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  |
Wagnon, John
|
1793 |
Franklin |
175 |
Lightwood Log Creek |
|
CC-33
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
G___, Marbury?, Washington |
N-143
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Cobb (x2), Maj Jno Cobb |
N-143
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
3000 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
Thomas M Call, E Stinson |
N-144
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
9487.5 |
Oconee River Fork |
Gorham, H___, Marbury (x2), Walton |
N-144
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
5175 |
Oconee River Fork |
Cobb, Walton |
N-145
|
Wagoner, John M.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River N fork (a creek?) |
E Offutt [G-10?], David Creswell |
CC-31
|
Wagoner, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River |
|
Y-284
|
Waldon, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-31
|
Walker, Bartlett
|
1816 |
Jackson |
638 |
Apalachee River |
Ellison, Moress, Reeves, Watson |
YY-236
|
Walker, Charles
|
1793 |
Franklin |
76 |
|
Kelly, Chas Walker, Danl Ayers [R-5?] |
DD-78
|
Walker, Elijah
|
1812 |
Jackson |
107 |
|
Collins, Hill |
YY-329
|
Walker, Philip
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Big Shoal Creek wtrs |
|
Y-388
|
Walker, Philip
|
1791 |
Franklin |
150 |
Riggs Creek |
Obediah Wright [AA-346?], Tho Carter [K-74?] |
CC-30
|
Walker, Randolph
|
1794 |
Franklin |
174 |
Shoal Creek wtrs |
Philip Walker [CC-30?], Obediah Wright [AA-346?], Carter? |
CC-32
|
Walker, Randolph
|
1794 |
Franklin |
47 |
|
sd Walker [CC-32?], Hugh McDonell/McDonald, Shoal creek? |
CC-32
|
Walker, Samuel
|
1815 |
Jackson |
200 |
Dividing Ridge |
Frost [XX-177?], Patterson, Walker |
XX-187
|
Walker, Samuel
|
1815 |
Jackson |
150 |
N Oconee River |
Guthrey, Walker |
XX-187
|
Walker, Samuel
|
1815 |
Jackson |
250 |
N Oconee River |
Guthrey, Walker (x2) |
XX-187
|
Walker, Samuel
|
1815 |
Jackson |
200 |
Chandlers Creek |
Guinn, Hendricks |
XX-187
|
Walker, Samuel
|
1815 |
Jackson |
200 |
N Oconee River |
|
XX-188
|
Walker, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Glascock |
A-410
|
Walker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
N-160
|
Wallace, Ananias
|
1815 |
Jackson |
394 |
Oconee and N Oconee wtrs |
M Grady, Heard, McClure, Randolph |
XX-383
|
Wallace, Israel
|
1833 |
Jackson |
255 |
Oconee wtrs |
Carmichael, Hemphill, Pharr, White |
WWWW-128
|
Wallace, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Wm Pinson |
N-160
|
Wallace, James M.
|
1852 |
Jackson |
85 |
|
|
AG-308
|
Wallace, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
568 |
Oconee River wtrs of N Oconee |
Appleby, Guthery(x2) |
YY-237
|
Wallace, Joseph
|
1799 |
Jackson |
100 |
Oconee River N Fork |
John Appling (x2) |
WW-163
|
Wallace, Micajah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Osiah Bradford [R-26?] |
Y-277
|
Waller, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Apalachee River |
|
N-151
|
Wallis, Charnel?
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
Y-278
|
Walter, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River (N fork middle Oconee) |
|
CC-30
|
Walton, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
Henry Long [A-337?] |
A-410
|
Walton, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
380 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Bedford Brown [K-33 or 41?] |
DD-79
|
Walton, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
462.5 |
Barbers Creek |
|
N-136
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1784 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
[34.609, -83.238] ? Traveller's Rest |
A-271
|
Walton, Jesse Heirs of
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
|
Major Cobb |
A-413
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
640 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Chagee River |
|
N-131
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-131
|
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, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River wtrs N fork Mill Creek |
|
Y-283
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1786 |
Franklin |
920 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
N-132
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1787 |
Franklin |
450 |
Tugalo River |
|
Y-280
|
Walton, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Cobbs Creek of Tugaloo |
Ezekiel Offutt [G-10] |
A-407
|
Walton, Robert
|
1792 |
Franklin |
375 |
Tugalo River |
sd Walton, Larkin Cleveland, Aaron Campbell, Robert Waters |
CC-33
|
Walton, Robert
|
1792 |
Franklin |
480 |
Gum Log Creek |
Wyatt Langford? [K-318?], Jno Smith, Larkin Cleveland, Jno Carter |
DD-78
|
Walton, Simon
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
J Wilson, M Williamson, Wm La___ |
Y-305
|
Walton, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
682 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-135
|
Walton, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
N-134
|
Walton, Walkeer
|
1791 |
Franklin |
117.5 |
|
sd Walton, Wm Cleveland, Bridges |
CC-33
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
Heirs of Jesse Walton [A-413] |
A-412
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Edward Telfair |
A-413
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
N-133
|
Walton, William W.
|
1787 |
Franklin |
120 |
Broad River |
|
Y-284
|
Walton, William Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-134
|
Wambersie, Emanuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River M fork creek |
|
N-138
|
Wambersie, Emanuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
500 |
Lightwood Log Creek |
|
N-136
|
Wambersie, Emanuel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
5540 |
Lightwood Log Creek |
|
N-137
|
Wamock, William
|
1789 |
Franklin |
375 |
Broad River |
|
BB-181
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River (Old Beaver Dam creek fork) |
|
A-412
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Marbury's Fork |
Reedy branch |
N-138
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
N-139
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
N-139
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-140
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-141
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1787 |
Franklin |
970 |
Broad River |
|
N-140
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-141
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-142
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-142
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1792 |
Franklin |
155 |
Tugalo River |
Big?, Sam Ward, Wm Hay |
CC-34
|
Wardlaw, James
|
1823 |
Gwinnett |
268 |
Rocky Creek wtrs |
Anthony, Henley, Rush |
YY-352
|