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Headright Index

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.

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Name Year County Acres Watercourse Neighbors Plat  plat
Barton, Benjamin  1785 Franklin 200 Barton's Creek John Barton B-325
Barton, John  1785 Franklin 200 Tugaloo River B-325
Barton, John  1785 Franklin 200 Tugaloo River B-325
Barton, John  1785 Franklin 200 Bartons Creek Benjamin Barton [B-325?], John Barton B-326
Barton, John  1785 Franklin 88 Tugalo River Jno Barton, Jno Barton, Elijah ___ K-45
Barton, Ruth  1786 Franklin 150 R-14
Baskin, John  1832 Gwinnett 15.5 Clemens, Wm Baskin AD-285
Baskins, William  1806 Jackson 300 WW-151
Bates, Matthias  1812 Jackson 184.75 Apalachee River wtrs Winn YY-217
Battle, Littleberry  1796 Franklin 290 Hutsons River II-125
Beall, James  1804 Jackson 264 Walnut Fork wtrs Barnett, Glenn, McCree II-171
Beall, Walter  1802 Jackson 266 Walnut Fork of Oconee River Hainey, Hargroves, McGee, Wendon? II-170
Bealle, Daniel  1793 Franklin 246000 [R-46~108] 246,000 illegal acres R-46
Bealle, Daniel  1793 Franklin 980 [Extra record - to be removed] R-90
Bealle, Daniel  1793 Franklin 793 [Extra record - to be removed] R-90
Beard, Edmond  1784 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River wtrs G-29
Beard, Jonathan  1785 Franklin 200 Oconee River wtrs K-40
Bearden, Ansel  1817 Jackson 198 Hemphill, Hutchins, Winn YY-325
Bearden, Jacob  1816 Jackson 340 Hardage, Rice [XX-60], Thompson HHHH-472
Bearden, Richard  1816 Jackson 228 Montgomery HHHH-369
Bearden, William  1800 Jackson 338 Pond Fork wtrs of Oconee Boundary Line, Susannah Coleman, Montgomery, R Kennerly II-169
Beauchamp, William  1811 Jackson 550 Apalachee River Rowlins WW-330
Beavers, James  1791 Franklin 920 Apalachee wtrs Milton (x2), Sandafer ZZ-298
Beck, Simon  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River N fork Adkin A-336
Beckam, Benjamin  1797 Franklin 100 Hudson River wtrs CC-2
Beddingfield, Charles  1784 Franklin 288 Gorhams Creek K-39
Bee, Christopher  1786 Franklin 1000 Beech Creek N fork Chls McDonald [I-118], Absolom Jackson [K-262?] R-13
Been, Robert  1790 Franklin 266 Shoal Creek BB-349
Beggin, Littleton  1817 Jackson 550 Bear Creek Loving, Matthews [XX-372], Roberson [YY-231] XX-378
Bell, John  1839 Hall 500 Silver Creek Silver Shoal Road, Poplar Spring Road, Clemmons?, Griffin [HHHH-441?] AD-64
Bell, Joseph  1821 Jackson 18 Walnut Fork Bell YY-360
Bell, Walter  1801 Jackson 250 J Childers, I Few?, R McGowan, Dr Weatherby DD-80
Bell, Walter  1805 Jackson 160 Walnut Fork Clements, Moore, Taylor, Telfair II-172
Bell, Walter  1815 Jackson 103 Bennett, Cole?, Garner?, Glaze [XX-363?], Wilson ZZ-295
Bell, William  1815 Jackson 700 Oconee River M Fork Guthrey, Johnson, McClue XX-70
Bell, William M.  1815 Jackson 200 Boyd, Ezzel (x2), Johnson XX-59
Bellah, Samuel  1806 Jackson 287.5 Hemphill, McClung II-172
Bellamy, Richard  1784 Franklin 287.5 Nails Creek E-360
Bender, John  1784 Franklin 287.5 Sandy Creek Isham Mathews [B-256?] CC-4
Bender, John  1786 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River fork Jno Hollinshead [I-126?] K-45
Bender, John  1805 Jackson 637.5 Mulberry Fork Jackson, Sturges XX-356
Bennett, John  1811 Jackson 103 Middle Fork wtrs Bacon [YY-325?], Carr? YY-218
Bennett, Stephen  1807 Jackson 379 Walnut Fork wtrs Little, McConnell, McWherters?, Townsend, Whitmire WW-151
Bennett, Stephen  1815 Jackson 350 Walnut Fork Grady [XX-363?], Winn [YY-235?] YY-219
Bennett, William  1811 Jackson 50 Bell, Bennett, McRae [DD-87?] YY-218
Bennett, William  1815 Jackson 618 Walnut Fork head Dividing Ridge, Garner, Glaze, York YY-219
Berrien, John  1785 Franklin 920 Middle fork (Oconee River) K-36
Berrien, John  1787 Franklin 550 Henry Evans [R-185?] R-13
Berry, Gideon  1785 Franklin 288 Cedar Creek I-78
Berry, John  1784 Franklin 230 Oconee River S fork B-141
Berry, John  1813 Jackson 450 Mulberry Fork S Fork wtrs Clement (x2), Russell, Wilson YY-220
Berry, Richard  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River N fork G Taylor E-354
Berry, William  1790 Franklin 149 Oconee River Hellmons?, Lawrence BB-348
Berry, William  1790 Franklin 601 Broad River II-122
Bickerstaff, John  1785 Franklin 350 N Fork Oconee River McCutchins, John Roussau(x3) R-12
Bircks, John  1801 Jackson 189.5 Mulberry River George Reid [YY-307], Wm Spruce, Michael _ugan II-169
Bird, Thomas  1815 Jackson 158 Dividing Ridge Grady, Hemphill, Strickland, XX-174
Bird, Thomas  1816 Jackson 100 Unnamed creek, Hood HHHH-298
Black, Harry  1784 Franklin 575 Blacks Creek Chas Beddingfield B-22
Black, Henry  1785 Franklin 200 Nails Creek BB-350
Black, John  1784 Franklin 575 Hudson's Fork J Hudson? [F-7?], Wm Black [E-362] E-361
Black, Samuel  1786 Franklin 600 Oconee River M fork wtrs I-65
Black, William  1784 Franklin 575 Hudson's Fork John Black(x2) [E-361], John Webb [A-407?] E-362
Black, William  1800 Jackson 138 Cobb, Johnson, Ledbetter, Wash II-171
Blackstock, Daniel  1815 Jackson 200 Allens Creek wtrs Blackstock, Christian [XX-176], Jackston [WW-154?], Whitmore [XX-61] YY-218
Blackstock, James  1815 Jackson 350 N Oconee River wtrs M Call, Depreest, Marbury, Thurman XX-357
Blackstock, James  1815 Jackson 168 Allens Creek?, Cockbourne?, Green __ __ YY-217
Blackstock, James  1815 Jackson 300 Allen's Fork wtrs, Walnut Fork wtrs Christian, Patton?, Pennell [XX-375] ZZ-294
Blackstock, John  1815 Jackson 353 Walnut Fork Cobb, Gavin, Pennell XX-172
Blackwell, Joseph  1785 Franklin 400 Leatherwood Creek B-327
Blackwell, Joseph  1785 Franklin 400 Leatherwood Creek B-327
Blackwell, Joseph  1785 Franklin 250 Littles Creek K-38
Blackwell, Joseph  1785 Franklin 200 Leatherwood Creek K-39
Blair, T.  1822 Hall 50 Ash? [XX-174?], Frost [XX-177?] AD-157
Blake, Allen  1855 Hall 418.3 Robert Young, John Keith, __ ___ AH-212

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