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  |
|
Templeton, John
|
1788 |
Franklin |
850 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Templeton [Y-376?], Scot [G-5?], Grig [K-208?] |
CC-29
|
|
Templeton, John
|
1790 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Johnson |
CC-28
|
|
Terondet, Daniel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Grant Taylor |
Y-388
|
|
Thetford, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Riley Trewitt [Y-380], McNauly? |
Y-381
|
|
Trantham, David
|
1790 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
Y-373
|
|
Trewitt, Riley
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Wm Thetford [Y-381], M Williamson |
Y-380
|
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
G___, Marbury?, Washington |
N-143
|
|
Waldon, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-31
|
|
Walker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
N-160
|
|
Wallace, Micajah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Osiah Bradford [R-26?] |
Y-277
|
|
Wallis, Charnel?
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
Y-278
|
|
Walton, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
N-134
|
|
Warren, James
|
1826 |
Jackson |
181.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Barker, Little, Kelley, Tenent |
HHHH-327
|
|
Weatherby, George
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
William Slatter(x2), Jesse L__/Lee? |
CC-34
|
|
Weatherby, George
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
William Slatter(x4) |
CC-36
|
|
Weatherby, George
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Geo Weatherby |
Y-280
|
|
Wells, B. F.
|
1853 |
Hall |
60 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Martin, Wells, Davis?, D____ |
AG-361
|
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williams(x2) |
Y-303
|
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
J Williams, Smith, Sd Williams(x2) |
Y-303
|
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Jno Smith, Jno Williams(x2) |
Y-305
|
|
Williams, Wm C.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
E_ Taylor [N-112?], Grant Taylor |
Y-293
|
|
Williamson, Charles
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Sd Williamson, Benj Allen [R-1 or 3?], John Smith, Rd Gilliam [R-238?] |
Y-296
|
|
Williamson, Charles
|
1792 |
Franklin |
650 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Smith, sd Williamson?, Jno Smith |
Y-296
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1791 |
Franklin |
720 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williamson, W(x2), M Nails?, Billy _lt |
Y-299
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Smellers [Y-331?] R Smith [Y-331?], Thomson |
Y-300
|
|
Williamson, Micajah Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Smith, Williamson(x3) |
Y-295
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River wtrs |
sd Williamson (x2) |
N-123
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1792 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River wtrs |
M Williamson |
DD-77
|
|
Williamson, Micajah Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williamson(x4) |
Y-295
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Wlliamson (x3) |
Y-297
|
|
Williamson, Micajah Junr.
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Rd Gilbert, Jno Smith(x2), B__ Allen |
Y-295
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williamson(x3) |
Y-289
|
|
Wilson, Benjamin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
800 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Absm Jackson |
Y-288
|
|
Wilson, Joseph
|
1787 |
Franklin |
840 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Jesse L__, Tho McCally?, J__ L___?, Alex Luckie [R-424?] |
Y-287
|
|
Wingfield, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
A-413
|
|
Woods, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Diamond [R-183 or 184], Richd White?Whitt [Y-277?] |
Y-275
|
|
Woods, Josiah & Easly, Roderick,
|
1790 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Richard Lockhart [R-422?], J Woods |
Y-276
|
|
Woodsworth, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
David Reeves [DD-520], David Creswell |
DD-526
|
|
Wallace, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
