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.
Clicking on the name will show details about the grant. Clicking on the plat will show an image.
Red - A grant of dubious legality (typically because it was surveyed on Indian land)
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  |
Lewis, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
250 |
Savannah River |
|
K-317
|
Liddle, James
|
1815 |
Jackson |
200 |
N Oconee River |
Hutchins (x2), Lyle |
XX-75
|
Lindsay, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
K-310
|
Lindsay, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
809 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
R-422
|
Lindsey, John
|
1808 |
Jackson |
200 |
Walnut Fork wtrs |
Green, Pursell, Stark |
YY-228
|
Lindsey, John
|
1816 |
Jackson |
31.5 |
Mulberry Fork wtrs |
Dividing Ridge, John Jones, Smithwick |
YY-228
|
Lindsey, William
|
1823 |
Jackson |
65.5 |
|
Beverage, Martin, Williamson, Wright |
M-91
|
Linn, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarks Creek |
|
A-316
|
Lipham, Frederick
|
1790 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Wm Berry, E King |
R-401
|
Little, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Little Creek into Nail's Creek (Broad River wtrs) |
Jacob Hubbard [F-10?] |
G-33
|
Little, James
|
1790 |
Franklin |
189 |
|
|
AA-344
|
Little, James
|
1804 |
Jackson |
200 |
Hurricane Creek a fork of |
Townsend |
HHHH-443
|
Little, John C.
|
1852 |
Hall |
9 |
|
Kizer, Barber, G___ |
AG-391
|
Little, Joseph
|
1815 |
Jackson |
500 |
Oconee River |
Dickson, Williams [YY-329] |
XX-76
|
Lockhart, Richard
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River S fork |
|
K-309
|
Lockhart, Richard
|
1789 |
Franklin |
780 |
|
Josiah Carter [R-134], Josiah Woods [N-149?] |
R-422
|
Long, Evan
|
1787 |
Franklin |
900 |
Oconee River wtrs, Sandy Creek |
P Stubblefield [N-100] |
R-422
|
Long, Henry
|
1784 |
Franklin |
460 |
Beaverdam Creek |
Grear |
A-337
|
Long, Nimrod
|
1787 |
Franklin |
4000 |
Oconee River forks |
Thos Moody, William Cole [R-131?], Peter Stubblefield [N-100?] |
K-314
|
Long, Nimrod
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1389 |
Broad River |
|
K-315
|
Long, Nimrod
|
1787 |
Franklin |
800 |
North and Middle fork Oconee wtrs |
Charles Dougherty [K-116, 120 or 122?] |
K-316
|
Long, Nimrod
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
R-423
|
Long, Nimrod
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
R-425
|
Longstreet, Daniel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River headwaters |
[Longstreet R-423] |
R-423
|
Longstreet, Daniel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs |
Horatio Marbury, [Longstreet R-423] |
R-423
|
Longstreet, Daniel
|
1792 |
Franklin |
8000 |
Broad River wtrs |
[R-303~305] Longstreet(x3) |
R-403
|
Longstreet, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Currys Creek |
|
K-313
|
Lowe, John Folson
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Beaverdam Creek wtrs, Tugaloo |
Indian road to Keowee, Jacob Holland |
R-403
|
Lowe, John Tolson
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
|
|
B-250
|
Lowe, William
|
1792 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River N fork |
Wm C Jameson[ R-394?], Porter & Gibson? [Y-384?] |
BB-175
|
Lowry, John
|
1797 |
Jackson |
350 |
Greene Brier |
H? Freeman, Williamson |
DD-87
|
Lowry, John B.
|
1826 |
Jackson |
41 |
|
Horton, Cochran, Louns |
HHHH-237
|
Lowry, John B.
