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  |
Moore, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
|
B-256
|
Patrick, Ephraim
|
1810 |
Jackson |
396.75 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
Armor?, Cribs?, Harris, Morgan, Nash |
WW-159
|
Read, Stephen
|
1815 |
Jackson |
333 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
Dividing Ridge (x2), Grady, Hutchins |
YY-328
|
Robertson, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
|
G-21
|
Rogers, Pelig
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
Joseph McCutchin [R-436?] |
G-20
|
Snelson, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
Count D'Estang |
G-3
|
Snelson, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
Wm Motte[G-32] |
G-17
|
Stuart, Clement
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
|
G-4
|
Stuart, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
|
G-1
|
Sures, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
Thomas Snelson [G-17] |
G-15
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
3000 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
Thomas M Call, E Stinson |
N-144
|
Scott, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River N fork, Curry's creek |
[34.082, -83.463] |
G-5
|
Johnson, John
|
1799 |
Jackson |
250 |
Oconee River N Fork? M Fork |
|
DD-86
|
Myrick, John Senr.
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River N Middle fork |
Solomon Slatter [Y-266/267/268?], Harris Ryan |
CC-22
|
Hinson, James
|
1787 |
Franklin |
8000 |
Oconee River N side |
|
R-305
|
Anderson, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River N side, Sandy Creek |
Middleton Woods [N-148 or 149] |
Y-381
|
Dawson, Richmond
|
1793 |
Franklin |
130000 |
Oconee River N, M forks |
[Y-103~135] 130,000 illegal acres |
Y-103
|
Porter, Thomas
|
1790 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River Porter's fork |
Joseph Porter [Y-383 or 384] |
Y-386
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River S branch of N Fork |
Jesse Walton [N-132?], Col Joseph Martin, Jno Gorham |
K-194
|
Cobbs, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2500 |
Oconee River S branch of the S fork |
Micajah Anthony, Thomas Collier, Basil Jones (x2) |
K-89
|
Berry, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River S fork |
|
B-141
|
Milton, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River S fork |
Leo Marbury, Charity Marbury [A-384], "called Milton's Paradise" |
N-13
|
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
|
Slatter, Solomon
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River S fork of M fork |
Solomon Slater [Y-266-2] |
Y-267
|
Slatter, Solomon
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River S fork of M fork |
|
Y-266
|
Stark, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2440 |
Oconee River S fork of M fork |
Walnut fork on other side, Cox, L___ |
N-101
|
Weatherby, Septimus
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River S fork of M fork |
|
AA-347
|
Anthony, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River S fork of M fork [Mulberry] |
sd Anthony (x2) |
K-7
|
Matthews, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
371 |
Oconee River S Fork of the M Fork |
Few |
DD-67
|
Matthews, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
270 |
Oconee River S Fork of the M Fork |
Indian Camp Creek |
DD-67
|
Cosby, James
|
1792 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River S fork wtrs |
|
CC-8
|
Jones, Basil
|
1786 |
Franklin |
7160 |
Oconee River S fork wtrs |
Richard Call, Jno Collier(John Cobbs), Eliz Evans, Capt Holmes, Col. James Williams |
K-259
|
Ross, John
|
1799 |
Jackson |
212 |
Oconee River Second Fork |
Ignatius Few, Nevill, Ross |
DD-92
|
Ross, John
|
1799 |
Jackson |
172 |
Oconee River Second Fork |
Eth Woods [II-193?] |
DD-91
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1787 |
Franklin |
190 |
Oconee River second fork of the fork of |
Beach Creek |
K-145
|
Hawkins, Abimelek
|
1787 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River waters |
College land |
K-236
|
Beard, Edmond
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
G-29
|
Beard, Jonathan
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
K-40
|
Bosworth, Obediah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Kimbrough |
B-323
|
Bosworth, Obediah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Gorham |
B-324
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Edwd Taylor |
CC-4
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Peter Boyle |
CC-6
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-1
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
George Christian(X2) |
CC-2
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-3
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-3
|
Brown, Bedford
|
1785 |
Franklin |
493 |
Oconee River wtrs |
H Ector [E-400?] |
K-41
|
Busson, Jonathan
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
James M___ |
I-77
|
Calhoun, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Geo Ogg [N-50?], Brittain Willis |
N-3
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
276 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-329
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1035 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-330
|
Call, William Junr.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
10000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Wm? Call (see Franklin Co deeds N28-30, PPP-213) |
K-87
|
Carnes, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-339
|
Carter, Josiah
|
1789 |
Franklin |
600 |
Oconee River wtrs |
R Lockart [R-422] |
R-134
|
Cleghorn, James
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
DD-512
|
Coleman, Susannah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
850 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
K-70
|
Collier, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
100000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
[R-136~161] 100,000 illegal acres |
R-136
|
Collier, John
|
1796 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
BB-348
|
Collier, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2370 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Cobb, sd Collier, Geo Handley, B. Jones, Marbury |
K-77
|
Connell, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Geo Whitsell [Y-276?] |
K-79
|
Connell, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
K-80
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
sd Cook(x2) |
K-108
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River wtrs |
sd Cook(x3) |
K-111
|
Crane, Lewis
|
1798 |
Jackson |
33 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Talbot [I-204?], Thurmond |
II-174
|
Dean, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-388
|
Dickey, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Wm Potts |
CC-10
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
700 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Few, Fras Gideon [CC-13?] |
K-116
|
Dunagan, Benjamin
|
1853 |
Hall |
100 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Floyd, Thompson, Davis |
AH-205
|
Emmet, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
Y-136
|
Evans, Elizabeth & Lettice
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Cobb, Thomas Collier, Fishburn |
K-132
|
Evans, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River wtrs |
J P Wagnon |
A-372
|
Fanning, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Black |
Y-135
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-376
|
France, Abraham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
E Offutt |
CC-12
|