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  |
Gardner, Samuel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
400 |
Oconee River N fork |
Saml Gardner [Y-137] |
Y-137
|
Terrill, David
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
Y-374
|
Gardner, Samuel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River N fork |
Saml Gardner [Y-137] x2 |
Y-137
|
Henderson, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
400 |
Indian Cabin Creek |
Daniel Easley [R-186?] |
R-306
|
Jack, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
K-261
|
Darricott, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1520 |
Broad River wtrs |
Hinson, John Hinson, Howall?, Thos Howel |
R-182
|
Shelton, Robert
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Lightwood Creek |
George Lumkin, Creswell |
Y-262
|
McCutchin, Joseph
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Trail Creek |
Destan [D'Estang?] |
R-440
|
Evans, Henry
|
1787 |
Franklin |
950 |
|
Peter Coffee |
R-185
|
Templeton, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
Benefield [K-39?] |
Y-376
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
363 |
Turners Creek branch |
Wm Few |
N-45
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1742 |
Oconee River branch of M Fork |
Micajah Anthony, Basil Jones |
N-44
|
Lambkin, Jeremiah
|
1787 |
Franklin |
700 |
|
McDonald, Wm Wright |
R-403
|
Wilson, Benjamin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
460 |
Walnut fork, Hurricane creek? |
[34.144, -83.679] ?, Persimmon Branch? Wm Stark [N-101?] |
Y-389
|
Berrien, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
550 |
|
Henry Evans [R-185?] |
R-13
|
Gardner, Samuel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
900 |
|
S Gardner, Danl Easley [R-186/187?], Pogue [Y-196?] |
CC-13
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2700 |
Beech Creek wtrs |
Ignatius Few, Jno Flynn [K-138?], Fornigan? |
N-46
|
Mullin, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
231 |
Tuglao River wtrs |
John Darden (x3), Mullins |
R-428
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1228 |
Turners Creek |
Wm Few, Nevill, Roussau |
N-45
|
Easley, Daniel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
960 |
Sandy Creek |
Ezekiel Offutt |
R-186
|
Stewart, George
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Crooked Creek |
|
Y-255
|
Verdell, Anthony
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2395 |
Oconee River, Beech Creek, S branch(Mulberry) |
[34.032, -83.572], Grant Taylor, Thos Taylor, Edwd Taylor |
I-296
|
Rousseau, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
430 |
N Fork Oconee River |
John Bickerstaff [R-12], John Gorham, McCutchins?, Jno McFalls [R-436?], Geo Roolings, |
Y-241
|
Arnold, James
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
|
Bobo, C Gilbert [K-204?], Thompson |
R-2
|
Randol, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
150 |
Broad River? |
Cobb, Coll___ |
Y-244
|
Lane, James
|
1787 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River (fork of) |
McDonald&Webster [N-25?], G Taylor, Heirs of Wm Lane [R-424] |
R-424
|
Lane, William Heirs of
|
1787 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River (fork of) |
McDonald&Webster [N-25?], G Taylor, James Lane [R-424] |
R-424
|
Fergus, John
|
1788 |
Franklin |
250 |
Webbs Creek |
|
II-128
|
Gardner Samuel & Co.,
|
1788 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
|
II-129
|
Daniell, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
288 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-7
|
Payne, Moses
|
1788 |
Franklin |
230 |
Tugalo River |
|
II-138
|
Wagoner, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River |
|
Y-284
|
Bailey, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
825 |
Sandy Creek |
Willson, Payton, Moore |
R-15
|
Mackie, Samuel
|
1788 |
Franklin |
640 |
Hudson's River wtrs |
John Mackie, Templeton, McCevars?, Fleman |
R-443
|
Anthony, Mark
|
1788 |
Franklin |
600 |
|
Taylor |
R-1
|