|
1828 |
Jackson |
90 |
|
Esperson?, Lowry, Warren? |
HHHH-299
|
Lowry, Levi
|
1815 |
Jackson |
1000 |
Walnut Fork |
Mullins, Stewart |
XX-75
|
Lowry, Robert
|
1815 |
Jackson |
612.5 |
|
Unnamed stream, Blake, Driskil, Kennedy, Thurman |
XX-74
|
Loyd, William
|
1818 |
Jackson |
434 |
Sandy Creek |
Elless, Nowls, Spruell, Christopher Taylor, David Taylor |
XX-371
|
Luckie, Alexander
|
1785 |
Franklin |
423 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
R-424
|
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
|
Lyle, Charles
|
1815 |
Jackson |
364 |
|
Heeks?, Johnson, Shawn |
XX-180
|
Lyle, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
455 |
|
Unnamed stream |
XX-179
|
Lynch, Isaac
|
1809 |
Jackson |
275 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Lane, Matthews, R Montgomery, Reed |
WW-155
|
Lynch, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
|
A-273
|
Lynn, Thomas
|
1806 |
Jackson |
100 |
Brushy Creek branch of Broad River |
Hampton, Hogg, Polk |
WWWW-21
|
Lyontom, Thomas
|
1806 |
Jackson |
100 |
Broad River |
|
WWWW-211
|
Mackie, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Oconee, Broad River wtrs |
Thomas Scott [G-24], Edwd Collier, Offutt |
R-443
|
Mackie, John
|
1789 |
Franklin |
674 |
Broad River S fork |
Offutt, Creswell, Henry Strickling/Strickland? [Y-269?] |
CC-22
|
Mackie, Samuel
|
1788 |
Franklin |
640 |
Hudson's River wtrs |
John Mackie, Templeton, McCevars?, Fleman |
R-443
|
Mackie, Samuel
|
1789 |
Franklin |
396 |
Bluestone Creek S Fork |
Wilkes Co line, Mackie, __mons |
DD-68
|
Mackie, Thomas
|
1789 |
Franklin |
600 |
Grove River |
Melony |
R-427
|
Maddox, B.
|
1809 |
Jackson |
138 |
Mountain Branch |
Boundary Line, R Montgomery, Wm Tuggle, |
XX-68
|
Maddox, Benjamin
|
1808 |
Jackson |
402.5 |
|
|
WW-156
|
Maddox, Dudley
|
1857 |
Gwinnett |
23 |
|
Dudley Maddox, William McDaniel, W P A Timms, J R Skinner |
AH-461
|
Maddox, John
|
1806 |
Jackson |
227.5 |
|
Epperson, Hamilton, Patton |
WW-156
|
Madison, James
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Oconee River N fork |
Jesse Walton [N-132?], Col Joseph Martin |
N-41
|
Magers, P. D.
|
1851 |
Hall |
282.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Hudgens, Magers, Williams, McNeal |
AG-6
|
Majors, Richard
|
1815 |
Jackson |
350 |
Walnut Fork wtrs |
Barker, Strickland |
YY-230
|
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
|
Malone, William
|
1802 |
Jackson |
81 |
|
Duncan, Glascock, Tho Johnson, Jas Parks |
WW-158
|
Manders, Samuel
|
1825 |
Gwinnett |
590 |
Marburys Creek |
Harbens, Harrison |
AD-287
|
Marbury, Capt Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Barbers Creek |
H Marbury, Spratling [N-93], E Stinson?, J P Wagnon |
F-14
|
Marbury, Charity
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River wtrs |
L Marbury, Milton [N-13], Wagnon, Maj Washington |
A-384
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River S Fork |
Lamars Creek, Collier (x2), John Garrett, Wm McCrackin |
A-383
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4025 |
Oconee River N fork |
Horatio Marbury |
N-14
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1525 |
Dove Creek |
James Pratten, H Marbury, Jones |
N-15
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
H Marbury, J Johnston, Maj Washington [N-146?] |
N-15
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Oconee River |
H Marbury, Washington, Potts [N-66 or 68?], Few |
N-16
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4600 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
N-17
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Marburys Creek |
Jones, H Marbury |
N-44
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4025 |
Marburys Creek |
Baker, H Marbury, L Marbury |
R-440
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1791 |
Franklin |
10000 |
Broad River wtrs |
[R-441~442] County Line |
R-441
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek?] |
Baker, H Marbury |
A-382
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
H Marbury (x2), L Marbury |
A-383
|