branch) |
John Roussau |
R-434
|
McCutchin, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
N Fork Oconee River |
John King |
R-437
|
McCutchin, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Shoal Creek |
County Line |
R-439
|
McCutchin, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Walnut Fork Oconee River |
Rob King |
R-437
|
McDonald, Hugh
|
1794 |
Franklin |
300 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-176
|
McDonald, Hugh
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
N-24
|
McDonald, James
|
1790 |
Franklin |
300 |
Garretts River |
|
II-136
|
McDougald, Alexander
|
1793 |
Franklin |
300 |
Lightwood Log Creek |
|
DD-68
|
McEver, Brice
|
1815 |
Jackson |
300 |
Walnut Fork |
Garison, Ross (x2) |
XX-180
|
McGuier, Frederick
|
1847 |
Hall |
300 |
Oconee River |
McGuier, Reynolds, Farmer, Pruitt, Begum? |
AE-405
|
McLeroy, Jacob
|
1805 |
Jackson |
300 |
Brushy Creek - Brawd River wtrs |
Adams, Adare [WW-150?] |
WW-322
|
Millen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-27
|
Moore, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
I-330
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-28
|
Muckelroy, Lewis
|
1805 |
Jackson |
300 |
Broad River wtrs |
Gorham, Hogg, S___ |
YY-229
|
Naylor, James
|
1795 |
Franklin |
300 |
Hudson's Fork of Broad River |
|
DD-69
|
Nicholas, Jonathan
|
1805 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
Thomas Nicholas[II-182-4], Stag?, Creswell |
II-183
|
Northington, David
|
1791 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
II-137
|
Otwell, James
|
1815 |
Jackson |
300 |
Mulberry Fork wtrs |
Glover, Johnson (x2), Lyle |
XX-374
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Beaver Creek |
|
N-77
|
Payne, Thomas Junr.
|
1796 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
CC-25
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1788 |
Franklin |
300 |
Savannah River |
|
Y-195
|
Pennington, Samuel
|
1802 |
Jackson |
300 |
Beaver Creek fork |
Black/Blackship?, McClendon, Nevil, Russen, Ship |
II-184
|
Phair, Edward
|
1818 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
Hodges, Henderson |
AE-118
|
Phillips, Richard
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Bear Creek fork of |
|
Y-193
|
Pogue, Thomas
|
1790 |
Franklin |
300 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
|
Y-196
|
Porgua, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
|
N-68
|
Porgua, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-67
|