Gorham, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River wtrs |
John Ross |
R-224
|
Templeton, John
|
1788 |
Franklin |
850 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Templeton [Y-376?], Scot [G-5?], Grig [K-208?] |
CC-29
|
Easley, Daniel
|
1788 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River, Taylor's creek |
|
R-187
|
Lane, John
|
1788 |
Franklin |
337 |
Savannah River |
Bart, Wm Renis |
R-402
|
Caldwell, Alexander
|
1788 |
Franklin |
235 |
Tugaloo River wtrs |
|
R-134
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1788 |
Franklin |
300 |
Savannah River |
|
Y-195
|
Ayres, Daniel
|
1788 |
Franklin |
231 |
Tugaloo River |
Cleveland |
R-5
|
Gorham, Sanford
|
1788 |
Franklin |
800 |
Beaverdam Creek |
Cherokee Old Trading Road to Augusta, Thos Carter, Daniel Terondet |
R-225
|
Traylor, Champion Travis
|
1788 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs, Taylor's creek |
|
Y-373
|
Brewer, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
700 |
Broad River M fork, a creek |
|
R-25
|
Brewer, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
460 |
Buck Creek (Beech Creek?) |
Thos Trayler, Grant Taylor |
R-12
|
Traylor, Thomas
|
1788 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Now Jackson, Ignatious and Wm Few, Wm Few |
DD-95
|
Rogers, Michael
|
1788 |
Franklin |
200 |
Gumlog Creek |
Jeffrey Early [A-372 or 373?], Grant ____ |
Y-244
|
Sumerlin, Henry
|
1788 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Brushy Creek S fork |
Wilkes County line, Traylor, |
Y-259
|
Terrell, Joseph
|
1788 |
Franklin |
200 |
|
Dericot |
CC-29
|
Lamkins, Samuel
|
1788 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Toms Creek wtrs |
Lamkins, Henry Evans [R-185] |
R-403
|
Cole, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River (creek of) |
Long, Cole [R-131] |
R-131
|
Cole, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River (creek of) |
Long, Burditt [N-2], Cole [R-131] |
R-131
|
Williams, Drury
|
1788 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Nelson's Creek |
Nelson, Ryan |
Y-282
|
Anthony, Micajah
|
1788 |
Franklin |
900 |
|
|
R-3
|
King, Edmund
|
1788 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Edmund King, Wm Martin |
R-401
|
Williamson, Robert
|
1788 |
Franklin |
400 |
Turkey Creek S fork |
John Darden(x2), Jos Wilson[Y-294 or 305?], Colo Wm Few |
Y-289
|
King, Edmund
|
1788 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River S fork, Flat Creek |
Bridges, Wm Loarence? |
R-401
|
Cleveland, Neil
|
1788 |
Franklin |
230 |
Tugalo River S branch |
John Smith, Public survey, Wid Langford |
R-135
|
Johnston, John
|
1789 |
Franklin |
600 |
Stephens Creek |
|
DD-64
|
Wamock, William
|
1789 |
Franklin |
375 |
Broad River |
|
BB-181
|
McKie, Samuel
|
1789 |
Franklin |
564 |
Hudsons River |
|
CC-21
|
Cotham, Thomas
|
1789 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
DD-56
|
Culbertson, David
|
1789 |
Franklin |
400 |
Stephens Creek |
|
R-136
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1789 |
Franklin |
460 |
Porters Creek |
|
BB-367
|
Stricklin, Henry
|
1789 |
Franklin |
150 |
|
|
DD-74
|
Anderson, Robert
|
1789 |
Franklin |
200 |
Hunters Creek |
|
DD-510
|
Haney, George
|
1789 |
Franklin |
100 |
Shoal Creek |
|
Y-138
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1789 |
Franklin |
402.5 |
Greenbrier Creek |
|
WW-108
|
Henson, John
|
1789 |
Franklin |
390 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Barnard Kelley, Jack [K-261?], Cunningham [K-69?], Jesse Laine [B-253?] |
DD-63
|
Cox, Thomas
|
1789 |
Franklin |
40 |
Eastanolee River |
Thos Cox |
R-135
|
Humphreys, Joseph
|
1789 |
Franklin |
45 |
Big Shoal Creek wtrs |
Larkin Cleveland, Humphrey, Peter Stubblefield, Wm Sloan |
Y-137
|
Cleveland, Jeremiah
|
1789 |
Franklin |
250 |
Cranes Creek |
|
R-133
|
Wilson, Perry
|
1789 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
|
Y-286
|
Graves, Joshua
|
1789 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Unnamed stream, Ham Graves |
R-228
|