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  |
Cleveland, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-87
|
Cleveland, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-102
|
Cofer, Simeon B.
|
1843 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
|
AE-214
|
Collier, Edward
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River S Fork |
Collins, McEachins? |
K-81
|
Cotham, Thomas
|
1789 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
DD-56
|
Dobbins, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
100 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-350
|
Dowdy, Aaron
|
1817 |
Jackson |
100 |
Walnut Fork wtrs |
Bennett?, Little, Maddox, Sommerlin |
ZZ-295
|
Dowdy, William
|
1815 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
Harper, Hemphill, Majors, Thurman |
XX-361
|
Downs, Ambrose
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-114
|
Dunagan, Benjamin
|
1853 |
Hall |
100 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Floyd, Thompson, Davis |
AH-205
|
Dunnagen, Thomas
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
Cameron Grigson(x2) |
CC-10
|
England, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
K-132
|
England, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
K-130
|
Floyd, Galland
|
1821 |
Hall |
100 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Floyd |
YY-355
|
Floyd, Gallant
|
1824 |
Hall |
100 |
Davis Creek wtrs |
Floyd |
HHHH-204
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
K-205
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Rog__'s Creek |
|
Y-382
|
Haney, George
|
1789 |
Franklin |
100 |
Shoal Creek |
|
Y-138
|
Hare, Henry
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
Wards Mill Creek |
Bryan Ward |
R-317
|
Harrington, John
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Bear Creek |
Julius Howard, Genl Clarke |
R-304
|
Hay, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
II-134
|
Hay, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Wards Mill Creek |
|
R-301
|
Heath, Richard
|
1815 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
Collins, Heath, Hemphill, Majors |
XX-178
|
Hubbard, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Nails Creek |
|
K-235
|
Jones, Robert
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River |
|
BB-173
|
Kees, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-287
|
Lynn, Thomas
|
1806 |
Jackson |
100 |
Brushy Creek branch of Broad River |
Hampton, Hogg, Polk |
WWWW-21
|
Lyontom, Thomas
|
1806 |
Jackson |
100 |
Broad River |
|
WWWW-211
|
Martin, Joseph
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tuglao River (a branch of) |
|
R-432
|
Martin, Robert
|
1805 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
Ballard [CC-6?], Lossin, Tripp, Dougherty, Harris |
II-181
|
McClung, John
|
1806 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
Hemphill, Hicks |
WW-158
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1793 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
Morgan, Wyley, Fleming [R-191?] |
CC-23
|
Morgan, John
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
W Daniels |
BB-357
|
Morgan, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-27
|
Mullen, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-26
|
Mullen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-26
|
Mullen, John Junr.
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-27
|
Nail, Julian
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River - Mill Creek |
Julian Nail [N-48?] |
N-47
|
Ogg, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Walton Creek S fork |
|
Y-59
|
Payne, Milly
|
1853 |
Hall |
100 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
AH-145
|
Payne, Thomas Heirs of
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Nails Creek |
Thomas Payne, Tureman [A-262?] |
N-79
|
Payne, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
Charles Gilbert, Tho Gilbert |
N-66
|
Pendergrass, John
|
1826 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
Hollady, Navels, Pendergrass |
HHHH-333
|
Phillips, Samuel
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Bear Creek |
|
Y-190
|
Rice, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugaloo N side |
sd Rice |
N-81
|
Rice, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
G-23
|
Rice, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
G-23
|
Russell, Joseph Martin
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River wtrs |
J M Russell |
N-42
|
Sandige, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River |
|
AA-395
|
Shelton, Aaron
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
G-21
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Rocky Creek fork of |
|
A-399
|
Smith, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
DD-75
|
Smith, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
Toccoa Creek N Fork |
Telfair, Payne, Slone |
DD-73
|
Taylor, Charles
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-112
|
Thomas, William
|
1790 |
Franklin |
100 |
Hudson's River |
|
Y-372
|
Thompson, Claus
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
N-107
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-106
|
Tidwell, William
|
1800 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
I Few?, Garrett, Tho Patton |
DD-94
|
Tomasson, William
|
1822 |
Hall |
100 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
|
AD-157
|
Tripp, William
|
1805 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
Milligan, Daugherty |
WW-10
|
Wallace, Joseph
|
1799 |
Jackson |
100 |
Oconee River N Fork |
John Appling (x2) |
WW-163
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
Walton, William Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-134
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-140
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1787 |
Franklin |
100 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-141
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-141
|
Wheeler, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-157
|
Williamson, John
|
1809 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
Cole, Daughtery [WW-161?], Langston, Thetford [WW-161] |
XX-382
|
Williamson, Peter
|
1791 |
Franklin |
100 |
Oconee River M fork |
Anthony Powell [Y-191/192?], Wm Spruce [Y-261?] |
CC-32
|
Wilson, William
|
1799 |
Jackson |
100 |
|
|
DD-95
|
Dixon, David
|
1816 |
Jackson |
101 |
|
Unnamed stream, Baley, Montgomery |
YY-327
|
Conner, John
|
1792 |
Franklin |
102 |
Lightwood Log Creek |
Elbert county line, Cain, Barrtees |
R-131
|
Pace, Isaac
|
1825 |
Walton |
102 |
Marburys Creek |
Bonner, Winn |
AD-310
|
Bell, Walter
|
1815 |
Jackson |
103 |
|
Bennett, Cole?, Garner?, Glaze [XX-363?], Wilson |
ZZ-295
|
Bennett, John
|
1811 |
Jackson |
103 |
Middle Fork wtrs |
Bacon [YY-325?], Carr? |
YY-218
|