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  |
|
Thompson, Claus
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
N-107
|
|
Thompson, Claus
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-107
|
|
Terrill, David
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1920 |
Oconee River M fork |
McDonald & Webster(x2) [N-25?], Ign Few |
N-108
|
|
Thompson, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Estanalee Creek |
|
N-108
|
|
Terrell, Jeremiah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
160 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
N-109
|
|
Terrill, David
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
N-109
|
|
Glascock, Thomas
|
1787 |
Franklin |
14320 |
Broad River |
|
N-11
|
|
Terrill, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River M fork wtrs |
Lowrie |
N-110
|
|
Terrill, Joel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River wtrs |
Robert Shareman [Y-260?] |
N-110
|
|
Thrasher, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-111
|
|
Thrasher, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-111
|
|
Taylor, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-112
|
|
Taylor, Edmond
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
N-112
|
|
Fairchild, Archibald
|
1787 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-113
|
|
Taylor, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-113
|
|
Tatom, Abner
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Bear Creek |
|
N-114
|
|
Thurman, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Sugar Creek |
|
N-114
|
|
Thomas, Joel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River wtrs |
Jo Martin Russell [N-42?] |
N-115
|
|
Turner, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River Marbury's fork |
[Ogg N-52-2] |
N-115
|
|
Torrendet, Daniel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
|
|
N-116
|
|
Trimble, Moses
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Savannah River |
|
N-116
|
|
Thornton, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Big Pond Creek |
|
N-117
|
|
Tyler, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
167 |
|
|
N-117
|
|
Templeton, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1700 |
Oconee River (a creek of) |
Auford, Templeton [CC-28 or 29?], Leith/Leach? |
N-118
|
|
Tate, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Littles Creek wtrs |
|
N-119
|
|
Tureman, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Estanaula Creek |
|
N-119
|
|
Harris, Buckner
|
1786 |
Franklin |
350 |
Broad River |
|
N-12
|
|
Jones, Jesse
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Indian Creek |
|
N-12
|
|
Verdell, Anthony
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2650 |
|
|
N-120
|
|
Vance, Patrick
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Bear Creek (fork of) |
Geo Walton, Nat Perry [A-330] |
N-121
|
|
Williamson, Charles
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Walnut Creek wtrs |
|
N-121
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-122
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River S Fork |
sd Williamson (x2) |
N-122
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River S Fork |
Washington County line, sd Williamson [approx 33.75299, -83.45327] |
N-123
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River wtrs |
sd Williamson (x2) |
N-123
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Indian Creek, Leonard Marbury, sd Williamson |
N-124
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Buckner Harris |
N-125
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
420 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
N-125
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1092 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
Washington County line, said Williamson (x3) |
N-126
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
sd Williamson (x2) |
N-126
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
sd Williamson (x3) |
N-127
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
Washington County line, said Williamson (x3) |
N-127
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
747.5 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Indian Creek, Marbury, sd Williamson |
N-128
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Branch of Oconee |
Washington County line, sd Williamson (X2) |
N-128
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Tamossee Creek |
Tamossee Old Town |
N-129
|
|
McCall, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Stone, Mitchel? {N-29 or 30?] |
N-13
|
|
Milton, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River S fork |
Leo Marbury, Charity Marbury [A-384], "called Milton's Paradise" |
N-13
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
640 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-131
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Chagee River |
|
N-131
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1786 |
Franklin |
920 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
N-132
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
[34.681, -83.328] Mouth of Brass Town creek. Now in SC |
N-132
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-133
|
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
N-133
|
|
Walton, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
N-134
|
|
Walton, William Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-134
|
|
Walton, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
682 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-135
|
|
Walton, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
462.5 |
Barbers Creek |
|
N-136
|
|
Wambersie, Emanuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Lightwood Log Creek |
|
N-136
|
|
Wambersie, Emanuel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
5540 |
Lightwood Log Creek |
|
N-137
|
|
Wambersie, Emanuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River M fork creek |
|
N-138
|
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Marbury's Fork |
Reedy branch |
N-138
|
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
N-139
|
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
N-139
|
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4025 |
Oconee River N fork |
Horatio Marbury |
N-14
|
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-140
|
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1787 |
Franklin |
970 |
Broad River |
|
N-140
|
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-141
|
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-141
|
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-142
|
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-142
|
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Cobb (x2), Maj Jno Cobb |
N-143
|
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
G___, Marbury?, Washington |
N-143
|
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
9487.5 |
Oconee River Fork |
Gorham, H___, Marbury (x2), Walton |
N-144
|