568 |
Oconee River wtrs of N Oconee |
Appleby, Guthery(x2) |
YY-237
|
|
Garrett, Henry
|
1794 |
Franklin |
100000 |
Oconee River wtrs, Apalachee |
[BB-251~285] 100,000 illegal acres numbered |
BB-251
|
|
Luckie, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River wtrs, Gardner's Creek |
|
R-421
|
|
Weatherby, George
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs, Little Barber's Creek |
[CC-35-1?] |
CC-36
|
|
Ogg, George
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs, Mad Horse Creek? |
Jno Gorham, [Ogg N-55-2] |
Y-56
|
|
Long, Evan
|
1787 |
Franklin |
900 |
Oconee River wtrs, Sandy Creek |
P Stubblefield [N-100] |
R-422
|
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4600 |
Oconee River, Jack's Creek |
Charles Lane, John Clarke, John Freeman [K-138 or 145?], Robert _eaves |
B-331
|
|
Williams, James
|
1787 |
Franklin |
9000 |
Oconee River, Beaverdam |
Wm Eltoft[Elliott], Basil Jones, James Spradling |
Y-283
|
|
Pierce, Brandick
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River, Beaverdam creek |
|
A-360
|
|
Russell, Jacob
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River, Beaverdam creek |
|
A-360
|
|
Verdell, Anthony
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2395 |
Oconee River, Beech Creek, S branch(Mulberry) |
[34.032, -83.572], Grant Taylor, Thos Taylor, Edwd Taylor |
I-296
|
|
Gorham, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
53 |
Oconee River, Big Shoal Creek |
Buckner Harris, Freeman, Barnet |
R-225
|
|
Strozer, Peter
|
1787 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River, Cedar? Creek |
Peter Strozer |
N-102
|
|
Porter, Thomas
|
1790 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River, M fork? |
Joseph Porter |
Y-385
|
|
Gardner, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1370 |
Oconee River, N Fork, Cedar Creek |
Strother, J Gorham, John McFall, Gideon Berry [I-78?] |
R-222
|
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River, Sandy Creek |
|
B-321
|
|
Freeman, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River, Shoal Creek? |
John Gorham, Wm Head [R-313?], B Harris |
K-145
|
|
King, Robert
|
1786 |
Franklin |
600 |
Oconee River, Walnut Creek |
|
R-399
|
|
Henderson, Robert
|
1791 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee wtrs |
|
VV-225
|
|
McCray, Robert
|
1796 |
Jackson |
1000 |
Oconee wtrs |
Academy |
DD-88
|
|
Wallace, Israel
|
1833 |
Jackson |
255 |
Oconee wtrs |
Carmichael, Hemphill, Pharr, White |
WWWW-128
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee wtrs |
Williamson(x2) |
Y-301
|
|
Call, Richard
|
1786 |
Franklin |
8160 |
Oconee wtrs of the middle fork, south fork |
Richard Call, Collier, Basil Jones ,Nevill |
K-96
|
|
Mackie, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Oconee, Broad River wtrs |
Thomas Scott [G-24], Edwd Collier, Offutt |
R-443
|
|
Dougherty, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
590 |
Oconee? M fork wtrs |
|
K-120
|
|
Barnett, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
184 |
Ogeechee River |
|
K-46
|
|
Bradford, Archibald
|
1824 |
Jackson |
310 |
Park's Creek |
D'Estang, Ogg, Bradford, Palmer?, M Lester, Piron?, Hay |
HHHH-13
|
|
Payne, Moses
|
1787 |
Franklin |
150 |
Paynes Creek |
|
N-64
|
|
Payne, Thomas Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Paynes Creek |
|
A-392
|
|
Woods, Middleton
|
1792 |
Franklin |
970 |
Payne's Creek |
Charles Gilbert [K-204?], John Payne,Tho Payne[A-392?], Tho Meriwether[N-40 or R-440?], R Call |
Y-281
|
|
Jones, Lewis
|
1837 |
Hall |
357 |
Pendletons Creek wtrs |
Limestone Road, Reynolds, Eaton, Rylis?, Whitamore, Hardag, Call, Floyd |
AC-372
|
|
Bradley, John C.
|
1850 |
Jackson |
200 |
Pond Fork |
Brooks, Davis Bradley |
AG-3
|
|
Bearden, William
|
1800 |
Jackson |
338 |
Pond Fork wtrs of Oconee |
Boundary Line, Susannah Coleman, Montgomery, R Kennerly |
II-169
|
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1789 |
Franklin |
460 |
Porters Creek |
|
BB-367
|
|
Welborn, William
|
1789 |
Franklin |
250 |
Reed creek? |
|
Y-277
|
|
Smith, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
160 |
Reedy Branch |
John Gorham, Howard |
DD-73
|
|
Callier, John
|
1793 |
Franklin |
55000 |
Reedy Creek |
[Y-6~15] 55,000 illegal acres |
Y-6
|