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.
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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  |
Towns, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Run S fork |
|
A-402
|
Telfair, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Tocoa Creek |
Iron Mine Hill, Trading path |
A-403
|
Telfair, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
|
Leonard Marbury, Jones |
A-403
|
Telfair, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
862.5 |
N Fork Oconee River wtrs |
E Telfair [A-402-3], Wm Gibbons [K-192 or 3?] |
A-403
|
Telfair, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
N Fork Oconee River wtrs |
|
A-404
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River wtrs |
John May [G-30?] |
A-404
|
Torrence, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Second Franklin fork of Oconee |
C___ creek, Andrew Struges [A-398?] |
A-404
|
Terondet, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River |
|
A-405
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Estanaula Creek wtrs |
|
A-405
|
Trapp, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek |
|
A-405
|
Upton, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
unnamed creek |
A-406
|
Vermilleon, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Morgan [B-255?], land for John Foster |
A-406
|
Wisener, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarks Creek |
McCoy, Jno Shaw?, William Pulliam |
A-406
|
Walton, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Cobbs Creek of Tugaloo |
Ezekiel Offutt [G-10] |
A-407
|
Webb, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Hudsons Fork |
William Black, W___ creek |
A-407
|
Wise, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River S fork |
Gregg |
A-407
|
Way, John Junr.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
[Grigg's creek] |
|
A-408
|
Webb, Austin
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Nails Creek |
John Rose [G-14?], [Harbour CC-13] |
A-408
|
Webb, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Little Creek |
|
A-408
|
Wash, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Cedar Creek |
Rowland Lancaster [A-381?] |
A-409
|
Westbrook, John Jr
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River (Bold Creek) |
John Westbrook Sr |
A-409
|
Westbrook, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River (Bold Creek) |
John Stanford [G-16?] |
A-409
|
Walker, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Glascock |
A-410
|
Walton, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
Henry Long [A-337?] |
A-410
|
Wynne, Joshua
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
|
Richard Runnell [G-21?] |
A-410
|
Wagner, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River wtrs |
|
A-411
|
Wingfield, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Apalachee River |
Unnamed stream |
A-411
|
Winn, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Mulberry Fork |
Johnston Clarke [E-342?] |
A-411
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
Heirs of Jesse Walton [A-413] |
A-412
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River (Old Beaver Dam creek fork) |
|
A-412
|
Watson, Willis
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
A-412
|
Walton, Jesse Heirs of
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
|
Major Cobb |
A-413
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Edward Telfair |
A-413
|
Wingfield, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
A-413
|
Cupp, Michael
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Shoal Creek |
|
AA-343
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1793 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River |
|
AA-343
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1793 |
Franklin |
980 |
Tugalo River |
|
AA-343
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1793 |
Franklin |
226 |
Tugalo River |
|
AA-344
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1793 |
Franklin |
916 |
Broad River |
|
AA-344
|
Little, James
|
1790 |
Franklin |
189 |
|
|
AA-344
|
Myrick, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River N fork |
Wm Slatter [Y-264,265,266,269?] |
AA-345
|
Myrick, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Curry Creek |
Wm Slatter [Y-264,265,266,269?] |
AA-345
|
McCambridge, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
200 |
|
|
AA-346
|
Weatherby, Septimus
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River |
|
AA-346
|
Wright, Obediah
|
1787 |
Franklin |
200 |
Riggs? Creek |
|
AA-346
|
Weatherby, Septimus
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M fork |
Harris Ryan, ___ & F__ |
AA-347
|
Weatherby, Septimus
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River S fork of M fork |
|
AA-347
|
Arnold, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
186 |
|
|
AA-366
|
Smith, John & Others
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Tugalo River |
|
AA-372
|
Milligan, Moses
|
1790 |
Franklin |
500 |
Gardners Creek |
|
AA-389
|
Carter, Thomas
|
1791 |
Franklin |
155 |
Shoal Creek |
|
AA-394
|
Sandige, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River |
|
AA-395
|
Johnston, Joel
|
1835 |
Walton |
248 |
Marbury's Creek wtrs |
|
AB-136
|
Cook, John
|
1831 |
Jackson |
376 |
Buck Creek wtrs |
|
AC-11
|
Nichols, John B.
|
1835 |
Hall |
206 |
|
Isaac Lowell, Davis, Floyd |
AC-249
|
Cooks, Newsom
|
1837 |
Hall |
496 |
|
Floyd, Hughis, Griffith, Cook, Martin |
AC-250
|
Dodd, William
|
1834 |
Hall |
238 |
Grove Creek |
William McCall old survey, Lotted? Land, Watson River, Road |
AC-250
|
Neal, David C.
|
1835 |
Hall |
84 |
|
Black, McNeal, Rud |
AC-250
|
Sowell, Isaac
|
1830 |
Hall |
659 |
Allens Fork |
Dowdy, Floyd, Woodruff? |
AC-251
|
Whittimore, Hugh
|
1832 |
Hall |
327 |
|
M. Whittmon, Wickham, Terrell |
AC-251
|
Simmons, Edward
|
1836 |
Hall |
44.5 |
Allens Fork wtrs |
Blackstock, Wharton |
AC-290
|
Hix, John
|
1837 |
Hall |
67 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Hawkins, Thompson, West, Townsend |
AC-369
|
Reynolds, Sharp S/L?
|
1836 |
Hall |
217 |
|
Norris, Beardon, Reynolds, Kells, Royles? |
AC-369
|
Dodd, William
|
1838 |
Hall |
155.5 |
Silver Creek |
Hawkins Line, Morris [AC-373-1?] |
AC-370
|
Floyd, James
|
1837 |
Hall |
200 |
|
Unnamed river, Limestone Road |
AC-370
|
Hawkins, Benjamin
|
1838 |
Hall |
409 |
|
|
AC-371
|
Hughes, Gabriel R.
|
1837 |
Hall |
198 |
Grove River |
Boundary Line, Floyd, Call, Miller |
AC-371
|
Jones, Lewis
|
1837 |
Hall |
357 |
Pendletons Creek wtrs |
Limestone Road, Reynolds, Eaton, Rylis?, Whitamore, Hardag, Call, Floyd |
AC-372
|
Martin, John
|
1837 |
Hall |
325 |
|
Martin, Cook, Bryan, Hawkins, J ____? |
AC-372
|
Butterworth, Isaac C.
|
1837 |
Hall |
92 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Townsend, Hargrove, Hawkins |
AC-373
|
Morris, Henry J.
|
1837 |
Hall |
313 |
Silver Creek |
Whitamore, Dodd [AC-370-1?], Ratcliff, Bell |
AC-373
|
Holliday, John M.
|
1835 |
Jackson |
186 |
Mulberry Creek |
Holladay |
AC-47
|
Carrol, Edward
|
1827 |
Jackson |
34 |
|
Franklin Co Line, Carroll, D_Coat |
AC-48
|
McCleskey, Benjamin
|
1834 |
Jackson |
20 |
|
Chandler, Mars?, Wellingham |
AC-48
|
Wellborn, James
|
1823 |
Jackson |
83.5 |
|
Beadley, Wellborn, Banks, ____ |
AC-48
|