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  |
McLean, Lewis
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Little Creek (Broad River wtrs) |
|
G-33
|
Matthews, Isham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek, branch of |
John Bendas?, Livingston, William Matthews |
B-256
|
Heatley, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River M fork |
|
F-11
|
Matthews, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
Isham Matthews [B-256?] |
G-34
|
Matthews, Isham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Currys Creek |
|
G-33
|
Morphet, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-41
|
Ector, Hugh
|
1784 |
Franklin |
700 |
Oconee River M fork |
Brown, Robertson [G-21?] |
E-400
|
Troy, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Estanaula Creek |
Samuel Creswell [K-72?] |
A-401
|
Cheney, Greenberry Heirs of
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Wilkes County line |
B-141
|
Bruton, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
150 |
Bear Creek |
|
R-27
|
Quarles, Peter
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Charles |
II-139
|
Thompson, Isham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Cane Creek |
|
A-401
|
Nichols, William Junr.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Connarow Creek N fork |
Thomas Broom |
G-10
|
Barnett, Nathan
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Big Shoal Creek |
|
B-128
|
Wallis, Charnel?
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
Y-278
|
Gideon, Francis
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Sandy Creek |
Wm Moore [B-256?] |
K-206
|
Barnett, Daniel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Nathan Barnett, Richardson?, Sims |
B-128
|
Matthews, Daniel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek |
Francis Gideon [K-206?] |
G-35
|
Gideon, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
Francis Gideon)x2) [CC-13-1?], Wm Moore [B-256?] |
CC-12
|
Nelly, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek of Oconee |
John Barnet [K-43?] |
G-18
|
Taylor, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River M fork |
College survey [A-151?] |
A-262
|
Giles, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Curry's Creek |
|
F-11
|
Tindall, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek |
|
A-400
|
Greasle, Elam
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
F-10
|
Nails, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Big Pond Fork of Oconee River |
|
DD-69
|
Moore, Richard
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Unnamed branch |
B-186
|
Sallet, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Walnut Creek of the Oconee |
|
G-7
|
Hampton, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek wtrs |
|
R-321
|
Kendrick, Hezekiah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
G-31
|
Murphy, Mills
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River |
Indian Gut Creek |
B-256
|
Jones, Benjamin
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
F-12
|
Hawkins, James Heirs of
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Shoal Creek (N Fork Oconee River wtrs) |
Jno Jack [K-261?] |
R-306
|
Beck, Simon
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River N fork |
Adkin |
A-336
|
Money, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
R-432
|
Hunt, William Junior
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Shoal Creek |
Hawkins [R-306] |
K-236
|
Beard, Edmond
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
G-29
|
Oliver, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
Spencer |
Y-188
|
Spencer, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
John King, Thos Glascock |
Y-257
|
Adkins, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River N fork |
Beck |
A-336
|
Hall, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Big Pond fork Oconee River |
GGG-292? |
F-9
|
Webb, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Little Creek |
|
A-408
|
Morgan, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Toms Creek |
Wm Moss |
G-35
|
Corban, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
A-275-3, Porter's Creek 33.848, -83.321 |
A-275
|
Troy, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River N fork, Toms creek |
William Pulliam |
A-400
|
Webb, Austin
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Nails Creek |
John Rose [G-14?], [Harbour CC-13] |
A-408
|
Kneal, Patrick
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
A-275-4, John Lynch [A-273] |
A-275
|
Pulliam, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River N branch |
John Troy [A-400?], J? Pulliam |
G-4
|
Berry, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River S fork |
|
B-141
|
Rench, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
Pope |
G-20
|
Webb, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Hudsons Fork |
William Black, W___ creek |
A-407
|
D'Estaing, Count
|
1784 |
Franklin |
5000 |
Unnamed River |
|
A-110
|
Langworthy, Edward
|
1784 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
J Habersham [A-301] |
A-302
|
Habersham, Joseph Col
|
1784 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad, Tugaloo wtrs |
Geo Cattler [A-300] |
A-301
|
Catler, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
650 |
Broad, Tugaloo wtrs |
Col James Habersham [A-301] |
A-300
|
Dorton, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek wtrs Broad River |
(see p123 no 211) |
K-119
|
Johnson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
F-5
|
Howard, Julius
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek |
|
F-14
|
Black, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Hudson's Fork |
John Black(x2) [E-361], John Webb [A-407?] |
E-362
|
Dawson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
|
CC-10
|
McGelton, Vance
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
|
A-329
|
Walton, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Cobbs Creek of Tugaloo |
Ezekiel Offutt [G-10] |
A-407
|
Lynch, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River |
|
A-273
|
Trimble, Moses
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
Shurlock, see N116? |
A-262
|
Graves, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River, Shoal Creek |
[33.83, -83.29] ?, Count D'Estang |
DD-59
|
Patton, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River N fork wtrs |
Hardy Hinton [R-308?] |
G-12
|
Parmer, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
G-11
|
Burk, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
B-34
|
Price, Job
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River M fork |
|
Y-194
|
Tindall, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Mulberry Fork N side |
Thos Scott |
A-400
|
Lamb, Bethiel Heirs of
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Mulberry fork of Oconee River |
Big Pond fork [34.040, -83.584]? |
A-335
|
Winn, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Mulberry Fork |
Johnston Clarke [E-342?] |
A-411
|
Fenn, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Bigg Pond fork |
|
E-389
|
Clarke, Johnston
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Bigg Pond fork |
Wm Few |
E-342
|
Phillips, Mark
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
N Fork Oconee River |
College survey [A-151?] |
A-344
|
Jones, David
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River wtrs |
William Fields [K-142?] |
A-346
|