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  |
Harden, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Black's Creek of Broad River |
Matthew Talbot |
R-332
|
Jennings, Jonathan
|
1791 |
Franklin |
600 |
Mill Shoal Creek (a branch of Oconee) |
Foster, Ballard |
R-394
|
Sled, Joshua
|
1791 |
Franklin |
200 |
Stephens Creek |
Carns?, Thompson |
Y-262
|
Hunter, Evan Todd
|
1791 |
Franklin |
322 |
Muskadine branch Tugalo River |
Wm Gough [R-237?], Jos Pullum, Stonecypher |
R-313
|
Griffith, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River (Mulberry Grove fork) |
Charles Hardman |
R-220
|
Chandler, Joseph
|
1791 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek |
|
R-134
|
Rose, Henry
|
1791 |
Franklin |
385 |
Little's Creek |
Little, White |
Y-386
|
Williams, Wm C.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
E_ Taylor [N-112?], Grant Taylor |
Y-293
|
Haney, Thomas
|
1791 |
Franklin |
550 |
Oconee River N fork (S fork) |
|
R-318
|
Ballard, Reuben
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M fork |
Heard [R-308/312?] |
CC-6
|
Gardner, Hanson
|
1791 |
Franklin |
167 |
unk river |
|
VV-224
|
Pope, Wylie
|
1791 |
Franklin |
690 |
|
Larkin Cleveland, Smith, Humphrey |
BB-364
|
Hay, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Brushy Creek N fork |
County line, Knox road to the furnace, Jno Strauther |
R-314
|
Hay, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
310 |
Brushy Creek S fork |
County Line (N14W), Hugh McDonald, Charley Wakefield |
R-318
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-3
|
Boyle, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Peter Boyle |
CC-6
|
Embree, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
400 |
Oconee River M fork |
College land, Geo McFall [R-436?] |
CC-11
|
Embry, Jesse
|
1791 |
Franklin |
400 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Geo Hinson & E Taylor |
DD-58
|
Russell, James M.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
180 |
Nails Creek |
M Clen___ |
ZZ-303
|
Smith, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
160 |
Reedy Branch |
John Gorham, Howard |
DD-73
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
467 |
Eastanolee Creek |
Daniel Morgan, Wm Sloan, Vermil Leon |
CC-24
|
Smyth, Thomas Junr.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
62000 |
Oconee & Broad Rivers |
[Y-331~345] 62,000 illegal acres on Broad River |
Y-331
|
Singleton, Robert
|
1791 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Brush Creek M fork |
Charles McDonald [I-118] |
Y-268
|
Smyth, Thomas
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs |
Smyth (x3) |
Y-275
|
Smyth, Thomas
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs |
Smyth (x2) |
Y-275
|
Bruton, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
500 |
|
Anthony, John McGowan |
R-28
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1791 |
Franklin |
10000 |
Broad River wtrs |
[R-441~442] County Line |
R-441
|
Smith, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
Toccoa Creek N Fork |
Telfair, Payne, Slone |
DD-73
|
Dunnagen, Thomas
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
Cameron Grigson(x2) |
CC-10
|
Jordan, Fleming
|
1791 |
Franklin |
350 |
Lamar's Creek of Broad River |
|
R-395
|
Griffith, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
490 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
R-220
|
Hare, Henry
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
Wards Mill Creek |
Bryan Ward |
R-317
|
Few, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
312 |
unk creek |
Payne, Walton |
BB-353
|
Neilson, Samuel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
920 |
Nelson's Creek - Oconee River M fork |
Offett, |
Y-139
|
Ogg, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Toccoa and Eastanolee creek wtrs |
Isaac Briggs |
Y-189
|
Ogg, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Walton's Creek |
Unnamed trail, Isaac Briggs [R-18?], Saml Ward [N-142], Wm Hay, Ogg [Y-188-4] |
Y-189
|
Ogg, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Walton Creek N fork |
Unnamed trail, George Ogg [Y-188-4] |
Y-188
|
McConnell, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
DD-519
|
Henderson, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
450 |
|
|
VV-225
|
Jones, Basil
|
1791 |
Franklin |
250 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
CC-18
|
Henderson, Robert
|
1791 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee wtrs |
|
VV-225
|
Bledsoe, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River N fork |
Thos Porter [Y-195/384/385/386, DD-520?] |
CC-3
|
Vaughn, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
140 |
Oconee River N fork |
Hollman, Fooler/Fuller? |
BB-364
|
Hay, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River M fork |
Ignatius Few |
R-322
|
Longstreet, Daniel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River headwaters |
[Longstreet R-423] |
R-423
|
Hunter, Dalziel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River branch |
Robt Johnes |
R-307
|
Longstreet, Daniel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs |
Horatio Marbury, [Longstreet R-423] |
R-423
|
Thrasher, Benjamin
|
1791 |
Franklin |
203.5 |
Little Shoal Creek |
Obediah Wright [AA-346?], Philip Walker [Y-388?] |
CC-28
|
Hunter, Dalziel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River branch |
Road to Warffords, Robert Jones [BB-173?], Robert Johnes? |
R-307
|
Collins, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
50 |
|
James Coil [DD-55?] |
CC-9
|
Coleman, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River M fork |
|
R-130
|
Coleman, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River M fork |
Jno Johns, J Ryan [N-80?] |
R-130
|
Coleman, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
John Gresham, Williams, Wm Moore |
R-129
|
Henning, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
200 |
Leatherwood Creek wtrs |
Blackwell, Hening, Savage, Dempsey |
R-332
|
Arnold, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
110 |
Stephens Creek |
M ___? |
Y-381
|
McCall, Hugh & Depriest, Jno,
|
1791 |
Franklin |
600 |
Oconee River N fork |
Cunningham [K-69?], Creswell, Parson |
CC-23
|
Patton, Wm & Woods, James,
|
1791 |
Franklin |
580 |
Oconee River N fork |
James Mcluskey |
Y-195
|
Woods, Samuel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River N fork |
James Mc___ |
Y-276
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee Fork of |
sd Armstrong [R-7], Jno Webster [Y-294?] |
R-4
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong(x2) |
R-6
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong [R-7] |
R-7
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong(x2) |
R-7
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong(x2) |
R-6
|
Asher, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River wtrs |
Sh___, Moss, Davis?, Easter [E-390?] |
BB-348
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong(x2) |
R-6
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Armstrong(x3) R-6,7] |
R-5
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong(x3) |
R-6
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong(x2) |
R-7
|
Armstrong, James
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
sd Armstrong(x2) |
R-7
|
Walton, Walkeer
|
1791 |
Franklin |
117.5 |
|
sd Walton, Wm Cleveland, Bridges |
CC-33
|
Hall, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs |
Hall |
R-321
|
Williamson, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
566 |
Broad River wtrs |
Baker, Banks, Chandler, Williamson |
Y-297
|
Thetford, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Riley Trewitt [Y-380], McNauly? |
Y-381
|
Trewitt, Riley
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Wm Thetford [Y-381], M Williamson |
Y-380
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Williamson(x3) |
Y-302
|