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, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
I-330
|
Moore, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
400 |
|
Unnamed stream |
XX-180
|
Moore, Maran?
|
1815 |
Jackson |
400 |
|
Guthrey (x2), Johnson, Moor |
XX-181
|
Moore, Richard
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Unnamed branch |
B-186
|
Moore, Richard
|
1792 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Williamson |
R-439
|
Moore, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
|
B-256
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
B-255
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-28
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
172 |
Eastanolee Creek |
sd Morgan, Few |
N-29
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
290 |
Eastanola branch |
F___ Road, John Gorham, Daniel Morgan [Stephens Co] |
R-439
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
467 |
Eastanolee Creek |
Daniel Morgan, Wm Sloan, Vermil Leon |
CC-24
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1792 |
Franklin |
40 |
Eastanolee Creek |
Morgan |
CC-24
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1793 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
Morgan, Wyley, Fleming [R-191?] |
CC-23
|
Morgan, Isham
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sugar Creek |
|
N-28
|
Morgan, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Toms Creek |
Wm Moss |
G-35
|
Morgan, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek |
McLendon, Robt Dalton |
G-36
|
Morgan, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-27
|
Morgan, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
W Daniels |
BB-357
|
Morgan, Robert
|
1805 |
Jackson |
69 |
|
Geddion, Norman?, Morgan |
II-180
|
Morgan, William
|
1849 |
Jackson |
255 |
|
|
AF-114
|
Morphet, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-41
|
Morress, James
|
1815 |
Jackson |
244 |
|
Unnamed River [Apalachee] |
XX-181
|
Morris, Henry J.
|
1837 |
Hall |
313 |
Silver Creek |
Whitamore, Dodd [AC-370-1?], Ratcliff, Bell |
AC-373
|
Morris, James
|
1790 |
Franklin |
200 |
Nails Creek |
Stuman?, Web Brooks?, Payne? |
R-426
|
Morris, James
|
1815 |
Jackson |
681 |
|
Langley, Montgomery, Young |
XX-64
|
Morris, Shadrack
|
1806 |
Jackson |
248 |
|
Collins, Hampton, Morres?, Potts |
WW-8
|
Morris, Thomas
|
1814 |
Jackson |
193.5 |
Apalachee River |
Ryals, Winn |
XX-76
|
Morrison, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
Thos Glascock, Doct Creswell |
G-35
|
Moss, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
James Shepherd |
A-386
|
Moss, William
|
1790 |
Franklin |
500 |
Beaverdam Creek |
John Barnett |
R-429
|
Mote, Benjamin
|
1808 |
Jackson |
34.5 |
|
Tedford [WW-161?] |
XX-182
|
Mote, Benjamin
|
1809 |
Jackson |
325 |
|
Bell, Hambrick, Horton, Langston, Ramey, Young |
WW-157
|
Motte, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Currys Creek |
Ezekiel Offutt |
G-32
|
Muckelroy, Lewis
|
1805 |
Jackson |
300 |
Broad River wtrs |
Gorham, Hogg, S___ |
YY-229
|
Mullen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River S side |
sd Mullins [N-26?] |
N-25
|
Mullen, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-26
|
Mullen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-26
|
Mullen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-26
|
Mullen, John Junr.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-27
|
Mullens, Margaret
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
WW-104
|
Mullin, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
350 |
Cane Creek |
|
R-431
|
Mullin, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
231 |
Tuglao River wtrs |
John Darden (x3), Mullins |
R-428
|
Murphy, Mills
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River |
Indian Gut Creek |
B-256
|
Myars, Nathan
|
1798 |
Jackson |
128 |
Barbers Creek |
Barber, Cunningham, Daugherty, Few, Gambrail?, Patton |
DD-87
|
Myrick, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Curry Creek |
Wm Slatter [Y-264,265,266,269?] |
AA-345
|
Myrick, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River N fork |
Wm Slatter [Y-264,265,266,269?] |
AA-345
|
Myrick, John Senr.
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River N Middle fork |
Solomon Slatter [Y-266/267/268?], Harris Ryan |
CC-22
|
Myrick, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M fork, Sandy Creek |
Joseph Ryan |
R-427
|
Nail, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Nails Creek |
|
A-250
|
Nail, Julian
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River - Mill Creek |
Julian Nail [N-48?] |
N-47
|
Nail, Julian
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Hudson fork |
[34.413, -83.518] Julian Nail (x2), Thos Gregg |
N-47
|
Nail, Julian
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Mountain Creek |
[34.433, -83.524] Julian Nail [N-47] |
N-48
|
Nail, Julian
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River - Mill Creek |
|
N-48
|
Nail, Reuben
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
A-276
|
Nailer, George
|
1787 |
Franklin |
690 |
Broad River, Tom's creek |
Elijah Flemming [R-191?] |
I-253
|
Nailor, George
|
1787 |
Franklin |
460 |
Broad River |
|
I-254
|
Nailor, George
|
1787 |
Franklin |
600 |
Broad River |
|
I-256
|
Nailor, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
116000 |
Broad River |
[Y-140~187] 116,000 illegal acres |
Y-140
|
Nailor, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
810 |
Savannah River |
|
Y-142
|
Nailor, George
|
1791 |
Franklin |
890 |
Broad River |
|
Y-143
|
Nails, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Big Pond Fork of Oconee River |
|
DD-69
|
Nall, James
|
1799 |
Jackson |
457.75 |
Oconee River N fork |
D'Estange, Wm Hay, Gardner, Legate [K-308?] |
II-183
|
Nassbath, Thomas
|
1787 |
Franklin |
640 |
Sandy Creek |
Wm Morris, M C___ |
N-46
|
Naylor, James
|
1795 |
Franklin |
300 |
Hudson's Fork of Broad River |
|
DD-69
|
Neal, David C.
|
1835 |
Hall |
84 |
|
Black, McNeal, Rud |
AC-250
|
Neal, Henry
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
A-276
|
Neely, Hugh
|
1796 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River N fork, Miltons? creek |
Jno Fergus, McFarland |
CC-24
|
Neill, James
|
1796 |
Franklin |
71 |
|
|
II-137
|
Neilson, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
Y-140
|
Neilson, Samuel
|
1791 |
Franklin |
920 |
Nelson's Creek - Oconee River M fork |
Offett, |
Y-139
|
Nelly, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek of Oconee |
John Barnet [K-43?] |
G-18
|
Nelson, Moses
|
1830 |
Jackson |
430 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Hall county line, Abner, Wright, Harvell, Letty, C_ana |
HHHH-443
|
Nesbit, William
|
1823 |
Gwinnett |
750 |
|
Cobb, Ivie, Moore, Pucket |
AD-287
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1742 |
Oconee River branch of M Fork |
Micajah Anthony, Basil Jones |
N-44
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
363 |
Turners Creek branch |
Wm Few |
N-45
|