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  |
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Mary France, Horatio Marbury, Leonard Marbury, Washington |
A-386
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Buck Creek |
Maple Creek, Barbar?, Charity Marbury, Leon'd Marbury |
A-385
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River (a fork) |
III-24? |
G-27
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Buck Creek |
Gregg, Leon'd Marbury, Washington |
A-385
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Hunting Creek, Middle Creek |
Leonard Marbury(x4) [G-28], HHH-624? |
G-27
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marburys Creek |
Wm Deakins, H Marbury, L Marbury |
A-385
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
|
Leo'd Marbury |
B-251
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
|
Leonard Marbury |
G-26
|
|
Marbury, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Pater Paine |
B-251
|
|
Middleton, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River |
|
N-37
|
|
Moss, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
James Shepherd |
A-386
|
|
Pope, Barnaba
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Sugar Creek |
|
N-73
|
|
Scott, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Turkey Creek |
|
N-97
|
|
Scott, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River N fork, Curry's creek |
[34.082, -83.463] |
G-5
|
|
Telfair, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
|
Leonard Marbury, Jones |
A-403
|
|
Washington, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marbury's Fork |
L Marbury, Moses Clark [B-338?] |
N-147
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
Washington County line, said Williamson (x3) |
N-127
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Branch of Oconee |
Washington County line, sd Williamson (X2) |
N-128
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
sd Williamson (x3) |
N-127
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Mill Shoal Creek |
sd Williamson (x2) |
N-126
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Indian Creek, Leonard Marbury, sd Williamson |
N-124
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River wtrs |
sd Williamson (x2) |
N-123
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-122
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River S Fork |
Washington County line, sd Williamson [approx 33.75299, -83.45327] |
N-123
|
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Tamossee Creek |
Tamossee Old Town |
N-129
|
|
McDonald, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1166 |
Brush Creek |
Christopher Bee [R-13], Absolem Jackson [K-261 or 262?] |
I-118
|
|
Darden, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Branch of Deep Creek |
|
K-115
|
|
Freeman, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Hard Labor Creek |
|
E-384
|
|
Gibbons, William Junior
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
Trading Path, John Gorham, Colo Joseph Martins? |
K-192
|
|
Gregg & Doss,
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Broad River |
|
K-210
|
|
Gregg & Doss,
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Broad River |
|
K-211
|
|
Jarratt, Howell
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-264
|
|
Ogg, George
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1200 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
Y-56
|
|
Oliver, Peter
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Oconee River M & N fork |
Wm Strong [Y-255?] |
N-60
|
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1228 |
Turners Creek |
Wm Few, Nevill, Roussau |
N-45
|
|
Easley, Daniel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1240 |
Cabbin Creek wtrs |
John King [R-400?], James McCutchins |
R-186
|
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1254 |
Oconee River 2nd Franklin fork |
|
E-380
|
|
Pope, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1285 |
Hardlabor Creek |
|
N-76
|
|
Talbot, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1290 |
McFalls Creek |
|
I-204
|
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1300 |
Drowning Creek |
|
K-99
|
|
Gregg & Moss,
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1328 |
Hunters Creek |
|
K-209
|
|
Gardner, Samuel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1370 |
Oconee River, N Fork, Cedar Creek |
Strother, J Gorham, John McFall, Gideon Berry [I-78?] |
R-222
|
|
Deakins, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Beech Creek wtrs (a branch of N fork Oconee) |
M Call, H Marbury |
K-115
|
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek?] |
Baker, H Marbury |
A-382
|
|
Pope, Wyley
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Lick Creek |
|
N-75
|
|
Long, Nimrod
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1389 |
Broad River |
|
K-315
|
|
Scott, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1400 |
Mill Shoal Creek of N fork Oconee |
Joseph Gunnolds [E-424?], John Mackie [R-443], Edward Collier |
G-24
|
|
McDonald, Hugh
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1440 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-24
|
|
McDonald, Hugh
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1458 |
Broad River |
|
N-22
|
|
Darricott, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1520 |
Broad River wtrs |
Hinson, John Hinson, Howall?, Thos Howel |
R-182
|
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1525 |
Dove Creek |
James Pratten, H Marbury, Jones |
N-15
|
|
Few, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1575 |
Turkey Creek |
|
K-136
|
|
Handley, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1610 |
|
Horatio Marbury (NE), all others vacant |
-
|
|
Taylor, Grant
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1610 |
Broad River |
|
I-297
|
|
Templeton, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1700 |
Oconee River (a creek of) |
Auford, Templeton [CC-28 or 29?], Leith/Leach? |
N-118
|
|
Brown, Bedford
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1722 |
Oconee River |
|
K-33
|
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Oconee River |
Chickesaw creek, Elijah Clarke, Jno H Foster |
B-337
|
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Hard Labor Creek |
|
B-336
|
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-376
|
|
Nevill, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1742 |
Oconee River branch of M Fork |
Micajah Anthony, Basil Jones |
N-44
|
|
Brown, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1760 |
Franklin fork of the Oconee |
|
K-35
|
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1787 |
Franklin |
1760 |
Broad River |
|
K-146
|
|
Call, Richard
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1887 |
Broad River |
|
K-82
|
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1887.5 |
Buck Creek |
|
E-402
|
|
Terrill, David
|
1786 |
Franklin |
1920 |
Oconee River M fork |
McDonald & Webster(x2) [N-25?], Ign Few |
N-108
|
|
Gorham, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2000 |
N Fork Oconee River (S Branch of) |
Indian path to Tugallo, Jno Gorham, Joseph Martin |
K-198
|
|
Hinson, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2000 |
Broad River |
|
K-232
|
|
Martin, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2000 |
Turkey Creek |
|
N-36
|
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
G___, Marbury?, Washington |
N-143
|
|
Stith, William
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2112 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-83
|
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Oconee River Fork |
Clarke, John Gorham, Leonard Marbury, Alex Scott [G-19?], Ward |
K-102
|
|
Christmas, Nathaniel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Broad River M fork |
Ben Wilson [WW-296?], Edmd Taylor [N-112?] |
K-78
|
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Sandy Creek |
|
B-333
|
|
Collier, Thomas
|
1786 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Oconee River |
Collier, Richard Call, Fishbourne, Basil Jones |
K-75
|
|
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Oconee River |
H Marbury, Washington, Potts [N-66 or 68?], Few |
N-16
|