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  |
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
J Brooks, Williams(x2) |
Y-305
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
M Williamson, Jno Smith, J Smith(x2) |
Y-303
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
J Williams, Smith, Sd Williams(x2) |
Y-303
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williams(x2) |
Y-303
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
M Williamson, Jno Smith (x2), Sd Williams |
Y-303
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Jno Smith, Jno Williams(x2) |
Y-305
|
Williams, Joshua
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Gilliams, Lanier |
Y-304
|
Williams, Wm C.
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
E_ Taylor [N-112?], Grant Taylor |
Y-293
|
Williamson, Charles
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Sd Williamson, Benj Allen [R-1 or 3?], John Smith, Rd Gilliam [R-238?] |
Y-296
|
Williamson, Micajah Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Smith, Williamson(x3) |
Y-295
|
Williamson, Micajah Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williamson(x4) |
Y-295
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Williamson(x3) |
Y-302
|
Williamson, Micajah Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Apalachee River wtrs |
Williamson(x2) |
Y-300
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Apalachee River wtrs |
Williamson(x2) |
Y-300
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Williamson(x3) |
Y-302
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Apalachee River wtrs |
Williamson(x2) |
Y-301
|
Williamson, Micajah Junr.
|
1792 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Rd Gilbert, Jno Smith(x2), B__ Allen |
Y-295
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Apalachee River wtrs |
Williamson |
Y-301
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Apalachee River wtrs |
Williamson(x3) |
Y-301
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee wtrs |
Williamson(x2) |
Y-301
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Williamson(x4) |
Y-302
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Williamson(x3) |
Y-302
|
Wilson, Benjamin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Nails Creek |
|
II-141
|
Wilson, Benjamin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River wtrs |
Benjamin Wilson(x2) [WW-296?] |
DD-76
|
Wilson, Benjamin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River |
|
WW-296
|
Wilson, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
M Williamson, Wm Johnston, Wm Sams |
Y-305
|
Wilson, Perry
|
1789 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
|
Y-286
|
Wingfield, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Calls Creek |
|
N-156
|
Wingfield, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Apalachee River |
Unnamed stream |
A-411
|
Woods, Josiah & Easly, Roderick,
|
1790 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Richard Lockhart [R-422?], J Woods |
Y-276
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-154
|
Wooten, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-153
|
Worsham, Richard
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River N fork |
Creswell [K-69?] & Cunningham [K-73?] |
CC-33
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1024 |
Oconee River 2nd Franklin fork Long Sholes |
|
E-379
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1035 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-330
|
Lauder, James Dr
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1035 |
Currys Creek head of, fork of |
Count D'Estang |
A-380
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1092 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
Washington County line, said Williamson (x3) |
N-126
|
Clark, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-97
|
Cleveland, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Riggs Creek |
Jno Cleveland [K-92 or 109?], Bethwell Riggs [I-210?] |
B-337
|
Gregg, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Nails Creek |
|
F-3
|
McCall & Grigg,
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Nails Creek |
|
F-3
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1120 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
E-381
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
E-324
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Big Creek |
Jones, Marbury, H Marbury |
B-322
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Dove Creek wtrs |
Baker, H Marbury (x2) |
B-322
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Big Creek |
H Marbury (x2) |
B-323
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Dove Creek wtrs |
Baker, Hendley, H Marbury |
B-322
|
Carnes, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River Fork |
Leonard Marbury |
K-84
|
Carnes, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-339
|
Carnes, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River N Fork |
Bryan Ward |
E-338
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River |
John H Foster |
B-334
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Little Shoal Creek |
Elijah Clarke |
B-330
|
Clarke, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Jacks Creek |
|
B-335
|
Cox, Zachariah
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Walnut Fork of Oconee River |
Zach Cox, Wm Stark? |
K-65
|
Early, Jeffrey
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Tugaloo River and Beaverdam Creek |
Holland [A-377?] |
A-373
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River |
|
E-403
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River |
|
E-404
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River |
|
E-378
|
Fishbourn, Benjamin
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River fork |
Richard Call, Thomas Collier |
I-64
|
Gardner, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River N fork |
Zach Cox |
N-10
|
Gibbons, William Junior
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
|
|
E-410
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marburys Fork N side |
Jno Gorham, Bryant Ward |
K-195
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River |
|
K-201
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marburys Fork N side |
Col Leonard Marbury (x2) |
A-376
|
Jones, Alethea Anderson
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Doves Creek |
H Marbury(x3), James Jones [A-379] |
A-378
|
Jones, Basil
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River head wtrs of middle fork |
John Cobbs |
K-257
|
Jones, James Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Doves Creek |
A Jones [A-378], Doct Baker [B-322], Marbury(x2) |
A-379
|
Jones, Seaborn
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Middle Creek |
Col Leonard Marbury |
A-378
|
Lamar, Zachariah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaver Creek |
|
K-311
|
Marbury, Capt Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Barbers Creek |
H Marbury, Spratling [N-93], E Stinson?, J P Wagnon |
F-14
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River S Fork |
Lamars Creek, Collier (x2), John Garrett, Wm McCrackin |
A-383
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
H Marbury, J Johnston, Maj Washington [N-146?] |
N-15
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Deep Creek, Middle Creek |
Leonard Marbury(x3) [G-27], William Hay, HHH-623? |
G-28
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
H Marbury (x2), L Marbury |
A-383
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
|
Marbury [G-26-1](x2) |
G-26
|