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  |
|
Richardson, Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-395
|
|
Shelton, Aaron
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
G-21
|
|
Shelton, Lewis
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-95
|
|
Smith, Arthur
|
1784 |
Franklin |
278.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-90
|
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-397
|
|
Smith, John & Others
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Tugalo River |
|
AA-372
|
|
Thompson, Claus
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-107
|
|
Thrasher, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-111
|
|
Trimble, Moses
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
Shurlock, see N116? |
A-262
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1784 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
[34.609, -83.238] ? Traveller's Rest |
A-271
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-131
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1787 |
Franklin |
450 |
Tugalo River |
|
Y-280
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
[34.681, -83.328] Mouth of Brass Town creek. Now in SC |
N-132
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-133
|
|
Walton, Robert
|
1792 |
Franklin |
375 |
Tugalo River |
sd Walton, Larkin Cleveland, Aaron Campbell, Robert Waters |
CC-33
|
|
Walton, William Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-134
|
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1792 |
Franklin |
155 |
Tugalo River |
Big?, Sam Ward, Wm Hay |
CC-34
|
|
Wheeler, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-157
|
|
Wilson, Milly
|
1786 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
Saml Ward, Jesse Walton |
Y-286
|
|
Offutt, Ezekiel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River - Cobb's creek |
R Walton, [see G-10] |
N-60
|
|
Diamond, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
550 |
Tugalo River M fork |
|
K-117
|
|
Hay, William
|
1793 |
Franklin |
292 |
Tugalo River near Hatton's ford |
Gilbert Hay [R-302?], Hugh Hay [R-302?], James Engram |
R-315
|
|
Cleveland, Neil
|
1788 |
Franklin |
230 |
Tugalo River S branch |
John Smith, Public survey, Wid Langford |
R-135
|
|
Mullen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River S side |
sd Mullins [N-26?] |
N-25
|
|
Call, Richard
|
1787 |
Franklin |
420 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
M Clark, Jno Darden & Thos Johnston [I-62 or 329?], R Thrasher [N-111?], Jno Bryen [K-43?] |
N-3
|
|
Cleveland, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
450 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
|
K-92
|
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1787 |
Franklin |
250 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
Thos Carter, Walker |
R-236
|
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1787 |
Franklin |
80 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
|
Y-382
|
|
Hay, William
|
1790 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
sd Hays |
R-313
|
|
Morrison, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
Thos Glascock, Doct Creswell |
G-35
|
|
Pool, Baxter
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
|
N-70
|
|
Whitney, John M.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
140 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
Cleveland (x2), Donisend [Dunnisen R-185?], Hancock, Hoopper |
Y-278
|
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River wtrs N fork Mill Creek |
|
Y-283
|
|
Bailey, William
|
1793 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo wtrs |
|
Y-381
|
|
Rice, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugaloo N side |
sd Rice |
N-81
|
|
Ayres, Daniel
|
1788 |
Franklin |
231 |
Tugaloo River |
Cleveland |
R-5
|
|
Barton, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugaloo River |
|
B-325
|
|
Barton, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugaloo River |
|
B-325
|
|
Cotham, Thomas
|
1787 |
Franklin |
98 |
Tugaloo River |
Thos Payne(x2) |
R-132
|
|
Early, Jeffrey
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Tugaloo River and Beaverdam Creek |
Holland [A-377?] |
A-373
|
|
Caldwell, Alexander
|
1788 |
Franklin |
235 |
Tugaloo River wtrs |
|
R-134
|
|
Hall, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
800 |
Tugaloo wtrs |
Road up Tugalo, L Bobo, Elias Wilborn, sd Hall(x2), E Wambersie |
R-317
|
|
Clarke, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
50 |
Tugaloo wtrs southside |
|
K-89
|
|
Martin, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tuglao River (a branch of) |
|
R-432
|
|
Martin, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
160 |
Tuglao River (a branch of) |
Boundary line |
R-432
|
|
Mullin, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
231 |
Tuglao River wtrs |
John Darden (x3), Mullins |
R-428
|
|
Cannon, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Turkey Creek |
|
E-371
|
|
Few, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1575 |
Turkey Creek |
|
K-136
|
|
Martin, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2000 |
Turkey Creek |
|
N-36
|
|
McCardell, Cornelius
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Turkey Creek |
John Gorham, John Clark, Thomas Cannon [E-371?], James Cartlege [E-370?] |
B-257
|
|
Scott, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Turkey Creek |
|
N-97
|
|
Williamson, Robert
|
1788 |
Franklin |
400 |
Turkey Creek S fork |
John Darden(x2), Jos Wilson[Y-294 or 305?], Colo Wm Few |
Y-289
|
|
Thornton, Prior
|
1813 |
Jackson |
291 |
Turkey Creek wtrs |
Gardner, Thornton |
XX-381
|
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1228 |
Turners Creek |
Wm Few, Nevill, Roussau |
N-45
|
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
363 |
Turners Creek branch |
Wm Few |
N-45
|
|
Few, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
312 |
unk creek |
Payne, Walton |
BB-353
|
|
Jones, Malachi
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
unk creek |
Blanton, Blackwell |
BB-172
|
|
Gardner, Hanson
|
1791 |
Franklin |
167 |
unk river |
|
VV-224
|
|
D'Estaing, Count
|
1784 |
Franklin |
5000 |
Unnamed River |
|
A-111
|
|
D'Estaing, Count
|
1784 |
Franklin |
5000 |
Unnamed River |
|
A-110
|
|
Sweazer, Mathew
|
1799 |
Jackson |
200 |
Walnut and Mulberry Fork wtrs |
|
II-189
|
|
Tindall, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek |
|
A-400
|
|
Cook, Shem Heirs of
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Walnut Creek ( of the Oconee) |
|
DD-73
|
|
Coursay, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek of Oconee |
|
E-350
|
|
Nelly, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek of Oconee |
John Barnet [K-43?] |
G-18
|
|
Sallet, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Walnut Creek of the Oconee |
|
G-7
|
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Walnut Creek wtrs |
Wm Pogue |
E-328
|
|
Collins, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
200 |
Walnut Creek wtrs |
Heath, Hemphill, Thurman, Varner |
YY-221
|
|
Hampton, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Walnut Creek wtrs |
|
R-321
|
|
Williamson, Charles
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Walnut Creek wtrs |
|
N-121
|
|
Pennell, Jonathan
|
1815 |
Jackson |
800 |
Walnut Creek wtrs and Allens Fork |
Blackstock [ZZ-294], Blackstock (x2), Caven [XX-361?], Winn [YY-235] |
XX-375
|
|
Bell, Joseph
|
1821 |
Jackson |
18 |
Walnut Fork |
Bell |
YY-360
|
|
Bell, Walter
|
1805 |
Jackson |
160 |
Walnut Fork |
Clements, Moore, Taylor, Telfair |
II-172
|
|
Bennett, Stephen
|
1815 |
Jackson |
350 |
Walnut Fork |
Grady [XX-363?], Winn [YY-235?] |
YY-219
|
|
Blackstock, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
353 |
Walnut Fork |
Cobb, Gavin, Pennell |
XX-172
|